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trp Ë%WMaA flVf ý JAUK r1 t555 - THE Mm"AfIAN STT~MALN, BWNAN VJJIaiLE4 ON- - - - The Director would in titis case LII. Mmage Stress'" a]so take over Oie property and Eun.mies of Thrift Warý etean CienAdvce seil it to the veteran. Confrôntîng Canada 1%Not Over $6,009 On S all B o1 ýng Pro ectThe cost to the Director of land, As a fountainhead of the sav- buildings, improvements, building ings that create capital improve- ______materials and equipment must not ment and expansion, thrift is an In a former issue of The States- If this is done the practice is for exceed $6,000.00. 0f this cost, essential leaven in the cumulative mari, the story of the small settle- the Director to buy the property the veteran is required to pay ten development of national and per- sa ment being built immediately east and sell it to the veteran. per cent in advance. The value sonal afairs. r of Bwmavile, now asthe Second: The Director may buy of equipment must not exceed Three major enemies of thrift the o! owanile, non s heland and build on it. The Direc- the difference between $6,000.00 now confronting Canada were or Small Holdings Project for return- tor has bought 100 acres of land and the total value of the land, stressed in the address in Toronto wa ed soldiers, was told from infor- near Welcome andf has subdivided buildings, improvements and buil- last week o! Mr. S. C. McEvenue, has mation derived from the Actland it into 90 one-acre lots. Four hou- ding materials but the cost Of vice-president and general man- tes inspection of the four houses be- ses are now under construction. equipment must not be more than ager of the Canada Life Assur- thE ing erected. It wil ibe recalled They are frame houses, three with $1,200.00. Any excess over $6000 ance Company. Speaking at the or, Î*titat C. E. Stephenson, M.P., took five roomns and bath and one with must be paid by the veteran, i company's annual meeting, he cit- thc the matter up on the floor o! the four rooms and bath. It is under- advance. ed inflationary pressures for high ta agI~u e was assured that the stood that a pressure water sys- The veteran pays to the Direc- prices, profits and wages; ucon- ccl VIist uni Vwould be complete by tem is being installed in each tor the cost to the Director of the trolled government spending and nu: Uec. 15, 1945. It appears that it house. A similar developmnent of poetanitrstt3½ eraxin;ndnuyloitrst of ~~Ibe some time yet before oc- 10 one-acre lots is under way cent per annum on the amortiza- rates. al, ~ncy cari be effected. about two miles eat of Bowman- tion plan. This means payment Mr. McEvenue did not exagger- ar( In the meantime, Mr. Stephen- ville and four houses are under in blended instalmepxts of princi- ate when he termed inflation fai son has secured further informa- construction or recently comn- pal and interest so calculated that "Public Enemy No. 1", and resul- tion from the Department of Vet- pleted. These properties will be the principal and interest on the tant currency instability as no( eran's Aff airs on the government's sold to veteranS. balances of principal owing from "thrift's worst enemy." Ranking th hlias alsobee intiatead. t Good Contractor time to time will be paid by the cîosely with inflation as a poten- Jec ha lobe niae hteight end of the termi. The maximum tial dilution of real dollar values l or rime more houses will be con- Third: If the veteran can arrange h structed at this point early this with a good contractor for the con- period for payment is 25 years. and the worth o! savings, and ecl year. The following general out- struction of a house comparable to Arrangements, may be made for therefore as a shriveller of saving sic line of the scheme has been given those erected by the Director and payment of interest only for five and capital development, is un- h theprs by Mr. Stephenson: at less cost this arrangement cari years and then principal and i controlled goverriment spending de phr es as adAtisst ecrid u.TeDrc terest for not more than 20 years. and burdensome taxation. tlement legislation, the primary would take over the land anod pncpal ean nerest ovenot The question of interest rates is e purpose of which is to put quali- make a formal contract with mheo renctha n t erstmay er- of course of vital concern to in- of fled veterans on farms. It was ne- contractor, the veteran signifyiiig mr hn2 er a ea-srnecmaisa utd sA ver intended to meet the housing his approval in writing. This pro- ranged. Otherwise monthly in-sundacerompar agcustoi needs of veterans who desired to cedure does not restrict the vet- ctldednts e ins Taxmes.aen portion of all public savings. The o live in cities and towns on the eran in his negotiations with the pronounced downward trend of eh standard sized urban lots. The Act builder, and means that the Dir- Payment of Cost prtes neent yenar hasndpos e is administered by a Director un- ector assumes financial respoilsi- Unless the whole cost of land, seriaus problem to the comparues i der the Minister o! Veterans' Af- bility for payment to the contrac- buildings,. improvements, build- in maintaining the actuarial yield W, faîrs. ~tor, the Veteran buying the pro- ing materials and equipment and o nesmnsreurdtopo a The scope o! the Act has been 1 perty from the Director. interest and other charges is paid tect policyholders' funds and meet r extended to include the acquisi-1 Fourth: If the veteran cari him- in full, no sale, assigriment or oth- maturing poîîcy obligations. Fig r lion o! small holdings by veterans self build a house comparable to er disposition of his interest in the ures presented to the Canada Life e in rural areas, and in semi-rural those erected by the Director at property cari be made by the vet- meeting by Mrs. E. C. Gill, assis- f areas on the edges o! towns or vil- less cost, arrangements for him to eran within ten years of the or- tant general manager and trea- lt lages. These holdings must be not do so cari be made. No allowanc )e iginal contract, nor will the Dir- surer, showed that the average g less titan haîf an acre in size. Pre- will be made for the veteran's ector give the veteran a deed of rate of interest earned by thew sent policy is that the municipal own labor, and he will have to ob- the land within ten years, except company last year was 4.13 per CE taxes or land and buildin.gs when tain receipts for and account for on payment in full. cent, compared with 4.26 per cent completed are not to exceed ap- aîî items of expense, no matter At any time after the -end o! in 1936 and 6.03 per c32nt in 1929. g1 proximately $60.00 per arinum. how small, in order to get credit ten years, the veteran, it he com- Mr. McEvenue warned that low- tt Metitods for themn. Because o! the many plies with all the conditions and er interest yieîds "must inevitably ei There are several ways in difficulties involved, this method makes aîî payments promptîy, is increase the net cost o! insurarice $ which the small holding cari be ac- is not favored by the Directar. entitled to a clear deed o! the land to the public." While admitting T .quired: From the veteran's point o! view, on payment to the Director o! twoth daagsolwines otf First: A plot o! land with exist- if he can build a good house, he thirds a! the cost to the directorthadnagsolo itestot bidnsmybe taken vr will sv the value o! his labor. o! the land, improvements and goverriment and corporate bar- c( ing over.ingsave building materials, and irterest to -ïowers, hb nevertheless feared lc date and other charges as requir- that "we are rapidly approaching in ed in the contract . The Veteran the point where a relatively small s does riot in this case pay for returri an savings may seriously ol equipment. discourage thrift, with all that i If a veteran takes a benefit un- The remperssinso!aatre i der the Veterans' Land Act, he is Th ercsinofalte : not entitled to a Re-establishment enemies o! thrift cited by Mr. Mc- cg Credit or to Vocational or Educa- Evenue are too seriaus to be ig- ti tional Training. If he has taken nrdo icutd ihrb his re-establishment credit, he public or by the state autharities r, may repay the amount o! sucit cre-inovd jdit and take advantage o! then j Veterans' Land Act. He has ten 4Y'years from discharge to appîy un-~ No. 4 East Forumi ..........der the Veteraris' Land Act. Backs World Group Avoid Failure Veterans should be very cae! We think that an international ful not to involve themselves ini organization o! agricultural pro- contracts which they cannot rea- ducers is needed to advise and co- sonably hope ta carry out. To operate with the United Nationsr *qualify for a small holding a vet- Food and Agriculture Organiza-f * .eran must have an independent in- tion. came from earnings or otherwise, Marketing prospects would be1 not derived frani the holding, improved as a knowledge o! pro-r which will erable him to carry ducts required would help in indi- out his cantract and make his vidual production plans. New payments. A veteran may make world markets would be opened enquiries and'select a likely look- up. More stable markets and es-t ing property, and discuss matters tablished prices would enable the Longer Life foi Your Car ~~tentatively with the owner or a frart lnacrigy Longer Life for Y our Ca r contractor, but should not takefamrtplncodigy any step which commits him ta An active world organization buy or build or which involves should raise the world's standard eàPENDS ON THE KMNDOF SERVICE IT GETS him in any financial liability with- o iig ssadrsaerie troule y bingng our ar ereforthe out corsultirg the Department o!f i many other countries their de- Avoidtrul ybign orcrhrfote Veterans' Affairs Representative. mnands for aur products will in- right kind of mid-winter check-up. Drive in to-day. The Department's Representative crease and this will eventually A delay will shorten the lie of you.r car. will advise and assist himi in ev- raise our standard o! living. Sur- We are car conservation specialists, equipped to tune ery way possible. He should be pluses can only be distributed by upand tighten Up your car for smooth winter corsulted at every step until ne- a world organization. UPgotiations are complete, and it is Sucit a world organization could driving. wise to consult him before even help food production in countries commencing negotiatiaris. often afflicted by famine by en- couraging the use of modemn me- ______________thods and machinery and by edu- cation along agricultural ies. He that cari heroically endure Surpluses o! food could be sent to GARTON'S GARAGE adversity will bear prosperity needy countries instead o! being with equal greatness o!su;frdsryd the mmd that can ou';not- ejc e fthedpol. !th ol r Milkis n dman - it's both patriotic and profit- COW CHOWable to get every possible pou.nd of milk from your cows. Oows must be fed on pasture or they lose 0 flesh and you lose niilk; 18 Guernsey cows fed on 0 pasture at the Purina Experimental Farm produced 1750 pounds more milIk per, cow during their lacta- tion as compared to 18 cows not fed on pasture.. THINK WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOUR COWS. PURNAHERE'S THE FEED CDNW FOR EXTRA MILK 0 YOUR MILKING COWS.. JMARLOW'S 16 PER CENT PURINA CHOýWMIX YOUR CALVES .* Bave labour, save niilk, save money and rais e better calves. Every bag of Caif Startena nreplaces 350 pounds of miik, and no milk is f ed after your calf is one month old. -0TO DO A BETTER JOB FEED PMARLOW'S CHOWMAIX PURUNA PIG STARTER....$2.60 cwt. NIMARLOWS CHOWMIX PURINA LAYING MASH $.. 2.85 cwt. OEDER YOUR BUPPLY TODAY WHIL-Z WB HÂVE A GOOD STOCK ON RANID M4arlow Transport TELEPHONE - POR ZRY6- R -2 BLAOKSTOOKIý ONTARIO gIn New York a mortgage made 92 years ago is stili in force. They don't build h,)uses like that any more .-Milwaukee Journal. 0 Business Directouy fl W. R. STRIKE flBarrister - Solicitor - Notary Solicitor for Bank of Montreal Money to Loan - Phone781 01 Bowmanville,Onai OLAWRENCE C. MASON, BA. flBarrister, Solicitor, Notary Public King Street W., Bowmanville Phone: Office 688 Residence 553 O W. F. WARD, B.A. 0 Barrister - Solicitor - Notary 0 9½ King Street E. 0 Bowmanville - Ontario iPhone: Office 825 House 409 MISS APHA 1. HODGINS Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public 0 Successor to M. G. V. Gould 0 Temperance St. - omnil 0 Phone 351 DENTAL DR. J. C. DEVIT Assistant: Dr. E. W. Sissn 0 Graduate of Royal Dental 0l College, Toronto 0 Office: Jury Jubilee Bldg. KigStreet, Bowmanville Dfie Hours: 9a.m. to ; p.m. daily 9a.m. to 12 noon Wednesday 1 Cosed Sunday 0 Phone 790 - House phone 325 or X-ray equipment in Office 5 MYMWAT, JAN. 3ilrtý lu" 1 1- 1 1 When mari emerged from tite reduce by more than hal! the per- ti mage state and hegan to live in~ sonal income tax -on 1,423,000 e rganzedcommunities, one o! taxpayers with incomes below $1,- t] 'gnied800.c ie first penalties hie imposed up- Furtitermore, Prof. McDougall c a himself for titat advancement points out titat titese exemptionsV ras thte payment o! taxes, and ite seriously affect prîvate business. i as been paying them under pro- He declared that 50 long as tite st ever since. It would seem exemptions continue, taxpaying c at no onie pays taxes willingly private enterprise will eventual- E rat least, gladly, and titere are ly be impossible witere public aose who carry their objection ownersitip is possible; and thatc )the extent o! evading tite taX private business wiil be impos-Ir ollector altogetiter. There are sible where tax-exempt co-opera- c imnerous ways o! doing titis, most tive business car gain a footholdE f whicit are dishonest and illeg- and then crowd the taxpaying 1but some o! them, witile they business to the wall by re-invest-1 re quite legal, are manifestly un- ment a! its tax-free earnings. Thei air and even unethical. effect o! titis is to penalize all tax- Hold on, dear readçr, and do paying businesses to, the advan- ot desert me at titis point. Al- tage o! tax-!ree competitors. It1 Lougit you may'abitor the sub- also penalizes the customers o! ect o! taxation, this is a matter private busînesses in mary cases. Lat personally concerns you dir- "Titis," says Prof. McDougall, ctly or indirectly, for every eva- "produces grass inequalîty and ior or exemption from taxation injustice as between tiiose com- hraws an extra and unjust bur- munities with and those without [en upon those who pay taxes. pul lic ownership o! local utili- I have just read an interesting ties." -port by Prof. J. L. McDougall, In makirg his investigations, ) the Scitool o! Commerce and Prof.,McDougall says he was un- %,dministration, Queer's Univers- able to obtain speciflc information ty, in which lhe gîves the results regardîng profits from published )f a special study heeitas made o! reports o! public corporations. He he income from commercial op- states titat the Ontario Hydro ýrations which are exempt from Camnmissian's annual report "lacks ncome and excess profits taxes, the first requisite o! a fulà ac- vitit estimates o! the amount o! counting o! its stewardship, the ix revenue lost to the Dominion full and clear accounting of' in- in 1944 by thase exemptions. The came received." He made sever- 7epart does rot deal with all tax- al attempts ta obtain titis infor- cxempt org.1nizations, but is con- mation !ram the secretary o! the .red ta the Canadian National Commission, but his requests were Railways and its subsîdiaries,,the evaded. iquor control boards, electrie It is a strange contradiction o! power, telephone and street rail- "public owriership" when the way ventures owrned by provin- public, as the "owners," are de- ces or municipalities, and the nied sucit information, while pri- great trading co-aperatives. vate ownershîp is obliged to give Prof. McDougall estimates that a full accourting o! its finances the Department o! National Rev- ta the goverriment. It would enue lost from $100,000,000 to seem that publie ownersitip tends $125,000,000 by those exemptions. ta become a tightly closed cor- rTis last figure, ie says, equals poration, witit private and even the personal incame tax on 1,423,- secret management and book- 000 taxpayers with incomes be- keeping. 0ow $1,800. These are extraard- Prof. McDougall very rightly inary figures, and Prof. McDougall irsists that, 50 long as any tax- says they represent 58 per cent exemptions remain, they ought to of the estimated total o! personal. be explicitly recognized in public icome tax payers o! the country, accounts. But hie daims that tax- and he adds: "The longer these exemptions granted ta organiza- exemptions to the carporate in- tians which engage in business ac- come tax continue ta be grarted, tivities should all be cancelled. the less likely is an easing o! the Titis is merely a dlaim for justice burder upor other sources o! tax and fair play on behaîf o! all revenue." If Prof. McDougall's those who are forced to pay for estimate is correct, titen the me- the upkeep o! government by tax- rnoval a! these exemptions would ation. Canada Must Keep Sea Lanes Free During the war, Canada came into second place among the ex- porting nations of the world. This fact undoubtedly accounts in large part for our present day prosper- ity but just how long we will maintain that position remains to be seen. In any event, Hon. Jas. A. MacKinnon, Minister of Trade and Commerce, is now in Britain to hold a series of talks with mem- bers of the British Government relative to the sale and marketing of Canadian products. It must be obvious to everyone that if we are to continue our pre- sent standard of living, or any- thing approximating it, world markets must be found for our surplus goods. This means ships and ships mean seamen. It also means that Canada must always be prepared to do her share in keeping the sea lanes free. Possibly the most important work The Navy League of Can- ada has done during the flfty years of service to the Dominion and the Empire has been to keep us aware of our national respon- sibilities as a maritime nation and that we belong to a Common- wealth of Nations whose very ex- istence depends upon the sea. Its most recent achievement, namely its service to merchant seamen and naval ratings during the war, almost staggers the ima- gination with a record of nearly eleven million in its club:s and hostels. Combined with this has been the development of its youth- training program that, today, has many thousands of boys under its wing and which, when expanded as is now planned, will eventually Fextend into every community. Operating under a Federal Char- .ter and wielding its powerful in- fluence at an important source ai our national wealth, The Navy League merits the financial sup- port of County Councils and oth- .er organized bodies. Its contribu- tion to the war effort is beyon1ý praise. Its contribution to peac( is of equal importance and musi not be curtailed for want of th( necessary funds. We often lose our heads just trying to save face. CKEY SU8 SP.in CJBC 1010 e p... Produoers HoId Annual Banquet Follçowing the arnual meeting I dealing with gereral business andr election o! officers held at thes Agricultural Offices, Jan. 19, ther Bowman,%;Ille Milk Producers As- sociation held their annual ban- quet, Jan. 24, in the S. O.E. hall. The group o! 55 included mem- bers, their wives and guests. It was a social evening witht speeches, games and a musical program greatly enjoyed by ail. Principal speakers were Mayor C. G. Morris who spoke in behal! o! the municipality and A. T. Stairton who brougitt greetings !rom the Oshawa Milk Producers' Association. Chairman Wilfrid Carruthers welcomed the visitors and spoke fittirgly on the occasion with thanks to the Carter Family for the excellent chicker dinner. The program included guitar solos by Ray Munday and piano solos by Leslie Collacutt who also played for the community singing and the corcluding Auld Lang Syre. Progressive euchre and crokin- ole were mucit enjoyed with C. J. Rundle and E. Ormiston taking prizes for the former and Mrs. H. Freeman and Ivisor Munday win- ring at crokinole. The !allowirg officers were el- ected at the previous meeting for 1946. President, Wilfrid Carruthers; vice - president, Ivison Murday; secretary-treasurei', Cecil Bell- mani. Meat Board Reports Six Years' Exports Altitougit the Britishit trougit their goverriment and press have !requently expressed appreciatian for Carada's wartime meat ship- ments, few Caradians have ary conception o! the magnitude of the quartity o! meats they have sent ta the Motherlarîd. Only re- cert]y has L. W. Pearsaîl, Man- ager o! the Meat Board, disclos- ed that Canada's overseas meat shipm-ents in the years 1940-45 in- clusive had a total value o! $725,- 000,000. In these six years, Canada sert ta Britair 3,135,500,000 paurds o! bacon and hams; 72,500,000 pourds of boneless beef and 165,900,000 pounds o! bore-mn bee!, with a combined carcass weight equiva- lent o! 262,600,000 pourds; 10,- 132,000 pourds o! mutton and lamb; 60,900,000 pourds o! sucit edible offals as pork torgues, liv- ers and kidreys and ox tails; 2,- 688,000 bundles o! hog casings for saiusages; and 58,700,000 pounds o! canned pork. To UNRRA, Mil- itary Relief and liberated areas, Canada has supplied 113,000,000, pourds o! other canned meats, such as meat lunch, meat paste, meat spread and blood sausage. These sitipments were tite pro- duct o! 27,345,000 itogs, o! witicit 745,000 were exported in the !orma o! canned pork; 708,000 head o! cattle, of wiih 183,000 were in tite form o! canned meats; and 222,000 itead o! siteep and lambs. Axnong the novelties spotted o! late on busy downtown counters la a rubber band that not only stretches but snaps back te its original tatuoi--Milwaukee Jour- nal. i'g with the Canadian Farces in Italy had the urique experience o! teaching experienced mourtain 2limbers a trick he learned as a Scout. The Scout, now a Major, was mountain climbing with a number o! university professors near Padua. Wher it was neces- sary to rope the members o! the party together on a steep climb, the Canadian Scout mystified the Italian professors by tyirg a bow- line around itimsel! with are hard a trick commonly known ta Boy Scouts. He had to demon- strate his method to the party and ta each subsequent party he joined in. T oul Ta Chare . in Taxation c ci hi 1, HER LUNCH IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT HER GLASS 0F MILK Your child can have the same healthy, happy look that this little girl has. Just b. sure h. or she gets our whole, creamy, rich milk with every meal. We deliver fresh miUc daily. Call 444. fair Playi By Lewis. Milligan m Eleed lfor 1946 Terni At the annual meeting o! the Durhtam Central Agricultural So- ciety, the report o! witicit was hastily assembled for publication to meet tite press deadline, an error occurred in naming one o! the delegates to tite provincial convention. Wilfrid D. Carrutit- ers, not W. H. Carruthers who won the award o! merit, was named as delegate. A footriote stated that tite rames of officials for 1946 would be giv- en intitis issue. All were retur- ed by acclamation but a !ew chtanges are to be noted. C. E. Stephtenson, M.P., is now an hon- orary director, and Charles Mill- er replaces J. J. Mellor as auditor. The resignation o! O. W. Rolpit as fair manager leaves the position open until a new manager is cho- sen. Tite list is given in ful 50 that those desiring memberships and wishing information may, contact any member o! the directorate. Officers of thte Society Hon. President, Os. Cowan, Or- oro; presidént, J. H. Jose, New- castle; first vice-president, Gar- net Rickard, Bowmarville; second vice-president, A. E. Mortoni, Ken- dal; secretary-treasurer, J. C. Gamey, Ororo; faim manager, op- en. Directars: M. J. Elliott, Geo. F. Amis, T. W. Jackson, F. B. Love- kin, H. J. Soucit, Roy Baîl, A. J. Tamblyn, Kyle Squair, Wm. Arm- strong, Carl Billîngs, Milton Cor- rush, R. R. Stevens, Wm. S. Moff - att, Don Gibson, Wm. Riddell, C. Carvetit, C. Allin, Russell Os- borne, R. Suttor, E. A. Summers, F. W. Bowen, W. H. Carruthers, Carlos Tamblyn, John Cruick- shark, Alfred Ayre, J. T. Brown, M. H. Staples, Brooks Cowan, Wil- frid Carruthers. Lady Directors: Mrs. M. J. Tam- blyn, Mrs. Geo. F. Amis, Mrs. R, H. Brown, Mrs. M. J. Elliott, Mrs. C. L. Powers, Mrs. O. W, Rolpit, Mrs. M. H. Staples, Mrs Kyle Squair, Mrs. H. Jose, Mrs Neil Mutton, Mrs. James Tamblyr Jr., Mrs. F. W. L. Tamblyr, Mrs Ben Whyte, Mrs. M. Cornisit, Mrs O. Cowan, Mrs. J. T. Brown, Mrs Robert Moffatt, Mrs. J. D. Brown Miss L. Osborne. Hororary Lady Directors: Mrs W. F. Rickard, Mrs. W. H. Car. ruthers. Horarary Mer Directors: W. F Rickard, A. A. Drummond, Profes sor C. B. Sissors, Han. Vircer Massey, Dr. R. P. Viviar, M.P.P. C. E. Stephenson, M.P. : Auditors: Charles Miller an( SN. F. Porter, Ororo. - 99"919W w wwww... Do TRis! To relleve disconxforts, one of the best thirigs you cari do Is put a good spoonful of home- tested Vicks VapoRub ln a bowl of boiling water. Then f eel welcome relief corne as you breathe ln the steaming medicated vapors that penetrate to the cold-congested Up r breathing passages[ See lxow ti soothes irritation, quiets cough- Ink, and helps clear the headi- bringing grand comfort. FOR ADED REUEF... rub throat, chest and back With VapoRub at bedtimne. Vricks VapoRub workB f or hours-2 ways et once-to brlng relief fromi distress.V Rememnber,it'sViCkB %ICKS VapoRub you want. V V*OftuD. United Counties Home Counties Council have approv- ed the appoiritment o! Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dluncan o! Sey- mour Township as superintendent and matrori, respectively, o! the Counties Home. Ten applicanits appeared before the special re- viewirig committee on Thursday mornirig anid at the afternoon ses- sion the selection was announced and approved by the council. Mr. Duncani has been chairman o! the Northumberland and Dur- ham Pensions Board before it was divided up and since then has beeri chairman o! thte Northtum- berland brarcit o! the Board anid has served over ten years in an administrative capacity. He is superintendent o! Seymour Agri- cultural Society and has had 12 years' municipal experience o! which four were in counties coun- cil. Some o! the applicants were quite young. Three o! them were returned men., Editor's Mail Harvey S. Wight, Hugitenden. Alta.: Enclosed please find $2.00 for Statesman for titis year. We simply must have the paper now, but don't come out too strongly against the C.C.F. You know very well they'll be in power a!ter tite next general election. Glad to krow that the people'of Bowman- ville had the good sense to turn down the liquor stores. We are settled agair on a good section o! land in Alberta and have been enjoying the sunsitine while lis- tening ta reports o! ramn in On- tario. Hope titis year brings us all something better than 1945.