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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, ~OWMANVILLE. ONTARIO TNTIRRDAV APRiT. ~ tese i wltb which la incorporarted ?h. Bow=anvlfl.News, The Newcastle Independest and The Orano News 94 Ysars' Continuous Service fo tbe Town of Bowmrjnville and Durham County Authoried an Second Clas Mail. Pott Office Department, Ottawa AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Audit Bureau ci Circulation Canadian W..kly Noepciperu L Association SUESCRIPTION RATES $2.50 a Year, strîctly in adirance $3.00 a Yomr in the United States Published hy THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Eowmanvills, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, Editor North Atlantic Pact New Bulwark of Freedomn Expected to be ratified thie week by Britain, the United States, Canada and most of the f ree European countriee outside the iron curtain, the North Atlantic Pact in the latent collective effort f0 try ta hait Russian iniperiaiismn and the ad- vance of communist-domlnated governnients. Balked by the veto employed by Ruselan dole. gates, the United Nations proved ta b. a futile forum and the Security Council an ineffective Instrument in bringing about reasoned eps.., ment and littie hope of lasting peaco. NoAr* the North Atlantic Pact fille the vacuum and brings the Muscovites right up against a steel curtain of resistance that may well mean the ultimate agreement so long eought. The pact was debated in the Canadien Houseecf Commons and won approval cf al parties save two Quebec isolationists whose opposition was ideological rather than actuel. Sa Canada now stands comrnitted ta this new front and must carry out all the provisions laid down in conjunction with ail the other ad- lieront.. The vote in the Houes showed the changed attitudes of sacialist members who iorrnerly held te the theory that "Canada'. de- fencelessness wae her best defence." With the dlecision taken, it can be said that national unity is closer ta fulfilment than et eny time In Canadian history. le only the beginning cf practical recistence te But the igning of the North Atlantic Pact et farce that euh trives te dorinate the world. Net oniy must the pact be upheid in every waybut a movement is elready shaping te establish a similar front in the Pacific. What Russia's ultimate reaction will be remains ta b. seen. It is hoped and expected that a new outbreak of war will be prevented and that a oecure peace wili ho negotiated. Meantirne, as ai srnaltown paper, ail we can do ie ta outline fer readers some cf the implications cf a new responsibility and to gravely warn that every Canadian rmust b. on the alert ta uphold and ustain this fresh effort ta guard and preservo freedom. New Charities Act Meets C.C.F. Filibuster W. hadn't planncd ta sey much about the Bll now before the Ontario Legisiature ta re- gulate private dispositions et property hodged with charity provieions te avoid paying succes- sien duties and inheritance taxes. W. pre- ferred te wait until the C.C.F. filibuster egainsu the bill had run its course and thon give our opinion on local public reaction. But we have bien pressured te tae sides by the action of the. Toronto Star tram whorn copies of Star edi- tonials condemning the meacure came te us with uneufficient postage ameunting te eigbt tînt. wbich we were prebabiy expected te pay. The Star apparently takes the legielatien cs aimed particulanly againet it as the custodien of the charity provision ot ite lat. President. lu la stated that if succession, duties had heen celected, the provincial treseury would have b.nofited by several million dollars. But the ]Bill as we cee it, applies te any business or corporation evoiding succession duties by net- ting up charities. Carried te any length, thie idea would beave tho govsrnment minus noedod irevenues running into many millions and render like husinesses under unteir competitien. Why the C.C.F. abjects ta the Bill is name- tbing ta ho pondsred. A simple wey te stae the case Io te point out that letting big corpor- ations shirk paying legitirnate taxes, means ciber. will bave ta pay more taxes. The hurden will be ehifted ta fermer., factory workere and al cuber classes who can't hire big lawyers ta bide deauli dutiese. Itie trengo te sethe C.C.F. taking sucb a strong stand against the Intorosts et abor and farmnera, and tlng sides witb big corporations. Claim the Juvenile Delinquent Prizes Publicity The proudest possession et a young boodlum who fonciez bimsesf as a budding gangster in a gSrp.book of nowspapsr clippingi rgrding bIsaexploite In crime. The friend wbo told us about this ceeefis that this young xhiitioni would quickly lace Interest in committing crimes if ho cauld net gain wido public attention through tbemn. is gotlafectiens ore net In the recultc of bic crimes but in the inflation cf hic ego by tho notice ,h. gets. Althougli it se smars dangîrous te con- ceai the extent cf crime thon it is te roveal t, lu in possible that juvenile crime would docine if newspapors omtitted te give the namnes and eadroso f the young braggarte wbo band toqothor te gain attention. It inse50 ucb easier te becomne noterious thon it ln te echieve fame, that: indolent yaung people wbo have nat ac- qur.d uatiefactory purpomes la life rmsert te crime as a means et gstttng muao the limeliglit. A comnplote iack cf nowepeper publicity migbt prove ta ho the best deterrent ta those whoe tendencv te show-off should have heen directed oa4i.r mue usotul mau 01et ainq distinction. Great Era of Prosperity Forecast by Imperial Qil Commencinq in this issue cf The Statesmcm one cf Canada'. greatest industries, Imperial Oil Limited, presente a seriez cf advertiscments which will tell cf the great era cf prasperity now under way as the result ef the discovcry cf great new cil resaurces in the Province cf Alberta. After the expenditure cf vest sums cf money to prove out the Leduc field, Imporiai Oul Lizited nat enly went right along ta develcp other pro- mieing arecs, but has laid eut miron groater in.- vestmcnt funds for plante and dietribution chan. neis. With aIl these outlaye. further public in- tarent wae aroused by thie greet exponient cf fris ontirprise, in its recent anneunicement cf a lowsr price te consumera. The &tory cf the deveoapnient cf Canada'. oil resourcee will b. told in these advertieements In a far mere drematlc end factuel way than we could proent in the wey cf news etories. Se wm invite aur reaers ta take particular pains te read and learn fromn this sere a new and in- epiring chapter cf Canadien history. Note the caption cf the firat edvertisement: "What je happening in Alberta i. good for overyoe." W. suggeet that teachors will find it profitable te clip thoso advertisements and diecuss them with pupils te enhance their practical educatien. This paper je happy ta b.e elected te carry these informative message. te cur large circle cf euh- oribors. Confederation Completed With Entry of Newfoundlctnd On Saturday, April 2, 1949. officiai cere- menies in Ottawa and in St. John's, Newfeund- land, completed the pre-destined f ull Confeder- ation cf the Dominion cf Canada. Within the hour, Canada acquircd some 350,000 new citi- zone as the fermer Dominion cf Newfoundiand became the 1th province cf Canada. The observances were the culmination cf a final piebiscite in which Newfoundianders chose te ronounce the stand taken 82 vears ago and merge into one grand, free alliance in North Arnerica undor the Union Jack. While there wae smre minerity displeasure evidenced in Newfeundland, there was universel rejoicing al acrose Canada when the guns boomed eut the comýletion cf the formai pact. Almoat coincident with thie historic occasion, came another epochal event, the ratification cf the North Atlantic Peet. Taken together, these ovente were probably notcd with more than peseing intorest by the peoples cf the world, includinq particulariy communiet Russie. There wpre corne political factors on the domestic level thet might be mentioncd in the new Can- adien edifice, but we shah net enlerge upon them eti the moment. We shall leave al that ta the clamer on the hustlngs. The main thing te dwell upon is the now strength that Canada new acquiries. Now we have been blessed in taking inte the farnily fold a wholc people steeped in the Britieh tradition and innured for centuries te the dignity cf honest teil. Net enly has Canada a new bastion of defence on hier eastern border but a fresh and vigerous elernent in bier national population. The peitical element wiii take crs cof itseif wbiie the economic sinews cf the now Confederation wiii be vastly enhanced. It ie e happy circumstance for the rural press ta bespeak upon bebaif of liscocmmunity e hearty welcome te Newfoundlandes as they becoe equale in citizensbip in a rnost tortuitous con- surrmmtion. As Churchill said" Now let us ge ferward together." Russell Osborne States Case Against Senseless Public Babying Canadicin Ciles Getting Too Big (John Adkins in The Scene> Canada's largest cities are toe big. Montreal and Taranto can- net provide facilities for the max- imum production of goods and services at a minimum of overal cost. There is a point of dim- inishing returns in the grewth cf cities as in ail other enterprises. Our largest cities have passed the point of efficiency and seme cf our secendary cities are nearing it. The time te stop, look and listen, is now. Instead cf laying plans fer sub- sidized heusing and transportation which will foster further unecen- omic growth, the cities, provinces, V - and the Dominion should be 0 adoptîng policies which will ar- h rest the growth cf eversize cities and stimulate the grewth of cern- munities which can provide bet- O ter living and working conditions for the mispiaced persons now existing in city slums. When the Dominion or a pro- vincial government taxes people in uflderdeveioped areas, te sub- sidize people in overgrown cities, iencourages harmfui expansion in the one and discourages heal- thy growth in the other. Subsidiz- ing housing and transportation /~~oniy aggravates bad conditions. It adds te the taxes and burdens of aIl other citizens and increases the overail cost of geods and ser- vices produced in elephantine communities. Russell Osborne, succeseful practical fermer who aperatos e pioneer femily tarin on the eut. ekirts cf Bowrnanville, was ancet the chief speak- ors in a debate erranged bore last week te con- eider whether centralized, higher education ehould supplent the rural cchool systcm cill in use as a legecy tram pionoor deys. Supporting the emaîl rural schoals, which bave produced the greateet figures in the histery of this country, Mn. Osborne peused ta interpolatsea sentence that captured the appieuse and reel sentiments of bis highy intelligent, tarin audience. A man who workc with bis banda, an individualisu whose frienda are legion, an executive who bac beld the bighest offices in rural scheel admin- istration, Mr. Osborne caid, in effect: "Ail this present doctrine cf sot t living, et pap-feeding the public witb bendouts and subsidies, in rohbing us of the incentive ta bonest, dignified, happy, bard work. That wec the pleneer spirit that laid the foundations cf this nation.", Hie argument wac that this sot t- .ning procens opened the deor ta subversive individuels and parties bont on securing national power as the gcverniment cf this great, young, dmmocratic nation. Mr. Osborne in a campera- tively young man, but what ho seid with such streng conviction, in precisely In lino with what this papen bac been declaring for the past 10 yeare or more. It in widely believed that Mr. Osborne je a Liberal cf the oid echoal et Liberalism, just ike Hon. C. G. Power and the dozen or more old-line Liberals who hotu the governrnent cf the day to speek their mincis againsu all this "patmrnalism and bureeucrecy" that daminates the regime new tangled up with a Socialist voting alliance. lu takes quit. a bit cf courage te speak se plainly as Mr. Osborne did befere many politicai f riends who were proably net se widely oxpsrionced or ce well lnformped. In precent circumetances, it toka quit. as much courage for The States- man te continue ta endors. just what Mr. Os- borne bac ao definitely declared. It is regrettable that scarcely anc of a tbou- &and voter. tae the tirne ta road the Hansard reporte of parliament and thue get te know, de- finitely and accuretely, what is taking place in the Hous etfCmmons, what in tho trend cf the qovernment at the moment and fer corne yeare poau. Mr. Osborne eppeara ta he ans cf the f ew who interpret the handwrlting on the national shate under the present Ottawa administration. lu iun't provincial autonomy in oducatien of which ho complains but ax woakoning et Uic national moral fibre by way ot Ottawa poicies that encourage sot t living as ci aubstitute for houesty and hard work. Aucitor-General as Watch Dog 0f Treasury Shows Waste Iu wouid be a good thing if smre ore in Canada would boil Mr. Abbott's Budget down te a couple of pages and houl down in another page some cf the brighter spots in the report cf the Auditor-General cf Canada. There were e tremendous lot ef complainte in 1948 ever the unnecessarily high taxation which Mr. Abbott imposed upon us. That cern- plaint arose from the single fact that Mr. Abbott was, in the narne cf planned econcmy, cehlecting a lot cf rneney whicb ho seid weuid protect Canada f romt bard times later on. 0f course, few people could really believo that any Government could pessibiy protcct the nation from hard tirnes by cehiecing unnecessary taxation in good times. A Government i. net like a private corporation or an individuel, who cen protect themselves ageinsu being short cf money by saving it up. There 1. literally no sense in a Governiment saving up its own money. The public did grasp the idea. They did realize that Government has ne business collect- ing any more taxes than are needsd et the tirne, and Mr: Abbott hec surrendered on thart point. What now remains is to rernember thet Mr. Abbott is stili collecing e lot cf unnecessary taxes. He is coilecuing rnoney to ho wasted. The report cf the Auditor-General shows that. lu shows failure et the Gevernment ta pay his prornptiy enough te obtain discount. lu reflects large purchases cf unsatisfactory gooda. lu re- cords interest lest to the Geverninent by peying large sums cf money te people f rom whem it buys goods, as soon as the goeds are crdered- which ne business institution would think cf doirtg. In tact, difficuit as it in ta read, the report oruhe Auditor-Generalisi enough te meke people wonder what sort cf Governmnent there in in Canada. Iu i5 just as importent te cut dcwn this sert cf unecessary taxation as ta reduce taxation by abandoning Mr. Abbott's grand tery of plan- ned economy. The people like Mr. Abbott's tax reductions. Althouqh a couple cf ycars lete in making these reductions it may gain hir ncere votes in the next election-but the people sbould net forget thcit there is plenty et room for more tex -reduction, by saving the waste cf Governrnent money which the Auditor-Gencrel cf Canada re- ports. Farm Board Sets Tomato, Pea Prices Lower Than in 1948 As forecast in the discussions at the Durham Ceunty banquet of the vegetable growers, there wili be less acreage and lower prices for commercial canning crops in 1949. It was hoped con- tracts wouid hie determined in February but the question was only settled this week after pro- lenged negotiation between grow. ers and processors. It may be some time yet" before customary growers will kncw their acreage allotments. Price Schcdule The agreed minimum prices fer 1949 have been appreved by the Farmn Products Marketing Board as foliows: A basic $22.60 per ton for un- graded tomatoes with a minimum cf $27.60 for approved grade No. 1, and $17.60 for Ne. 2. A mini- mum price of $60.00 per ton will be paid for ungraded canning peas \vitiî a cost cf $2.50 per bu. for seed. These are a reductien ai $2.50 a ton on tomatees and $5.00 a ton on poas. Minimum price for sweet corn is $22.50 per ton, an increase cf .50c over last year. Reverse Prospenity Despite assurance cf the Ottawa goverrnent that ail farm sur- plus has bccn sold and Canadian farmers are enjoying unprece- dented prosperity, it wvas disclos- ed that hug-e stocks of canned te- matees and juice are still in ster- age awý%aitinga sale, and the general backlog of unsold canned goods has caused this cutback and loss te commercial growers. W'e are unable to iearn at the moment how contracta are being arranged in Durham County but the above prices will govern ail creps grown this seasen.j There are about 700 miles ofj j surfae-ed roads, 1,50 miles or sec- ona\roadýz. 3,50 imWes of tire roads aici2,500ini:; cf trails : hrough Canada's national parks. J QUALITY SEED GRAIN AND SEEDI This year we havre a chelem moloctien ef the buti provms varleties et Grain and Cleveru. Tht. meed sihehrs fer yeur Inspection. Yon w111 fini lte jrcum rlaht We were fertunate lni sccuring lte Fist Prise Oai., st the moent Ktnarsten Seed Fair; ais e inrt and Second Priso Oate at the Oreno lied Show. These Oats are here on dimplar. PHONE CLARKE 33-12 WE DELIVER A. W. GLENNET NEWCASTLE Let Our Befter Dry Cleaning Remove RO: from Your Clothes Significance of Atlantic Pact The North Atlantic Pect bas et lest become a reehity and with it new hope springs in the hearus cf tree men everywhere. Hewever, let us not suffer from the illusion that the mere sign- ing cf this epochel document wili ensure for us a period of everlasuing peace. The signing' et the Pacu cen ho considered as a clear indication that we are saying te the Russians, "you have goesosefer, you shahl go ne further." It takes no greet imagination te porceivo whet the reactien cf Russie wili ho te this. W. cen prepare ourselves fer a storm cf abuse and threatg such as we have net experienccd since 1939. The Russians will doecverything in their power te undermine the good mutent underlying this show cf strenguh, and wiii attempt te pertray it as an instrument for evil. Aiready the members cf the L.P.P. are scrcarning invectives in posters and peid news- paper advertisernents. Wbetber they are fools te do se, or whether we are foole ta lot thexm is a debateble point. The tact romains that sheuld they even breathe such thoughus egainst government policy in a Communist domineted country they would be liquideted quickly. Froc. dem of speech is e priviiege we appreciate, but one wonders te whet extent it shouid be por- rnitted when its abuse attempus te tear dewn and destroy the very structures cf our way cf if e. The Communisus roar thet the signing cf tho Pact is a rnilitary alliance intended te destroy peace and create war. We, in our peacotul non- police state, know how untrue this is. lu seems te us that the Communist ranting presupposea that we are as insincore in our declarations as they have proven te be in se rnany cf their agreements and statomonus. Se we have sup- ported eur leaders in their efforts te make cor- tain peace je preservod: History bas shown us that this cen enly be achieved by unity. Now that our Goeornment has committod us te thir. lineofe action, success wilI depend entirely upon the deeds cf management, labour and cf overy citizen. If management hocomes epethetic and fails te prepare itsolf for the possible emergoncy, and if labour feuIs in pro- duction, then 'we wil ho tîl equipped te hack up the bold efforts et the Pacu. This is smre- thing that Russie will be watching keenly. The minute she bas reason te believe that the l'act le but a scrap cf paper with nothing te back it up, ail the geod work wili have availed us ne- thing and we wili then hav'e but ourseives to blarne for the inevitable consequences. What Others Say EDITORJALS DIDN'T CHANGE HIS PARTNER'S POLITICS (Fergus News-Record) 1 There is a most unusuai situa- rtion in oeo Ontario newspaper office at present, and fellow edi- tors will watch with interest tihi ithe next general electien is over. But the interest in other news- paper offices is probably miid compared te that in Bowmanville and district. The paper is pub- lished by a partnershie, with an uncie and a- nephew holding equal shares. The uncle is Gea. W. Jsrnes, widely known in the mro- vince as an editor and speaker. He te the one who wrîtes the edi- tonial page and apparently he has absolute control over it. In ne- cent years, the editerials have been consistently Censervative, and even maire definitely, have been anti-C.C.F. The nephew is John M. James, a veteran ef the hast war with a distinguished record. Since he has returned fremn overseas, he has taken over the half-interest fenmerly owned by his father. He has been in charge cf "the back shop.' Now John James bas been chos- en as the Liberal candidate for the Dominion election in the rid- part. But Uncle George, in a signed editoria], announces that hie page will stili be Tery. Ho isn't goîng te change over just because his nephew is the Liberal candidate. And apparently Gee- rge's oditorials have net convert- ed hi3 nephew. The Bowmanviile Statesman will be read with more than the usual intereet for the months ho- tween naw and election day. 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