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PAGE FOUR THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, MAY 3151, 1945 Established 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER With whlch in Incorporated The Bowmanvilîle News, The Newcastle Independent, ana The Orono News. 91 Year's Continuons Service To The Town of Bowmanvile and Durhamn County Member #> Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadien Weekiy NewspapersOC $2.0 aYea IntheUnitedStes GEO.W. JMESEditor. THE STATESMAN HONOR ROLL - On Active Service - Major Wm. G. James Capt. John M. James W.O. Donald Cameron CSM. George Graham CpL A. Living (Killed in Action In haly) The Editor Answers Mr. Bowles On lus Briberv Insinuation Speaking in Bo.»-manivilie Town Hall. -May 24, as the officiai Federal CCF candidate, Mr. Wilfrid Bowles referred to a staternent made at the Progressive Conservative Con- vention at Orono that John Brackeil had asked Editor George James to stand as bis candidate in the Dominion elections and Mr. BùwIes put forward this suggt-stion: ' wonder what Mr. Brackenl offered Mr. James?" Manv aiweepted the inference to meani that Bracken 3vould stoop to bribery, that -James wouid be iow enoug-h to listen to or niit accept any such considerations. Several w-ho beard the insinuation have since inssted that it receive editorial attention as a matter of public concern. Accordingylv we have thîs to say: Comrnenting upon the calibre of Durham candidates in the present elections in our issue of May 17, w-e said. exery man. with- out exception, w-as a man of fine personal integlrit:v. eacbl sincere. ail qualifv ing as men of charaeter. '.%r. Bowles w-as included in this genera1 appraisal. We do tiot believe Mr. Bowles would offer a bribe, listen to, or accept onîe. We did îlot believe, until we heard it that' Mr. Boîvies would at any tine suggest direvtty or indirectly, Motives to others w-ho bave considerable claini to the virtues w-e Ssm cere]y accorded to bim. We leave these thouglbts with our readers. As a reader of The Statesmani .%Mr. Bowles kno,.%- that long, before Mr. Bracken re- signed the Prerniership of Manitoba w-e gave hîm support, even when lie gave the CGE representation in bis goverumiient. Party polîtics didn 't concern us. W\e simply championed a man of fine cbaracter, deep integritvy and gYreat administrative capaeity and w-e'stili do. Bracken bas sought can- didates representative of varied spberes ini- cludinog the w-eekiy press whieli is bound up so intimately with rural communities with particular concern foi' the farrn population. IL to ask representation of the iveeklies w-as a forni of "briber-," we believe few- rural people eau accept the insinuation. We be- lieve this is ail that is necessary to say in regard to tbe gratuitous. inferenitial. refer- ence of Mi'. Bowles. Western Universitv to Have Course In Journalism An advanced step in liiglîer education in Canada w'as made recentlv whlen the Uni- versity of Western Ontari o, Lonîdon, an- nouîîced the inauguration of a four vears' course in journalism in that institution. It will be the first journalistie course ini Can- ada leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. Up to now, university students w'bo ex- ]pet to go into newspaper w'ork have taken aubjects dealing with the background of journalism. such as economies, psyebology, Engiish, History, etc. The ievw' course -at Western will include sucli subjeets, as w'ell as teclînical phases of the work and also the practicai side of newspaper work. We understand that mucli thoughit and research bas preceded thie deeision of thie university autborities ho establislî journal- ism as an uîîdergraduate course. Training in journalismn, spread over severai ye1ars, should give the student a fair opportuîîity to A. niarî'îeil n'aî' iî,thtWui h and aiî i ineoine of $1,700 i)a * vs iîuî taxe-s of $42 in C'anada: in A ust'al ia $*27)7. a nd iii New' Zealandl $302. Social seuurit yv 'i,, .d)sl uni it is evident tliat î'onsoliilateil revenues i1o flot grov on tî'ees in New~ Zealauîd tii whiei country CCF giibbers frequently refer. and more than they- do in Canada. Why You Should Vote and Re-Elect lion. Dr. Vivian -Tîst tbree days froin now-, voters of Dur- banion hywîililo to the polils and reelect Hoii. Di'- R. P. Viviauî to earri- on lis fine uei'ir( witlî the Dî'ew- Gove(riienit îviii ivili be rctuurued ho pow-er with an over al uiajoîit. luTis positive opinioîn stenîs from ver'v positive i-casons. Thuis certainhy. lhi-- ci-er. shiould tiot(leter p)eople frorn voting. Tlieî'e's ail tbenmor'e reason for votiuîg ho uiîake the (letisioni euîîphahie. Tbe canididate u-iiiuuuuîgtlird oui the ticket wouid ]ose lis deposit. ivere (nue requii-ed. Tiiose w-ho ivant tii cash a iiiiig vote, ivill of course, vote Viviai. Thue positive i-easons for tiiese con- eliiiw are îlrawn froîn plain facts. \Viîî-%-on sliouid vote Vivian anid Di'ew- is siîiîply bei-ause theY- did the joli hev w-ere elee(ted to dlo. carry oui sounid goveî'uîuîîeut for Oti'io. N_'o onie eau dispiite tliis plaini faet. Thiat wise. eeouîoîîîical progressive goveriieit w-as carried on is adiiiithed bi' the coiiglomerate opposiuîg factionîs ini the Hmuse for they could find îo .grounds for advanciiîz a ivait <of confidence ii aii- mea- sure of straizbî legislatioui. Thîis fact alouîe is the complete aiswý%-er ho anv w-ho iiow attempt critit'ism. Au-, farîîî faetorv or .4u1ness riîîî oui successful Ues îvouldscr cely chîanc~e nauaenient for theorists auîd obstrîictiouiists- The sanie principle must appl-, iii the election Moniday. Noir a finîal word about Vivian. He is Diirliani s first CabinietlMinister. As Min- iter of Healîli and Welfare lie lias doue more in less tinie iban anv former Miuister anîd not a sitil-le respouisible voice bas heen. or can be raised ho deni- hhàt plain fact. More tlianî îlah, as Durbiam's member bie lias, done w-bat no aller meunher. Federal or Purovincial, bas done and that is corne back ho inîet the electorate frequently to tellîvliat lie lias done. tryiuig ho do. and to galber constituients opîiions, ho enist co-operation, ho ]et tbeuîî slîare in formiîlatiuîg- progressive mieasures. Tlîat is w-lat people want. It is real represeîîtation. Tlîal's w-hy you sbould vote and re-eleet Hon. Dr. R. P. Vivian. Soldiers Turn On the Record O f Kinoi's Administration Hundreds of letters fu-oin- soldiers îvio bave voluiuteered aînd gouîe overseas aîîd fouglit have beeîî received, week after week, by the edilor of The Shatesnian. WMh a political ban placed upoît their expressions, îîevertlueless. thley liav-e old iii geuicral herms, thîir opinionîs on the King goverui- menh and its coiiduch of the w-ai'. Receuit lethers heul flatl3- that King ivill gel feuv overseas votes compared îvitb ollier parties. They hell w-ly. The original basis for their complaitîts w-as thie dodging about cou- scriptiouî. the llebiscite farce, the Zombie, fireside armyv. But nuy liai-e goîle fur- tuer inî exposnîg i,, ' attitude towaî'd the i-erv nien %vho voluîîteerecl. They turuî on the record from personal experience. Here is part of il- They say: Fou' oîer tw-o ears Ring, refused appeals ho iuîcrease depeudents aliow-auces, refusing- food anîd clothing for more thaî 1w-o ecli- dreuî of an,. soldier's fanîilî-. The excuse, ive couldiî't afford it. It -took tbî'ee years to force King to allow c os-of-living- bonuses 10 wii-es anîd childreu of soldiers, eveîî îvhile cii-il servants at Ottaw-a enjov-ed the bonus. For 4 ycars disabied mnuwiere on the wait- ing list for pensionîs, gettiîîg oîîiy $10 a monthi compassionale alloivance, anîd ip turui docking that bý- thîe aniount of interest accriing froun Victory Bonîds lîeld by the soldier. For five years the goverilmeuit refused ta buiid iie-w- ospital accommodation for the care of thie w'ouîîded coming home, and uîoh a sinîgle new~ unit is yeî opein. For more than five years the heirs of men killed w-ere deuîied the riglît ho their w-ar seri-ice gra- luity. C'iselling over clothing allowances, amounits were increased step by slep ta $100 whicb is stilh inadequate. These are mere malters of record. Ans- corrections and chîancges made bave beeîî ah the iîîsislence of the Opposition lu parliamenl, the Progres- sive ('onser vativ-es, backed by public opîi- ion. Tiiese thiings aiid many more are w'hal soldieu's are teiliug hoday and the goîerîî- nueiit's record will showv every charge to be truie. They liope parents and relativ-es w-ut îuot foi-get ail tiîis oui Juuîe 11. You Can't "Trv" Socialism TJ.: " -To u'eaîl mu-i of ille postivar planis foi' the betîcu' w-tuld youu w-iîull lbiukthbey w-eue îvritteuî 1)iv Santa Clatis. Tbis wai' is lîeiîîg foui-lbt fou- fueeilouifu'on liltical opi- IlressuO11-Iuoh fr-,eduun friniwu'" If yoniuîilsish oui lookiuig ah hbings from aour ow-u angle, yoiî seldoni get tlîem straighh. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - - .- - - - - - - FIN THE DIM AND DISTANT PASI From The Statesman Files - - _ TW'ENTY-FIVE VEARS AGO June 3, 1920 Loi-crs o! music have a rare treat in store this summer. The Musical Society has completed arrangements for holding weekly out-door concerts on the lawn be- -w-cen Town Hall and Post Office with this cammittee in charge: Mayor H. L. Quinn, Reeî'e T. S. Holgate, Dr. G. C. Bonnycastle, Prof. C. C. Laugher, Messrs. D. Morrison. Sr., Jas. Dcymnan and Geo. L. Hall. Dr. John Hoskin, K.C., Toronto, îisited lu 10w-n and, îvith bus sis- ter and M. A. James, motorcd out ta S.S. No. 12 (Mitchell's Corners) where 65 years aga be taught lu the aid scbaol. Other memor- able visits o! Dr. Haskin were ta the B.H.S. îvherc his name is familiar as donor o! the Hoskin prize and ta, the hospital where the Hoskin ward bas been fitted for a nursery. Sarah Williams has acceptcd a position on the haspital staff at Yorkton, Sask. Orono: Among those mention- edas possible Principal o! Mctb- odist College, Stanstead, Que., noue is more prominent than Rcv. J. E. Griffith. Darlington: Neighbors o! Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mctcalf prescnted them with a writing desk. Solina: Paul Williams has sold bis 123 acre farm ta Chas. Bian- çhard for $10,000. FIFTY YEARS AGO May 29, 1895 Miss Mabel Northcote lc!t for Brantford where she will assume duties as organist a! the Method- ist Church there. Miss Viola Gilfillan, Messrs. F. G. James, F. W. O. Werry and J. A. Mountjay are home for vaca- tion from Toronto University. Tyrone: Congratulations ta Mr. and Mrs. Fred Byam, merchants, on the birth o! a son, May 21. Orono: Orono Circuit will hereafter comprise Orono, Kirby, Ltîskard and Clarke Churches and will have twa ministers, New- castle having withdrawn. Pravidence: Donald D. Mc- Donald is preparing Masters W. B. Soucb aud Clarence Smale for the Entrance exam... Seîvard Samers is home. Hampton: H. Fursier bas secur- cd employment with Oshawa Malleable Works. .. Junior Bea- vers football club organized with these officers: F. A. Cloc, W. Horn, L. Hastings, Frank Kers- lake. Courtice: S. Brooks bas raiscd bis barn and will put stoncwork under it. . . Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Harris arc home from Landau. Enniskillen: About 400 frieuds o! Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell crowded inta the Mcthodist Church, ta ob- serve their China wedding auni- versary. Charlie Stephenson Backs John Bracken's PoIiciesl for Canada's Fighting Men As the Progressive Conserva-( tive candidate lu Durham County,i 1 stand four-square for the pro- gram set' forth by aur national1 leader, John Brackeu, lu the in- terests o! ail the mcn and womeu o! Canada wbo have faught ta bring freedojn again ta the world witb peace, security and pros- perity at home. Hundreds o! homes lu Durham have given their youtb lu the great cause and ta these firesides, with sa many bercaved, is now given a message o! hope and assurance far the days ahcad. For those who have borne the battle, John Bracken outlues nat only what bis party bas already donc but w-bat it pro- poses for the future. As the official opposition lu Parliament, the Progressive Con- servative Party has continu l pressed upon the King govru- ment the nccessity for immediate action lu many ways for a "sqar deal" for soldiers. The goveru- ment was forced ta accept these demands o! the Bracken Party. In ather wards, the apposition be- came, lu ef!ect, lu these matters, the actual goverument. Here are same a! the changes forced by the Bracken demands. The records a! Hansard wilU bear this out: 1. Forced the goverument ta !ree ail pensions from the incarne tax. 2. GaI furlough travel costs re- duced. 3. Forced the clothing allow- ance up fromn $35 ta $100. 4. Farced establishment o! Dept. o! Veterans Affairs. 5. Forccd the schcme o! Vet- crans' Insurance. 6. Pressed for and got Rehabili- talion Grants. 7. Forccd War Service Gratui- tics. 8. Forccd sending overseas N.R. M.A. reinforcements. In these ahane, soldiers will benefit, as o! absolute right, by millions o! dollars and future security. Tbis is but part o! what the Progressive Conservative Party bas actually donc for aur soldiers. Now what other policies daes this party guarantee? Here are some o! the items on the pro- gram: 1. Demobilization an "!irst lu, !irst ouh" principle. 2. Protection o! soldier debtors against legal action. 3. Cut red tape and revise Pen- sion Act so ail maximum benefits given with minimum delay. 4. Payment o! adequahe pen- sions or compensations an the "insurance principle" lu event o! death or disability o! members a! the armed or merchant navy. 5. Acceptance a! enlistm e n t record as final lu determining disability pension and hcalth at discharge assumed due ta service. 6. No soldier ho suffer material loss due ta war services. 7. Reinstatement imb civilian life on absolutely sel!-supporting basis lu business jobs or profes- sions. 8. The nation ta foot the bill for education, training and assist- ance for that purpose. 9. Assurance that all disablcd veterans are completely and ade- Charile Stephenson quately cared for during entire lifetime. If living costs adance, s0 w-lu pensions. 10. No anc discbarged from forces, save at own requcst, until they have jobs at proper rates o! pay. 1l. No veterans forced directly or indirecthy ta fight against Japan. Pacific service based on equality o! sacrifice all across the nation. Tbis program covers every con- ceivable factor lu assuring ta all veteraus a "square deal". That il w-lU be carried out can neyer be lu daubh since over 50 per cent o! the Bracken candidates in the coming election are veterans o! cither anc or bath w-orld wars, with the strenghh and influence o! the Canadian Legion at all times back o! 100 per cent fair treat- ment for all veterans. With the above summary, stat- cd aîl too briefly, it 15 witb the greatest o! confidence I appeal ta the parents and relatives o! sol- diers, for their vote and influence lu continuing enactments already forced by the Progressive Con- servative Party, and instituting the measures above propased w-heu John Bracken assumes, au June 11, 1945, the Prime Minister- ship o! Canada. CHARLES E. STEPHENSON, Progressive Couservative Candidate for Durham County. HOW TO CAST A VOTE should then fold the ballot paper so that the initiais of the deputy (Fort Erie Times-Review) returning officer can be seen To sum up, the elector who goes without being unfolded, but the to his polling station to cast a name of the candidate for whomn vote for the candidate of bis the elector voted, cannot. The choice, had best proceed as fol- ballot paper should then be hand- lows in order to have his vote cd back to the deputy returning counted: ofcr Having received h is ballotofie paper, the elector should go into one of the voting compartments Two Victoria Cross winners, and mark iA with the lead pencil Major-General George Pearkes provided for the purpose. The and Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil mark should be a plain cross (that Merritt, will be candidate in Can-« is, in the shape of the letter X), ada's general election on June 11. and should be placed in the white General Pearkes won bis V.C. in space ta the right of the name of World War I; Colonel Merriittbis the candidate of his choice. He at Dieppe. Soldier's Letter From: Pte. L. Wiseman, C-18655, C Coy., lst Can. Parachute Btn., C.A.O., Thursday, May 6th. To The Editor: Well this is certainly an event- ful day of the war for al armies under the 2lst Army Group. We heard the news on the B.B.C. last night that effective at 8 ar. this morning, the cease fire in North- ern Germany (our particular sec- tor) and in the occupied countries, had sounded. From the way the Fritzies have been coming in to give themselves up we have been expecting il hourly. At the present time we are stili the nearest Canadian unit to what is left of the city of Berlin. Linked up with the Russians far over the east side o! the River Elbe in Germany. Ccrtainly been "going places and doing things since our parachute descent over the Rhine about a month and a hal! ago. There are more guys in this out- fit packing Leigers and P-38's on the hip than 1 have ever seen be- fore and until a Canuck soldier is packing one o! them out here in action he's stili considered a Zombie. On our push, up here more guys went active in that short time than there has ever been since the Conscription Bill was passed in the Canadian House of Commons. It was certainly a momentous occasion when we met up with the first Russian advance patrols. It was at night and they wcre mingllng freely with the Fritzies running toward our lines 10 give themselves up. One of our fellows frisked a Rus- sian officer for bis weapon before lie found out it was a Russian soldier. Friendly relations were re-established over a bottie of vodka and then the main link up was in effect. We were amazed bo !ind some of the tank drivers turn out to be Russian women. Talk about Amazons. Some of them were so husky they made the British Guardsmen look like midgets. Maybe that's a slight exaggeration but only slight. Xhey packed more medals than Goering himself and would make the American soldier green wîth envy. Couldn't very well refuse a drink with them but the stuf! they had tasted like anti-freeze. A!ter being on a diet o! mild and bitter for so long I had to be very very careful. The Volga Boat- man sure did a lot of rowing after that, both in Russian and English language. In the present set-up we are sitting in town and the Russians are on the outskirts. It's quite possible we may wind up ln Ber- lin ta have a look around or bet- ter still home to Blighty. 1 imagine there is not a bell o! a lot to look at in Berlin these days and England is sure nice at this time of year or any other lime o! year after being out here for a while. It certainly looks as if our job over here is through, 50 here's hoping. Guess the Canuck army ln Northern Holland bas wound up things for I understand the unconditional surrender in- cludes their part o! Europe as well. Must have been quite a re- union out there when the boys !romn the Italian theatre appeared on the Western Front. They will be going around saying that's al that was needed ta finish up the war in Europe. Who knows, may- be tbey are right. There are thousands o! allied prisoners of war passing through aur hands these days and my arm is getting stif! from shaking hands. Tossing a softball around out front when in drove a wagon o! Yank prisoners with their guards in tow. One look at the basebaîl and they knew we were from God's country. Off the wagon they came and more hand shakes. They wanted ta, know what the hell Canadians were do- ing out bere when the Canuck Army was out in Northern Hol- land. A!ter explaining we were the 6th British Airborne Division and more or less outcasts from the Canadian Army they offered their condolences but when we told them we were with the 9th U.S.A. Army at the time, con- dolences became congratulations. They thought we had queer accents for British troops. We have the two local cinemas re- stored to working order with American films showing. The boys aren't iu the habit of taking in a show without feminine com- panybut.e 1 o-fraternization- P.S. - A summer at the local beach has been my ambition for a long time now. Ail restrictions on the imporÉ and manlufacture of repair parts for farmn machinery and equip- ment are ta be lifted July 1, the Canadian Prices Boar dhas an- nounced. The seventy-four years' progressive growth of Confederation Life Associa- tion has been made possible only through the goodwill and confidence of its policyowners. Two and even three living generations of the same fâmily are now insured with Confederation Life. 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