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TEURSDAY, DEC. 23rd. 1948 B ush Indians of James Bay P ound in Deplorable HeaIth la Survey hy Dr. R. P. Vivian lei Fh Pl R( CI '~' r J'Y' Canadas "Bush Indians," as tution of preventive measVres Ienplified by those in the James for everyone. In addition, fromr ay area, are subsisting under the the economic standpoint, a groupi rlost primitive and deplorable of people in poor health tends to kealth and living conditions. be a liability rather than an asset This was emphasized in a re- ta the nation". )Ort produced by a group of Can- The investigating committee in- idian medîcal men, headed by Dr. cluded six physicians, a dentist, 1. Percy Vivian, professor and an X-ray technician, a photogra- ýhafrmnan of the Department of pher and three anthropologists. ïealth and Social Medicine at The report states that the homes eGili University and former of the James Bay Indians "are1 W.P.P. for Durham County. either patched Up tents or one- The survey, set up by the Nat- roomed log shaccs. Filth, refise ~nlCommittee on Community and exreta surround them. 1aith P:ogr ams on the recom- "There is usually a covered box ýWtion of the Special Joint where some of their food supplies, DO1,jttee of the Senate and l are stored. Of ten there is no f ur- HIOUKof Commons on Indian Af- niture whatsoevcr, not even a !a~,had the financial support table or chair. The habitations are the Departments of National usually without floors, the ground eealth and Welfare and Mines being covered by spruce boughs! and Resources. A grant in aid was on which they sleep. The tent or alsa made by the Canadian Life hut is frequently occupied by Insurance Officers Association, more than one family. 0f Concern to Ail Wide Variety of Disease The condition of these Bush In- "Cooking utensils are frequent- dians, the report states, -is of ly limited ta à frying pan, an iran concern not only to the Indian but pot and a lard pail used for a tea- to the white population, as any pot. Drinking water is dipped attemnpt ta eradicate tuberculosis from the ncarest stream. These n Canada must include the insti- Indians seldomn go in sw&imming" FILTER QUEEN4 Don't buy a Vacuum until yau have seen The World's Finest. FOR FREE DEMONSTRATION WRITE OR PHONE Your Authorized Representative WILLIAM S. COL VILLE - ALSO USED VACUUMS AVAILABLE - Phone Bowmanville 2393 160 King St. West WAR SURPLUS STORE - The Place ta Buy and Save - 24 Division St. Bawmanville Armny Pullover Sweaters ---------$3.25 Armny Khaki Trousers -------------$4.50 Air Force Trousers ----------------$4.50 Armny Wool Blankets _-------------$4.00 Red Indian Blankets (H.B.) ------- $6.95 White Sun Ray Blankets (H.B.) ---- $6.95 Real Value and Savings in Sport Shirts, reg. $6.50 ----------f or $3.50 See aur War Assets Truck Tarpaulins Khaki Battledress, Trousers and Tunies; New and Used Parkas, wool pile ined; Heavy Wool Plaid Shirts; Mackinaw Coats; Combination Underwear; Reconditioned Armny Boots; - Rubber Boots; Overshoes at Money Saving Prices. WHERE THERE'S COCAmCOLA, THERE'yS HOSPITAIITY- HAMBLYS CARBGNATED BEVERAGES OSHAWA - - PHONE 755 arrangements made ta purchase oranges for the children's Christ- mas concert. Mrs. Clarence Hock- ins read an invitation from Mary Street Home and School Associa- tion extending an invitation ta its next meeting on Jan. 3. Mrs. Lloyd Courtice announced next meeting o! Home and School Council would be held Jan. Il. A Christmas story entitled "Jeremy and the Star" was given by Mrs. Pickle and Mrs. Courtice told a story entitled "The Christmas Stocking." Gifts were exchanged and the meeting closed with "O Canada." Refreshments were served Iby Mrs. Harry Gay, Mrs. Garnet Joyne and Mrs. Thomas Gladman. The Bible is published ln 770 languages and dialects. Business Direclory_ Legal W. R. STRIKE, K.C. Barrîster - Solicitor - Notary Solicitor for Bank o! Montreal Money ta Ican - Phone 791- Bowmanville, Ontario LAWRENCE C. MASON, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public King Street W., Bowmanville Phone: Office 688 - Residence 553 W. F. WARD, B.A. Barrister - Solicitor - Notary 9½, King Street E. Bowmanvi]le Ontario Phone: Office 825 House 409 MISS APHA 1. HODGINS Barrister, Solicitor. Notary Public Successor ta M. G. V. Gould Temperance St. - Bowmanville Phone 351 Dental DRS. DEVITT & RUDELL Graduates of Royal Dental Coliege, and Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto. Office: Jury Jubilee Bldg. King Street, Bowmanville Office Hours: 9 arn. ta 6 p.m. daily. 9 a.m. ta 12 noon Wednesday. Closed Sunday. Office Phone 790 Resider.ce. Dr. J. C. Devitt 325 Dr. W. M. Rudeli 2827 DR. E. W. SIS SON, L.D.S., D.D.S. Office in his home 100 Liberty St., N., Bowmanville Office Hours: 9 a.m. ta 6 p.m. daily 9 a.m. ta 12 noon, Wednesday Closed Sunday Phone 604 - 23-50 Opfomefry JOHN T. McCREERY Optometrist 22 Division St., Bowmanville Office Hours: Monday - 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday 2-8 p.m. P hones: Bowmanville 2024, Port Hope 248, Conditions are worst at the posts, '.where most outbreaks of dis- eaoccu.r," than during the In the Ed.itor's Mail trapping season when the Indiansj foUlow their traplines. A wide variety o! diseases was found, coupled with general poor health, Fenelon Falls,: Ont. , bad teeth and tuberculosis. IDec. 16, 1948. The recommendations of the My Dear Mr. James:- committee cali for improved med- ione can hardly believe it, but its true just the same, that a year has passed and gone since I wrote yau last, and much has happened. Amn sorry that I did flot get this letter of ta yau at the earlier part of this month, but to be hon- est have been on the sick list, and have really stole out of bed to write this letter ta you and for- w~ard cheque ta caver cost of Home Paper for 1949. Spent about three months in St. Petersburg this year, got away from a goad deal o! the cold wea- ther of last Winter, and feel if I keep getting colds as I have this few weeks, I might have ta make my way there again for this Win- ter. Its a wonderful country, and the folks down South are exceed- ingly kind and helpful. The sad part about it though, is, most of the people down there are aid or getting that way (of course I am forgetting that I too am getting that way.) The fact is that, the I ader we get the less able we seem Dr. R. P. Vivian ta be able to stand the cold Win- ica an detalserice, iproedters. Living is reasonable, and fooaddeupply as eiethand -with the exception of a few dol- frito eucaind.el n u lars one was able ta get the Winter triton eucaton.through with lilte extra cast. In connectian with the first the Its been a wanderful fali, hasn't repart states thar "the miserable it? As it feels today around these housing, sanitary and general parts, I am quite sure that cold health conditions under which weather is right araund the car- these people cxist make the pro- ner. We have so much ta be thank- visian of more adequate local fui for, that I feel of ail people, health and mcdical services the we ought ta be the last crnes ta most imperative need. grumble. I hope we shall neyer G reat Needs Noted live on Grumble Street. Its bad "Such local services should pro- for ourselves and every body else vide not only better nursing, den- for that matter. tai and medical care, but also re-. Bowmanville seems ta be mak- glana! hospital facilities." ing great strides one way or ana- In the matter of improved food ther, and 1 believe it is ail for the supply, every effort shouid be best. A lot o! aew biood seems to made ta increase the use of local- be in the Town. Going down ly aviflable foods, the report em- street at home this Summer, saw phasizes. Fortification o! the vita- very few faces I recognized, and min and mineral content o! food as I read the Home Paper se which Indians purchase was re- only a few names I knew in the comended. days of long ago. I confess it gave Educational efforts along nut- me some sad moments when I rition lines were also important. saw many faces, and yet knew "A resident nurse," the report very few o! them. Its the way of stated, "should undertake the the Old World. educational work o! such a pro- I trust that those 1 know, wili gramme. The Indian must be accept my best wishes for this taught in a simple an *d practical coming year 1949, and that God's way the elementary rules of san- graciaus hand shall be uponi us itation and health and the need for ail, leading and guiding us better preservation, preparation through the changing scenes of and choice o! food." life. May you Mr. James continue The study pointed.out that "the on with that wonderful paper of Indians o! the James Bay area are yours, and ta you and yours the typical o! the Canadian Bus Ia- bel of everything. God bless you. dians." Sincerely, _______________G. Hollande. 1948 WOOL CLIP Brigadier. The 1948 Canadian wool clip is expected ta be 8.4 million poundscoU TC which i a decline of 17 per cent CU TC from that o! 1947. Imports for_____ 1948 are expected ta increase by Courtice Home and School 13 per cent and exports ta decline Association held its Christmas by 12 per cent, leaving about 94 meeting recently. The meeting million pounds available for do- opened with the National Anthem mestic use, or an increase o! 10 played by Mrs. Glen Pickle. Items per cent compared with 1947. of, siesweedel t n Red Cross Makes Christmas Real Day of Happiness It is difficuit ta say wha is bus- iest these days aid Santa or the Red Cross worker, for they are both warking at top speed ta make Christmas a day o! happi- ness for those who mîght ather- wise be forgotten. AUl across Ontario, Hospital Visitors are aut shopping for the hospitalized veteran. Junior Red Cross members are busy making favours ta 'bc used at the parties that wili be held by ail Branches where Military Hospitals, Sani- toria or Convalescent Hames are located. The Christmas party for the Veteran has become one of the main items on the Christmas agenda. In Windsor, London. Hamilton, Ottawa and Brantford Branches, the Hospital Visitors and the Corps, have combined their efforts ta make it a gala season. Hospital wards are cheer- fully decorated, gifts gaily wrap- ped, bright balloons and pine trees have become the order o! the day. In Toronto Branch, which has in its area eight such hospi- tais, parties are being planaed complete with Santa Claus and turkey dinners, ta briag music and laughter inta the wards and into the hearts of veterans who are o!ten far from home. The Junior Red Cross have been busy Santa's helpers since way back in the summer. By October their gifts were packed and on their way ta the chiidren o! Eng- land. Now on the other side o! the Atlantic, Coi. R. W. Frost, Red Cross Overseas Commissioner is arrangiag the distribution a! these parcels tô the children o! Britain. At Windsor Branch, where a Curative xvorkshop is located, the chiidren are preparing for Christ- mas. Preparing for Christmas is a littie different for these littie people because everyone is a handicapped victim o! Cerebral Paisy, Poliomyelitis, Spina Bifida, etc.. and yet they are just as ex- cited as any kid at Christmas. They are making tiny gifts for their parents and planning ta put on a show for them. The red letter day a! the Christmas season is their annual trip ta Santaland. Santalaad is a local department store where they are taken by Red Cross warkers. Hcre in the midst a! this chiidren's paradise o! toys, At is hard ta beiieve they are crip- pies-for the iaughter that rings through toyiand - the excited E-houts and the impassible requests that made their way ta Santa are aIl just kids at Christmas. Thus it is in ail parts a! the pro- vince-Red Cross workers pack- ing, shopping, planning and deco- rating trees--doing the other tices. But there is a fourth way. If we invest money ta enlarge op- erations, ta break new paths, ta imprave old rnethods and pravide new machines then, maybe we can produce ten articles in the same time and at the same. cost that we formerly praduced nine. Then, casts spread over more goods can result in lower prices and higher wages. That is the ia- centive way, the way we in Cana- da buiît aur present standard o! living. Argentine electors are fined if they don't vote. 8' thousand and one little things that will mean a rnerry Christmas to many. Four Ways to Hait Rising Costs By Joseph Lister RutIedge The easy way ta expiain mount- ing costs is ta blame themn on ex- cessive profits. It is a persanally satisfactary way tao, because it appears ta put the blame on some- one else. Rarely do people stop ta think, or quite possibly they dan't kaow, that a! the $277,2 18,000 in- vestment incame-the resuit of some form o! profit-reported by individual taxpayers in 1946, ai- mast haîf, or $123,324,000, went ta people who had incarnes less than $5,000. More than a quarter ta those earning less than $3,000. We wouldn't dream aof taking the rents or annuities or bond in- terest from the smail income group o! which most o! us are a part. Even if we decided ta dis- tribute all the remainder it would mean for each o! us something iess than $8 a year. Haw much would that relieve the pressure af living costs even if such action did flot jeopardize the welfare o! aur country and aur jobs? There are ather profits, of course. They go ta baaks and in- surance companies and hospitals and a thousand other welfare op- erations. Here again the bulk a!, these profits are passed on ta us. We own most o! the savings ac- counts, most insurance policies. We use the bulk o! the welfare services. We couldn't divide such profits without destroying the benefits on w'hich we depend. Weii, if it isn't profits that are sending prices soaring, what is it? Isn't this the answer? There is three times as much money in circulation today as there was be- fore the war. There is a seven- i-ear shortage o! gaods-the goods we didn't make during the war and post-war years. With mare people ta buy and fewer gaads ta seli, prices are bound ta rise. There are at least four ways o! meetirg this problem. Russia handled it one way. She taok the peopies money and gave them back money worth a third as much. That toak care o! a lot o! buyers. Britain tried another way. She turned business and pro- fits ta the goverament ta aperate and use for the public benefit. But goveraing the worker's em- ployment, the kind o! gaads he shahl produce and the prices he shahl pay hasn't resulted in mare goods or lower prices or better work. There is a method o! learning flot ta want things. That is always effective but it ruas contrary ta ahi aur instincts and al aur prac- Custom Killiftg - Pickling And Smoking - Wholesale and Retail PROCLAMATION I hereby request ail citizens of the Town of Bowmanville ta observe Boxing Day Monday December 27th, 1948 as a holiday and to govern themselves accorclingly. SIDNEY LITTLE, Mayor. Town of Bowme[nville. GOD SAVE THE KING rie Othier Chirîstutar Chrîstmas-a time of candle-light flickering on happy faces, a time of carols and good cheer, of brightly-wrapped gifts and tinselled trees. And deep within us ail is stili another Christmas, the Christmas guiding our every day- a Christmas born for us of a tolerance and understanding that goes beyond words; born for us so that men may live in harmony, with purpose to their li'ves and benevolence in their hearts . ë This is the other Christmnas, the spiritual Christmas. THE H OU SEIOFS EAGRAM 'TE CANAflAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE. 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