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PAGE TWO E.tab1i£bad 1854 wfth whlch in lncarporcted The Bowmanylfe <ws, The New=nztle Independeat rand The Orono News 95 Years Cantinuaus Service ta the Town of Bowmanville ,and Durhqm County Autharized as Second Clans Mail Poat Offce Department, Ottazwa. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Momber Audit Burearu uuumx of Circulations .' Canadian .~- W.ekly Newspapors la ~Association+ StJBSCRIPTION RATES $2.50 a Year, strlctly in advance $3.00 a Year in the UJnited States Publinhed by THE JAMIES PtJBLISHING COMPANY Bowmanville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, EDITOSt The Farm Forums Since we have been publiahing the weekly reports of the Farin Forums in Durham County in The Statesman w. flnd they are one cf the mont read and popular departments Iu the paper. The country folks read them ta flnd out the vlewpoints other forums taesinudi- cussing the varlous subjecis and urban people read them to be more conversant with the many rural problema of today. The spread cf the vogue cf the farma forum la remarkable. It has grown in popularity and usefuines because il gives ta the rural people on opportunity ta discuua common problems, and ta provide Borne cf their own answers ta ,questions which are dsturbing their minds. In many cases, the deliberations cf the farm forum groups have led te action programa for the benefit of their own communities. The f arm forum is truly democracy in action, because il provides a basis for the crystallization of the thoughts of rural people. Some consider the forums real practical aduli oducation. We have often attended f arma forum meetings, and have found ln them a willingness an the part cf members te exchange ideas and thoughts on the questions being discussed. *Thus they serve a useful purpose. We have often feit that it would be a good thing if there were a similar type cf forum for people cf the tewns and chties, where they could meet in small discussion groups and talk over their problems, and suggest their own solutions, in a hemelike aimosphere civorced entirely from any political bias. Mucli good lias been accomplished by the f arm forums, and we feel that sucli an activity would have equally beneficial resuits lu the tewns and chlies. Will it Take a Bomb ? * In the days cf fren trade between cty and country, the country was a reasonably prosperous place ln whicli te live and' raise a faenily. lu the country, folks were content te wcrk a bit harder a.nd a bit longer te take care cf the extra cost af delivering their produce to the city markets. In the city, manufacturers and marchants knew that rural business wes Important and their costs would have ta be centrolled se that r country folk could afford to buy in sufficient 'volume te keep urban commerce profitable. That was lu the days of free trade. rBefore the goverument bureaucraîs and the unions stepped in. Now manufacturers iu unionized Industries, have to pay about the same rate cf wages and work the same heurs -vhether their plants are l oceted ln the remote village or lu a large inetropolitian centre. As a resuli, with the econ- amic advantages cf the smaller comrnunity gene, Industry has centralized te pretectitjseif. We have through aur goverument ccndonsd this trend. We have, in fact, encouraged il by giving the force cf law te such lindustry-wlde bargaining agreements. Gcvernment-approved transportation rate schedules have similiarly re- duced the competitive advantage of certain communuties. Municipalities have licou re- stricted by provincial legisiation in ettempts ta encourage industry te locatle oul idete- ao turers who are considering moving their plants :from large cilles te, smallor communities, we :wre told that the biggest single obstacle was 'net the cesi cf moving, the findIng cf adequato ,personnel, uer freight raies, but merely con- yiucing the wives cf certain koy employees ,that lif e in a small town was "human" One manufacturer who had moved to a :point 60 miles outside Tarante somne three years «go was being forced ta return la the city becaruso the wives; cf certain cf bis exoculives :wauld net adjust themuoelves te lif e and lriends ýn a smaller centre. Making straugors f eci ai homne, iniproving rial recreation facilitios, raising the culturel level of a communiity and ather similar consider- xrtions are cf ton "paoh-poehed" by hard-heded business men and labor leaders wlio daim that the main job cf ag chamber af commerce or a 20own cauncil is ta go out and get more in- 'dustry. T1 A1DA -T-EMnI lhfAaV?.wea-ra TR An ImportantIndustry A comprelienaive survsy, lllustrat.d wilh several huudred photographe, cf the many items of transportation .qulpmsnt naw manufaciured lu Canede is presentsd lu lbe January issue of "Industriel Canada," tb. officiai, publication cf the Canadien Manufacturera' Association. Glancing lhrough ibis issues h won quit. a re- velelian ta ses ths tremendous amouni af trans- portation equlpmeni naw being manufactured lu Canada. Truly w. are lest beomlng an in- dustriel country. Divlded ie iv. sections, the survey covers rail, waîer, air, road and Industrial tranhpor- taîlen. Inu ah thes. linos Canada la showu ta, be well abreast af tus times and the extent and variety of ls production will came as a re- velation ta meuy, particularly as regards the aupplying of equlpmenî, natably locomotives and slips, ta ather ceuntrios. Equal Pay for Equal Work Iu the tewns and villages, and on the for=i, inost folk work a six or seven day week. In the cies, many people uow wark only five days a week. Much cf what city people buy ls produced by a long work weok lu the country. Much cf what rural folk have te buy in produced by a short work week lu the city. Yet earnings lu tle tewns, villages, and farm hamlets are, an the average, lower then those cf city-dwellers. This meaus that mont country folk are warking longer hours for lesa xnu oe that some cf their urban neighbors con caru mors rnuey working shorter hours. Equel pay for equal work might lead ta an ecouemic revolution and a cansequent deceutrel. izetiou cf commerce and Industry which wauld yield major benelits in trade, healîli and citizen- slip. A HeavyResponsibility If Canadiens or Americans wake up same gloomy mring and find that their country lias gene Socialist, it will lie tho feult cf the average businessman, declared Philip D. Reed, dhairman af the General Electric Company and beed af the International Cliamber of Commerce. Speakiug et the annual dinner of the To- rante Board of Trade, Mr. Reed laid the respen- sibility squarely ou the shoulders of bbhemn who direct privats lndustry aud business. There are fer taa mauy af these people, ho argucd, who seem te thank that public affaira is noue of their caucern, that any ectivlty out- aide their awn parlicular compauy, la unnec- cssary. Thot iudividualisîic view lu tle aId days may have licou considered acceptable, but il la much tee narrew naw. Present-day demecrecy needs the co-operatien cf aIl classes af citizens and iu lis own, and the goueral iutoresl, the businesmnan muet accept hha share af commun- ity reaponsibiliîy. If ho dees net, as Mr. Reed pointa out, thon thero cen b. no public under- standing cf the way lu whicl aur systom cf froc enlerprise oporetes. U.S. Farmers Lost Control of Their Industry Through Subsidies Hon. Jas. Gardiner, Miaister of Agriculture, lias promised te put a permanent pria. f leer undor Canadien agriculture. At the caming session ai Parliarneni, le tbld tle Canadien Foderaîlon ai Agriculture Convention et Niagara Fells, tle uocessary legislation wil l e lire- duced. ht is te lie hoped that Ottawa will censider this plan mosi cerefully. If il doesu't tle mave may prove costly indeed fer bthe taxpayers, castly iudeed for Canadien agriculture. C.F.A. delegales only lad te jeurney a few hundred yards te sec for thomselves jual whal cen happen wlen the state steps lu and suli- sidizes agriculture. Riglit acrass tle Niagara iver, Amnerican fermera bave lest central of their owu industry. To American consumera, geverumeut pria. supports for agriculture bave ineent cantinuing acarciîy and fanbastically higI prices; ta Amer- ican taxpayers, an annuel bill already runing int billions of dollars and witb ne limit lu sight. We don't want lo e socblt disastrous ex- porimout rcpeated lu Canada. But w. wili unlesa Parliament faces ils rospousibility er- iously. Every possible angle musi b. explored and lirought ie othe open. No responsible citizen wishes ta have agri- culture penafized. Regardions of where w. live or where w. work flot oeeoa us cauld escape tle censoquences. A depressian elang tb. con- cession linos cannat lie iaolated. But this does net nusan thet wc shauld rush ie ill-advlsed moasuros, lIatinluthe sud wlll do fer more harm tIen a 11111e temporary goed. Besi solution we bave seen yet about how peer brew of colle. la lu Canada for Amnerican lourisîs. mhe Ottawa Journal urges reciprocily, wbeu thoy malte botter lea lu the States we will impreve calice. That clever manm, L. W. Breckingtau, apeakring lu Boston once taok a gaod lem et the quelily af lea lu the city where they once dumped il mbils bhearber. Mr. Brockington remarked: "Judging by a bey- erage I lied foar breakfast this marning, you still must b. dredging lb. harbor." newspaper wrtters and editors (left) practice their ncw knowledge et tracter repalrlng. After finlahing their work at mechanica, they turu eut newopaper capy for one of 35 jaurnals published ln refugee camps, At right, displaeed oditors et a Latvlan-language refugee paper at lwork. best place lu the world tg me. Are there sny more conquests for you te make? If sa more pow- or te you, sud may you go on ta greater success lu whatever way seems attractive te you. With kindest persousi regards I reain, Yours very truly, E. C. Thoruton The Limitations 0f Greatness By R. J. Deachman Iu a recent radio broadcast a number of aur leading citizens preseuted a list of our greatest Canadians, past and present. This is ne easy task. Greatness is evan- escont. One cannaI moasure il by achievements without considering the lime in which the candidates for aur rail of honaur, lived and worked, the strength of the forces marshalled against them. In the wide range caverod by thoso wbo suggested the list thore were twa western Canadians, slrangoly differeut in their out- look, bath difficult te dofine. They were Henry Wise Wood cf Calgary, a leader in the farnu movement aud Bob Edwards, Editor of the Calgary Eye-Open- or, a famous publication, ossen- tially different 'from auy allier. Il was bis, ho wrote il, published it and, with amazing audacily, explained that it was late this week, the editor liad been on a linge. I knew them bIth. Henry Wise Wood was a modest, kindly seul, a philosopher ln bis way. He pre- sented his owu views. He was no- ver bitter. His power did flot corne from the strengîli cf his presen- lation, Ibere were bales in il, but the farmers accepted il witbout reservation. He was a nalural stabilizer, the ballast cf the farm movement lu its earlier life. One day I strolled jute bis of- fice. His foot were on bis desk, a littie catton cap was perched on bis bead. Ho leaued back lu bis chair, a happy Iwinklo lu bis oyes. I suggestod ta him thal wo should discuss the problem of grain mar- keting in the columns of the Cal- gary Aibertan thon ediled by W. M. Davidson. Ho accepled gladly. We wero ta write three articles oach. I was ta write the first. We exchanged copy and the articles appearod three days apart. Noth- ing could bc mare cbarmiug Ihan the attitude of Mr. Wood. No toudli cf bittoruess, no irritation cropt juta the discussion. We were flot interestod lu winuing aud ar- gument, each soughl a fair pro- sentation of divergent points cf view. I learned from that conflict the wisdom of Henry Wise Wood, his gentleness of mind and spirit. Bob Edwards was differeut. Ho Was a smasher of idols. Ho delest- ed bumbug, farce and sbam. Ho didu't abject te wealth lu ilseif, but lie nover atlributed goulus ta the awners cf it merely because thoy bapponed ta o uinPassession. I recail an article of bis dealing wilb Sir Wilfred Laurier. He was ou Ibis occasion wroug lu history. I wrote a reply. One day I read my slory la a few frieuds wlio liappened le ho lu my office. Tbey tried le guess the nature cf tbe repiy whicb Bob would give. No anc came wilhin miles of il. Ho Publisbcd my leIter lu full. At Uic bottom af il appoarcd Ibis editerial note: "Here is a flue lino cf Bull Durham". Bob Edwards backed ne great movemouts. Ho wan not a national figure. We sliould ual ligýhlly list him among the names of aur groat Canadians. Ho was a charming sud deliglîful luman bing. Cal- gary elected hlm te a seat in the provincial logislalure. Sometimes I wernder wlat Calgary would do witlhlhm laday. Il is a cily now, ual a lowu. TIc Impact cf Bob Edwards upan tbe Calggry cf today would ble ss than il wss 40 or 50 years ago. Neverîho- ess lie is nual ikely tb be forgot- Ion. His work wilb long romain a fragment cf the folklore af thc Ne great business mani was meutionod in this discussion. Wby? Hero wan ithe suswor given by eue man: "Wben I Uhiik cf leadiug business mon, it brings up a pîcture of those wba have appropristcd a large share cf aur nalural resaurces-gave litholu i returu". Wly, in a meeting cf this type. se largely patronized by left-wingers should ihere lie sudh strauge antagonism te aur nation builders? Once thoy werc the lie- rocs cf cur national bife, We hear flow of îhe coming de - velopmeuî of tle iron ores cf Lab - rader. It's a tremendoun uuder-I takiug. A railway bas ta lie buiti for 200 miles lhrough a ruggedj wilderuess. There are ne other reneurCes in Iliat country se f ar FromTrac tors £0 Printeera EEnJBoirs BUSMriSS Look for the fWs:s In this simple phrase there lies magic power ta help yau build a mare effective persoality and win greater success. A famous industrialist was once asked how he cculd make se many wise decisions quickly. "I get the facts", was bis reply. "Once yau gather ail the imprtant informa- tien relàted ta any matter, the facts tbemselves decide the issue." Needless ta say, the man who a make saund decisions most fre- quently and rapidiy wins against ail cempetitors in any field. Many a new inventian, tac, bas been made because somebody dis-1 cavered new facts, or gave familiar 1 facts a new interpretation. You may g notice some littie detail that ethers bave overiooked and be inspired ta change it in same way that wilii create a mfoneymaking invention, ( or lead ta a valuable time-et. money-ssving idea on your job. Facts may serve us ia cauntiens ather ways. They provide power for seliing or canvincing others. lntroduce<I into conversation, they make our commenta mare effective and interesting. Used as guide- posts, they keep us from the dangers af wisbfultbinkiag aad impractiçal philosopbies. Above ail, facts add te eur kaewiedge. And "'knowledge la pawer"l To build a.saund life insuraaoe plan for yaurself and your famiiy, ycu need the heip of someone wbo a analyze ail the farts reiated to your future needs. The modern life insurauce campany representa- tive is trained ta do this - and yau ECrinù Illectrec Phone 55-r-i Orono FAIM AND HOUSE WIRING Repctirs =td Alterations. ..Pole Lines a Specilty .Free Estirates ... You get more travel for your dollar when you travel by bus Sample Fares ... see how you SAVE BcwmanvIlle Te Toronto Kingston Ottawa Moutreal One Way Returu 1.15 2.10 3.65 6.60 5.75 10.35 For furîher information, please sec your bocal agent - TELEPRONE 2666 - Il of ton happeras, hawev.r, that ae.mlngly unimporiant conslderatlons such cm those cre th. very thinga whlch d.termlne the. indusirial and commercial prosperlty of a iown or village. Mcsi induutrial heada move their plants 10 new communilles because they feU lu lave wlth the way af life lu those cammunities, net be- cause af ecanomic factors. They like th.e.fish- ing. They like the people. They lik. the beauly of the streets. They are Impressssd by th. cleanlinesa of the town. Iunallier wards, they think that's lus sort of place I'd lik. ta 1v. lu and rains my clilidren. And if their key exe- cutives fesi th. same way, tb. industriel pro- grenu cf thal town la surs. A friendly wslcome and a frlsndly face in allen a greeter asi ta a conimunily than a strategic location. Refugees, now awaltlng resettiement lu European camps eperated by the International Refuge. Organization (IBO), a U. N. Specialized Agency, are iearning new trades toe arn livings in new homes and at th1e smre ime are keeplng their akills at their fermer professions. A greup of ~w~AwW »IdW"ky Revi.w i Peering Into The Future We can look ba'ck over the past, and we can look around aI the present, but the future is veil- cd in mystcry. That may be a very trile observation, but il sums up the Ihree dimensions into which wo divide lime, as we know or lhiuk of it. According la some philasophers there are lu reaiity no sudh divisions; lhey dlaim that the future is just as real as the past sud the presont, and Ihat if we had a kind of second-sigbl we ceuld peer into il. Spiritualisîs, crystal-gazers and leacup readers dlaim ta have the power af clairvoyance which on- ables them la porcoive lbings thal are not discernable Ilirough the ordiusry channels of sonse. There is one example of this recorded in Scriplure in the case of the Witch cf Endor, wbo was cousulted by King Saul about wliat was goiug le bappen la hlmi lu bis next baIlle. Propliecy was a profession in the courts of kings lu Ihese limes, sud ancieul Greece and Rome bad Itheir or- acles, which were consulted in national crisis. Eveu lu aur own day Hitler sought the advice cf au astrologer in makiug bis de- cisieus for action, as did Napoleon before bim. Iu ail these cases the consuitors were ill-fated. The probabilit, is Ihalt tey bad guil- ty consciences, that they knew they were lu the wrong and were tryiug le delude lliemselves juta believing Ilial lhey could avoid the penalty of Ibeir niîsdoeds. As a reporter I once iutcrviewod a professional crystal-gazer wha ý admitted la me, confidentially1 sud ual for publication (lie had lad a few drinks), Iliat ho ai- ways tld people what they wanl-1 cd hlm te tell tbem. It seems thati lie had a way of reading their: lhoughts by encouraging thecm ta talk about themseivcs. I supposei lIat was the motbod cf the old soothsayers sud faine prophets who, in order la keep their jobs1 sud Iheir heads, flattered the1 mouarclis sud tld lhem ploasaut( lies about the future.1 The truc propbets cf the Old1 Testament were seors who based1 their predictions ou their know-i lcdge of the past, the trends cfE the limes sud the characters of1 Sy LEWIS MILLIGANj the en i powr. Sme o the tc meeoutlupoer.andomencf tem .erhe oueopen wlaste nce ithedpmapeetasmwell s Ilie kings sudhemoredilometiespopuar.pu >Theirc rdipiomaitiphets puto thiroprediclions rlu Uicor cf vions, bu logeyofeall werdal ouIs Ihe logcdcf events sud ai- dictions witb a qualifyiug "If". Winstou Churchill made ne dlaim le physie powers wheu ho forewarued the British gavern- ment sud people Ihat lhey were blindiy maving into a second world war. His was a clairvoyance (clear vision), ual cf Ihe future but cf the past sud the present. Even lu the ordinary affairs cf business, hindsight is thebeset guide la foresiglil, wbich merely means thal wc should consult the oracle of experieuce. It might be possible for a super-mathema- tician le cast the world's horo- scope by a complote kuawledge af the past and a deep insight int human nature. "Thc past is dead," wrete Olive Sdîreiner, "il lives only for us te learu from. The present, the present only, is ours te, work. lu, sud tle future ours te croate." Il is because lbcy do net learu from Uic past that individuals aud nations go ou making the same mistakes. History ropealed itseif in the twe great wars of this century, sud lu tle United Nations wo are lrying la learu from that experieuce sud pro- vont a more disastrous repetition mu tle Alomic Age. Thc chief trouble is that, alîhougli wc have made immense strides of pro- gress lu science sud rnedhauics, buman nature in the mass lias changod very lithoe fundamentally. Iu a rodent sermon broadcast on the radio, Rev. Dr. Howse cf To- routa said that the people cf Ibis goneralion were living ou the spiritual capital accumulaled by Iheir forebears, and the princi- pal was dwiudliug. Ho said lIat even amoug churcli members Ihere were few wbo bad any pro- feund spiritual experionce or re- ligieus convictions. But how mudli of this is due te the preach- ors lhemselves wbo have lest the In the Dîm and Distant Pasi From The Statesman Files 50 YEARS AGO An organ recilal sud special services were held for the dedica- tIen cf tbe new organ lu St. Paul's Preshylerian Church. This was also the occasion of îhe oening cf the nowly caustrudted Sunday scliooi roam. Mr. A. E. McLaugh- lin was choirmaster with Miss Florence Tilley as organist. Rev. Canan A. W. MacNab, a fermer Bowmanviiîe native, gave a lalk an Switzerland sud North- cru Itaby ai the Town Hall. Newcastle: Dairyiug in Clarke lias recoived a fresh impetus. Messrs. A. Lake sud Trelevyn are paying tle top price for butter which they seli lu Toronto. Rendal: The Methodisl Churcli lad a new bell placed iu the steeple. Courtice: Fred Brooks lI for Engiand saiiing ou the White Star Liner "Teutonic" whicî beaves fromn New York. Rex Business College, Bowman- ville. The community oxtended birthday greetings te Mr. David Morrisen, Sr., who celebrated his 77th birthday. Newcastle: A new Club House censtructed by Mr. Buckley lias been erected at the skating rink, which adds greatly ta the cern- fort of the patrons cf this popular resort. The l4th ennual Northumber- land and Durham Apple Growers Association met in Newcastle Community Hall. Councillor W. F. Rickards and Mr. C. R. Leve- kin were present. In the Edlitor's Mail Woodstock, ennisx~1iiin:J o n n i-ocins, .Dear George;- Thos. Evans sud H. Rogers re- ccived silver medals from tle Do- Ever since I read of the latent minion Goverumeul as privates houer ceufcrred on yau as Editor in the Fenian Raids cf 1866. ?f île "Statesman", I have boen iuteudlig ta seud you my con- gratulations but il las becu put 25 YEARS AGO off from lime te time, until a few Bewmanviile Rotary Club pack- minutes ageb reading iu your ed he pea Hus fo to sc-"Din sud Distant Past" tînt cd îe OeraHoue fr tc sc- weuîy five years ago, your laie cossive evcuings for the preseuta- fatber M. A. James, was celebrat- ticu cf "Ail Abeard"ý-an even- lu g bis. seveuty-seveuth birthday,1 lug's entertalumeut by the local I concluded t rt o toc ycung people. t.lin ta hw roIteyuatmone Mr. Gardon Lapp, Premier aofteiing y e bnof ou I anyr Ontario Older Beys' Parliameut, sally iearugatyu mn addressed neyerai graups cf men M .Jmswudb ovr sud beys duriug lis visilte Bow- M.AJaewullesevr manville wîeu le was guest cf proul-of Uie splendid succes you Mr. sud Mrs. G. W. James. haveïmade carrying on Uic work Miss Leua Taylor was guest o-ho be4an ever 70 years ago. loist aI the Bay cf Quinte Winter When I beard' Gorden Sinclair Schcol lu Cobourg. aneunce over tle air, that anoth-r Reparts from correspondenîs or nilccess bad corne your way, I indicate Ihal heavy suew sterms just uaturally fel a pride at being are makiug reads impassable. tle senior member of the staff ofr Misses Jessie McDougail, Edith the "Statesman", as back lich Cator, Pauline Turner sud Mr. 80's I Was local correspondentf Ernent Goddard successfully pass- af the Statesman tram good aid ' ed junior stenographic exams at Onono, which wil Slways lie tler 0 ô ô as we know. It will require a tre- rueudous investment of capital. It involves definîte risks. The de- velopment of that ore, If acccm- plished, will Increase th1e national wealth ofth11e country. The nation will benefit from It. Could botter results bo attained If this were undertaken by a government, cenfronted at every turu with the cemplex problems of administra- tien. The task of geverument is great enough - without piling upon its ahaulders the tliings which private enterprise can do better. We do net onrich thc na- tion by adding to thecocmplexlty cf goverument . .. Let life be a sea, we knew that can be navi- gated. Who wants to live in a, maelstrom, whirling around in a circle, cansciaus only of suave- mer4, void cf ail sonse cf direc. tien. Local Mail Service MZail Closes Goiug East 10:30 aj. Going local Rural Routes 8:30 a.m. Going East and West - 3:00 p.m. Geing West ------------10:00 p.m Mail Arrives Prom East and West - 8:30 a.m. Frem West 12:00 noon Prom East --- 8:00 p.m. Cut this scheduleoeut and pas up iu a handy place for referenc TEM CANADIAlq STATLPSMM. BOWMANVMTý9- nWmAwlrrt