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PAGE TWO _______________________________________________ **ÂbÂA&* .o.o THE CANADIAN STATESMAI'T. BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO Y~TTTP~flAV TAMT1A~V ~e lai. Established 1854 with which is incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News 93 Years' Continuous Service ta the Town of Bowmanville and Durham County Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER ,Mernber Audit Bureau Iof Circulations ~ I Canadian %Veeky spaper E JBSCRIPTION RATES S2.50 a Year, strictly in advance S3.00 a year in the United States GEO. W. JAMES, Editor Community Council Deserves Continued Support -,c irst annual report ai the Bowmanville Community Council appeared in last week's issue of The Stotesman. It was presented to the Town Ccuncil at its first session of the year with the requcst for municipal support to continue and even exo and the programme for 1948. Action was doferred ini order to gel the entire picture clear as la the fnot cost to be borne by the tax- payers before the decision is made ta continue or discard the proposition. The Statesmon supported the idea when it wos first proposcd and bas continued ils sup- port by cpving much publicity ta its activities. Hayving foliowed the work accomplished during the past vear we believe it has done much ta in- saire healthfui pursuits among the youth ai the communily and hcs provided gaod recreation for aider qroups. These intangibles which mean better citizeriship for outweiqh the financial out- loy of the post year. It is hoped that the Town Council wili find in favor af continuing public backing for the Communitv Council Ibis year on a level com- rnensurate with the successful operalian ai its activities. But the decision must be mode aI an early date since the fiscal year ends Feb- ruarv Ist, and il is believed that the Commun- ity Council has no means of borrowing for in- terim expenses. If il is necessary ta cail a spe- ciai session ai Council il shouid lie done in time. Labor Leader Attempts to Slur The Medical Profession There seems ta be no limit ta what some people will go ta attract attention by mnaking exaggeraled statements or even ta circulate daownrighl lies. A qood exampie ai this despic- able practice appeared in The Toronto Star last week when a weil knawn leader ai the Trades and Labor Congress'in biasting the medical pro- fession was reported ta have said: "They refuse ta subardinate their proies- sional interesîs ta the weliare ai the people. The inedical associations, like the big interests, are out for profit." In the first place we were surprised ta find The Star giving prominence ta piaying up such ai questionable statement ai class hatred against one ai the mast respected and honored proies- sions which lias given sa much free and un- seliish service for the weliare and bdtterment of bumanity. In the second place we f elI that a labor leader, ai ail individuals, who lias been de- monding 48 and 44 haurs pay for 40 hours work, shouid be about the lasI persan ta put the be- iaved and self-sacriiicing f amily dactor in the smre categary as hirnself by inierring that the doctor's chief motive is "out for profits." We feel that iair-minded members ai labor unions and other citizens, who in many cases look upon their doctor as a part ai their famiiy, will resent such uniaunded and maliciaus state- ments by a labor leader about the medical pro- fession. It is more likeiy their attitude toward the medicai prafession is in agreement with the well- The Old Faith in The New World The now worlrM is taking shape, an ugly shape. Charitably, patienily, justiy, île demo- cracies lave striven ta f ulfil the trust ai Ibose who threw tle tord tao us. Nover in liistory bave free peoples mode a nobler effort laoen- shrine tle sacrifices oi their falien in permanent peace. In unoniity and in deep conviction, good Canadians ai ail democratîc parties bave wark- ed witl îhe free notions la build a world in which peace and progress wauld bless mankind. Everv mea'is wiihin 11dmr power lias been cm- ployed in keerîing fouIt wilh Ilose wlio gave humanity another chance. Thc cause is not loat. Chorily, patience and just;ce nover are vanquisled. Some day 11ev wiil redcem hurnanily. Despite lyranny. qreed. hale and cruoliy, île virlues whidli love raiscd mon cave tle aniinals will triumph over tbose wlo believe îlot men are oniy animais. The new world îs anc in wlidli men and women and children ai good-wili musI braveiy live Ithe fouiîothabrings truc lappinema laoail v -"o serve mankind; tlie failli lIaI was raised to - ". -i ecvcethe darkest world.-The Scene izrn Shingwaruk Faim-. Two Great Records Shared By King and Bracken There liai been mucli talk af the great record set up by Prime Minister King wlia las eclipsed the tenure in office ai ail former Prime Ministers ai Canada and wlo, if lie continues in office un-- tl lune, 1948, wiil have broken ail previaus re- cords in the British Empire. Having announced a n more thon ane occasion that lie will not lead lis party in thie nexl general elecilon, il is lie- lieved Mr. King aims ta surpass the record ai Sir Robert Walpole sel up in tlie l8th century. Canadians in generai hope ta sec Mr. King establisli an ail-lime Empire record. But while attention lias been drawn ta the home-stretcli effort ai Mr. King, few have paid mucli attention ta the record ai Hon. John Brack- en, leader aifIthe off icial opposition in thie House ai Commons, in lis capacity ai national chief- tain ai tle Progressive Conservative Party. Il was nol until Nov. 17, 1947, îlot Mr. King cauglit up witli tle Bracken record in lengîl ai service aI thie lead ai a sovereign government in Can- ado. 1racken tok office as Premier af Mon- itoba, August 8, 1922 and resigned Jan. 14, 1943, or just a few manîlis short ai 21 years. Had lic nol resigned lie would stli lead Mr. King by sarne five yeors. Hawevcr in points ai comparisan betwcen these twa great records Bracken slill has tlie edge an Mr. King in lwo particulars. Bracken lias nover been deieated since lie cntered public lii e almast 26 years ago, cillier personaliy or as île head ai gavernmenl. Mr. King lias suff ered da-feot an several occasions. Brackcn bolds the record as the only head ai o governmcnt wilhin île Empire la survive île greal depression os weii as tle longest continuous record in modemn limes in thal position and lielias nover sauglil the job, tle job lias always souglil hlm. In presonting Ilese sideliglits before the nexl electian is called in whidh the parties pre- sently under these twa leaders wiii conend for power, wiili no allier party having a chance, the questions ai experience, stability, continuily and confidence. beave quile a morgin in favor ai Bracken. With Mr. King deiinitely commitled ta relire, tle Bracken record should commend ilseli totae îleeclorate. Piloling a governent suc- cessfuiiy Iliraugli the depression and holding tle confidence ai the people for so long is something not lighlly.to be disregarded in Ihese limes. Federation of Agriculture -To Continue Aggressive Policies At île annuai convention ai île Ontario Federation ai Agriculture held in Toronto the second week ai lanuary, many resolutions werè endorsed whidb expressed tlie intention ai argon- ized formers ta continue aggresmive policies in appraaching bath Dominion and Provincial gov- ernments in the inlerests ai a square deal for ali branches ai Canadian agriculture. Highlights ai the convention were the address ai H. H. H-an- nom. Dominion President and a general state- ment ai Federalion poiicy which 15 on ciglil- point programme headed wilh the firrn Intention ai roi ecling alliance witl any politicol party. Mr. Honnarn won applause by slaling that in 12 short years tle Federalion lias nat only won recognition as the voice ai agriculture in approachinq the Dominion Cabinet but lias also laken a leading part In organizing the Inter- national Federation ai Agriculurai Producers and o fuli-time Canadiari Director is represented on ils Board. Mare Ilion thal, the Federation lias nine representatives on île AgricuItural Prices Support Board. Most aifIthe recammen- dotions ai tle Fédération have been accepted by Ottawa. The handboak ai general poiicy adopled aI the convention urges: 1, Independence of any polilicai porly. 2, Farma people la take an active inlerest in public aff airs. 3, Continue a strong stalement ai policy. 4, Invite cli farm graups ta debate and deveIop sudh policy. 5, Conduci an educalional campoign la arouse al farm people. 6, Underiake publicity canstantiy ta iniorm thie Canodian public an tle problerns ai agriculture. 7, Urge al goverfimenîs and M.P.'s ta favorable action on Federation policies. 8, Appoint a working cammillec la take charge ai and conduct Ibis campaign. This history aifIthe pragress ai tle Fédéra- lion and îhe objectives siated in île résolution sliouid carry greal weighI witli île enlire farm- ing community. But no programme con become fuiiy eff ective wiiloub the financial backing and individual support ai every faim aperator. There is onIy anc way la achieve tle resulta desired and îlot is la take mernbership in Fédération locais and contribule tle smali amounts asked. Nan-members bonefit equaiiy from funds pro- vided by members and failure ta cantribute means, basicaiiy, accepting dliority from alliera. Thc Salesmon lias backed thie Fedération con- sisîently and wiii continue ta do so if il romains campieieiy non-political. Canadian Liquor Bill Ignores High Living Costs Off icial figures bave iately been reîeasea slowing bbc 1947 liquor bill in Canada ta lie alm6st 83!,à millions ai dollars in excess ai 1946. The ttal bill for 1947 was $370,945,005. The higl in per capilo consumption i clila Britisli Columbia ai $38.63, lbe iow was registered in Québec where purcliase lias always been mare readily occorded and the 1947 per capita was $24.31. In Prince Edward Island, the only province liaving prohibition, aie is granîed on medical cerlificoles and tle bill was $1,188,855 or about hall ithe per capita ai Québec. Figures for Ontario were, liquor, $64,116,000; retail store beer, $66,879,000; store wine $4,780,- 000 for an approxiniate totlai $135i776,00i 1947, compared with $10 2,885,847 in 1946. In socialist Saskatcliewan wiîli île goverm- ment in tle business rcqularly adverîising for tle prompt reIurn af empty baIlles, île bill jump- cd from $13,623,000 in 1946 ta $20,602,000 in 1947. Meanlinie public ciarnor qaca on againat tle increase in tle price ai milk whuie no cam- plaint is leard about tlie high casî ai liquor. Il is aima claimed that Baby Bonus money goes mbt tle purdhase ai beer and milk consuniption la on tle decrease. We're a iunny people. TIME FOR DECISION NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 15 Former articles ini this coluxnn have pretty weli exploied the post-war course aiflice Liberai governmcnt which lias result.d in anc af the manl peculiar anomalies in th. hustory cf Canada. Wilh markets everywhcre crying for goods ai ail kinds and do- meslic empioyment ut an ail-lime high, people in aimost ail waiks ai hife have neyer bekre been sa anqered and perplexed as tliey are today. POINTED CRITICISMS Delay and uncerlainty i orxnuialing poiis and failur. la take tle people mbilt s confidence lias brouglit mucli censure upon the gaverninent and none lias been more polnt.d thon Ilie criticismns ai five former Minstera wlio reslgned portfolios under Prime Mînister King as weii as allier party taiwartu *ievaled te the Senate and Ilium reieased fom Ilie crack of the Party whlp ini the House. IREASONED COMPLAINTS Mucli ai their comment liai already been quoted i tlis series. In deserting Mr. King Ilicir chlei compiaint liasbeen that lielias departed very coniderably from Liberai principles by adopting mtacl socialist palitical and economic doctrine in sliapinq policies. The resuit lian been thal apparent prosperity in now seen la be far short ai reaiity and the public generaly lias coe ta Ilim view. TIME FOR A CHANGE When stauncli aid-lin. Liberais decry the governmenl for placing Canadian formera in a saclalist strail-jacket Iliat hasnliam- slrung production and aiiowed prices ta rie unlil labor ins on tlie verge ai a general sîrike, and wlien induslry lias been placed under command of a peacelime czar, there in every reason ta b.- lieve Ihe present gavernmcnl lias about run il. course and il in lime for a change. POLITICAL DEADWOOD CrilicîBm ai tle Mackenzie King gavernment by Liberal ex-Ministers simpiy means that tliey not only sharpiy disagre. wilh tle course taken but conlempiate tlie defeal aofIthe present regime. This connotes furîlier Iliat an interlude wili be weicomed ta hew ouItIthe deodwood and tliorouqlily reorganire the party. And there is pienty of deadwaod including Rt. Hon. Ian Mackenzie who deciared in the House lie was quile in accord wltli Socialism. A SINGLE ALTERNATIVE There is only anc alternative at th.e n«x eleclion and Ihat is ta choose the only regime coniorminq wilh Ilie wislies af these forîliriglil aid-lune Liberals and informed public opinion, thal is a national governrnent lieaded by Hon. John Brocken, leader ai the Progressive Conservalive Party. This opinion la com- pieely logical in the face of the undeniable evidence assembled ini Ihis series. LONG PUBLIC CAREER The long and succesîful public career ai this mon Bracken and bis forîliriglit public ulterances and declared policies on th. questions ai the day have earned him Ilie riglilta ob. accepted as the only public figure wlio will remlore ireedom le tlie Individual and incenlive ta produce in the criticai decade naw apening be- fore the people of thus country. Hia rernarkable *tory will begin in aur next article. Govrnmn-------ItpatCo th T. H. Orchard, Miamni, Man. writcs: Please find $2.50 for the Statesman for 1948. We have been taking the paper for a num- ber of years and wish ta continue. There are stili a few aid friends left in Durhamn county that wc like ta sec their names stili in týie paper. We have been away 57 years so flot many cf the aid folks are leit in tle aid home town that we know but the paper cornes to our home every Monday and is always weicorne. Los Angeles, 44, Cal. January 8, 1948 1010 W. 67 St. Dear Sir: I arn enclosing chock for $3.00 for The Canadian Statesman for one year. I was bmr in Bowrnanville 62 yoars ago. My father wam Wells Crawford; my uncle, Cap. Abner Crawford, who operated t h e steamships on Lake Ontario. Ma- pie Grave was wherc I went ta schooi. I arn very interested in any news of 50, 60 or even 70 years ago and would appreciate any back copies of the paper, with news of that time in. I met Har-- ry Pingle here who takes your paper and ho las been show!ng t1cm ta me f rom time ta lime. We expect ta visit Bowrnanvilie this summer. Yours vory sîncerely Clarence Crawford DURHAM COUNTY BOY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA WRITES TO OLD FRIEND In publishing letters from sub- seribers in "The Editor's Mail" column we have found they are otten the means af putting a sub- scriber in touch with another they have iost tmack o! or haven't Icard ai for a long time. Sudh was the case in tle recent letter we publisled frorn Col. Wm. Far- rell, forrneriy o! Tyrone, now of New Toronto. For it brougît a bitter ta Col. F'arrell frorn a Dur- harn County Boy wha bas been living in British Columbia for 40 years in the persan o! Rev. W. C. Frank. "Bill" Farrell and "Will" Frank were activeiy engaged in the militia days o! the 46th Dur- hamn Regiment at tle tumn o! the century. Belioving that many Statesman readers will be inter- ested in Mm. Frank's letter, Coi. Farrel l as sont ilta us for pub- lication. Buena Vista Ave., R.R. 2, White, Rock, B.C. Dear Friend and Brother: Was quite urpmimed to read your letter ta the editor o! The Canadian Statesman. Very sommy that your wife is mc situated phys- ically that she cannai walk araund. No doulit you folks wiii be sur- 5 piscd ta hear fmom me. I came c ta B. C. in 1908 ta work in thes intemosts af the then Methodiat Chumch-now the United Church af Canada. Served first in Agas- siz in the Fraser Valley, where we built a new dhurcI. Frarn I there ta Burnaby, adjoining Newa Westminster. Then norih, about r 200 miles easi of Prince Rupert, t on the thon MacKenziè and Mann ailway, which was just finimhed and later sold ta the Canadiaa *We were stationed at Smithers, a Divisional point, and I lad. charge of that district with six new churches. Frorn there a thousand mile move ta Merritt in the Nicola valley, then Keremeos in the Okanagan, thon ta Victoria and Saanich on Vancouver Island. Frorn there ta White Rock and Crescent in the Fraser Valley, wlth ton years pastarate. Mmm. Frank passed away in '37, and 1 retimed frorn the charge of this field, but 1 did not move away frarn hee~e. Then in '38, 1 was elected as a member ai the Surrey Municipal Council, and served un- till '45, when I resigned owing ta ill health. We have lad twa big wars ince you and I were Comp- any commanders and organizers in the aid 46th. I do a bit cf pottering around with fruit trocs and saone becs 10 heip pollenize the blossoins, and make a bit o! boney ta help sweet- on smornfa us a bit. I have a lit- tic twa-roorn cottage wlth sort of home prîviieges with a druggist, W. L. Calderbank, and bis gaod, wife. They are very kind and splendid people. We do a bit of lawn bowling ta keep frorn get- ting stiiiened up with creaking joints. We have a club with about 60 rnembers, maie and female. NdW must close. Would like to run in and shako hands for a bit visit. Now I do hope dear friends that 1948 wiIi be your best year with Happifiesi and Good Cheer, and may the Good Father ai us aIl sustain yau. Yours truly, W. C. Frank Deputy Postmaster Generai Ottawa, Jan. 14, 1948 Dear Sir, Reports whicl I have received from Postmastems in ail parts ai the country show that co-opera- tion in mailing early at Christmnas was more marked than ever tbis year and I would like, on behaîf o! the Canadian Postai Service, ta express ta you and the public generally aur very warm appre- ciatian ai the assistance so gener- ously accordcd 10 us. Once again the volume o! Chris- tmas mail, parcels and letters, reached new high ievels in most offices. Because the great major- ity o! patrons, however, co-oper- ated with the Post Office in mail- lng on or before Dec. 19, whicb had been publicized as the closing date, peak dates in Most offices occurrcd on Dec. 18, 19 and 20. This enabied aur greatiy aug- imentcd staffa ta corne ta grips with tIe trernendous volume o! Christrnas mail in ample lime la assure deiivery before Christmas Day. In fact, aill ur reports in- dîcate that on the day before Christnm ai l deliveries were back ta alrnost normal, I want particularly at this time ta make grateful acknowledgrnent of the assistance extended ta us by the newspapers in attaining this very gratifying mesuit. In ali parts ai the country, the news- papers gave very generous dis- play ta aur announcernents and ta speciai articles on variaus phases of Post Office wark, snd I arn sure thaV this publicity piayed no smail part in maklng the public conscious ai the need te mail ear- ly- Please accept i-y wammest, thanks for the heip given ta us and ta the public in assurîng ex- peditiaus handllng oi the Chris- Yours uincerely, W. J. Turnbuil Deputy Postinaster General lIWho Owus Canada? W. AUl Owu Canada (Article Ne. 4) Answering the question. "Who Owns Canada?" a nated Cana- dian ecanornist, Alice Willard Turner, M.A., P1i.D., pubiished her answer in a book "We Al Own Canada." This 4th article deais with incarnes of Canadians. Any charts and graphs mentioned cannot be inciuded for iack af praper plates. We quote: Natienal Incarne Payments "The Term, 'national incarne paymnents,' as used throughout this bookiet, means the aggregate of incarne payments ta ail individ- uais in Canada." "Exhaustive analyses have becni made by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics for every year since j 1919, showing how national in-!1 corne payments have been distrib- uted through wages and salaries ta employees, thraugh withdraw- ais cf farmers, doctors, lawryers, storekeepers and others working for themseives, thraugh bond in- tirait and stock divid e n d s, tlirough other investrnents income, including rents and rnartgages ta property owners, and through liv- ing ailowances, workmen's com- pensation and relief. Since the war, pay and aiiowances ta the armed foi-ces in Canada have been included,." "For the twenty-four years, 1919 ta 1942, these statistios show: (a) Empioyees averaged 2,163- 000 or about 62.0 per cent, 62.0 per cent of the total number of fuIl-tirne gainfuliy occupied wark- ers in Canada, and they received through wages and salaries 58.8 per cent af national incarne pay- ments. Pay and aiiowances ta the arrned forces in Canada are inciuded with this group for the war years. (b) Doctors, lawyers, store- keepers and others working for theinseives averaged 382,500, or about 11.0* per cent of the total nuMber of fuil-time gainfuiiy oc- cuPled workers in Canada and received about 11.3 per cent af na- tional incarne payment. (c) "No pay" workers averaged 297,200, or about 8.5 per cent of the total number af fuil-time gain- fuliy occu*pied workers in Canada. This gi-aup cansists mainly of farm hclp belonging ta a farrn proprietar's famiiy, af religiaus orders and af yaung people. Their living allowances, together with workn-en's compensation and re- lief payn-ents, camprised 3.2 per cent of national incarne payments. (d) Farm pi-oprietars averaged 647,300, or 18.5 per cent of the total nurnber ai fuli-time gain- fuily occupied workers in Can- ada, and their withdrawals com- [prised 12.4 per cent ai national in- corne payments. It shouid be flot- cd that this group includes persans. engaged in agricultural operationsI even on a very small scale, and that'many af thern would have other occupations as weii. Also, incarne af farmers is frequently supplemented through work in lumber camps during thec winter months and through road con- struction work. In any case, avail- able statistics of national incarne payrnents provide no accurate measurernent of farmers' incarnes and should be intcrpreted with caution.- (e) Aggregate incarne received under groupings (a) ta (d) ac- countcd for 85.7 per cent, or six- sevenths of national incorne pay- ments over the period, and for 89.0 per cent in 1942. (f) Investrnent incarne received by individuals throughout the en- tire population formed oniy 14.3 per cent of national incarne pay- ments, of which 5.9 per cent con- 1#AMP$ they siay briOher Johnny feels so -X4 r"- -"v.,, - -'w -w . 4, '4, -~ v ~ , ....................................................................... .. * ~ .-~ 5- Jolinny doesn't know why bc js able to carry se many of rIe hiny milk palis. "Aiurninurn" means nothing ta hurn now. It will, wlien lic grows up. For this modern metai is alrcady daing mudli te make fan wark casier. This liglit mecal chat woîf r rust is being used for ail kinds af farrn implernents and equipment to reduce labour and hast longer - for sud rthings as milk cans, gara$e doors, flashing, roofing, siding, ventilators. It i: a ' natural" for al morts af uses about the dâairy - me ligît, so cas)- ce clean and, as alurninuni paint, for inside and outside use, jr is equivalent ce putcing on a shicid cf wear and weather resing mecal. In the kitccen, tao, it saves cndless labour as cooking ucensils and bouse- keeping appliances. Yes, aluminum wil makc lifc on the farn a lot casier. Jobnny's parents have discovered its many oucscandizig advantages. Whore does Alunus. cornefrom? Ail basic raw moterials ore importedg bauxite from British Gujanc, Cryolite from Greenland, Fluorspa.- fram New.- foundlond. Canada moites use of her wat.rpower and manpower ta turn them miat Aluminum - use up ne nafural resourcesof her own. AUl thes. ingredients" ore brought togother art thse model City of Arvida, Canada, home of thé largest aluminum-pro.. ducing plant in lthe wos id. ki ~OMANY OF CANADA, LTD. phwum"pocr m Pe a#s.,efAlum.fewdlee «lndusfry MWd W mot 'e. MONTRIAI. 0QUESEC 0 TORONTO 0 VANCOUVIIE *aWINDSOR sisted of bond interest and dlvi- dends, and the remaining 8.4 per cent consists chîefly of net ren- tais from property, interest from savings deposits ,insurance con- tracts and mortgages, and pen- sions and annuitie.-. In 1942, to- tal investments amounted ta only 11.0 per cent of national incarne pay me n ts. Prosperous or Depressed Business Conditions Affect Everyone Everyane benefits (or suffers) from prosperous (or depressed> business conditions. This fact i, ilustrated in Charts IIland Ill, showing how the number and av- selfe-ari fempldwares(ahe seag e eanigof &nioees and than farmers) have varied for each year since 1919. Farm DTop-ý jetors are excluded for rz s cited in paragraph (d) 5, une THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO TMJRSDAY. JAMTARV 1)9 104* 5