The Judgment of Mr. CoIdweII By R. J. Deachman I listened recentiy to a speech î by Mr. Coldwell, leader of the M CCF. With deftness and skill he wheeled his word battalions into line. Not a comma slipped its moorings, flot a sentence was out (of place. It was a good speech! A]most invaiably he speaks '~well-rarely is he rîght upon a public issue. I refer now to questions on which history has ahready passed judgment. If this be true, and it is, what right have we, on questions stili unanswered, ta expect a clearer judgment, a higher wisdom? Well, we shahl See! Ini his recent radio speech he paid a high compliment to the achievements of Russia,, but f ail- ed to point out, that Russia mov- ed, always, with purpose, strength and skill in a direction exactly opposite to that taken . by Mr. Coldwell and the CCF. ..Stalin expected the conflict to -Mr. Coldwell did not. 7-i.talin prepared for it with tue- mendous energy -Mr. Coldwell voted, as late as 1937, against spemding an additional dollar for >1 the defence of Canada. On Feb- ruary 15, 1937, he suggested that British armament expenditures were being increased "through the determination of great Im- perial interests to defend. . . at all costs the economîc irnperialisrn they had established over Africa and Asia." In the light of reali- ties that staternent now stands thin and bare before us. Brîtain fought for freedor-was willing ta defend it to the death. I won- der what Britain and the worid wouid have done, in recent years, had it not been for those scatter- ed British possessions, anchor posts of freedorn wheift the storm broke. Oh, but ail this was deftiy stat- ed - the paragraph wound up with these* words: "Is there a connection betweem the Imperial policy and the increase in our estimates?" So Mr. Coldweil had merely sifted the suggestion into the minds of the people. That speech, in the lîght o! the know- ledge we now have, was a farrago of fallacies. It must be read in full to see bow cornpletely it ig- nored realities. 0f course ail this has cbamged. Mr. Coldwell sees now what he failed to see then. Yet on the questions o! the day he is as far from facts as he ever was. A year ago we were told by Mr. Coldwell that by the pres- ent tirne we would have 100,000 uempioyed - the ernployment situation is tight, men are diffi- cuit to get. He iamented, in his recent speech the low wages o! 1939, yet as the record shows, reai wages, that is, wages expressed in pur- cbasing power, rose steadily frorn the first great war ta the present comflict. The gain was paticular- ly marked during the period of the depression. How much higheî does Mr. Coldwell want wage rates to go? There is a startling statement in the New York Times of March 25, pointing out that, in American industry, unit labor costs have risen 39.3 per cent since 1939. What will be the ef- fect of this upon post-war pro- duction? Time will tell. Mi. Coldwell says: "«We need a million new homes in the next ten years." A decent house wili cost, at least, $5,000, 50 one of oui little probleme in the next few years will be to spend five billion k PUBLISHED ON BEHALF 0 F TE IGTVICIrORY LOAN BY -W. Len Elliott Plumbing dollars on houses. This means transfeîring, from those who want houses, to those who build them, the sum of f ive billion dol- lars. Are they to be given toI those who inhabit them? Will they pay for them, or will the bill be added to our taxes? What happens if these people want automobiles instead of houses? Do they get them? In the United States they want to build a mil- lion houses a year. "To achieve this," according to the Atlantic Monthly, "ways must be found to reduce costs without impairing quality of construction". Mi. Coldwell has not yet faced the same problem-and it exists in this country. The way of the sciolist is so easy! Quite frequently Mr. Coldwel deals with what he calîs monopoly capitalism. If monopoly capital- ism functioned as Mr. Coldwel dlaims, then prices would rise. Wholesale prices of fully manu- factured and chiefly manufactur- ed goods rose 12 per centbe tween 1913 and August, 1939, while wage rates went up 100 per cent. Stili Mr. Coldwell ls wor- ried about monopolies! Monopo- lies must be worried about them- selves. In pre-war days the American capacity to produce al- uminium and magnesium, was 163,000 tons per annum, now it is 1,550,000 tons. The task will be to find a market for the en- larged production. It is a great constructive undertaking, more important by far than Mr. Cold- well's effort to break them up by turning them into government monopolies. Mr. Coldweli is an excellent speaker but, in theC larger questions, his judgment isr rarely sound.a SIn The Editor's Mail 141 Yale Ave., Winnipeg, Man. Dear George: After long delays and accumu- lated resoives I arn at iast hait- ingiy and somewhat unevenly col- lecting a few sentences to thank you for sending me the bookiet containing S am McLaughiin's autobiographical sketch which I found quite interesting as 1 knew Sam and ail the family s0 weil in the dear old days when we lived in Enniskillen. I see your daughter, Ruth, has been married. She has our wishes for just as happy a life as my sweetheart and I have had for so many years (55 years, May 14, next month). We are both fairly weil and people seem to think we have put up a good fight, flot with each other, but in the inter- esting battie of life. I want to get a snapshot on that date, and will, if so happens, send you one. We stili go out to church occasionally. We attended the annual church social evening a week ago and they caiied on me for an address. I made a prophecy last Aug. 4, 1944 that I would neyer see an- other birthday, Oct. 1, next (86) and my wife 78%, but it looks now as if the fates were going to defeat my prophecy. Well, 50 long as I can get around with a smile and a word of cheer O.K., even if- the road is getting a bit wearyat times. So many of my friends of our time of life are dropping off that it tends to make one a bit lonesome. I have often thought I wouid like to take one more trip over those dear old roads of Dur- ham - Bowmanvilie, Hampton, Enniskillen, Orono, etc., but when I visualize it in memory's looking glass I refrain for it would be but a burial ground of the many dear friends who loved and laughed and dreamed in those dear old days, and I love to be among peo- pie who are alive, whooping it up with joy and sunshine; and so I arn trying to enjoy every day as r ONTARIOi 0 THE VOTERS' LISTS ACT D (Referred te ln Section 59) f NOTICE 0F SITIINGS 0F REVISING OFFICER 00 TAXE NOTICE that sittings of the Revising Officers for the purpose of hearing 0 complaints or appeals with regard to the voters' lists to be used at the election 0 o! a member of the Assembly pending for the Electoual District of Durham wil be beld at the times and places set forth in the Schedule bereînafter set out:0 Il SCHEDULE I 0 Name of Date and Hour of Place of Clerk of Revising O icpliySlttlngs Sittings Officer 1 NwateMonday, April 30, 1945 Newcastle H. C. Bonathan 0 Newasle10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. n Cak w. Tuesday, May 1, 1945 Orono J. J. Mellor 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. I 0 Cartwright Twp. Wednesday, May 2, 1945 Nestleton W. 1. Beacock fl 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.O Bowmanvilie Monday, May 7, 1945 Bowmanville A. J. Lyle 0 fl10.00 a.m. ta 8.00 p.m. 0 flDarllngton Twp. Tuesday, May 8, 1945 Hampton J. D. Hogarth Il 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. L. R. GRAHAM will bc the Revfslng Officer forl the above mentioned e munlclpality or municipalities fi the voters' list prepared for the rnunicipaiity or municipalities of the Coumty of0 Durhamn. !, Il -,AND FURTHER TAXE NOTICE that any voter who desires to complain Il that his nmre or the nmre of amy person entitled ta, be entered on the said list bas been omitted from tesm rta the names of any persons who are not entitledg dates, apply, complain ou appeal to have bis nmre or the nmre of any ther person entered on, or uemnoved fuorn the iist.1 0 AND FURTHER TAXE NOTICE that such appeals must be by notice in fl writîng in the puescribed form, signed by the complaimant in duplicate and given to0 the Cierk or the Revising Officer or left for him at his address as stated above. (Signed) J. C. M. GERMAN, I Chairman of the Election Board i fou the County of Durham 0 DATED THIS TWENTY-THIRD DAY 0F APRIL, A.D. 1945. d% 1-T_=______ __________z2 FARM SERVICE GIRL Joan Newton Schoolgirls again are helpmng out on Ontario farms, some as novices, others as veterans of 4 and 5 years' wartime experience. In the Niagara fruit beit, excep- tionally early season has given them a flying start toward what promises to be a bumper crop. High academic standing allows them to "skip" last months of school. For decorative effect, Joan Newton, High School stu- dent, Bowmanville, poses among famous blossoms during lunch hour. it cornes along. As a bealthy vitamin of life I often read this little message as a tonic: 'It takes s0 little to make us glad, Just a cheery clasp o! a friendly hand, Just a word from one Who can understand, And we finish the task W'e long had planned And we lost the doubt And the fear we bad- So littie it takes to make us giad." So with ail good wishes to you ail and an early victory for humanity. Yours cordially, DR. JIM. (Dr. J. N. Hutchinson) Missao de Chissamb,, Nova Sintra, Angola, P.W. Africa, March 23, 1945. Dear Mi. James: Having just enjoyed a visit with numerous frîends from Black- stock, Bowmanville, and other places through the medium o! The Statesman, I feel the urge to re- tuin the visit by writing a few limes. We have been sending letters by airgraph recently. There is no service from or to Angola but we send them by regular mail to Rbodesia from where tbey go by the Empire Route. We have also arranged that friends may send aiîgraphs to us by simpiy ad- dressing them dco S.A.G.M. Of- fice, Box 988, Capetown, South Africa. They usually reacli us in just over a month. Most mail sent by the regular means takes mearly thuce months. Fortumate- ly both letters and papers, in- cluding The Statesman, have been coming through safely for the last couple years. Needless to say, I appreciate very much receivimg the home town paper, just as my wife does the Stayner Sun. One does mot always enjoy the news items from the war, but still it is better to be informed than ignorant of how oui men are faring. We feel quite out of it all bere, living in one of the few meutrai countries of the world. However we are able to do a hittie indirectly by carrying on with reduced numbers, while several workers who wouid mou- maily have been added to oui number in peace time, serve their country cither on the home front or overseas. One member of oui mission, Dr. S. Gilcbrist of the Maritimes, signed up as soon as he went home on fur- lough and has seen considerable service in England and Itaiy. We hear that he has recentiy been re- leased from the forces and do hope that he will be able to retuin to Angola before oui only doctor on the field goes on fuîiough in 1947. 1 refer t0 Du. Strangway of oui Chissamba mission station, who visited Bowmanville while on furiough in 1939-1940. Ac- cording to the present uine-Lup, both the Strangways and we are due for furlough in 1947. borne adjustment may have to be made in order to avoid ieaving the sta- tion without a man. I have just been "enjoyîng" two days confined to the house. For a couple of weeks I had been taking atebrin rather heavily in order to ward off some aches that feit like the beginning of malaria. Then I got a head cold and wak- ened with a chili at night. I'm better today except for that "after" feeling and have been do- ing some enjoyabie ueading. You will be pleased to hear that that is the fiust tirne I have been off work thuough iiiness since re- tuuming from South Africa hast June. Sincerely, MERRILL. (Rev. F. M. Ferguson) The disappointed man tuins bis thoughts towaud a state of existence wheîe bis wiser desires may be fixed with the ceîtainty of faith.-Southey. Hospital Birthday Party Held IThe Hospital Birthday Party he]d on March 22, at the Nurses' Residence, was well attended and donations consisted of f r uit, canned goods, linens, dishes, pil- iows and money amounting to $240.00. The members of the Hos- ,pital Auxiiiary are very grateful Ïto the ladies of the town who ýhelped to make it such a success. The following is a list of those iwho attended and so kindly con-4 tributed towards this worthy cause: Mus. W. C. Ashton, Mrs. David Alldread, Mrs. Lorne Allun, Mrs. Allehin, Mrs. Chas. Austin, Mrs. Ron Aider, Mrs. Jas. Adam, Mrs. c Harry Allun, Mrs. A. C. Ander- son. Miss M. Borland, Mrs. W. H. Birks, Mrs. Irwin Bragg, Mrs. Chas. Bagneil, Mrs. H. Babcock, Miss Allie Bragg, Mrs. Jack Brough, Mrs. Howard Bickle, Mrs. G. C Bonnycastle, Mrs. (1kev.) Blake, Mrs. A. S. Baker, Mrs. C.C A. Bartlett, Miss Bleakley, Mrs. H. Bateman. Mus. Fred Cryderman, Miss H. Cotton, Mrs. R. Cotton, Mrs. Robt. Cochrane, Mrs. Jas. Cairnis, Mrs. Wes. Cawker, Mrs. Bert Colwell, Mrs. Alex Cameron, Mrs. S. Chartuan, Mus. J. Colville, Mus. Geo. Chase, Mrs. J. Coyle, Mrs. E. W. Crawford, Mrs. Howard Couch, Mrs. W. Couch, Mrs. Mabel Couch. Mrs. W. F. Dale, Mrs. Lew Dewell, Mrs. E. Dilling, Mrs. Keith Draycott, Mrs. Davis, Miss Davis, Mrs. M. Dumas, Mrs. Mel. Dale. Mus. Blain Elliott, Mrs. Smith Ferguson, Mrs. (Rev.) Fletcher, Mrs. Flaherty, Mrs. Harry Foster, Mrs. E. Flaxman, Mrs. Geo. Fos- ter, Mrs. Harold Ferguson, Mrs. H. B. Foster.' Miss Flora Galbraith, Miss Bell Galbraith, Mrs. Robt. Gibson,1 Mrs. Lawrence Goddard, Mrs. E.1 Gibbs, Mrs. J. A. Gunn, Mus. T.g Garton, Mrs. H. L. Goddard, Mrs. L. J. Goodman, Tyrone, Mrs. R. Gay. Mrs. T. S. Holgate, Mrs. M. J. Hutchinson, Mrs. Dean Hodgson, Mrs. E. V. Hoar, Mrs. A. Honey- man, Mrs. F. C. Hoar, Mis. Geo.g Honey, Mrs. J. H. Hallowell, Mrs. J. F. Heyland. Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Geo. W. James, Mrs. Reg. Jones, Mrs. Chester Jury, Miss Florence Jack- son, Miss Leta Jackson, Mrs. J. H. Jury, Mrs. J. W. Jewell, Mrs. S. R. James, Mrs. N. S. B. James. Mrs. F. R. Keuslakè, Mis. Wes. Knight, Mrs. Fred Knox. Mis. O. Labell, Miss Ruby Lane. Mrs. S. G. McMurter, Miss Grace Masters, Mrs. F. McIlveen, Mrs. S. McAllister, Mrs. L. T. Mc- Laughlin, Miss Leola Miller, Mrs. Fergus Mourili, Miss H e i e n M or r is, Mrs. D. A. McCul- lough, Miss C a r r i e Martyn, Mrs. L. Mitchell, Mrs. Chas. Mason. Mrs. Dave Morrison. Miss Vivian Nichols, Mrs. Edsali Oliver, Mrs. Jos. O'Neill, Mrs. N. E. Osborne, Mrs. Oliver. Mrs. A. W. Pickard, Mrs. W. L. Paterson, Mrs. H. A. Pickard, Mrs. PiEqy, Mis. O. Plummer, Miss Aùrâ Prout, Mrs. W. G. Pascoe, Mrs. Fred Pattinson, Mrs. Pat- inson, Sr. Mrs. Harry Rice, Mrs. Thos. Ross, Rebecca Lodge, Miss Reyn- olds, Miss Raynes, Mrs. C. E. Rehder. R. R. Stevens, Mrs. V. Storey, Mrs. Ed. Summers, Mrs. J. D. Stevens, Mrs. John Spencer, Mrs. Chas. Searle, Mrs. C. W. Siemon, Mrs. Geo. Stephen, Mis. Duncan Smith, Mrs. Short, Mrs. W. R. Strike, Mrs. Chas. Spencer, Mrs. Aubrey Smith, Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. C. R. Spencer, Mrs. J. R. Stutt, Mrs. Harold Skinner, Ty- rone, Mrs. Southey, Mrs. Cliff Samis, Mrs. Ella Strike. Mis. Wm. Tennent, Mrs. Mel- ville Telague, Mrs. Thos. Todd, Miss M. Trebilcock, Mrs. J. Thick- son, Miss Toiand. Mrs. A. R. Virgin, Mrs. Morley Vanstone, Mrs. Fred Vanstone, Mrs. Byron Vanstone. Mrs. Geo. Werry, Miss Florence Werry, Mrs. Willan, Mrs. A. E. Wuenn, Mrs. R. Webber, Mrs. Geo. Weekes, Mrs. J. Wylie, Mrs. Wag- er, Mrs. Fred Walden, Mrs. War- nica. BOWMANVILLE FORESTERS FORM SOCIAL AND ATHLETIC CLUB In conjunction with Whitby and Oshawa Lodges Court Bow- manvilie, No. 964, Canadian Ou- dei of Foresters, have forned a Social and Atbletic Club. under the supervision of Fairwell Black- burn, Harry Hamm and Fred Stanmard. Realizing that youth o! this country is the most valuabie asset Canada has, this club wiii em- deavor to teacb citizcnship, sportsrnanship, fr'ternai prin- ciples and the deveiopment o! the spiritual nature of these young Camadians. The chiid o! today is the citizen of tomorrow, and un- lcss Canada has the strength o! a noble and virtuous people she but matures the elements o! ber own destruction, and the primauy idea o! this group is f0 supply train- ing s0 Canadian youth may take their rightful place in shaping the destiny o! this great nation. Fred Stannard bas charge o! boys fuom 8 f0 15. The rules o! the club are briefiy: every boy must attend some Sumday School or Church regularly, and express in bis daily life the ruies of the club. The second guoup under the supervision o! Messrs. Blackburn and Hammr, wili consist o! boys and girls 16 ycars and over. Ahl groups wili be given an oppor- tunity f0 take part in boys' and girls' so!tball, and during the sea- son field days, picnics and social activities will be heid among the thîce clubs. At the regular meeting o! Court Bowrnanvilie guesfs were wei- comed frorn Oshawa and Whitby. New committees were formed and one minute o! silence observed in memory of Bro. Ray Richards who gave his life for the prin- ciples this society stands for. Members enjoyed a social evening and a splendid banquet. No true and permanent fame can be, founded except in labous which promote the happiness o! mamkind.-Charles Sumner. Nothing is less selfish than a desire of fame, since its only sure acquisition is by laboring for otbers.-Walter Savage Landor. Cadnius Miss Leah McQuade with heu parents. Ray Blaîn is home from over- seas after serving four years. Miss Helen Fowleî and friend with ber parents. Mu. and Mus. Meredith Fallis with friends in Midiand. Mu. and Mus. Ray Blair and Diane with Mu. and Mus. Geo. Fowier. A number from here attended the fumerai of Mi. H. Trewin, Ot- Blackstock - - Ontario tawa, on Saturday. Canada's minister of labour has announced a $30,000,000 fed- eral-piovincial vocational edu- cational programn for the training of members of the aimed forces and war workeîs for civilian oc- cupations. Courage that grows from con- stitution often forsakes a man when he bas occasion for it; cour- age wbich arises from a sense of duty, acts in a umiform manner. -Addison. r- THIS YEAR START YOUR BABY CHICKS RIGHT ON Marlow's Chowmix --111.1wr-m- felpfuli n mali1ng the crrtical de-'1 -low Chick Starter OnIy two pounds per chick for six weeks i8 need- ed, and how the chicks grow when they get this properly baianced chick starter. Essential pro- teins, vitamins and minerais ail biended so carefully to give you that EXTRA growth, iivabiiity and stamina that you want in your chicks. Every year more customers are coming to reiy on this feed. 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