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TBUEDAY AUGST 5, 149 'WU <~AiAlTAMPA'1~MA4 ftIwIAv~ tU f~t7£Kim, Do You.Remember When Tom Thumb Came ta Town? It was a fortunate day for the homnely littie midget when the gréât showman T. P. Barnum cast his eye on him. At thj.s date, in the early 80's, looking back aver the success which attended the Barnum Circus I «would say it was due in large measure ta his gif t of psy- chological propaganda. These aecm rather large words for my omall 'Oocabulary sa in case I arn off 'the beam I had better ex- p».nwhat I am trying to say. J4.,this, that hee lad the gift "f~intuition ta read what the public wanted and then the art of selling them what they waa- ted. I would illustrate this by his big Elephant Jumbo. He sensed that the public would like to see a big elephant at the head of the street parade. He did not go ta Africa or India ta look for one but discovered a large old fellow where lie was good naturedly taking children on his back, begoing peanuts and getting less attention than if he were a baby ciéphant. Barnum bought him and brougît him ta America, washed himi off, arrayed himi in glorius trappings with a Haudah that a Rajah wouid be praud ta ride in, christened him "Jumbo"~,' placed himi at the head ai the1 street parade and turned on b1 prapaganda. The public swarm-( s icl RA- 24 HOUE Phone: Day 561- FOUR NEW CARS - PROMPT EFFI4 OPERA cd to sec hlm and in a short time the name "Jumbo" was fighting its way into the diction- ary as a substitute for "«giant". I was amused the other day when ordering a dozen eggs at the hatchery I asked if they had any aversized ones and the clerk came back with "Do you want jumbos? " VHere was a young man whose father had not been born when Jumbo was killed by a shunting engine at St. Thomas,1 yet lie was using the name af the old elephant as synonym for oversize. It went the other way with our dwarf. whose real name I neyer heard, but Barnum took hîm in hand and christened hlm "Tom Thumb" and awarded him the rank of "General", then turned an the propaganda and soon General Tom T"humb was in the limelight and his name a syn- onym for peanut size. Barnum never braught his show ta Bowmanville but to our disgust, did come to Oshawa. His powerful rival, Adamn Forepaugli, came to Bowmanville and pitch- ed the Big Top at the foot of Liberty street on the east side below the base line. They rolled bacIk the sod to make the three rings which were theri strewen« with the regulation sawdust. These old rings were visible for years afterwards. Though Barnum did'not come ta Bowmanviile General Tom Thumb did. I presume he hadi became detaclied from the circus1 for he was with a Liliputian con-1 cert troop along with his midget Fast radio pick-upi means no more loni for a taxi. LDIO TAX 1 SERVICE Night 561 - 70j ALL PASSENGERS I? DIENT SERVICE kTED BY LATHANGUE service rwalts 'S 7 -922 INSURED E BROS. I THE JOHN DEERE MODEL "MI' TRACTOR The "M" hi a good-iookIng tractor and it's just as Wood as It looks. It's a simple, sturdy tractor wlth every feature you want ...built-In «"Touch-O-Matic" hydraulie eontroi, afr-cushioned seat, adjustable steerlng wheel, ease of servlcing, wide adaptability with speeds varying from 1-5/8 to 12 m.p.h., plus a varlety of "Quik-Tatch" working equipment that no other small tractor offers you. Cornein -or write for fulil iformation on the John Deere tractors and fulll hue of farm equlpment. A. On HOOKER AND SONS. BROOKLIN, ONTARIO PHONE BROOKLIN 18-r-2 (3'miles west of Brooklil) Jamfleg t I aN ALGONQUIN PARK Algonquin Park is 2 700 square miles af unspoit wooland, where "nu can recapture tIc thrili af tie early pioneers in canae campin trips, or take shorter trips from comfortahle lotel or tourist cahin accommodation. It is sa popular among fishermen, artists and plain holiday-makers that it's wvise ta oakereservations well in advance. The Superintendent, Algonquin Provincial Park, Algonquin Park Station, Ontariao, can give yu al the details. T rain service tae Hunt"- ville from Toronto and the South or to Brent andi Kiosk from Ottawa or North Bay!.ýAlbow at least a ful day ta drive . . . thc entrance ta thc Park is 200 miles from L.ake Ontario via highways il and 60. ln Ont-aria we have a holiday paradiae. .. let's do aIl we a ta encourage viaitors f ran &crom thc border. Published in ÈaPPort of the tourist bui- amby John Labatt isnutod. LET'S MAKE THEM WANT TO COME, BACKI prajects whicl could lie de- lo(ped with the maaey now )ent in family allawances-they ould insure the future stability Ethe nation. The sale guarding a ur resaurces is a creative re- ansibility. Famnily Allowances ca oniy with the redlistribution existing wealth. Conservation il detei-mine aur ultimate stan- ird ai living. Bright pictures are drawn ai ýimpravement in heaith as the suit ai family allawances. Th.1, ýath impraved during the war. did nateffect babies alone it 'ected the whole standard af ;ing. Our national effort was it forward ta increase produc- )n, not mereiy ta alter the dis- iutian off existing incam'e. What the future? At present, atîr irdens sit lightly on us but aur bt is hign ,we have accumulated number ai iixed charges which 3y weil prove a Ieavy burden in ne af depression. Hard times' Il came again-the essentiai ed is increased tapactiy ta pro- c, a higler national incarne ternis of goods and services. Hydro Approves Projects ta Improve Orono Service Lwlfe and his midget brother- ilaw "Commodore Foote" a wife. They showed in the i Town Hall which was over block ai stores on the presi site ai tIe Poft Office. A' wa raised orl tressels ta the heue of tIe stage, ran dawn 1 centre oi -the hall and on t' tIe manikins paraded in evi ing dress, ail as lomely as Bul be-damned. It is well tl nature lias compensated thf littIe people in some measure 1 the mean trick she lias play on them, by endawing them w" an amount af coaceit which E aggerates their importance. T big laugh was an us. We pz ta see them wlea Bowmanvi had its own dwarf, Tommy Ti terdale, who lived in tIe hotel the Grand Trunk Station, w we could see every day but nev botlered ta look at. I think was tIe most migîty ai tlem e 'Bert Hutcheson. There Are Wiser Alternatives (By R. J. Deachman) The question ai family alloi ances was not much in eviden in tIe recent political contest, lia parties were in accord, as thi usually are, on issues calculati ta bring in votes. Af ter the fight I wrote ta tv good 'Conservative iriends, aski them if tley though the Conse vative Party would have lc any thing if they lad coi-ne o in apposition ta Family Allo) ances, ofiered something eisc its place. 1 got prompt replies. Sa Number 1 "We could hard have done warse". That's ter and ta the point. I know tIe was a twinkle in lis eye whg hie said it. Said Number 2 "FamY ly Allowances are now a pe maneant fixture, nothing ci change them." I don't agrE Time plays strange tricks wi firm convic ti ons-history is wri ten by the survivors! 1 put the same question ta ani ther good friend. H-e knows Pal tics and literature, war ar peace. He senses terribly the su ferings of mankind, seldom arn lyses the causes, works lard « alleviate human misery. "Family Allowances", said h "are an excellent thing-they pi money in circulation". The fa, is we spend close ta $300 millic a year on family allowances. Th is a transfer irom ail the peopi, of Canada ta some ai tIe peopi of Canada. It does flot increa5 tIe national incame-it may ri duce it. Those wîo receive spend more, those who pay spend less or invest less. Wi greater wisdom lie shown in th expenditure if those wha receiv the ailowances or would we fin greater wisdom in those wha pa taxes? Lîfe is more complex tha nany people think. Tîcre muE be capital investment if we ar to have progress. The greater th capital investment per unit c abor emplayed the greater wi? be the total production and th [reater the wealth ai tIe natior l a sound economy huma: needs will receive attention- nass charity is ai ten stupîd wastE If we are determined ta speni $300 million, it will lie taken ou of the packets oi the people ii axes. Some consideration shoubý be given ta the wisdom ai th >articular expenditure we con emplate. It may be that othe arms of expenditure would, ave aperiod ai years produce greate benefits. The issue shoulci havi bcen discussed. Consideratioi hould have been given ta alter nate metîods ai spending thi sum. Progress, under modemn candi tions, consists ai the exploitatior Di.uLr natural resaurces. We real aharvest but wîat about th( arvests ai the future. The lanc Ibecoming eroded, in same areaý iind damage is 11gb. Suppose w( ansider ane or two passible al. trnativeà. There are substantia ireas in the Province ai Ontarit and Quebec which are no longei zitable for farming they sîoulc e used as forest areas. There ih îuch land which would producE nore in the next 50 years if il Counting out the less habitable parts of Canada there are less than seven persons per square mile; in Holland and Belgiumn there are more than 700 persons ner square mile. TICKETS TO EVERYWHERE Air, Rail or Steamshlp Consuit JURY & LOVELL Bowmanvllle 15 King St. W. Phone 778 Frcank Hooper Pregented With 20 Yeair Pin Mr. Bob Watt, Production Su- p)erinteandeat made the presenta- ion reetly ai a 20-year pin ta Mr. Fraak Hooper. Mr. Lawv- rence (Deac) Goddard, Depart- ment Foreman, made the address. Mr. Hooper was born in Bow- manville and started warking at thc Goodyear plant soon aiter leaving schaol in 1920, however, lie broke service and his service was not complete until 1929. PEOPLE FAVOR ÇHEQUES WHEN Approval ta proceeçi with three projects designed to improve voltage and service for Hydro consumers in Orono has been giv- en by The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. In making this annauncement, Commission Chairman Robert H. Saunders stated that the projects involved the installation of a new 8 kv feeder position, complete with metering equipment at Or- ana distribution station; the con- stifuction ai approximately 23/ miles ai 8 kv feeder from the Or- ana station ta, the village of Orono and the removal ai existing met- ering eqtt.ipment on 4 kv. feeder now serving Orono. This wark,, Mr. Saunders said, is estimated ta involve a total ex- penditure of $12,392, af which $10,840.45 represents new appro- priation with $1,551.55 being from reserves. The village of Orono, located north-east from Bowmanille, is at present supplied with 4 kv power from Newcastle dis- tribution station. The Orona Pub- lic Utilities Commission have ar- ranged for purchase ai new trans- formers and are prepared ta con- vert their distribution system ta 8 kv at their expense, Mr. Saun- ders stated. I c KIDDIES' IIDES PONTYPOOL Last Tuesday and Wednesday we helped malte a float which we drove in thc parade at the Kinsmen Karnival, at Lind- say. There were more than 150 floats, six bands, etc., in the procession. Premier Leslie Frcest had the post off honor an the rcviewing stand, in front ai thc Post Office. It was a well maniaged, largely attendc[(îatfair. They even lad snazzy drumn majorettes, one ai wlom, ilsit ai lier baton twirling and high stepping, persisted in marching out ai step. There wvere floats tînt cast a great deal ai money ta praduce, but tIc anc that gave cveryane a chuckle was a groccry, hali tan pickup. It's anly adorn- ment was a square ai whiite card- board, on whicl. was written in blue crayon, "Sorry! Did nat have time ta make a float; tao busy de- livering groceries." A littie girl, picked at raadom, riamed Shirley Hutchinson, drewi the tickee that won thc car and'ý sle picked thc name ai M. J.! Eutchiason, 324 Kent St. E., Lindsay. The winaer, no relation o the littie girl, las been driv- ng an old, beat up car oi 1929 vintage. In order ta buy a'ticket, he lad ta break hem last dollar bill. It paid! Now sIc drives a 949 Meteor. TIc first parade we attended in Lindsay was wlen we acted as one ai tIc pail bearers ai the late Sir Sam Hughes. Our next par- de in that town was when wc led le Pontypoal Fife and Drum Band, anc July 12t1. Now, we îave just lad aur third parade there, this time, as driver ai the )ep't. ai Lands and Forests iloat. Waybe next time, tley'll make us nayor ai thc town. Wc remember whea Pontypoal 'affled off a car. Arche Whitmee ielped seil tickets an it. He gave uis father one; it won the prize. TIen tlere's tIc claÊsic ai Mrs. ýliff Gamey. Orona. Mrs. Gamey aIld several books ai tickets, but [ept none for herseif, tili tIc ight ai tIc draw, whea, tired )ut, sic scribbied hem name an he two remaining unsold tickets, assed thern in tIc drum, and, von tIc car. The irany aifit was hat, tIc Gamey's lad purclased tnew car sîortly before. Per- iaps it's better ta le bmr lucky han gaod-looking. Lamne Bowins, local merdhant, sgiving lis building a "face .Mt," including a new verandal. nade ai cernent. Those aId )oards were dangerous, but mucl armcr ta sit on tian the ncw ýement. Lamne always las a lot ýf empty egg crates an tic veran- [a, these will now le in great, [emand by the cigar -smoking, obacco-clewing fraternity thati [sually clutters up tIc iront ai hc store on open nigîts. Hope, 'c can find a crate witl an extra pringy lid for tIc inaugural eeting ai the verandal sitters. For some time, surveyors cm- laycd by the Dep't. ai Highway,, ave lien laying out a possible glway alang tIc Clarke - Man- ers boundary, past McCrca's 'hurci, tIen, swînging nortlcast, hiaI means tIc new higlway, if nd wlen it is built, will le about hali a mile north ai us. This ýilI le fine, we neyer hankered luve rugît beside a busy hîgI- ,ay. It wan't le long now before iother las ta wasl behind Jun-1 r's ears and push hlm quickly1 irougI thc door so le wan't le te ibr sclool. We are pleased ta repart Mrs. 'in Wozrey is slowlv i mpro\,îni, om 1er recent leart seizure. We ust she will be/ spared man- ?ars ta grace aur communitv. îe is anc ai nature's ladies. Phliis Stewart is back lame oril tIc summer sclool whicî' ýe attended at London, Ont. a nder wîy sIc wasa't made incipai for the fortlcamning rr at Pontypaai, instead ai ýain expecting ta tendh the Jun- raom? Didn't sIc ask for it, don't tIc trustees waat lier ta uv t? There are maay wio .nk aur lame tawn girl could' ýndle the principals job O.K. GUST 26th In Case of Ramn Carnival Will be Held Saturday, August 27 FEATURING AT 6:30. P.M N DENEFIT HARDBALL CAME PETERDORO SRS, vs. OSHAWA SRSB -0 2 5c e ac h You stand a chance Io win orîe of the eighl heautiful prizes Io Le given away ai the basehali draw. Leaves Goodyear Af ter 23 Years Mr. J. H. (Harry) Morden re- tired on a pension recently from the Goodyear Factory in Bow- manville. Bora near Mount Pleasant in Cavan Township, in 1881, Mr. Morden has worked nearly 23 years with the Comniný. t-ie started out in the Beit Dept., transferred to the Mat, Molded Goods and later to the Heel and Sole Dept. Ia 1941, he was ap- pointed a watchman-and has been servîng in this capacity since that time. Good Fishing In the Kawarthas To have big fish is is first ne- cessary ta hiave small fisl. If this is any indication tIen in a year or two the whole Trent Systemn and Kawarthas should have plen- ty ai legai sized Bass and Mas- kinonge. Hundreds of undersized Black Bass and Maskinonge are being caught every day gently unlook- ed and retumned ta the waters by guides and sportsmen. Last montl one Peterboro sportsman is reported ta have caught no less than 47 Maskin- onge al af which were just a little short af the required thirty inches. Ail were returned un- înjured ta the water. He and other such sportsmen will reap the benefits in the years immediately ahead. However, flot ail whoj caught smali fish threw themi back. Two Toronto men were caught passing thÉough this dis- trict with 51 Small Mouth Black Bass in their possession, 40 of which were found ta le under- sized. These men each face two charg-1 es laid under the Game and Fish-1 eries Act. Their new 1949 Club Coupe stands seized in a Lindsay Garage. R Kennedy Finds Ontaxrio Crops Good Agriculture Minister Kennedy af Ontario estmates that the pro- vince's agriculture crop this year will lie worth $900,000,000. In Toronto after a three-week tour of the province, Col. Kenne- dy said: -I won't beat iast year's record of $1,071,000,000, but it will lie a good average yeaX. Col. Kenendy motored to Port Arthur and the Rainy River area and then flew to Sault Ste. Marie and the Sudbury district. He said he was "most impress- edf' by the Rainy River crop, and the large number of men return-i ing to farms in that district 1 "In the Rainy River district lie- fore the war there were 1,400 farmers," he said. "During the war the number fell to 900. Now there are 1,200. Aiter the war they stayed in the factories, now they are returning to the farm. It's a lealthy sign."' Tobacco Crop Good Tabacco promises ta lie a îeavy lM crap this year if goad weatîer OIT THE JUMPi ON ANY prevails during larvest, tIc Sta- OSBEFULSOTG tistics Brançh, Ontario Dcpt. ai PSIL UE HRAI Agriculture reports. Records on NIXT WINTER I which the report is bascd, are up Caonahrdca-d ta August tI. .Cnett adco-n Total flue-cured tobacco acre- order a good supply naw 1 age in Ontario this season is piaced at appraximately 91,500 acres and 'preliminar yestimates indicate, total Production may o reacl 110.000.000 pound sas againsi 98,072,060 paunds harvest- cd ia 1948. SlightlY over 11,000 acres ai Burle.v tobacco \vas pianted in TRADEMARKED WITH TINY RED SPOTS Ont[aria this year and total pro- duction may reach 13,500,000 OWN1T1T~X pounds as against 12,841,000 OW N N C O A paunds last year.FU L Approximately 1,500 acres afFU L dark tobacco was plantied and at Phone 410 or 2249 Bowmanvlle present -iooks -rýery promisîng TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT DOWMANVILLE LEGION DRANCH 178 - MERRY - GO - ROUND t with yield expected ta exceed 1,800,000 pounds. Ontario's tobacco crop at the present moment is exceptionall promisifig. It is also encouraging news to find officiais of the Ontario Flue- Cured Tobacco Marketing Associ- ation have received definite con- firmation from Ottawa that Great Britain will purchase more ta- bacco fromn the 1949 crop than was bought last year. Recently the tobacco -division of the Dominion Dept. of Agricul- ture was advised by U.K. offic- iais that more funds wbuld be made available to buy Canadian tobacco this year, but definite a.Ssuaonce was flot farthcoming uni'h sweek. In 1948, British buyers took approxijnately 16,000,000 pounds of flue tabacco fromn the Oanadian crop. YOUR LAST I BINGO ALL TUE NEW AND POPULAR CAMES CHANCE TO DUY TICKETS ON THE 1949 CHEVROLET AT THE DOWMANVILLE HIOR SCHOOL GROUNDS TICKNET S OSHAWA BAGPIPE AND DRUN BAND WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE 8:30 P.M. A NEW AND GAY CARNI VAL 'STARTS Proceeds for Legion Building Fund and Veterans Welfare Cash Method Wastes Time And Is Rlsky Canadians now complete more business transactions by cheque tlhan by cash. The reason is that P-Oyrng by cash usually involves making a tiresomé round of stores and offices, whereas writing and mailing cheques does the same job quickly and easily. Anather advantage is that car- rying a cheque-book is much saf- er than keeping large sums of cash in pocket or purse. Lost cash can bring trouble rangîng from irritation to tragedy. But a lost cheque-book costs nothing to replace and does flot endanger the owner's savings. Should a filled-in cheque be mislaid, a prompt cali to the bank will stop payment of it. Further- more, a cashed cheque automati- cally becomeg a receipt, thus giv- ing the payer extra protection. This modern way of paying bis is avaiable to everyone at the Bank of Montreal. G. E. Moody, branch manager at Bow- manville, advises that the B of M's welcome mat is out for al who wish ta open accounts for this purpose. ON FRIDAY, THE CANADIAN STATESMAlq. ROWMANUit.ir.ir nuTanirrb 1 - . TRURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1049 L - a CAR