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TEVRDAY APIUL l4th, 1949 TECYTDA TTSA.E'MNTL.OTROPG !ITI In the Dim and Distant Past I From The Statesman Files Flfty Vears Ago Enniskillen - Congratulations to Miss Luella Hutehison and Mr.' S. Adoif s, a prosperaus merchant of Listowell, on their marriage .. . L. B. Williams fractured his leg while playing football in town. Solina- Dr. J. C. Mitchell vat- cinated 96 childreri at the school en Friday ... There will'be a pro- noun-ci-a-tjon match at Division this week. Hampton- A numnber of young rnen paid their annual visit t0 ei.Pascoc's wood pile and reduced ta stove wood ... D. Tay-lor's VWoollen Milîs dam wzis damaged bY flood which held up manufact- ure of 350 pairs of blankets. Courtice- Harry Gay is pre- paring plans to enlarge the Malleable Iron Works at Oshawa. Haydon Colon Campbeil and Stanberry Aunger left for Mani- toba this wcek. Cadmus- While loading logs, John Lane broke his leg. Shaw's- Miss Edna Fielding, teacher, reports an av'erage at- tendance of 20 pupils. Sr. IV pupils are Laura Rickard, Olive Rickard, Olive Cobbledick. Rus- se]] Bragg, Pearl Corbbledlick. Tyrone- Sister Nora Werry's (Solina) speech at Division was a credit to herself, Solina, Divi- sion and the fair sex generally. Jos. Jeffrey has purchased the brick building, corner King and Silver Sts., from Miss Muir, at present occupied by the Chinese laundry. Thos. Canant writes an inter- csting letter to Statc-zman reader_ý from Aden, Arabia. A beautiful tableclo*:h %aàsîp e- sented at Trir.îtv Lacoes' Aid meeting by liuile M Ka:eý Dustan, Rubv Crago, Edila K.ng. Norma Cotich ard IrEz i\Iao.. Levi Morris.nd .kr. ha- purchased a har.dsornc hlaci; [c. ni fromn J. C. Martin. Gardci:. i-v.. W. F. Allen. J P. xu as cet Presîdcnt of West Duirharn Re- form Assocat'on and 'M. A James, Secretarv. Here's lhcv.-thcy rcporý'ed eht- dings 50 years ago: "The bride looked very orettîxin her neat and modcst aTlre. Tc groom wxas ably sustained an ci assisted b>' bis brother and per- formed lî.s duties adirabl\ . The' mni ister wvas escortc(l hnhc r a nC performcd the cereî-nonv xxitb ex- peditnon and et fctix cnt. -'.'Th c ON s-enits Iole t bridhe wc:c alai able, usc'fu' and i nnicrio'.. ,aroiiq which xa a larg'efaml Bible.' Blacksto k- Fi-cc.B> .ha. moved to Bowmanx'ille xx'ere l'.e will run a lix'erv stable. Thos. Nihai, crx'.'î. "Garden City", v. a. iniToronte arrangii'a for bhaat s e- tween Newc'a t]Ic and Tri Capt. Cooiiey will hoi charge oý the boat. Miss Louise Hansniînderwent a c':itica operltt10 it thn t irdOkl 111 hands of Dr. A. S. Tilx.ts..s'cd by Dr J. C. -Mitcll. Wes. Shaw, Bell Telepbonc manager reports P,'-'va o i '. insta] led in town. lIe l 1afk'st ct.r- tomers being Arcii e Tîa t, '[.il McMu.Itrtry and Byers' Centra] Livery. i .C. Thornton, secy-_treas. of -, 1 FOUR-FOLD PROTCTIN t PU 81 a monthly income ta your A raorIthly incarne to you in the dep.ndents if yau die before reaching event ai your total disability Ilirougli sick. ratirement. Mess or accident. This rnonthly incarne is doubled if you ineet withi death by A rx-onthly incarne ta you for accident. life rut retidement. .A3k for our pamphlet "Four-Fold Protection Provides". It will irterest you. Job.u rIu'u. 4 9 0g0 0 . Coufederation Life Ci àO OF F 1C E Association t o5po ,Nta Happy Birthday to the T.C.A. I-In. W. R. Davies cf Kingsbon zpoke in tht Setiate on fomily aI- lowances Ht w'as rather cî'iticai of them. Senotor Roebick ce- plîcd. I quote froni thetetxt af bitý speech: "Let those xvho ar'e primar- ily concernied in business ac- li il>- and xx'ho squaxxk about taxes ont ox'erlook the effect of tht tact tlîat bv Jonc, tht c;ox eriini(ent xxi lîav'ein- cî'cased the purchosiiîg pow- er cf tîhe motîei's of Coîtada, b «' farnilx* alloxcance cheques, te tht aminlt cfSI(0fO), 000. An averiag-e of $.5.90 per chi Id lias hotu pa iid ont ta 3U873.268 chîldreîî this fiscal v ca,.r. " Mv cor Senator Roebuck thîs is extî'ourdinary ! Purchasiiîg paxx er' t'oiiies ;Primaril 'y froni pro- ducction,. or serx'ices îîot from the transfer o<fftroOcy frein ont grcuip te an'othecr. Wieiî a governmett takes froîîî the people, in taxer:, $1 000toih in oî'der lu poy eth. er people StlCîOU.Ohll0()), total pur- clastng pcmv'-ec is nouf iîcîeased What sonî have eaî'ncd others hiave spetît. Tht mnncy xvos tak- en Irom tht eCaiîad tan taxpa> crs -tocs' then have ltss--it is givcn ta others, [bey have more. It is absurd tu suggest that tht total V'olume af purchasing power has tlierebN-licou altered. If [bis wei'c trot taxiîîg Peter la pay Paut xxould enrichi the eîîtirc apostolate and I find that rather hard ta be- Let us examnte tht fuill facts-- they are indeted important. Dici he heiîefictaries ut our lacgess rtally gainî by t.his arrangemenît'.' ITht first family allowaiice xxas pa'd in July 1945 sîîortîy aiter the (:1Ose of thtexvar. It xxas a periud of shar-p :iîtatioit. "Theindlex of i etail p tiruse front 126.2 in l94.i [o 18:3.2 ut De(-. 1, 1948. Th( hiltiOn dotlis pa:d out for familý p!a avances v as siimpît fuel pouir ecd on toto oting fiantes cf infla- lioti.'lie standard of liv'ing it Canada rose during thtex%ar. li v as thtetiatural resuit of iticreaseel productioni and full enîptcvment, id dî fot corne from family al- l a r,oces **L No vwcdivergent points cf av oe a verv simple expiant.- tion. The.\' represetît t%%-o dis- tinclix'e scheols of eccuiomic thought. There are far xAider dit fercnei. beîxx cci tlîe.se thon are' Ici he foot o n nt'urnumei eus poli- l icat Pdrt.t:s. Thev nia>' lac c- f.ne-d as 'tht distrîbutîxe aînd thc Creati'. csuhools. Tht distributive socheol xx'nis ta redistribute aur national Income. take from same. 01'1-eotic. Wt et eeit clear>1 cfleeciai rct.~ runcbas that Karn Organ Co., Woodstock, -was in town. Ed. ir a nativeof Clarke To wrship. jNe% wt'onille- George Mitchell nias purchazed t'he store and co- opcrage property at the station. Orono- Eddie Medland, Bow- inanv ile, is now foreman of J. L. Roxxe's flarness shop. Tiventy-Five Years Ago Durham Club cciebrated its ahth annivcrsary at the Y.M.C.A., Toronto. Program included vocal solos by -Miss Irene H. Bray, Mr. John D. Keachie and Mr. Ernest Calciv cli. 'Urs. Jean Blewett re- ciýdone of her poems. Dr. J. L. Hugihes prcsided. Dr. D. J. Gog- pin thanked ail who helped make the occa,.lon so succcssfui. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pooley vert prescnted with a pair of car v chairs by friends on their w3nxedding anniversary. B.H.S. students are -busily en- gaged in getting the school maga- zine, "The Screech OwI" ready for publication. G. W. Nelis bas purchascd tht grocer> 'bLirýinezs of C. M. Cawker & Son. Alex Haddy will continue %v îz the new firm.' Solina- Geo. Armour has sold lyis 100) acre farm. to A. T. Stain- ton foi- 36;,500. I la>ý don- Theron Mountjoy lu.. lMrchbased a ncw piano. VW. A. Dry'den. Brooklin, bas pLirchasedi 401) acres in Cartwright Ton nroýiip Io use as a sheep ranch. Mis'z Frances Gibson, Newcastle, andi Mr. W. A. Vallcau, Oshawa. v re înarried in St. George's Ch ircli. Newcastle, on Mai-ch 17, 192-4. Nevcastle- Harold Allun has ' îkýn over W. J. Moore's black- rith shofl Wellington Foster I .ax a$1.0110 bond to St. GcresChurch for upkeêp of J. h.Ilordcn told Rotarians :ir ail addi'c.s, he startcd bis birci diinctLidii\ at Cream of Barley Canmp by buying a basket of wild doLck eggs froin an Indian on Scuipgg1.land which he set under a hen hatching out cleven duck- lin gi. Charlie Mason writcs an inter- rstbng colonîn article on his trip lu lo Grande Valley in Texas. A. L. Pascot and Son, Solina, w'ciec iv arE1cai fiist j.rize in Ban- ici' GOts field crop with 92.5 poi11t. Elsenezer- Wc wonder if the Toronto Eastern radial line will ex'er get in operatian to compete v'îth melon and hcavy truck transzporta tion? (No, it neyer did). Lorne Pltummer who has been with Kersiake's Drsig Store for thrcc >ears lias occcpted a position v'ith G. Tamblyn Ltd., Toronto, Hc -%vas presented with a gold fountain pen by his fricnds at a farcwelt party. Miss Vera Baker, Reg. N., dlaLghlter cf AMr. and Mrs. Thos. Baker, Solina. has been appainted Night Supervison of tht Private Pavillon of Knickerbocker Hos- pifal, New York City. Port Hope now boasts of twvo dlaity nev'spopcrs, tht Doily Times appeoring as quite a husky young- stei'. Wrn. Pointen, Bowmanville. fractured bis skull while travel- or take it out of other groups. main]Ny out of the basic prodtcers. The creative school of thought seeks expansion along differcnt line's. It seeks to increase effi- ciency, to cxpand production. It wants to husband the natural re- sources. to develop them ivisel-% to expand the national income by ccn.servat;in and prudent devel- opment,, so that al! may gai n from sharing in the fruits of effort. wiscly directed towards the end it has in view. I am glad I was born on a farm, i it enables me ta see more clear- ly the picture I have in mmid.I sec tw,\o faims. They are a mile and a quarter apart. The farmer %vho scttled on one of these farnis robbed the ]and. Hie sold the tim- ber, cropped the farm to the limit. finally abandoned it and movcd West to repeat the process. On Uit other firm w'as a man who loved the land. Production on that farm last year was higher than ever before. A low arta bas been drained. There is a good sugar bush. The young trecs have bcen pratected. Which of these two farmeýrs xvas tic better citi- zen---hich was truly tht friend of man? One belonged to the dis- tributive sehool of thought-the other, t0 the creative. The Sad Reality "*The most melancholy of bu- mai refrcetions. pcrhaps, is that, on the wýhole, it is a question whether the betievolence of man- kind does niost gond or harm.- Walter Bagehot." V.S. IVHEAT ESTIMATE Tht prospctie United Stotesi spring wxheat acreoge is reportea at 20.3 nmillion acres w'hicb witli ove'J'oge > ields would Droduce about L'91 million bushels compor- cd with 298.3 million in 1948. The winter xvheat acreage lias pre- viously been reporteel at 61.37 million acres %witlîaan cxpectcd crop of 9CI.8 million busiiels from average \ ields. Thus the cstirnateel total 1949 wheot acreage would reacli 81.7 million, compared wxith 77.9 mil- lion a year ago, and 66 millioni for tht lIJ-veîr average. The total yield wxould bac 1.2.56 million bushels, conipared with 1.288 mil- lion in 1948 and 943 million forý the 10-ye or av'erage. Tht U.S.A. federal tax on col- ore'd oleoniargariîie is 10 cents J a pound; if flot colored, one-haîfl ce nt. S' -'ilagree"i's h inr-Muout sensational of ail the esîî'hkInîgu ia htsat utombl o dancierneunts in Luis thrill- ~ I ~ .Iokîug utunmoiii cfCENTRE-POINT ing new u( u-vrai-t for 1949 ~ /1 ihig ni-w Vu-tr. F'or it aloni-, STEERING i.e tht'e elireiv ne%ý kind of fof ail low.pricu'd cars, drivi'ing.and' riding es A it > brins yu thdigin-w hichili introduces innthe gîîîshed bi-auty end ltuxury b us *jrictd fiei-d. Nei of Body by Fisher -the (i-ntrt-h>oint Des'ign - in- body featured on highest. cltiding (u-ntre-.Point Stper. pricd crs.ing, Centre.I>oint Seating. priced ars. ~ os i-r («entre uof Craityi a nd Thse Mesi ButiVIfBUY Seule into the duep, goft, CENTRE-POINT SEATINO suce - luring ut Y<ii<rî'ng for omfot fom4iting~eat. Noiceanti riding re.iuis hi-r-to. for omfrt orm-ittng cats Noicefore fcînd oniv in more the extra-generous beuîd, expu.n'ive cars.. Tht differ. i leg and elhoroom of theie ihi-- 1 5 great -a'nd so Supriz IteriàÎ Ridein LOWER pling- th.îlt it'sno ex. Nit i n adanced-ijiati,,g~ GRAV4TY itig a revi-llt ion to tîli ho a ndl vritiliiing s stu-ti thî.t udriveu tr ride iin tIis i'ar. inhales ouitsideu air and lteii,-tb-r - ciinu-uve exhale-s si:ile air -gisîng Ci-tiru-'oint i)eitn ctin comortI)eoiil cmpae!CENTRE- gi. t hese fini-r 1muîoring cuîiîfuut I,-~ tîtu î',tfîarePOINT re-suIt, an(] o unl: thé, niw 'i l uateir andt i lfrosti-r REAR unhî opuona ai -xta roi.>SUSPENSION ,hex1rolet cf fers (:entre. First for Qualiiy COURTICE loin U.S. Now? W&ldo it even'tually, says E. P. Taylor, ]eading Canadian industrialist in a Financial Post interxview. Just returned from the United Kingdom, he is more con vinced than ex'er that the only hope for Britain and to a lesser extent. Canada, is economic union \%-'h the United States. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Post, Mr. Taylor advocatcd three-wav union, even thug .sc economnic union inevitablv means political union. Here he went even further. If three-way union is not possible, hie would like to see Canada entér in economie agreement with the U.S. separately. As hie sees it, Britain, if she is to prosper, lias no alternative to union. And he's very much afraid Canada is 1-eading towvard the same fate. The end of the Mar- shall Plan xiii bring aur trade crisis to a head. After that. what? Unless a solu- tion is found, the Canadian in- duistrialist is afraid that oirr dollar poFition i relation to the U.S. wiIl be so badi that it may be neecszary- to ration gasoline heré,- r - ' -"........... Q î T 2 br,i« -ni . . . nt the t,, .ofltheflrt« ON THE BRUCE PENINSULA You'Illbave hioliday variety ini tItis land of <contrasts. Fisliing inland st rems for hass, pike anîdîiî,keri... battling the gainy salmoii-troîttc f (borgian Bay . .. batlinig froin sandy hearlies of I.ake Huron. Sec the itiqîle rock sîtapes rarv'c(1 linasture on llower Pot Islaind and lion's lead, ati take a hoat-trip te MNlaiitelin i- the largest inlanel islan<l in the world. %itlî pîcrîtifill varation ftctivity4 thlire's acconmmodat ion in variety, tee -xvnte t lie Wîarton or Owen Souind Board(1 of 'l'ade l'or details. Easy3 to i'<at'li i a d r îix'iig from Windsor on tht soeniî JtIie< Watvr Highway- 01i froin thei'r 5 o t liere t Ontario cities via lîigliways No. 4, 6, 10. In Onlîtario we have a lioliday~ paradise . . . let's (10 all we ean to encourage visit ors fi'om avresse icborder. Pîîblished in support of t lie feuriqt, husi. ntss by Jolin Labatt Liniittd. LET'S MAKE THEM WANT TO COME BACKI The mostleautiful BUY gNlial. brills ynn'l have for Perfranc, -lien you drive tigis ar 1 with Economy It's the onlv iow.pried car witîh a %'alve-in.Heed c'igine -the engine whirh iuitre andl more iîker.% of liiglier.prired cars are niihejing - heratige it gvps a inuch fini-r combmnation -' f perforîmance, ecotiomy 1 ddependauility.An piion ýîIve-in-Head Penginfi liuultis ail rptordm for mulea berved and nvnprg setisflu.d. Thse rosf Iegoufl RUY )'ie,' you and your family for 411-Roud Sufety î"ill enijov maximum saery. for Clipvrolet hringm !ofl fit'e.foxld safu.îy protection foujnd only in this one low. pired ca '~r :Il1)Nu-w Certi. 'ife l',drauiieBrakms ; 12) J':irii.Str<îng Fimher Insuulilody-<lonstrue. Iii; C;) Niw Janoramic in %iid)ildand ae] irllfj% P a il I) th s per. 4ttay i<i','. fUnîtized at Lomnw Cort a a aONTARIO recenlÂO,> elivered Oy benator 6p& ee moékateV The MostBeutifuIBSUY Lnnk nt this exciting ni-w for Styiing ChevrolI-t from any' point of view -inqide and outsidu', Branch Office: 169 Charlotte Street, Peterboro P. J. MATHER, Divisional Manager INCOME TAX INFORMATION Officiai Representatives of the INCOME TAX DIVISION are to be stationed in PORT HOPE POST OFFICE cand will be available f rom APRIL l9th tb 3Oth' INCLUSIVE For the purpose of answerinq queries in connection with 1948 Income Tax Returns Thse most SIetiful DUY for Drlvlng und RIdIng Ease-with new Centre-Point Design A PRODUCTVOF GENERAL MOTORS ni ROYW. NICHOLS CHEVROLET, PONTIACp OLDSMOBILE, BUICK AND CADILLAC CARS CHEVROLET AND G.M.C. TRUCKS TFM CANADIAN STATESMAlq, BOWMANVMLE. ONTARTO It is jusf teîî years ago on April 1sfz that Trans-Canada Air Lines inaugurated its first Trans-Contir.ental Service and ta celebrate tht occasion a large cake with ten candîts was put on board tht Trans-Continental Flight at Malton Airport for the pas- sengers to enjoy. Flîghf Stcwardess "Vickie" Stewart jr shown just before she put the cake on board the aircraft. ling on a Toronîto sîtreet car and is in a serious condition. Tieî'e's an epidemie in toxxn among tht ladies ta have their haîr 'hobbed as the îîew îprtng millinery is not designed for re- foîning theix ' slining glony". The -'Economics of Familv Allowances (by R. J. Deaclîmoî) Tht Ho . Arthiur Roebuck made a speech iii tht Senate a few days ago. Hioxx' imes have chaiîgtd1 I knexv "Arthur" quite wtli in bis youngcc days. Ht lix'ed in Tor- onto-stili does. I lived in the West at that lime. When I drap- ped mbt Toronto, noxv and then, I collcd Arthur Roebuck, he took mc ta. lunîch. I did a fair share of tht ta]ing-so did he. Good Heavens, how he has changed! Ht was a Liberal then, palitical- ]y spcoking, but somewbot Ieft af Libeî'alismn in bis economic views. I-e xvas a single taxer, a follower of Heniry George and a fret trad- er. Ht stood. as far as possible, from the maudlin socialism af tnday. It's liard ta measure the changes .x-'iieh bake place in two friends as tht>' gnow oIder, years widering the gop bctweeii tlem. Changýes which take place withini aur own minds are imperceptible. Wt sec, slîorply and clearly de- fined, tht ltered xiexvs of athers. Ouîr palhs have divergtd, I lunch %vith hlm ron nîre, but sometimes thec is. I cnnifess, a xistful feel- inp, I wislî 1 coîîld meet agoin te Roebuck I once knew. Roebuck. He wants wider social services, vast expenditures, high- er wage rates. If is, in effect. tht expression of a desire ta consunie tht seed grain rather thon ta plan for greater crops and increased production. We set this in Senator Roc- buck's attitude towards labor. In bis recent speech, he searched tar and wide for illustrations of lowv wage levels. He is unaware af the fact that wxages dcpcod on production and without iîîcreased production thece can be no lifting of ceai wage levels. The fact hs -wages arc a part af torts. Whtn w'ages rire, prices risc, and labar must pay tht casts of ts ow-n gains PAGE