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PACM -TwO TEE CAIiADIAK STATFSIgAN. EOWMAIV1TT~ ma!rAwTn ___________________________________ I Tt11.J~3DAY, SEPT. lIth, 194? __________________________________ - v Facts About Housing Projeci Gradually Coming bo Surface It bas taken the present counci mare than eight manths to get even approximate figures of the unit casts af the 18 bouses built an Vet- eran's Ave. under thc contract entered into by last year's council. Complete figures, together with other details ai the venture, will not be known until the next special session ai council toi be assembled at the cal ai the Mayor. The public has waited patiently ta get the facts in Jthe case and much disappointment bas been shown in the delay accasioned by two necent adjournments oi council which met ta go into the matter. While no final figures are availabie for jpublication at the moment, it 18 learned that the approximate deficit on the entire project is around $29,000. Unit costs are about $5,600 and each bouse was sold at a flat price ai $4,000. The entire cost ai the International Camp build- ings used to, builci the houses was $7,040. Re- "ale ai matenials netteci $3,585. Hence the net cost ai each unit hauled in ta be placed upon a prepared foundatian was $192. The difierence betwecn $192 and'thc final cost, $5,600 repre- vents labor and extras requircd for each unit. This roughiy gives thc picture ai main costs consrucionanýresle f mteralsbefone thc Iaeaescnb xetdj approve final disursmen onouttaningaccounts. Council theefre asa dtyto erormindemanding a compete howown henthe ostsheets are If any ratepayers baving particular information on thc question or any complaints to, register will sec ta it that delegations arc present at the next special session. A consideirable tax rate Increase iu in prospect. Former Conservative Named To Mackenzie King Cabinet Folowing quickly upon the death ai Fisb- crics Minister Bridges, members ai Uic Liberal Party were startied. to, earn thal Prime Min- ater King nominatcd as bis successor a distin- guishcd saldier-wba bas been considered a long- time adhencnt ai the Conservative parly. Nam- ed a member ai the cabinet, Milton F. Grcgg, ha.,i the choîce ai Mn. King ta canlest the seat lef t vacant by the death ai Mr. Bridges, Ibis cabinet coleague from. New Brunswick. ]During thc regime ai Prime Minister R. B. Ben- nett, Col. Gregg was given thc post ai Sergeant- at-Anms in the House ai Commons andi resigned later ta become President ai the University ai *New Brunswick. The appointment ai Col. Gregg ta the cab- inet poses Uic question ai whether the Progres- uive Canservative party should naine a candi- date ta oppose a former member ai the party. Many recalUic assertion ai the late Hon. P. J. A. Cardin, former cabinet associate ai Mr. King, that the goveriment neyer actcd unless iorced ta do sa by apposition pressure. Later, Hon. C. G. Power, former Liberal Minister, charged the government wlth "travelling the ditches oi ex- pediency andi improvisation" and calleti for a rcbirth ai parly vitality. The appointment of a Conservative ta the cabinet may bave been in- spired from these opinions. Then again the Prime Minister may have been iniiuenced by a large section ai public opinion that favaurs the Progressive Conserva. tive policy ai getting away iran legishation cal- cuiatcd ta appease the socialiste which bas been sa much apparent in Libenal bills in recent ses- sions. Il may be wise far Mr. Bracken simply ta congratulate the Prime Minister in bis choice of a Conservative candidate as a cabinet col- league, rather than to oppose bis election at this time. There are aiready twa winners ai the Victoria Cross who are- M.P.'s in the Brac- ken panty. Il would be a fine gesture ta per- mit another ta enter Uic Houa. unopposed, pan- ticuiarly in view ai bis past allegiance. GoodTiming? Opinions differ as ta the wisdom witb which the Governmenî bas timed the remaval ai pnice contai.A recnt lhu olsowdamjr Vstabllshed 1854 Wlth which la Incorj>orated lTh. Bowman'vUiiiNews, l'h. NeweaUlb IndeMenet, and l'h.Orone Newm 93 Tests Continuai. Service t.lTh. Town of Dowmanvilfe and Durham County. Authorizeelas Second CIaMail, Pogt Office Department, Ottawa. AN IlEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Audit Bureau of Circulation»u We.kly New»Pape- SUESCRIPTON RATES a 50 a Test mtr ln uadvauce. 31.00 a year ln the United States GO. W. JAMES. Editor cause ai poverty. We challenge ils justice and ils righltat- exist an continue. We trace dlrectiy ta it the ruin, the .ýidespread misery andi the destitution, ai the mass ai the people." "As for land awnership-well, Il is bard]y necessary nowadays ta be a socialislta sec that meut Liberals andi many anthodox polilicians ad- mit, that there is, andi that there can be, no moral or just tille whatever la the privat. own- ership of land." "I want you ta be very clear about this andi not bo attempt ta shirk the full consequence ai Uic socialiat proposai. Do not, for example, let us deceive oui-selves int thinking that we can gel around this accusation about confiscation andi robbery by taiking about sanie fan aif com- pensation ta Uic persoa wham we propose ta expropriate. If Uic nation gave themn compon- mtiln, ln thc senae ai giving then Uic equiva- lent af what il is praposedti t take froni thern, we shoulti fail in aur purpose.-Yonklon Enter- prise.. oat.hat of br.sd. The price oroase. which bas resulted waz luevitable. Bakers art au much entitleci ta b. repaid for the. heavy increaie in costa ai labour sud materla as anyone cise, and thc rysten by which thc Gavernment bas permltted millers to buy wheat at balf the price which Uic farmer received, a subsidy ai sevenal millions of dollars a year, couid scancely be maintained any langer. Dental Combine Exposed, Public Prosecution Demanded Practising dentista and the public bave been raokcd for a long time by a combination ai firme apcrating as a cartel ta lix pnices and &but out campetition, thus enhancing profits for themseives. This stale ai affaira bas been bnaught ta ligbt in tbe repart ai F. A. McGregor, Combines Investigation Commissianer, a copy of which came ta the desk ai the editon last week. The Cammissionen bas produced evi- dence thlit 14 membens ai the Canadian Dental Trade Association have aperated against pub- lic intenest for several yeans In the mannerýebove described. Local denti&ts wben interviewed bave stated that Uiey were aware tbey wcre bcing beld up b ut were poweriess ta do anything about it s ave ta register protests ta the government in be- bh aio their patients. They are pleased that * the investigation bas praved their contention r and that the government proposes public pros- ecutian ai the ofienders at the earliest date possible. It bas been a particulariy itisidiaus > position ta have ta pass along excessive costs in dental cane for chiidren. 1Now thal price contrais are being removcd t iran a wide range of manufaclured goods there is a particular warning for Canadian business in the McGregor repart. Any ion aif monapoly mnust be stamped out at any cost in these limes when sa many are on the lookout for cracks in the araio free enlerpnise. The whoie basis for survival ai nesponsible business is ta sce ta il that the public interest is served ta the full- est extent possible and legilimate profits will natunaily ioilow. It is fotunate thal the dental combine bas been exposed at this particulan time. It is hoped it wiil be legaily smashed at the eaniesl possible moment. Western Farm Revoit Upsets Former Grain Policy As fan back as the Partage la Prairie by- election whicb was won by the Progressive Con- servatives it was seen thal ianm opinion was not by any means unanimous in favour ai the British wheat agreements and the in-and-out policies afiecling feed grains. Since that tume there bave been sa many changes thal il bas been hazardous ta off er any adrvice ta eastcrn farmers wbo are sa gneatly dependent aon west- ern feeti grain. Two things ai importance bave recently entered the picture as relaled ta west- ern production and the supply ai ieed grain ta the casIern farmen. Wbiie the Minister ai Agriculture is aven- seas in the avowed purpose ai trying ta gel the pnice ai wheat upped ta $2.00 per bushel, the vice president ai the Canadian Federation ai Agriculture, wbo is bead ai the Manitoba Wbcat Pool, bas advised western gnowers ta hold back deliveries ai bariey -andi oats in the expeclation that the gavernmenl will lift the ceilings on coarse grains when lhey expire Oct. 31. The whoie thing seenis ta be another reversai ai advice since the former policy was pressed. Il la dlean Ibat there is a revoit among western farmers. Just recenlly the govennment made a lasi minute decision ta continue the subsidies on teed grain andi the Dominion Deputy Ministen ai Agriculture urged easlern fanmers ta step up hog production by virtue ai this decision. Wbat can be expecteti now that lifting ai ceil- ings is advocated andi ieed grain is beingbelti back, is somelhing for the casIern fanmer ta figure out for bîmseif. Aside fron al Ibis the strike in the meat packing plants complicates the situation. We passeti on the ativice ai the Dep- uty Minister a week or sa ago. Now we can anly state the facis ai the moment while we awail furiher official advice froni Ottawa. It REVISED PRICES At thc sanie lime, Minister af Agriculture J. G. Gardiner, also in London la receive bis investiture as a member ai the Privy Council. slateti that il was hopedti t revise the pnice ai wheat ta the British consumer, upwand toata least $2.00 per bushel. This is a resuit ai the revoit ai Western Fanmers againsl thé British Agreements. And at the same lime, western farmers re- fuse delivery ai feeti grain unlil a much higber price is received. ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT There is much mare ta be tld about these questions in subsequent articles in this series. The whale trenti ai events shouid leadti t he conviction thal Ibis is indeed a Tume for Decisian and thal public opinion shoulti be conditionedti t neet the issue aI thecocming election. We need much more than the vague warning ai the Minister ai Finance. The oniy possible alternative governmenl is the present officiai opposition led by Hon. John Bracken. Advertising is the Main Support of Free Compelilion No. 6 and last ai a Series (Fron Marketing) AlmosI evcnylhing worth while bas came through coni- petitive effort. Personal in- centive and competition ta- gether iorm the masi power- ful ai ail farces wonking fan material pragness. The urge ta compele is one ai the maosl natunal ai buman traits. Peo- pie want ta get ahcad simp- Iy because they are made that way ant t depnive thern Df competitive opportunity is ta slultiiy one ai their mast charactcnislic funclions. Records made an the athiet- ic fielti-al the bridge table -in every sphene where bu- man bclngs, contend for su- premacy-ane ahl higher be- cause ai competition. Comi- petition sharpens the skill ai the crafîsman, naises the 1ev- el ai praiessional attainnients, anti inspires the achievements ai industry. Competition is the natunai way ai lufe, the way ai buman pragness. In modern business, com- petition cames ta a heati in the seiiing ai merchandise. Théefeforts ta make better producîs and to seil theni more cheapiy have their f in- ai expression in advertising which is. the symbol ai com- pétition in business. In Ihousantis ai instances, advertising bas 'been the dir- ect cause oi improveti pro- ducîs. A manufacturer who bas been adventising consis- tenthy wants ta say saîehing new about bis produci. He May finti this possible by dis- covering new uses ion il, or by putting it up in a package, or designing a new package ai greaten ulility or service than the aid one. More like- ly, he iinds that if he is la say somelhing new he must m- prove the product. He calîs on bis designers, on chemists, on dielians, on what have you. He employs the iabonatony and spends considerable mon- ey in a'delenmineti effort la deveiop something better, so that mare cansumers will buy. His competitors do like- wise. Thus-by way ai ex- amnple-sait sap becomes bar soap, bar soap becames cake soap, habndry soap be- camnes flakes andi fhakes be- came soap powders, anti f in- a]ly soapless detergents are produced. Advertising atim- ulates competition anti corn- petition stimulates advcnîis- ing--in a beneficent cincle. If advcrlising wene outlaw- cd, ane ai the greatest incen- tives la improvement wauld be removed. Compet i t i o n would ]anguish and funther pragress wouid be helti up indeiiniîely. In France, the Gavernment has a manopoly on tQbacco anti cigarettes andi both leave much ta be désir- cd. In Ibis country, campeti- tion is ual yhat dan be calieti rampant or uncontrolled, but il exists in sufficient mneas- unle t eonaure that qualit Ji mainlaincti antivariety is ai- iered. Compelition is a bard lask- master anti ils total cast is large. Vet il is warth many limes ils cosi. Free campeli- lion gives virility ta the bus- incss system anti offsets ils own inevilable wasle mare than enaugh by increasing na- tional production. By su- EVERYBODE"S B3USINESS Offhand you might say that there is no cannectian be- tween having a hobby andi being successful in your work. But ail of us nced the. ne- iaxing cffect of a hobby to counter-balance the.,strain of hard work. "Fun is a tankc," says Dr. G. S. Stevenson, eminent mental hygiene authonity. "Ir nefreshes us whcn we are tired or borcd with our rou- tine tasks - gives us new stnength and enthusiasm for the business of living." If you have no particular hobby, such as fishing, gar- dening or photography, you will be well advised to chos. anc. Or if you indulge in a hobby oniy rarely, you ought ta devote time ta it mare regulaniy. As a result, you'Il b. hap- pier and probably healthier. And ypu'I1 sureiy do a better job! P.S. An acquaintance of mine nmade wooden traya as a hobby. They were so band- some that many of his friends wantcd ta buy themn and seani he had a ftourishing fuil-time business. Such cases are not uncommon. 'You'l enjoy lfe e-ven more 'with the peace of minci that life insurance bri g.Ir bas provideci for the fuure se- cunity of millions of Cana. dians unce 1847. -TIME- FOR DECISION:: j ARTICLE 3Z Now it is the dollar crisis! And the meat crisis and the wheat and feed grain erisis! Turning from ail too brifciocnsid- eration of the Dominion-Provincial cantroveray in which It was shawn how disunity was bcing fostcred thraugh the bargaining deals thrust on the provinces by Ottawa, the Canadian public becomes flrther bewildered by officiai ineptitude in many direc- tions. CONFUSED POLICIES In many weeks past this column has gone aver the ground cluttercd up with the British Wheat Agreements, the Jack of immigration pahicy, the controis imposed upon Canadian far- mers, the government's retreat on social security, public works and old age pension measures, the forced tax agreements, the falling off af farm production and so forth, ail with, a view af flxlng public attention on main issues affecting the future. ECONOMY WEAKENED Events have been moving se fast in recent weeks as ta lead ta public confusion and to point very much more precisely ta the fact that there bas been equal confusion in the Ottawa Cabinet to formulate adequate policies ini any direction in the national interest. The resuit bas been te plunge the entire econ- amy of the country into a complex situation from which it can be rcscued only by much more vigorous measures than have been taken in the past and that are being taken at the moment. WESTERN REVOLT What is the position at the moment? We have at once the international dollar crisis and an agrarian revoit among the farmers of Western Canada coupled with a nation-ýkride strike in the meat packing industry. How seriaus these thing s are for Canadian farmers and the people generaily may be summed up In the wonds of Hon. D. C. Abbott, Minister ai Finance, on the eve ai his departure for London. GRAVE WARNING Mr. Abbott, making a belated move ta try ta do sanie- thing in the crisis, said that if the trade and tariff negotiations at Geneva failed, then "Canada may be faced at once with the necessity ai making radical and revoiutionary changes in the entire economic structure ai the country." The meaning back ai these words was not made clear by the Miniiter and are far from being comprehended by the average citizen ai Canada at this tume. COURTICE Mn. andl Mrs. Sim Penfound have neturned frorn Iheir wed- ding trip andi visiteti their par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilkins and famiiy, Windsor. visited relatives. Mn. anti Mrs. Earl Shipman were visilors in Toronto. Mn. and Mrs. Ganf Trevail, Maxweih's, with Gardon and Mrs. Trevail. *Douglas anti Mrs. Oke acconi- panieti Gardon and Mrs. Wilbun, Hampton, on a trip ta Niagara. Mr. anti Mrs. Gannet Tu'bb, wcre among the guesîs aI the Beaton-Loveli wedding 'whiçh took place in St. Andrew's church, Oshawa, Mrs. Tubb and Miss Wihma Down, were aiso guests ai the showen given by Mrs. Lovehi andti he trousseau lea given by Mrs. Beaton. Mn. and Mrs. Luther Banrabai visiteti Milton anti Mrs. Samis aI Eniield. Mn. anti Mrs. Jack Wiggins were in attendance at the wedding ai the lalten's nephew, which took place in Bowmanvilie. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Pîckehi anti reagcompetition and. ad- ;,tiin, a few weak bus- ineuses mght be saved temp- orarily, but the general public wouid have to pay for it eventualiy in higher prices or poorer goods, or both. Sellng and advertising rep- reent only one aspect of com- petitian but this is a most im- portant aspect, for it is through seliing anid advertis- ing that other campetitive ef- forts are made effectuai. Ad- vertising especialiy is indis- pensable in bringing the benefits aof ree competition to ail cofisumers. Engllsh Letter Says Not- Too Badly Off Mrs. Thomas Hayman, King St., received a very interesting letter from a niece in Engiand, which strikes a note of optimism of a high order which is quite in keep- ing with the generai trend of the British people in their austerity program. Parts of the letter fol- iow: "Our garden is grand this year, with the fruit ripening now and we have had pienty of lettuce, beans, peas and tomatoes. The country itself is in a poor state (by ail accounts in the papers) but so far stili maintains aur ra- tions. It is difficuit to have com- pany and would seem strange to you to have people bring "bits" for tea-say a tin of meat, bottie of milk, smail piece of margarine, etc., as it is difficuit to cut up our rations for company. Stili, we get along and only hope we shall flot get further reduct:ons. This winter wiil be a bad time, espec- ially for aider folk. The pensions have risen for the people 6s and over (26s a week) and the fa- mily allowance is 5s.per week for every chiid (after the first one). We weicomed a Canadian vis- itar at aur Women's Institute, Wednesday. She was a Miss Stock from Toronto and is head of the Juvenile Library (Beach Section). I mentioned' I had relatives in Bowmanviiie and she said Bow- manville was a ý.ery deiightfui town ta live in. Tell friends we are flot too bad- ly off in Engiand." Chairman, C. Carier, Si., Commilise office phone 855 .................................................-- * a.... Noreen, Ajax, wth Prank end social tUnie was enjoyed. Mrs. Worden. Keep ln mmnd the continuatioa Gordon Pickell bas returned to, of the community sale, for funda Detroit aiter a pleasant holiday for the new church, which wiU with relatives. b none o.Aypro Mrs. Hecgiy Oke la some b anuncwso. napro improved ffmornhr illnes wi having anything ta donate picase necessitated e being lni Oshawa get in toucli with any of the coin- bospita'. for a few days. mittee. Gardon Osborne has taî-"n n It is with feelings of sadneus position on thc Hamiltontch'" that we w ' e oai e passing of staff. Mrs. Osbarne ar-1 L: .-Mrs. Moor# who was a visitor will jain hum about October 1. with her cousins, Mrs. A. J. Gay Evening auxlliany met at the and Mrs. Horace Hancock a few home af Mrs. Carman Choate wceks ago. Comning fram in nid- with an attendance af 18. Preui- pcg to visit friend.s and relatives dent, Mrs. Saundens, opened the inl Bownianville, she feU, break- meeting. DevotionaI was in în e r n loijring he charge of Mrs. Harry Gay on hea causing -concussion. 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