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THt CANADTAN STATUBMAn. s~wauuI vaajajm. ~jti x~tJT~5DAY, J1-JLY 2lst, il. PAGE ZIGET Should W. Have Compuloory Voftig? (by R. J. Dcacbmnan) The people of the Dominion o! Canada, if I may judge fromn re- plies ta my query, do not want compulsery voting. Fnankly they abject 10 compulsion in any form Even those who gave it a passing nod did so wiîh regret, they felt there was ne ether way cf get- ting the votera te the poils. Here are a few opinions: From a Senator "I ah a believer in compulsory voting, net because I like the idea per se but in view o! the now alinost universal demand for votes fer every citizen, I feel that the other side of the question sbould ho taken under review, the right ta vote should carry some com- pulsion with it." From a Toronto Manufacturer "I don't like the idea cf com- pulsory voting any better than compulsion applied 10 other things. No government would dare pass a law making voting compulsory, it migbl bing a pro- test vote thal would kick il out ef power." Fram Two Business Men "Much as I qeislike the word compulsion, especially in giving power 10 the state over our per- sonal actions, I would be in favor o! compulsory voting. The pen- alty sbould not be a fine but sim- ply the loss o! his vote. There is notbing wrong in dapriving a vot- er o! a ight when he refuses 10 eXerCise il. "The advantage§ that you point out are good but overweigbing everything else is the encroach- ment on freedom. The lcss corn- pulsory tbings we have the better. Our democracy is a very precious thing and while we realize a larg- er vote would be a good thing for democracy, Ygt il smacks 100 much of the ideais o! dictators 10 have il made compulsory." An Ontario Farner- He's Dynamie "No. I don'l believe in compul- - - - sery voting. Thgre is no law which compels a human being te go to heaven. He can go 10 pur- gatony if he wants to. Il is that which makes heaven what it is- and bell. "'Dernocracy is a thing of the spirit as well as of the mind and body. The living character of democracy is as the living charac- ter in man. "Subject il 10, compulsion and the vital and eternal part of il dies." Fronm a Subtie Humorist -He Lives in Toronto "It scemns 10 me that as a mem- ber of Party A, that it is shame- fui for other members of that parly 10 abstain froma voting, but I can contemplate with a consid- enable degree of equanixhity the abstention of members o! Parties B, C, and D. "More seriousiy I tbink the question of whether bo vote or fol 10 vote as a malter o! morality, and matters of morality, as such are things which the law should leave alone, since persons witb different consciences can come 10 to quite different conclusions about them . . But if the question of voting is a mater of mnorality it foilows that il is up to the poli- icians and the party organizers to persuade the voters to gel out and support themn, just as il is the duty of preachers 10 persuade their congregations 10 lead the good life rather than to robby for legislation that will make compul- sory the observance of ail the laws to be found in Exodus and Deuteronomy*.' From a Canadian Journaiist '*The cure for apathy in elec- tions is not a law 10 make every one vote, but a constant effort tbrough the schools, the home, the press and other media to cltivate an interest in government. It would be deplorable if a few vol- ers with no interest at ail in a!- fairs. but compelled 10 cast a bal- lot, sbould blindly settle impor- tant issues, as in al iikelihood they do on occasions when close issues are louight out in countries Fast radie pick-up service means ne mare long waits for a taxi KING'S RADIO TAXIS 24 HOUR SERVICE SPhone: Day 561 . Night 561 - 707 - 9M~ jFOUR NEW CARS ALL PASSENGERS INSURED PROMPT EFFICIENT SERVICE OPERATED BY LATHANGUE BROS. with compulsory voting." From A Eetired Business Man -Unless Canadians get eut and vote the very freedom we enjoy will be losIta us for generations. If the people did get out and vote they would have a different feel- ing towards politics and politi- ciauîs but 1 dislike the conception of compulsion in public life." Another ; Ontario Manufacturer III do not like te be told I must do something but, in this malter il would be preserving our f ree- comn by making il compulsory for those who have the vote te use il." From a Maritime Editor "'The most important asset for Canadians in my opinion is a sense of personal responsibility. Without this I don*t sec how Canada can be either happy or prosperous. Without that sense o! responsibil- ity on the part of the individual I do not see that his vote is of value te himself or his country." Fromn A Western Ontario Business Man "If the issues were more impor- tant, voters would exercise their franchise. There is not enough difference between the two old parties." From An Ontario Newspaper Man "It is our opinion that such com- pulsion would compel them 1te take a keener interest in. and be- come cognizant wîth national a!- fairs which seemns 10 be iacking amongst many Canadians today." Several suggested the need for education, we. should start with the public impressing uîon the children the importance of the franchise. I took that suggestion to a man who knows as much about the schools of Ontario as any other man in this province, his answer was: "The public schoois do a good deal o!. effective work along this line. They explain the duties of the citizen, they maire clear the nature' of the ballot and the pur- pose At serves in the life of the nation. 'II doubt if we do as well in the High Schools and it is in the High Schools that our habits of life are formed. The High School student has a lot of work to do. He is in- terested in sport and other things but 1 think more should be done to emphasize the importance o! vot- ing and the value of parliament- ary government te the students of our High Schools." 1 close the evidence with this clear note from a Saskatchewan editor: "I'm "agin" compulsory voting. Yeu cannot legislate virtue Vot- ing is a citizen's moral obligation, a duty of social importance. Let's educate 'cm, not force 'em" TICKETS TO EVERYWHERE Air, Rail or Steamship Consult JURY & LOVELL Bowmanvilie 15 King St. W. Phone 778 OBITUÂRIES WILLIAM GEORGE WRITE Aftcr an Illnesa o! severai months, there passed away at his late residence, Lot 8, Con. 1. Man- vers, on June 29th, William Gea. White, in bis 83rd year. Mr. White was bordi in Clarke Township on Febnuary 27. 1887, son of the laIe Victor and Mary White, He took up the pursuits o! farming aI wbîch he spent fifty-one years on the same farm. He was "a staunch adberent at McCrea's Churcb, taking an ac- tive part in ail churcb wonk. On April 6, 1947, Mn. and Mrs. White celébrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The many beauti- fuI floral tnibutes showed the esteem in which Mr. White was beld by bis friends. He ieaves 10 mourn bis loss bis wife, the former Rosa Ann Mc- Quillan, and two brothers, Arch White o! Toronto and Benjamin White o! Orono. Four sisters and two brothers predeceased him. Service was held July 1 with Rev. A. E. Eustace officiating. In- lerment was made in Orono Cem- etery. Pailbearers were six nephews, Charles, William. Fred a n d Lew,ý Wood, Lawrence Beal and Cynil French. Fniends from a distance attend- ed the funeral from Holland Land- ing, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Pet- erboro and Oshawa. MRS. GEORGE STAPLETON Mrs. Nancy Stapîcton, who was ill for three weeks, passed away at the home o! ber daughter, Mrs. Robt. Gordon. 30 Harcourt St., Port Hope, July 4, 1949. Born in Darlinglon Township Mrs. Stapicton was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Hen- derson. Her busband. George Stapleton. and three sons, Max- well, Milton and Edmund, pre- deceased ber. Surviving are four children, William, Irene (Mrs. Robt. Gor- don) Cccil and Olive (Mrs. Alvin Joncs); also ber only surviving brother, W. W. Henderson, Bow- manville. Mrs. Stapleton was a member of the United Cburch. In the absence of Rev. Cronk, Rev. Gal- loway of tbc Baptist Churcb, con- ducted the funeral service hcld fromn the residence o! ber daugh- tcer, Mrs. Alvin Joncs, 3 Bloomes- grove Ave., Port Hope, Wcdnes- day aflernoon wilb interment in Bowmanvilic Cemetery. The lavisb display o! flowcrs gave ample demonsîration of tbe high esteemn in whicb Mrs. Staple- ton was beld by her large cincle o! friends. Palibearers, six of ber grand- sons, were Jack, Donald. Everett. Hugh and Roy Stapleton and Howard Gordon. 'the flower- bearers were other relatives o! the deceased. Municipal Forests Pay Big Dividends In Switzerland The city o! Zurich, Switzerland, gels a net return from ils mun- icipal forest o! about $12,000 a year, and il is yielding today more wood than when il was first sbarted, according to Ellwood Wilson, Dean o! Canadian fore-st- crs, and a Director o! bbc Can- adian Forestry Association. "This Swiss forest bas been operating for many centuries," Mr. Wilson said. "and il is in better condition today than il was originally. A number o! bowns in Germany mcct ll or part o! their municipal expenses by in- come from their communal for- ests, and il is possible and feasible for Canadian towns and rural municipalities to iigbtcn the tax burden in the same way." Ontario was wise cnough to start some municipal forests long ago, Mr. Wilson said, and now thcy are making their first tim- nings and sellbng bbcm tb pulp and paper companies. They are just beginning 10 profit by their in- vesîment. These forests werc planted on land wbich was io- ducing nothing and was only a liability 10 ils owncrs. Three or four municipal forests have been sbarled in Qucbec. The town o! Sutton bougbl a tract o! land 10 protect ils source of w.ater supply and tbey are planting 20,000 trees 10 improve il. .Most of the provincial govern- ments will supply trees for no- thing, althougb the demand is greal and the supply limitcd. 4-Hl Clubs, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides can plant trees and in many cases local people might be willing 10 donabe the land. If a timben tract is availabie aI a reasonable pnice it would,' with good management, commence to yield a small revenue at once and this would gradually increase. If one bad ta stant witb bare ground there wouid be no revenue (un less there was a market for Christ- mas trees) for tbirty years but fromn then on the rcturns would be coninuous. Il would not onlyj bning in moncy but it wouid be a good playgrouncl for the cbildren and a place for picnics and ne- crealion. Il could be set aside as a bird sanctuary. Hcimbly's Carbonated Beverages OSHAWA PHONE New Pôrt Hope Firm LyaU CmrrJmited An officiai notice ln the On- tarie Gazette of July 9, conlains the declaration tliat under the provisions of the Companies Act, Lelters Patent bearlng the date of June 16, 1949, have been is- sued to incorporat. the Lyall N. Carr Limited of Port Hope. Named as the official, legal dir- eclorate are: Lyall Noble Carr, Merchant; Ruth Mary Sweanor and Freda Eileen Anderson, Sten- ographers; and Harold R.obert Stuart Ryan, Solicitor. The company is granted the right Io "manufacture, export, import, buy and seli and deal in me.n 's furrishings and ail kinds of garments, wearing apparel, ac- cessories, Mankets, bedding, etc.*' with a capital divided mbt Three Thousand preference shares andi Ten Thousand common shares. Etc. The head of the new firm is Coi. Lyall N. Carr, Officer Com- manding the famous Midland Re- giment. The head office will be in the town of Port Hope. Durhamn Cty Marks lOth Anniversary Twenty-seven of Ontario's 43 counties. inciuding Northumber- land and Durham United Counties; this year wil] mark their i00th anniversary. The first 10 stage a celebration is Lambton, xvhich holds special festivities at the southwestern city of Sarnia. Middlesex has set August 17 as the date for its observance at Lon- don. Some others have yet 10 announce whether they will take special notice of the close of their first century under the present system of municipal government. The counties wvhich date their existence from passage o f the Baldwin Act in the parliamnenit of the Province of Canada in14 are: Carleton, Essex, Kent, Fron- tenac, Lennox and Addington,1 Hastings, Huron, Lanark, Ren- frew, Leeds and Grenville, Lin- coin, Lambton, Halimand. Wel- land, Middlesex, Norfolk, North- umberland and Durham, Oxford, Peterborough, Prescott and Rus- sell. Prince Edward. Simcoe, Waterloo, Wentworth, Halton, York and the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Sm ge the act was passed, 16 additi'onal counties have been created. Ail 43 counities have county councils on which sit the township Reeves and other heads of smaller units of municipal government in the county. Districts In North In Northern Ontario. 11 districtsn- T 0Dày take the place cf counties. Mun- icipalities are dependent on each other, due te the great distances separating most communities in the north, there is no- equivalent of the county council. T'eBaldwin Act-it took ils name from its sponsor, Hon. Rob- ert Badwin, Attorney-General of Canada in 1849 - realized the hopes of men who saw that the pioneering regions of early On- tario could best develop under the unifying guidance o! a county council rather than under the dis- interested supervision of a cen- tral government. Winter Wheat In Ontario. (Expenimental Farm News) Winter wheat. is a profitable crop in Ontario, but il requires good farmîng practices to yieid the best returns. No farmer should lbe satisfied with a crop less than 40 bushels per acre un- less he is sure he bas donc cvery- thing that he can to produce high yiclds, says A. G. O. Whiteside,: Cereal Division, Central Exper- imental Farm, Ottawa. Winter wheat should be grown on well drained land which isi1 good heart. If wheat 15 10 follow sod, ploughing should be donc eanly 10 ensure the complete rotting of the sod before seeding lime. On land which bas been manured or bas grown legumes, superphosphate at 150 10 200 lbs. per acre should be beneficial, as phosphates are taken up by the wheat plant early in the faîl and assist il to resist winter injury. It must be kept in mind that the wheat plant needis nitrogen 10 produce high yields. Where this is apt 10 bc low a complete fer- tilizer such as 2-12-6 or 2-12-10 at 250 to 300 lbs. per acre applied with a fertilizer attachment is recommended. In tests made on farms using a 2-12-10 fertilizer at 250 lbs. per acre, no increase 10 double the yieid have been ob- taincd. Corneli 595 has oubyieided Dawson's Golden Chaf! by 212 bushels per acre on tbc average for five years in tests conducted under the auspices o! the Ontario Winter Wbeat Improvement Com- mittce aI from 7 10 10 different locations cach year. Il bas been highly resistant 10 the loose smu. commonly found on Dawson's Golden Chaf!. Both vanieties are recommended for the main wheat growing areas except where the red bearded vaniely, Genesse Re- hiable, in soutbern Ontarid rmay still be favoured. In eastcrn On- tario where winter conditions are îore severe the extra winter hardinesef Rideau favours this variety. Winler wheat la seeded at 6 ta 8 pecks per acre at Uic end ef August to, the third week in Sep- tember depending on -tbc local- ity. The average date for best results is thc first week cf Sep- tember. Only in the southerly part of the province wil the later seedings be satisfaclory. The lower rate is rccommended only for the belter souls. The seed should be thorougbly cieaned to remove wced seeds and small diseased and broken kernels. It should be treated with mercunjal dust tb contrai stinking samut and other seed-borne diseases. Loose amut is flot controlled by this tneatmenl. Where this is trouble- sone,, secure seed fromn a crop free fnom this disase. Where the hot water treatment can be ap- plicd Ibis will control loose rmuI. I have always thougbt the ac- tions o! men thc best interpretens of their thougts.-Locke. Our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by the fine motions we fecl.-E. L. Magoon. ae a step ahead 'of the crowd! [sn'î it always wise to be "a step ahcad o)f the crowd"? Why not fil up with ncd trademarked Famous Reading Hard Coal now, while supplies are better than in the fall-and we can deliver at your con- venience ? It's the best way ta make sure of having tbis good coal whcn furnace time nolls round again. vt>ÀARE0 WM IR SOI OWEN NICHOLAS, FUELS PHONE 410 or 224P BOWMANVILLE E' J (54z. 0 A distant hum and a flashing streak in the outer sky announce another exciting Canadian achievcment-a new jet plane designed and huit by Canadians-one more exainple of the melcoric advances made by Canadian skills and manufacîuring abilities; In Canada, too, giant ainliners, which have won international recognition, are now being built for the world's air routes of today and tomorrow. Today our production-bath in extent and variety-has attained heights undneamt of even ten years ago, creating new opportunities in eveny field of activity for the talents and enterprison of young Canadians, ia nnb.~ - Inrcrease nt air trame: tôday Canada', commercial aircraft carry more than four times the number of passengera and three trnes the amount of mail the- did in 1939. 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