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* r, J PAGE TWO F T- E CANADTAN STATESMA1N, BOWMJANVILLE. ONTAMO THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1949 Eulablsbed 1854 with wbich la tacorporated lwB. ewmouvUfl.New*. The ff.wemulls nd*PeudMa 1 end Tb* Orano es .94 Yeara' Continuous SeMvce te the Town ai Bowmanvfie and Durham County Authorizod as Second ClamaMal Pool Office Dpatmnt. Ottawa AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER I~i, Audit Bureatu W.ekly Newpap.rsit < Amwsocaton SlUBBCR1PTION RATES $2.50 a Year. strictly in advance $3.00 a Year in the United States Publlshed by TE AMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Bawmanville, Ontaria GEO. W. JAMES. Editoi Civic Of ficiai Issues Waming On MunicipalSpending Spree Municipal councillors should strive to re- gain the ground lest in the past, where toc much of Cauncil's power has been surrendered ta var- tous boards and commissions, believes City Treasurer E. A. Danby of Brantford. in an article on municipal finance in the "vic Administration" magazine, he maintains that "the body responsible for raising the money by taxation sbould be responsible for its dispos- ition." "The demands for municipal services have increased ta such an extent that they have ex- ceeded the ability of ail municipalities ta be fin- anced from their limited revenue sources. "In an endeavor ta rectlfy the situation, lè- gisiatures have taken over certain obligations, and are assisting by making conditional grants. This isnet a happy solution, as grants by one level of governnxent ta another place the reci- pient in a position of dependency. "What municipalities desire and require are additional taxation sources in their awn right. "Municipal counicillors should a c q u a i n t themmselves wlth these problems, and by an ed. ucational process and civic pressure, strive ta regain saine cf their lost powers and revenue sources. "Because it is under the direct scrutiny of the electors. municipal government has become the moqt efficient of ahl governments. Local governinents can safely be trusted te manage their own affairs without delegation of autbority to subsidiary bodies, and ta levy adequate tax- ation for ail local requirements." Sir Stafford Cripps Gives His Views on Living Standards Added sinew ta the standard econemic be- 11sf that more and more efficient production by lndustryt ia the only method of retaining and 'Improvlng a good standard cf living is pravided by no les. a person thon harassed Sir Staf ford Cripps, who certainly knows now that sleýght- ef-hand gestures with finances and fiscal niea- mures cannot help Great Britain in ber battle for economlc recevery. 1Sir Stafford, or "Sir Austerity" as be is knewn even in bis own parte, had the following to say in the course of -an address before the annual Labour Party Conference in Blackpool recently: "Some people suggest that, instead cf a policy of lmpravlng our standards through int- crectaed and more efficient production, we should try te Improve matters by increasing wages or lowering taxation or dimiinisbing profits se as te decrease prices and enable us te buy more witb aur present incomes. I other words, te increase purchaslnq power wlthout increaslng the supply cf goods ta meet it. Dovices of that kind, aven if they do ne harm, te our ecenemny generally, can only shift around the purchasing power from one lot cf people to another. Tbey may enable the saine cake ta be sliced up in different ways * but they do net increase the size cf the cake, which in wbat we must de. "Let un face the situatien, ,iet as we sheuld like it to be but as it is. Yeu cannot possibly est interests. He farmed -it, built it into a beauty spot, filled it witb many theusanda cf books and recarda and made it world fameus by his wit, wisoma and work. The influence cf a great man of letters doe. nat pan wlth bis deatb. Hia writing lives on cnd people are always interested in. bis literary workshop. Little occupied mince Prof. Laacock's deatb la 1944, bis Old Brewery Bay praperty was in neod of care and attention. There was a real danger that unlesa stops were takan ta preserve it, ytaluabld papers and recerds would be lest, buildings darnaged beyond repair. Ta prevent the lama of what he f oit mure was a valuable Canadiain asset, one cf Prof. L.cack's fermer studenta, Henry Janea, M.A., began a year or se ago a crusade ta save the preperty. lanea had worked for the Professer bath at OriMla and at McGill University. As a firmt stop, he ment a memorandum out te severai hundred prominent people, aaking if Ithey feit thart Stepheu L.acockm place ehould Ib. presrv.d and eutlining a faundation plan by whlch thia cou*ld b. accomplilhed. Many favourable replies were recelved. Eut while the replies were encouragtng, the project cf ferming a faundatien ta buy and re- store the preperty proved premature. Appraxi- mately $50,000 was needed te purchase the property and make necessary ropairs; then an estimated $150.000 te $200,000 for an investruent fund to maintain it, appeared iieeded. An added fact was that askring fOr dqrants and donations was decidedly not in the rugged tradition of Stephen Leaceck who believed in private enterprise, backed up by beneat pur- poses and bard work and wbo was blmself ai model cf how private enterprise benefitfed the public. Se Henry Tanes arranged for bis company, Public Relations Services Limited, te buy the preperty. Since early spring, tbey bave been dolng essential repairs and f inancing the pro- & gram in part by doing Canadian Opinion R.- search surveys and ether public relations work from there. In answer ta an inquiiy frei n u, wa have received a letter wbicb appears in this issue, from Mr. Janes, whc by the way, is an old friend cf the editor and has speken te cur RtaryClub several times on Traf lic Safety and Public Opin- No More Fence Feuds A new sentiment is springing up these days around the oldhle fence, giving risc te an im- proved spirit cf rural goodwill. D'a a f ar cry from tbe days, still remembered by the fathers and grandfathers cf the present generation of farm youth, when the location cf lino fonces tauched off some cf the bittereat disputes and f amuly feuds ever knewn in the farming settlements. In thase-net-so-good aid times, every foot cf cleared land had te be won frem the wilderxýess by backbreaking teil. Much cf the work cf land clearing was done by band and often the task of remeving the trees, stumps, roots and boulders front a field extended over several seasens. -Small wonder, thon, that a man jealeusly guarded each precieur acre cf bis clearing in the bush-or that an unscrupulous settier seme- times triod to dlaim land that a neighbour's bard work had propared for the plow. Services cf a surveor ' were hard te corne by and disagree- monts ovor the proer placing of a lino lance croatod bitter enmity between families ývhio could have found benefit in being frionda. Werse stili, the boundary f euds often carried over from one gonoratien te anether. Wben farms were handod down f rcm fa- ther ta son, the eld markings cf their limits re- mained, same gocd and some bad. In n-ist cases, ne necessity arase for surveying or re- survoying and the old lino fonce stayod put. But in the last f ew yoars, changes bave come aver many sections cf the 'countryside. Farma have been passing entirely or in part eut cf the contrel cf familles whc originally held them. Sale cf the property bas entailed tithe searches, surveys and the exact determinatien cf farm baundaries. With the linos fixed by the latest scientifie methods, sturdy f ences go up te protoct the own- er's filds and te prevent his stock fromn wander- ing inte gardons or grainfields cf a neighbour's holdings. And once the source cf disagreement bas boon removed, today's farmers can go fer- ward witb their neighbours te new heights cf cemmunity achievement. Editorial Notes Headline in daily pross: "Hause cf Com- mens te Hear C.C.F. Chief More 0f ton." We were just afraid cf such a calamity with the gev- ernment installing an amplification system in the Heuse cf Comins. Dcn't ever bave it said again that mon can keep "secrets" better than womon. For Prince Aly Khan, husband cf the fermer Hollywood star, Rita Hayworth, bas sot the gossiping scan- dal-mengers in ecstacies by ccnfirming the ru- mnor that Rita is geoing te bave a baby. No date was montioned ether than that they were mar- rled May 27, 1949. Time marches on and with it conditions im- prove fer a botter understanding amcng the var- ioua classes. As proof cf this it was ncted in the social calumns cf the Globe and Mail lat week that 4oeutenant-Governor and Mrs. Ray Lawseh entertained at afternoon tea Mr. Wm. Green, president cf the American Fedoratian of Labor, when Premier Frost and ministors cf the cabinet were aIse guests. Laber-management executives please noe.1 Canadians are accused of being wasteful people, and proof cf this can be seerl every day and on every bond, but littie is being done te rectify the condition. More is bcw tbey stop leaks in England. In a town over thora a shortage cf water began te be feit. Sonsing the cause, the Town Council began ta repair, free cf charge, ail leaks, amending or rapairing ail leaking faucets. The leakage was overcome. Accord- ing to the Councilhe;s of that burgh "few people realize haw much wator ia wasted threughi dripping faucots." Tho same sort cf treatment in Canada might serve te soive a preblem ber. But bore net cnly leaks cause a waste cf water but many people purpcsely allow water te mun te waste, ta ensure ccclness in summer and te provont freezing in winter. One cf the major sources of danger to lif e and limb cf the pedestrian on Bowmanvilhe atreets is the evor-increasing practice cf bicyci- lng on the sidlewahlcs. Attempta have been made on several occasions by membors cf council te remedy this situation by appealing for more strict law enforcement regairdingy thisi imprtaient The New Suitor Production oi Piper in Canada One oi ls Prime Industries The manufacture of paper bas been and promises to be in the years to come the prime industry in Canada. Unfortunately neo few people realize the importance of this industry as a mainstay of our national and international ecenomy. Recently "Oval" pubu- cation et Canadian Industries, Limited, devolted its entire issue te 'Pageant et Paper'. It is hardly believable that three eut of five newspapers in the world are made et Canadiari paper. Our paper milis turn out 25 feet wide newsprint at a rate of 20 miles an heur for 24 heurs a day, with the result that our newsprint production in 36 milis, situated througheut the country is greater than that of any other country. In addition there are 80 milîs that produce pulp or paper which makes this Canada's greatest in- dustry. For further facts, the eut- put last year amounted te ever $800,000,000 and was the largest buyer et goods and services in the country and consurned 501/ of alI hydro-eiectric power ge- nerated for all types of industry. Canada is the 2nd largest manu- facturer and 2nd greatest exporter of paper with a total ef 1/3 o. world expert which gives this country an expert trade exceed- ing $600,000,000 a year and 401,c cf ail its expert American dollars. As well as paper this industry manufactures rayon, photo-film. cellophane, plastic, nitre-cellu- lose and a number et other pro- ducts. When seasonal wood eper- ations are in progress it pays sala- ries and wages te over 300,000 and 50,000 are permanently ern- ployed in the milîs. History The discavery of the manufact- ure of paper was first made in China where paper was first made tram silk fabrics and later tram wood. Before this great discovery, men cut their signs and symbols on rocks, bones, dlay, wood, metal, palm leaves and the bark et trees. The use et papyrus, a sert ef matted paper made trom the papyrus reed was pertected by the Egyptians before 3,000 B.C. and exported te all the known countries until the 4th century. Animal hides, first raw and later tanned, (parchment) were used as writing material by the people cf the near east. A Chinese, Ts'ai Lun invented paper in 105 A.D. This paper was sent te Europe on old camel silk trains as a finished produet, but the secret of its manufacture was zealously guarded. It was net un- til an Arabian armed victory over Chinese armies in 751 A.D. that the paper industry was brour.«t ta the west and set up by captured! Chinese papermakers. Ts'ai Lun produced pulp tram inner bark of trees, hemp, dis- carded cloth and old fishing nets and modern papermaking estab- lishments stil use his basic dis- ceveries. .The first papermaking miii te b. set up in Europe was situated at Xativa, Spain. The Arabs ia- treduced the manufacture et pulp from linon or flax waste or tram rags. They aIse added the use et water-pewer for the stamping- Mill. Papermaking Ïbecame one et the fine arts et the Middle Ages and experts in Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Britain vied with each other te produce a better quality et paper. Mechan- ical inventions improved and cheapened the process. In 1774, Kari Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish chemist discovered chlorine, a chemical that could' bleach col- oured rags. Friedrich Gcttlob Kel- ler, a German masterweaver in 1884 invented a 'weod grinder" that slit up wood into constituent fibres, making an excellent pulp. A Frenchman, Louis Robert in 1798 was the first te make paper cf intermediate length in a con- tinueus process and laid the feundation for present paper- making machines. By 1840, 5,000 sheets could be turned eut inaa few minutes that previcusly tooli 12 heurs. In 1850 the United States enter- [ed the Industry with the manu- facture et cellulose. A suiphite pracess was invented by an Amer- ican Benjamin C. Til&iiman, ia 1866 and i. te-day stadardpro velopment et the paper industry is situated at the Paper and Pulp Research Institute et Canada at McGil University. This Institute is a ce-operative effort among the Pulp and Paper Industry itself, the Canadian Government and Y,!cGî1] University which strives te increase production, reduce costs. save raw materials and ehi- mninate waste. The building that heuses this institute was built on the campus grounds in 1928. 30% et o the work carried on is devot.ed te tundamental research, 30% 'ýte applicd research and 301/ ta urgent prajects in bath branch- es, but with short practical ex- perimentation receiving purefer- ence. The Institute director is one et Canada's leading scientists, Dr. Otto Maass, C.B.E., chairman of McGill's Department et Chemis- try, whe is aise scientitic advisor te the chiot et the Generai Staff, Department ef National Defence. The students et the Institute carry eut post-graduate studies lead- in.- te a dector's degree. Paper and Canada A littie village in the Seigneury of Argenteuil, near Lachute, Que- bec, was the site et the first Cana- dian paper miii whicti was started between 1803 and 1805. Sean after, other mills were built in Portneuf ceunty, Quebec, ln Nova Scotia, at Bedford Basin near Halifax, in Crooks Heleow near Hamilton and in the Don Valiey. Later other milis ail over the country were built. The first kraft pulp mill in America was built at East Angus, Quebec in 1907. The pulp industry is the largest leaseholder et Crown woodiands and it has adopted a policy et per- peLual yield. 200 trained foresters attend te the scientific cutting et torests and planned conservation for future use. Large sums are spent on tire prevention, disease and other hazards and te encour- age natural regrowth. The Puip Industry holds the reins et Canadian presperity and only with its centinued produc- tion can this country hope te hold its place la world trade. Lake Shore, Clarke Miss Rae Venner, Hampton, with Miss Joyce Martin. Mr. and Mrs. G. Martin and tamily with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Melia, Beaverton. Misses Joyce Martin and Rae Venning and Messrs. Alec and Lloyd Martin visited Miss Kathe- rine Tucker at Miner's Bay. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Mellow and fami]y spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Martin. Mr. and Mrs. W. Baskerville and famly visîted Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johns, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dennis, Newcastle, with Mr. and Mrs. Bey Jaynes-. Mr. and Mrs. Robin Aldred and family and Master Jim McKay with Mr. and Mrs. Roy McKay, Bronte. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hendry and tamîly with -Mr. and Mrs. A. Muir, Courtice. Master James Rickard, Shaw's with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hendry. Mr. and Mrs. John Hendry visi- ted Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hendry, Bowmanville. Mr.and Mrs. A. Gibsen, New- castle, with Mr. and Mrs. W. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. James Anderton and tamiiy, Lansing, Mich., with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dean. Master Ross Dean is visiting bis grandmother ia Oreno. vr.and Mrs. Ken Neal and famn- iiBowmanville, with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lake. Miss E. Argaîl, Oshawa, with her brother, Mr. E. Argali. If Iaughter makes one grow fatter, twill be a lot et peunds added atter the K.S.&C. Club meeting at the sumnmer cottages l cf Mrs. F. Adsett and her sister Miss A. Speight. We did have a lot et fun, what with gamnes and things under the trees and a de- licious lunch served and cenupm- ed under assumned namnes ia Miss Speight's cottage. Such personages as the King and Queen, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Drew, et ai were pre- ment- Our qsmal commulnîty is In he d tisMail PROF. STEPIIEN LEACOCK'S ESTATE AT ORILLIA TO BE REHABILITATED Orillia, Ontario August 20, 1949 Dear George.- In answer ta your letter aboult rehabilitating Prof. Stephen Lea- c'eck'a estate at Orillia I am pleased te send yeu the details as te what is in my mind. What we are trylng te do is to make sure th«t this place where Professer Leacoclc did 80 much af his writing is rnalntained as a Canadian landmark. We want te see it established again as a cen- ter of intererit and gocd influence and used by writers, achelars and th'ose cf the public wha will reaily appreciate it. Perscnally my interest in doing this was, first sentimental and then as a public relations prcject for aur cempany. As you know I've been doing public redations work for a lengý while. The fine art in Public Re- lations work seema te be,-do some necessary job in the public's interest that is closely related or appropriate te ene's business. Se we're trying here ta practise what we've been preaching. Another point,-the crux of most public relations problems facing business is the general at- tack on aur private enterprise system. Here with this Canadian land- mark as a physical and cultural background, we want te show that private enterprise can meve qiqickly te save a valuable nation- ai asset and can manage it eut- standingly well in the public's interest, at the same time making a reasonable profit for the risks taken and the work done. AIse we intcnd te do that without ex.ploit- mng Stephen Leacock's reputatien. It is quite an undertaking and will take tîme te work eut; but briefly, we're doing opinion and economic research werk fram here, repairing the property se that it can be used as a conference center for seminars, study groups, labour-management meetings and as a point of interest for visitors. You ask for details about this place: -the property is about 40 acres in size, on Lake Couchiching, a mile tramn the center of Orillia, south-east of the tewn, reached off the Atheley road; -the Main House has 14 rooms, including 3 libraries, with a bil- liard room, 9 fîreplaces, 5 large bathrooms and 2 furnaces; -a wintersized Ladge of 5 rooms, boat house with 4 roems, farmn buildings, orchards, etc.; -there are upwards of 25,000 books in the. libraries, hundreda. on socialism, economics, humeur, adventure and explorations, gar- dening, fiction and classic litera- ture; more Important in my opin- ion, are the Leacock records, manuscripts, etc., which for many years have been stored in the damp cellars and were rapidly de- terierating fram. the dirt* and moisture. Premier Leslie Frost, Honj George H. Doucett, Minister o Highways. Lee Dolan, and Direct or of Canadian Government Tra vel Bureau, Ottawa, and a num ber cf other prominent Canadian have visited us here. Americai visitors keep coming every daî some times 25 or so, although wý haven't officially opened th( place. Taking people thrcugl here got ta be quite a problem an( was interferîng se much with oui work that now we charge then- 25 cents each and put the moneý in a paint and repair fund. ll send yeu some more news later. In the meantime best ré- gards and apologies for this long and quickly prepareci letter. Henry Janes. Every se-cond Canadian home has a car, and more than three out of four have radies. Theyre in big demand - these tough, Iong-wearlng Dominion Rayai Tires. Get yaurs naw for sefer drlv- ing. You'II like sur prompt service. NARVIN HOLLENDERO Optometrist EYES EXAMNED - GLASSES FITTED OFFICE HOURS Menday ta Saturday - 10 a.m. t. 6 p.m. Clased Wednesday AUl Day - EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT - 22 DIVSION ST. PHONE 2024 &LECTRICAL WIRING INSTALLED BY EXPERTS When yen have us do your electrical wirlng yeu cari be assured that yen are getting the best of werk- manshlp and materials threughout. IVe pride our- selves In doing each and every Job se that yen wlll be able te have years of trouble froc service. If you are ia doubt as ta what yeu -:hould have donc drot In and sec us. We shall be glad te talk over your electrical preblem and te advise yon what la best. RIGGON ELECTRIC Tour General Electrie Appliance Dealer Phone 438 Bowmanville 42 Klnt St. 9. "CANADA UN LI MITED" Frarin hilltap ta hllltop, Canada's early Indiens sont smoke signais ... a warning that foos were on the way. th. French settiers despatched their own messages- tales of victery or defoat, slckness or cheer-by runners, whe sped along the trails frem village te village. By 1700, ridiers delîvered their messages an horseback. WIth dramatic speed, man's words and thoughts began te race along the singlng wires of the toeeraph, which came ta Canada in 1846. Thlrty yoars later, Alexander Graham Bell lnvented the tolephone ... Instant communication around the world was wlthin recch. Than In 1919 radio broacastlng made Ifs entrance on tho Canadien scene. Within a few yoars, conversations with ships et sea, wlth trains and aven automobiles, were ci reallty. Today, televisien s on our doorstep. Because aur cquntry is sa vast, flOw means f communication is important- o effrinq opportunities te evry one of us. Yes, there's room te grow In Canada Unllmlted. î Juif how mucll room la laid in "Canada UnIImted", a 144-page book published by thse O'Ke.f. Foundation. You may obtain your copy hy sending 25c in cash (ne ulamps or choques, pfecse> te "Canada Unintited", Dept. N3-15, O'Kee#e House, Toronto, Ontario. Pièes priai your nmre and addresa clearly. AU manies recoived wiII b. donaied ta the Canadice Cwhmn$4 pCeun cil. * BREWING COMPANY LIMITIED *A seoumitof s$"ce, walfore, labour, fraternel and elte oranisations wIsese clinh la acquaint nsw Canadians wiht the epperfunifles ofu.rd by 4.mocati<c lfizonship In Canade. M3229 di! I. 71 9