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THE CANADTAN STATESMIiOWMANVn=L, ONTARIO Easter Seal Drive Deserves Fullest Public Support We caîl particular attention te the epoi ln this issue cf the address cf Dr. Kennet Rogers whe spoke at the Bewmanville Rotar- Club last Friday. An officiâl with the Ontari Society for Crippled Children, Dr. Rogers tl] cf the amazing growth in ecent years cf th great work directed by this fine humanitaria: actlvity. We urge readers te take juat the feY minutes necessary le, learn some cf the foci presented by Dr. Rogers ond te toke pride lhc the Province cf Ontorioba pioneered in thi brancb cf social service. In order te sustain the work and expan( ita area and effectiveness. the Easîer Seal Drivi for funds is. again getting under way. It ii boped te complote a survey cf the provincf wbich will disclese evemy child in the categer) that comea under the service cf the Ontari( Society for Crippled Cbildren and every onE will bo helped if parents co-operate te tho ,end. The service ia finonced by public suli acriptiens te tbe Easter Seal Compaign. This year Radio bas loken a greot port !i giving publicity te the drive and it is expected that every citizen cf Ontario wi11 contribute by purcbasing seals. An interesting feature cf the drive in the great ally plonned at its close in Maple Leaf Gardens. Tbe name cf everyoe who bas purcbased Eoster Seals will go intc the grand draw fer total prizea cf $7,500 con- trlbuted by the Radio sponsors. Bowmanville Retary Club bas again sent eut Eaatem Seal envelepes. Please elurn your contributions as soon as possible ond Ihus support this fine cause. Hopeful Events Shaping For Memoirs of Mackenzie King PAGE TWO From ail aides wo boom expressions cf pleasure in the prospect that fermer Prime Minister Mackenzie King will acon commence the compilation cf his memeira. People ncted wilh great intemeat twc econt announcomenîs in Iis connection. Firat, Mr. King mode known Ihat ho had ploced in the Public Arch- Ives bis entire collection cf papers acquired during tho past 30 yeams wbile heoeccupiod the highest public positions in the gift cf Canada. Second, the Rockefeller Foundotien anncunced that $100,000 hod been allocated te finance the preparatien cf Mm. King's memoirs under the sponsorsbip cf McGill University, Mortreal. It la fervenlly bopod, therefome, Ihat Mm. King, who la ahI!l regorded by meny as Canada's liraI citizen, will bo spared in good bealtb te com- ploeeIhe tak of recerding pmbobly the great- est chapter in Canodian histomy. New in bis 75tb yeam, the same as Winston Churchill, these twe eminant mon, wiîh soparate endeavors, may leave te pestemity the combined story cf. the greateat trials ever experienced in the preservalion cf free demcmatic institutions. Mr. King ia not a wealtby man but ho will net benefit by oasingle dollar frcm the Rockefeller donation. The fund is, purely for financing the expense cf research and the help nocesaa omyl forward lbe immense lask. Hia part will ho a selfleas contribution in the interosîs cf the Con- adian people. This bas been cbaracîeriaîic cf his entire career. Ho bas neyer sought per- sonal wealth. It will be recalled that The Stotesman, on more thnon e occasion, bas urged Ihat soe- thing be dons te assiat the promotion cf Mm. Klng's mmoirs. lndeed, when Mm. King rolired from office, we wrcte te bimn pesonlly in Ibis connection. There is nothing we priza more highly thon bis reply, wilh a focînote in bis own bond, in whicbh h agreed that the stery cf events in his era would be cf groat inspiration to thb. youth cf Canada. In ail our personal contacta witb Mm. King he recognized tbe pol- itical independence in the course we have long followed and he wrote: "Particulorly do I ap- preciate your editorial cf friendship and good- wlll and I sond yeu my kindeat personal re- garda and all good wishes." .Se it is wilb great satisfaction that the editor cf The Stotesmon views the stops now being taken te fulfil the lask we se genuinely aougbt te encourage both in our editoial col- uanins and in personal correspondence. Again we express the hope that is sbamed by ail Can- adiana cf goodwill, Ibat Mm. King will continue in good bealtb until bis memeirs are completcd and indeed for many years cfher that. Pariamentamy tradition is atronqlly enihed. ded lu some families. In the Commons there are qulte a f ew members whose ancosters or other relatives have been in active poitical 1f e. Dr. Gaspard Fauteux, the Speaker of the Houa., is a gandson cf a former premier cf Quebec, and a nephew cf another. Joan Francois Pouliot can trace bis anceatry boick te membars cf Ibis lieuse and the Quebec legialature. Davis Ful- ton'& father was a member cf the House cf Comn- mnous and bis grandfather. as well as bis great- uncle were premiers of British Columbia. Hugues Lapointe's father was a renowned Minuter cf justice, while George Drews grandfatber sot in tbe Commens for Wellington in the firaI paria- ment arfler Confederaticn in 1867. -Gordon Girydoni, M.P.j nt %aabuui fflitemn Etabliahsd 1854 with which in lncorporated ras Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Indapenda and The Or=o Ne ws 94 Yeatrs' Continuous Service te the Town of Bowmanvf lle and Dturham County Autharized as Second Cass Mail, Poest OMfce Departmont. Ottawa AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER * . Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian Weeky No:spapers SUBSCRIPTION ]RATES $2.50 a Year, strictly lu advance $3.00 a Year in tb. United States Pubtishod by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Bowmatnville, Ontario GEO. W. IAMES, Editor m )ri th ry la Id le in w ýts at is Ld re is :e 'y xt n d y e e 9 D 3 I 3 3 )ri th ry la Id le in w ýts at is Ld re is :e 'y xt n d y e e 9 D 3 I 3 In spiteocf atreng market demand, bog and catlle alaugblerings in the firat twe montha of 1949 were lower thon during the firaI two meonths cf 1948, but lamb sloughlerings were up by 50 per cent and pricas for all classestof live- stock et the beginning cf February, 1949, were s!r-,iQer thon oe year ao. Althougb pricea were higher, salez of f lud rt à 'y [0 it ON CAPITALJSM (Sherbrooke Daily Record) A ltte publicized romark me- cently uttered by fermer Prime MiniSter Churchill rather epito- Mizes the centrasting Positions of lupiýtalism and â0cialism. De-alinzi Iniplement Prices Lower Than Commodity Averages Getting around atI lasIte a tudy of the annual report cf the Maaaey-Harris Company and the latent figures issued freni the Dominion Bureau cf Statistics, we. were rather surprised te loarn that the pricos cf f armn impiements have ahown the amalleat upawing in the whoie range cf commoditiea selling at retail. Takring the base period as at 1941 and following the rises Ihat have laken place te affect manufacîuring cona since thon, w. find the cost cf maleriais up 92.6 percent; heurly rates cf waqes in the Massey-Harris plants up 87 percent; yet the increase in the retail price cf Massey-Harris, Canadian-made implements has been on]y 43.9 percent. Fellcwing down the coiumn showing the average increaso on ail manufactured com- modities the general advance in retail prices is shown as 70.1 percent, or just over 26 points higher than the Massey-Harris prices. At the same time the D.B S. figures issued f rom Ot- tawa show that prîces cf farm producta have advanced by 85.3 per cent, wbich, however, have been offset by a very steep ise in f arm wage rates whicb have gene up 132.4 percent. Scar- city and higb ccst cf fctrm laor have been factors in creating a great werld-wide demnand fer modemn farmn implements, for focd require- menta are the world'a first concern. Stepping up production te meet these new demands the Massey-Harris Company bas ex- panded output with the result Ihat greatar vol. umne has enabled the company te absorb part cf the increased costa cf matarials and laor and the general retail prices have been held away below the average. We believe an ex- haustive check cf D.B.S. figures will show Masaey-Harris prices, or general impiement prices for that motter, te be held te lower levels thon ony other commodities formera have te buy. We suggest that Formn Forums ceuld have many profitable discussions by deiving inte cempany reports and gevernmont figures in ordor te loarn more accurately bow free enterprise ia oporating amidst great difficulties te supply consumera and kaep prices te the iowost possible figures. le dc sema reforealotion work Ibis apring. with the economic recovery of Great Britain. he declared: "The impudent socialist claim to'bave mastered the secret of ful empîcyment is nullified by the admissions of their own leaders that but for gifts of capitalist America there would be millions of workers unemployed."1 This is a statement that must net be forgotten. Mr. Cripps bas admittedly shown skill with his austerity movement and the Brit- ish people undoubtedly have shown stamina, but the main- spring of British economic recov- ery under socialism has been the help and the credits received from the capitalist North American continent. The truth is that capitalism, whatever its faults may be, bas during the past year saved the Western world from economic chaos, and perhaps from a worse chaos. In the Editor's Mail St. Marys, Ont. Most national symbols are noted for mystic- ism rather thon meaning. The British lien aug- goals certain quolities cf the race thot inhabits the tigbl littie island. The American eogle la the symbol cf that fierce and untamoble love cf freedoma which is the birthright cf every son cf the Republic. Tbe Australian kangaoo stands for the leaping and bcunding ge-aheadedness cf the sub-continent. The Canadian maple boaf moy b. said te mpresent the Dominion's sweètneas, if net ligbt. And se on. Theme inaoescountry whose nationol symbol is brulally f ronk in its meaning. The hammer and sickle cf the U.S.S.R. leaves ne doubt as te ils significance. It off ors ne mocm for peeticol or rose-coloumed intorpretation. Ils bammer is the sledge variety. To wield it meons bock- breaking slavery. Il is suggestive cf the end- less toil cf unskilled labour. Il la net found in the banda cf skilled workers in stone, morbie, weod or metai. Its symbolism is grim, uncom- promising. The sickle la a throwback te primitive limes wben mon - and wcmen - reaped scanty cropa literally with the sweot cf their brows. It was long ago aucceeded by the scythe and crodie, lbe reaper, the binder, and finally tbe one-man combine thot gomners in a day whot once teck ar amaîl army te harvest in weeks. The mon wbo adopted the bammer and sickle as tbe trademarlc cf their poli tico-economic sy- stem, their se-called "paradise cf the workers," were cynicol and bare-faced le a degree beyond meosure. By evory art cf prepaganda, by every lortucus twist cf wbich chicanery, broken pro- mises, downright iying and apying are copable, lbey are trying te force the hammer and sickle Int the bonda cf every worker in every land. They pursue their end with an undeviating patience, with the cruelly and collouanesa cf which halred cf mankind aoene la capable. It is their open and avowed intenticn le ses their national symbol stamped on the breast of the American eagle and the springboard cf the Australian kangarce, branded on the bide cf tbe British lien, and superimposed on the Con- adian mople boaf. Il is thoir set and determined purpose te befoul evory national f lag cf every land net yet under their swoy. They pursue that aim with a molignonl impudence and assurance that is aslounding. What is still more ostcunding in the juvenile credulity cf those still on the safe e ide cf the Iron Curloin - including many Canadians - who accept their blond impertin- ences as gospel trutb. Decrealion Calendar The Saturday Mornng Club, children under 8 years of age, will meet as usual this Saturday mcmn- ing. A gala Easter Party is plan- ned for ahl. The Sat-Teens will have an in- formai ouse party at the Lins Imillc and cream for the lait Ibre. monthe cf 1948 were eight per cent below the same period in 1947. Butter stocke li atorage were lowar than a year ago, but increaaed production dur- ing *the winter montha of 1948-49 partly offset this situation. Apple exporta ahowed a'30 per cent increase, up te the mniddle cf February, 1949, ovèr last year. The Canada Handbook With a foreword by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent on the ontry of Newfoundland into Confederation. the Canada Handbook in juat freshly fromn the press. This handy volume, a junior Canada Year Book in popular form, la like the senior volume a publication of the Dominion Bureau of Statistica. Weil printed and exceilently illustrated. it gives an impreair- ive picture of ail phases cf the Dominion's life. It is a record in words and figures of the pulsing energy cf the Canadian people. This series was iitiated nineteen years ago te off er teachers and pupila, and Canadian citi- zens generally, a brief and attractive record cf current economic conditions at a price-25 cents -within the reach of ail. Among Canadians who like te know what niakes their country tick and who desire to koep abreait of current developments. the Handbook should rank as a best seller. Canadians who have relatives arnd frienda in the United States could do an excellent pub- licity job in informing themn about our great Dominion by mailing themn a copy cf this cf- ficial Hondbook as it makes interesting reading. Copies moy he secured by sending 25c te De- partment of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. Stalinism Cannot Tolerate AnyReligion Stolinism, the mont extensive, ruthless despot- ismn the world bas known, cannot tolerate re- ligion. Despotismn is the mont perfect form cf gevernment ever produced by materialists. Men who believe that man is only an animal and that his highest aim is te gain control over other human animale cannot countenance the rivalry of religieus forces which teacb that the supreme purpose of mon is te serve seuls. Materialism is the inseparable twin cf totaitarianism. The materialist who believes that his power is the enly good, must bend every theught and activity of everyene cIao te the realization of his objectives. Religion diverta his aubjects' minds to spiritual considerations. The belief that the greatest human good is the growth cf persenality cannot be permitted te interfere with the grewth and power cf his state. The mind cf a materialist sees rie immoral. ity in the suppression of belief in the moral law which decrees that ne man can work an injury te the personality cf another witheut doing a greater injury te bis ewn %eul. Souls do net exist for him. Personalities are producers or consumera, notbing more. Wherever religion and totalitarianismn meet, totalitorianisrm must rutblessly use cr11 the power F.4ITH la flot just for bely days. Faith is for ever day . . . at work, at play, in fthe quiet limes the faiuily lias together. Wr :a ieed fail - and nover so desperately as today. The world is fild witli voices of confu- sion. It is easy to feel helpless and atone. But faith in a Power outside ourselves <an be a bedrock ef family unity, a shield for family happiness. Faiîh happinesa Cars have an attraction fer most childrera and they will gel in or near oe every chance they gel. The Departmnent cf Highways peints eut that a careful look around may savo a life, especially if ycu look before you stop imb yeur parked car and start away- - torwards or backwarcls. A return te faith can give men and women a breader viow of lifée-a sense ef permpective. Then thev are botter pro- pared fer the give- and-take of family living. The fanail y united in faith has a streng and lasting bond. THUMDAY APRML11. . are învited. Admission ak, person. The Hobby and Craft ru will NOT meet on Tuesday Apm 19. During 1925, 976,000() c< were manufactured li Canai.- with a factry selling value , it possesses te eliminate religion or itaclf be des- troyed by the growtb cf spiritual ferces whicli work through the Fatherhood cf God toward the Brotherhood cf Man. "Faith Is A Family Af f air" Occasionally tbis newspaper feels called upon te t:pmment on advertising appearing in these colunins. Il is ordinarily assumed that sucb advertising speaks for itself. Yet, if any reader's oye has missed the advertisement cf the Lif e Insurance Association headed "Faith le A Farfiily Af fair," we commend it te his attention. The advertisement consiats of a picture cf a young mother listening te the prayers cf her twe children: the old but perenniaily new prayer cf children that centains the words "I pray the Lord my sou! te keep." The whoie advertisement is dedicated te the idea that "Foith is a Family Affair." It is a reminder that for most cf us faith had its beginning in just sucb circumstances as these. The appearance cf this advertisement is remarkable evidence cf the widespreod re- cognition cf the indispensable place cf religieus faltb in human life teday. Mankind has wit- nessed an ever-growing roliance on f aitb in God as a way eut of turmoil, as a solution cf problems both cf the home and cf living generally. Editorial Notes An Englisb pool, Elliott, back in the year 1831, when the C.C.F. brand cf socialism was incubating, wroto a couplet in which he illus- trated their theory: "What is a Socialist? One who hoth yearnings For equol division cf une quai earnings. Idier or bungler, or both, he is wilIinq Te fork out his copper and pocket your shilling." Advertising, remarks The Montreai Family Herald ond Weekly Star. "is seldomn very suc- cessful in the honda of those wbo don't believe in it - or grudge the money foi, it - or look on it as a necossary evil. Advertiaing is one cf the great constructive forces in our modern econcmy. It sbould ho used witb disciplined and intelligent enthusiasm. It should be look- ed on net as an expense but as an invest. ment certain te bring gratifying returns - if wisely usod." L IKE thousands cf Canadians, you enjoy shopping at Simpsons. New it is easy te share in the profits f Iis cer- pany by investing in preferred shares cf Simpsons, Limited. We offer, as principals, an issue Simpsons, Limited 4 %~ % Cumulative Preferred Shares PRICE $97.50 PER SHIARE These shares entitie yeu te an annual dividend cf $4.50 per share, payable quarterly. 'You can buy your shares as easily as shopping at Sinipsons- by telephoning our office- WA. 4561 at cur expetise. WilIs, Bickle & Company 25 Ring Street West m m Toronto N -~ ___I Chidren naturally turn te faith when It la a daily part ef the family life. Aand when tbey knew the reali meanhng ef faitb, they will ho tolerant or these who express their faith in other ways. The home atmoesphere ia far duRferent when a family stops trying to walk alone, when it secs us place in the bigger scheme oft hinge. h werks to. gether for the things it can control -und trugsi its Ced for guidance in problems heyond ils <-on- trol. Sech a family can't help feeling closer together, more sure ef lîseif, bappier! To keep alive the family's faith câliln for a posi- tive plan - just as you plan for your family's mate- rial welfare. Hou' your family expresses its faithb s a malter et choice. What ia important la you is that you do express it! A message fromn the more than pifty Life Insurance Companies in Canada and sheir Agenti. 2 .- Communty Cenre. Ai teenger--o-r-$------0 The H-ammer and Sickle FA ITH is a fqmjly fair! Dear George; "The Statesman", just te hand, apprises me that Bewmanville is to be accord 'ed the privilege cf having as guest, Canon Wamner, erstwhile incumbent for many years, of Cronyn Momorial church in neighboring London, whore his brilliant service left an indelible imoression upon. that dity. In addition te bis other quali- fications, the Canon is a cellist cf ne mean order, and years ago waýs went te occasionally grace the chumch concert plat.form in St. Mamys. His "altor ego" and mine frau were Tarisian contemporarjes and girihood frienda back in the hal- cyon eighties. Mr. Wamner is a charming compliment cf an eut- standing ecclesiastic who is. or was, a gcod Rotarian which shouid be ne bar sinister te a place in your regard. You are in luck te have him with yeu and 1 trust that his se- journ among you may rebound te your mutual pleasure and benefit. AI] well at this end and billed for "Oklahoma" noxt Tuesday in London. Age doth net wither my yen fer good ballet, whoro mine eyes emulating the littie birdies, flit from iimb te limb. Those "West"emners fromn Orono1 raised quile a furore in Stratford the other night, by virtue cf their hockey versatîlity. Good work, West Durham! We going in kindest regards te you alI and as ever I am S'ncerely- Th ine..1 v Canadian Farm PriCes Up 20 Per Cent. in 1948 Canadian farmn pricea during 1948 were 20 per cent bigbem thon during 1947, soya the lateat issue cf "The Current Review of Agricullural Conditions in Canada," publisbed by the Econ- omica Division, Marketing Service, Dominion Department cf Agriculture. The Review thon peints cul thot since prices cf cemmodities and services used by formera, including living cosîs, increased by, only 16.4 per cent during the some period, the formera were baller off in the long run. Heaviar marketings belped le impreve their position as well. The preliminary figura cf tbe net income cf Canadian formers in 1948, is $1,743 million, an aIl-lime record and an increose cf 41 per cent ever the 1947 figure cf $1.235 million. The oeraîl demand in 1949 is expecled te equol thol cf 1948, according te the Review, al- lhougb there may be soe decline in the ex- pert demand for soefa frm producîs. Domesîic demand for farmn producta in 1949 may exceed that cf 1948 and pricas received by formera are expeclod le remain aI the 1948 levels, tbougb Ibere may h o se decline loward the end cf 1949. The Reforestation Division cf the Depamîment cf Lands and Foresîs reporta thot thora is o very heavy demand for trees Ibis spring, and the De- parîment bas net nearly enough trees le f ill al equesta in fulI. While the supply of some spa- cies is about equal te the demands, thora are very heavy shertaqes in others. Many orders have been greatly reduced, particularly those for Scotch Pine, white pina, apruca and poplar, in order le permit as many landowners as possible Jusi like shopping ai . . What Others Say SALES TAX' STILL ON (Ottawa Journal) About one featume cf Mr. Ab- bott's much-djscussed budget most commentators seem te be in agreement; they regret that nothing was done about the sales tax. This agreement, bringing botl2 Liberal and Conservative news- papers on the same grcund, is understandable. The sales tax is, by far, the least desirable cf ai] taxes. Hardly anyone expected Mm. Abbott te a'bolish it; it pro- duces too much revenue; but why it should be left at eight per cent, with that eight per cent ail the more burdensome when prices are high, is another matter. Cer- tainly if Mm. Abbott was eut, as ho dlaims, te help the "littie man,"~ then eduction of the sales tax was an effective way cf doing it. And, speaking of the "little man,"' what is there in the budget likely te be cf much help te the 'little men" who happen. te bo fishermen or farmers? True, they get cheaper orange crush-but we didn't know that cheaper orange crush compeneated for dearer 'oread. ALCOHOLICS' HOSPITAL (Windsor Star) It is an action long overdue, but the Provincial Government is te be commended nonetheless for taking steps te establish an alco- holics' research foundation, and a hospital for treatment cf these unfortunates. It always seemned passing strange that a province which makes about $32,000,000 annually out of the liquor traffic ceuld net spare semne money for the reha- bilitation cf victims cf that trado. Throughout Ontario there are thousands cf these unfortunates, mary cf thcm nothing but human derelicts. They have been brought te their present state by inability te rcsist intoxicants, and the Prov- ince lias made it easy for them te acquire the substance cf their down fa Il. Most cf them otherwise would have been decent, self-supporting1 citizens. Many cf them, indeed, have considerable attainmients, for the victims cf liquor are net1 restricted te any segment cf soc iet y.r Health Minister Russell T. Kellev s announcement is wel-i cerne. There has been ne excuse for a province which gets se much in revenues from liquor, callously allowing ils victims te lie in the gutter of sccicty wvithout any ef-1 fort te hclp them.1 à 1 (Par value $100) ýe kt ýs h d e s B 1 simuscs9sef