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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, APRIL llth, 1948 Provincial Education Grants Not Made for Spending Sprees Whether or not there eau be any infer- ence iocally in respect of the recent declar- ation of Premier Drew in the provincial leg- isiature that education grants wiere con- ceived to lower taxation on real estate we leave to those who have been told that their taxes have been increased from 36 to 40 milis iu the estimates for 1946. We have been showu that iu this new departure that Bowmauvilie property owners have benefit- ed to the extent of approximately $45,00 under this seheme. But as wvas seen iu the report of the meeting of the council, the tax rate has been increased for the current year by 4 milîs. People are wondering why this has hap- pened. Well, the Counicil blames the Board of Education and the Board lu turn, re- futes the challenge to their business capac- ity. It seems we have arrived at a point where we must get dowu to brass tacks and understand what it is ail about. The whole thing lias been broughit out into the open by Premier Drew. 11e said on the floor of the House: "Some municipalities are evad- ing, the intent of the legisiation and are not passinug on to taxpayers the relief to which they are entitled under the Act."' Mr. Drew warned: "If what we inteiided and wliat xvas written into the enactment is not carried ot; theni we shall be forced to consider what is -best iu the lut erests of al colicerned." Apply to municipalities the ini- tent and the purpose of the legislationl or, we shahl be forced to step lu and legisiate to ensure that those who pay the bis by way of taxation, have the deciding voice. When we corne down to the finality lu this regard in this local unit of administration, we coin- mend the above to the attention of both Council and Board of Education. Mr. King Considers Soldiers 0f Very Little Importance After Honi. Dr. Herbert A. Bruce resigu- ed his seat lu the House of Comînons, Prime Minister Mackenzie King rose in his place, and without a single word lu praise of thls very distinguished Canadiail, lie set out to criticize him. Hie held that ail elected mcm- ber shoulci serve bis fuîll tenu n nless there are very special reasons for resigning such as some appoiuitment uiider the Cromrn. H1e held that sucli a course miay establish "'a dangerous precedeit" that the cause of it should be promiptecl by public rather than personal interest. He weut 0o to quote au- thonities. But his attitude atid position were challen ged by opposition leader J01111 B ra ck e n Dr. Bruce gave bis reason iiu a special letter to Mr. Brackei. 1He said lie contiin- ued to serve as a war dutx- while youiiger men foughit abroad. Now war w-as over lie ivas "happy to step aside for a youniger inan, preferably a veteirai." That thiis ;w-as bis special reason promlpted by public rather than private iiuterest ; anl aecknowledgmeuit that soldiers niowv home lhad a rig-lit auid a duty to take ovêr. Mr. Braekeii asked wliat cnrit .icisuû' Mr. Kiiig liad of the member for Gleng-arry who resigne(1 to inake way for the Primie Miniister wu'hei lie w-as witloit a seat. But this telliug( rejoinider didu t phase the astute Mr. King. Hie replied, but 111 doiing 50. placed Iiiiiself ou a piiuuacle above returlied men. Mr. Kiiug said: "There sliould be sonie imiportanit reason ; not oiil.y imiportanit but a public reason, and that applied to the mcm- iber for Gleiarry1." I othier words hie as -so important as to be a pulie reason whicli connotes that, iii criticiziiug Dr. Bruce, bis -position learly w-as that a vounger, re- turned soldier wvas neither important nor bis election coilceded as sufficient public and Frenchi Academies and now consultant .onî geology with South Amenican goveru- ments. Dr. Gardner told something of the uew metal, tantalum now being mined lu Canada's sub-Arctic. Widely used iu war materials, tantaium Established 1854 AN IINDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER With which is Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News 92Years Continuns Service To The Town of Bowmianville and Durham County, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Organized Unrest "Proof of the inadequacy of Canada's labor code is provided by- preseut day labor unirest," said C. H. Milard, C.I.O. national orgànizer, speaking to the Board of Dvau- gelism and Social Service of thue United Chiurcli receiitly. Mr. Millard gYave the in- pression tliat lie wvas revuewing what lie calls "habon nnirest" fnom a detaclued poinut of view, as thougli lic personalhy lhac noth- in- to do wvith stirrnug up the unrest. andc wvas looking regnretfully upon a disturbance whichi le wouid ike to quell. It is an old dodge, and omue that lias been revived and uised witli tragic resuits in international affairs ln recent years, and us stihi bcingg nsed ini that saine sphere at the present tiune,-iuî Iran, for instance. Mn. Mihiard 's officiai position withi the C.I.O. is that of "National Organiizer," and the clief part of lis w-ork is the organiza- tiouî of inirest and discoutent amouug w-ork- imug people. He welli kuos thuat if the work- ons werc contcnted lie wold soon be ont of a job. He blames the nurest upon the'"ini- adequacy of Oanada's labor code," but for sucli uurest organizers as Mr. Millard no labor code could ever be adequate. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strlctly in advance. $2.50 a Year Iu the United States GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. What Does an Ordinary M.P. Do When He Goes to Ottawa? The question lias ofteîî beeuî asked by the folks back honme how a member of the Hanse of Commuons puts lihis tinie whilc the scssions are beiuîg hehd at Ottawa. The popuhan member for Peel couîîty, Gardon Graydon, lias came ta the rescue by auîswen- imîg this $64 question iu thec Brampton Con- servator lultluis manner: "What does tuue ordinary MP do wheu lue goes ta Ottawa, anyway? Welh, let's take an average day. If ie 's .aîîearhy niser (aund hucd betten be) lic breakfasts at the parlianutary restaurant and picks up his mail at thue post office welh before nine. Thc daily conrespoudence varies withi the con- stituency but the averagc mail mus fromn tw-cuty ta as high as fifty hetters a day. 1 have kîîow it ta reachi figures even higler thuan tliat but this is unusual. The earhy part of lis morniug is taken up answering the mail aund interviewing departmnental peo- was imported from Brazil, Nigeria and Ans- tralia, but Canada now la only at the begin- ning of its produdion, and like radium, wil probabhy iead the world lu that field. Dur- ing war it held higli priority lu making mun- itions, eectrouic equipment, lenses and for surgery. Its peacetime uses are lar gely bound up with plastic surgery for tantalum thread, a quarter of the thickniess of a human hair 15 a manvel for delicate operations, particu- larly brain surgery. But it lias also many other uses in manufacture of delicate instru- ments. The metal w-as known as far back as 1802 but its practicai use has defied science until recently. Its naine conies from the "tantalizing" process lu breakiug it down. Now this lias become accomplished, there is a great future predicted for its use and Can- ada wilh be called upon most iargeiy for its use throughout the worid. Government Housing Plans Under Attack in Parliamnent A striking instance of how pre-election promises of the Mackenzie Kiug goveru- ment squares with later fuifilimeut vas broun'lit to the attention of members of pariameut lu the House debates, March 18, by au opposition memben. It was recalled that wheuî Minister 0. D. Howe was asked how many nuits had been built by Wartixne Housing lie replied, 18,992, but that a house is consiciàened under construction w-heu the contract is awarded; that is even before a sod wvas turniec. The uenber, in his attack, hehd up a Liberai poster tlîat was circulated just before voting took place hast June. Here are a few items from those very extrav- agauît promises:0 "'The Liberal government believes it to be the riglit of every family to own its own home, and live in t. We are planning for at least 600,000 housiing units and perliaps 1,000,000. No inatter wliere you live (farm or city) von wili bc able to reside iu a coin- fortable home of which von wilh be proud. You eau bnuy a lovehy home by payment of only $13.82 per monithi,' etc. The speaker went 011: "This was hast May. Thiese circu- lars were broadcast lu the coustituency of the menber froin Ontario countv . " He said: "I wonder wu'lat the peophe of Oshîawa tliink of this today? How many are buying tlies mythical homes at $13.82 per month? How mnanv vetenans are getting suitable homes at ai?" At the rate quoted by Mr. Howe, it will be seen that tlîis present governmeut w-ilh have constructed 600,000 homes over a pen- iod of 30 years, and thue langer numiiber un 50 vears. The speaker concluded: "This housung situation is a festering sore ou the body poitie and( an affront to every re- tuned man. We sec soinethiug of it at Bownîanville wliere four bouses have been under construction by the governmeut for a year andl are not finisliec yet, and witli no takers. Ahi these briglit promises boil clown to simple politicai dislionesty; brokeii promises; exorbitant costs; failune ahi along the line. No wonden returned men are be- comiuîg increasingly angered at the situa- tion. Tlev have marked tliese things as a guriide for thein future franchise. Farmn Equipment Association Based on Ethical Practices The Ontario Retail Farin Equipînent Dealers' Association -%as orolanized hast De- cemben aand becaine affiliated with the Can- adian Federation of Fari i Equipment Deal- ers .whicli bad its begiuning lu *nWestern Canada many years ago. lTnder the On- tario Association thene arc local branches whicli iieet regularly. President of thie lo- 7 p.m.-Evensoflg Subject: "The determination of God." Hoiy Week Wednesday Evening: Devotions and address, 7:30. Good Friday 10:30 a.m.-Litany address. pIe about pnoblems raised by bis constit- ucuts tlînough thein hetters or othuenwise. Prom eleven îuntii ancelue usually lbas his bouse commuittee ta attenîd. Froin one ta thuree lu thue aftennoouî lie lunîchues, secs such people as may desire ta confer witlu him oui parliamnutany unatters auîd nakes such pre- paratioui for the day 's work lu the Comnuons as may be ncquired. Prom thunce ta six thue Ilouse sits and save for a two-hur adjourui- ment for dinuier durng whiclî time hue unay sign lus out-going mail and sec more people oui paniameutary business the Ilouse sits again until cheveu at night. The coniscieni- tious niember wvho "sticks ta his knitting" doesu't get much time to limself but aftcr ail, that's bis chosen task anîd it 's up ta bim ta make a good job of it. If a inexuber is beuut upan making, a success of parliamnen- tary ife and serving bis constitueuts effec- tiveiy, lie bas ta stay on the job and sec it tlirough regardiess of the hours it takes or the energy it consumes. There's no other way it can be done. " -. CRUISING ~ THROUGH ~ THE NEWS BY WILFRED H. GOODMAN Ever see a ship riding at an- That chance reader of a small chor in a heavy sea? Fascinating paper published thousands of it is to watch the anchor cable miles away sat down and wrote a slanting up to the boat. The big lte vessel may sway and rock underter to publisher Dornan in the attack of the storm. But the which he stated that to his way cable, ignoring the churning wa- of thinking, that motto was the ter that swirls angrily around it, flnest definition of democracy he remains rigid and unyielding. had ever seen. The ship of democracy has not The incident emphasizes a point made much progress in the world oeisovrokdTheat of late. Free men, composing the smeteoverloed. uTeearh crew, have been content to keep wscetdlre onls er her off the rocks as stormy "4isms" after its creation, it is stili big have tried to wreck her. Thanks enough for men to avoid excessive largely to a -flrm anchorage, the crowding. Yet in Canada, with an gallant ship has weathered the area of land totalling millions of worst of the storm. square miles, one-fourth of our That anchorage is the faith of population has squeezed itself in- individuals in a democratic way to a mere 150 square miles. of life which guarantees what Irrîtability, false values of man has found to be the essentials work and play, the development of good living. The right to of greed and self-interest go hand worship God according to one's in hand with dense population. conscience. Freedom from dom- The small areas, teeming with ination by other men. Access to People who toil and seek amuse- the expressed thoughts and the ment in discomfort as real as actions of others in the world though they were wearing cloth- through a free press. His right ing several sizes too small for to choose a means of livelihood them, are fertile breeding grounds and the conditions under which he for ideology that holds out a pro- works. mise of heaven on earth in ex- In London, England, during the change for personal liberty. war, a visitor to the Beaver Club Faith in democracy is rooted picked up a copy of a Canadian in the smaller communities of the weekly newspaper. It was The country, where it is fed by honest Alameda Dispatch published in values and is free from unhealthy Saskatchewan. In the masthead artificialities to be found in the of the paper, he read the follow- larger centres of population. That ing declaration of purpose which is largely the reason why demo- the proprietor Sam J. Dornan, cracy has stood fast in the midst set for his newspaper twenty years of unparalleled unrest among the ago: peoples of the world. Doubts cast against the free way of life have "For the Cause that lacks assis- been created by unnatural living tance conditions in big cities. They 'Gainst the wrong that needs have failed to influence the major- resistance,' ity because followers of freedom For the future in the distance in town and country have calmly And the good that we can do." held to their belief. AsImSceeI t I By Capt. Elmore Philptt Brown s Busy Bees met at Mrs. Geo. Honey's for a business meeting.1 Next meeting at Mrs. Trueman1 Clarke's. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hartwick (nee Doris Curson) on- their recent marriage. We extend our deepest sympa-t thy to Mrs. Geo'. Honey on the1 ioss of her brother. S.S. No. 9, Clarke Reta Gibson had her tonsils out last Fniday and is still in bed but gradually feeling better. Mr. and Mrs. Pedwell went to Toroito on Sunday to see their son Lloyd who is in Christie St. Hospital. They found him uch improved. They afterward vis- ited their daughter-in-iaw and babe, Mrs. Kenneth Pedwell. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Osborne and Donnie were Sunday guests of Mn. and Mrs. Wallace Gibson. Miss Betty Allin has gone to spend a few days with lier sister, Mrs. MeBain at Ida. Our annual No. 9 party was held in the kitchen of the Com- munity hall, Newcastle with our returned soldier boys as our guests of honor. Althaugh the suppen was "pot luck" it was in banquet style with the president of the club, Ross Allin as master of cen- emonies and the guests of honor at the head table. The returned boys were Wm. Gibson, Wm. Barchard, Elroy Gibson, Roy Pat- ton and Wm. Allun. It was un- fortunate that the sixth boy Lloyd Pedwell was unabie to be present being in Christie St. Hospital. After everyone had caten, the master of ceremonies then took charge and called for a number from the Allin orchestra aftcr which we were delighted ta have Orville Osborne favor us with two solos. The chairman told of the real purpose of the party to show our appreciation of the services of the six boys from our section who had served overseas by giving them a wrist watch. Russell Osborne made the pres- entation to Roy Patton, our form- er teacher, who had been missed in many ways in the section, in the school, Home and School club and in the Sunday School. Han- old GiIbson presented Bill Gibson with his watch emphasizing the fact that although several of these boys went away boys they had done a man's' job overseas and had returned to take a man's place in the postwar ena. Austin Turner made the presentation to Bill Barchard expressing plea- sure that Bill should have come back to take Up farming in our midst. Roy Bnanch prcsented Bill Allin with his watch, and Fred Bowen in presenting Eiroy Gib- son with his recalled deciaring a public holiday fan Armistice Day as reeve of Clarke township in 1918. Clarence Allun prcsented Mrs. Pedweil with Lloyd's watch expressing regret that Lloyd was unable to be present and wishing him a speedy recovery. The chairman then commented on the number of our young peo- pie getting married and especial- ly mentioned two recent brides and grooms present, Bill and Gwen Barchard and Maurice and Marie Pedweii. Charles Glenncy came forward and after congratu- lating both young couples called on Mrs. Branch and Mrs. Turner who presented each with an end table from the club. The young people in reply thanked the club in a few well chosen words. Mn. O. Osborne again favored us with a solo and encore and the Allin orchestra with a couple of numbers after which the meeting ciosed wit.4 the National Anthem. CHURCHES TrRlIITY UTED CHprb URCHr a Notice Ail organizations planning on using Public and Higli School grounds this summer please give written notice to the Secretary of the Board before MIay lst. After this date the Board will allot practice and playing time. Your co-operation is requested. ALEX McGREGOR, Chairman. per lb. 45c SR. JAME~S, Sec 'y.-Treas. HARRY ALLIN'S 13 Med. Old CHEESElb33c BROOMVARIETY / PRICES MULTIPLIER SEED i OC ONIONS --------------- lb. Always Keep STEEL BRIGGS NWO A Few Cans NWO of this Tasty ED DIPA easiiy prepar- ',SINZ ed Dlsh in 'JGTAL your pantry PII A e 12C HAWE§ b ~5 FOR YOUR EASTER BAKING ECLIPSE Pastry Flour................ 24-lb. 75e MAGIC Baking Powder............ 1-lb. Uin 28e GOLD MEDAL Salt .................... 2-lb. pkg. Sc AMERICAN No. 1 Potatoes ........ 100-lb. bag 3.10 HARRY ALLIN "'THE CORNER GROCER"r 55 King St. E. Phone 367 No Sole? But that doesn 't mean you should throw away your worn shoes. There's plenty of footwork left in them after we repair them with our resoling process. QUICK SERVICE BOWMANVILLE ShWoe Repair Shop 3 Division St. Practically as good as new. after we f ix them. Only the best of material used. Al our work la guaranteed. In Holgate BuildiDî You'll get miles of wear,ý Clarke Union We extend congratulations ta Mn. John Fogg and bride (nee Miss Evelyn Woodward) on their recent marnuage. Miss Eileen Souch is visiting in Toronto. Seeding has started in this sec- tion although the weathen is very backward. Mn. Roy Berry is daing plougli- ing among the farmens with his new McConmick-Deering tractar. Home and School met on Tues- day evening of this week. The hast meeting for this season. Mn. Neil Stewart .was the speaker. Mn. Carlton, school inspector, vis- ited our school on Tuesday of this week. Newcastle Mn. Douglas Irwin, Toronto, home for the weekend. Mrs. Frank Branton, spent the weekend in Toronto, the guest of her sisten, Mrs. Sarah Tuff. Mn. and Mns. Errol Brown and littie daughter Beryl spent the weekend in Toronto. The monthly business meeting of St. George's Church W.A. was held at the home of the president, Mrs. W. H. Gibson, on Tuesday afternoon. Palm Sunday will be obsenved in St. George's Church on Sun- day, Apnil l4th. Moving seems to be the order of the day in the village with Mn. Howard Toms occupying the res- idence in connection with his store, Mn. and Mrs. Gardon Gray, Oshawa, moving into the former home of Mn. Howard Toms on INDIA AT OPEN GATE Pnogress by the thnee-man team from the British cabinet ta smooth the path of freedom for India has been remankable. Ail India has responded ta the dlean, straight- forward pledge of independence given by Mn. Attlee. Within a matter of days leaders of the Con- gress and Moslem groups have came close ta general agreement as ta the difference between them. Specificaliy, Nehru has agreed ta let the Moshem provinces ",vote themselves out" of the free and independent India if they 50 choose. The anly proviso he makes is that the vote takê place after, and not befare, the British hand aven the key ta the gates. Here, surely, we have a strik- ing proof of the power of goodwill. Same weary, haif-wise authority once said "we learn not hing from history ex- Whatever e 1 s e history teaches across the veny skies the lessoi&:.:... that old-fashion- e d impeua iusm is doomed. The day us past z when people o f t'. group wiii con- sent ta be ruled by foreigners. If that was true of the North Ameruca of 1776, the Canada of 1837, the Ireland of 1919, it is ten tumes-a hundred times-more truc of the Asua of today and the Afruca of tomorrow. Non is it of any real importance ta say that the white man can and does often rule the black, brown or yelaow man better than thase latter folk can instantan- eousiy nule themselves. Histor- ians have pointed out that, in sheer administrative efficiency, the Famiiy Compact whîch got its death biow in the rebeliion led by Mn. King's grandfather in 1837, was mare competent than the crude, homespun Canadian administrations that replaced it. Wise leaders (like aur once Gov- ernor-General Lard Wiiingdon) long since canchuded that "goad government is no substitute for self-government." Back in the thirties Herb. Hannam (naw presîdent of the Federation of Agriculture) and I were basking in the soft spring sunshine in a small Ontanio farn village. We were resting on aur speaking tour, and had been wat- ching the fish play in the shaliow water underneath the bridge- and got ta comparing the ways of fish with those of humans. Those were the day's when many sim- ple, aver-hopeful people like aur- selves thought that Canada might buiid a better order in time ta show the world how ta avent the war which came six years later. We got taiking of the Civil War in the States, which freed the Negro slaves in the sîxties. I remember Hannam saying, in his calm, smiling manner, that "if you had taken a vote amongst the freed slaves at any time ten on fifteen years after their liberation, many of them wouid have voted ta go back ta the aid order." The day of liberation had brought with it ail sorts of upsets, hardships, insecunities. Just as the Chiidren of Israel camplained at the hardships they had ta accept when Moses led them out ta search for their prom- ised land, so libenated slaves must have groaned and moaned for the "good aid days." The saine was true after the French and Russian revolutions, and after every im- portant change. It may be truc of India. Independence for India will not mean the end of India's troubles, but merely a new ena when In- dians and nat outsiders wiih take full respansibiiity for grappling with them. India's main problem is ignor- ance. The worst consequence of that ignorance is the tendency ta breed more people than India can feed, at least with any certainty, with lier woefuliy outworn social system. An Indian gavernment commit- tee, consisting of five Europeans and 19 Indians, headcd by the chairman, Sir Joseph Bhore, has just finished a three-year survey of heaith in India. Its main nec- ommendation, reponted by the Government of India Information Service, foiiows: "The Committee considers that the only practicai steps that can be taken are: firstiy, measures ta raise the standard of living, and secondiy, spreading of the know- iedge of birth contrai as fan as the limitations imposed by the pecul- ian circumstances of the country wiii permit." Gandhi has just made it clean that "white" people will be wel- came ta stay in the independent India ta help rebuihd the mighty nation. India no longer wants the white man as oveniord. But In- dia daes need, and Gandhi says wants, the white man and white woman who agrees ta stay as a real friend. Edward St., which he purchased. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ward have stored their furniture until they get possession of the property on Mill street which they have pur- chased from Mrs. Scott Montgom- ery. In the meantime Mrs. Ward is staying with her parents, in Kingston, Ont., and Mr. Ward and Bryce are boarding at the Queen's Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duck are busy moving into the resi- dence on King Street which they purchased from Mrs. Ernest Allin last autumn. Miss Annie Wragg who occupied an apartment in the, house has moved to an apartmegt in the home of Mr. and Mrs. ' Ie ey felicitations s*id go~x wishes of his many frieiids every- where will go out to Newc&e's grand old resident, Mr. W7VW,ý Jackson who celebrates his 87 4 birthday on Sunday, April 14th le Dr. Jack Hare and Mrs. Hare left last week to take up a year's residence in Cleveland. Ohio, where Dr. Hare has received the appointment of house surgeon in the Cleveland General Hospital. Excavation has started for the new home Mr. Percy Tamblyn is building on Emily St. Mrs. Mary McEvoy is visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Selby Spencer. Filmstrips have proved to be one of the most'useful media for study in schools, because they can be adapted to suit the particular needs of any class. To locate material of interest to local gnoups in Canadian com- munities on work done in other countries in their particular field, the National Film Board analyses foreign films with a view to mak- ing wider use of them in Canada. THE CANADIAN STATESm.AN, BoWMANVU.LE, ONTÀUUO 'THURSDAY, APRIL 1 lth, 1948 PAGE TWO Il