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9 E~TWO atabllak.d 1854 with which las Inorporatd The. Eowmanville News, The. Newcastle Indi.iindant and The. Orano Ne.ws 95 Years Continuous Servico t he Town of Bowmanvi11è and Durham County ANV INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Meniber Audit Bureau ci Circulations Canadian Weekly Newspapers a Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.50 a Year, strictly in advarice $3.00 a Year in the United States Publihd by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Autharized as Second Clan. Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa. Bowmanvill., Ontarip GEO. W. JAMES, EDiToit EDITOR ON ENFORCED VACATION It is with considerable regret thàt we advise subscribers that Editor Geo. W. James was taken ill last week and has been told by medîcal advisers to take things easy for a few weeks. During his absence, he wilI, we hope, continue to provide the editorial, staff with ideas which we shall endeavour to construet into the readable and interesting editorials which have brought thîs paper so much into prominence in the. past. We know that his many f riends will wish him a speedy recovery and a rapid return to the editorial desk which he has occupied so long. FARMERS LAY UP IMPLEMENTS TO JOIN IN ANNUAL GET-TOGETHER Next Wednesday the farmers and their families in Durham County will have a few hours of complete relaxation and enjoyment to compensate for the long hours and the arduous work of seeding crops and tending to their herds. At the Federation of Agriculture picnic in Orono's beautiful park, there will be plenty of activity for oid and young with mhany handshakes aipd smniles of greeting for folks from other parts of Durham. There will be discussions galore as there always are when people interested in the same activity get together and swap ideas and some of the younger farm folk may learn a great deal'from those who speak with the voke of experience. It should be a great day for everyone and one long to be remembered. In jiving thîis event special promin- ence, we are doing what we can to per- suade farm folk to take the day off and become part of this great occasion. We feel that those who particîpate in the event will return home feeling that the day bas been well spent and undoubtedly the change will make the problems of to-morrow much easier to solve. We are also featuring the picnic be- cause it is spansored by the Durham Fed- eration of Agriculture, a local organiza- tion which is doing its best to imprave the position of farmers throughout the county. We are in an era where united action by individuals joined together in a common cause has proven its worth in camparison with divided, haphazard ef- forts. At the moment, the Federation of Agriculture, with its mnany specialized sub- units is, we think, an arganization to which every farmer should lend support. Undoubtedly, it could be a better organ- ization than it is at present, but its mem- 'bers are doing their best with the assist- ance that is available. As a newspaper devoted to bettering conditions in Durham County, we hearti]y recommend that you read the many articles about the Federation of Agricul- ture in this issue and we shall hope to see you at the Picnic next Wednesday. will be the delight of kiddies for many years ta corne. On Saturday, the Lions Club is hold- ing its annual carnival to raise Junds s0 that its community betterment work, its eyesight conservation effort, and its tuber- culosis x-ray surveys may be continued. Those who attend will be making a real contribution ta the welf are of the com- m unitiey if they spend as much money as possible Buying-tickets on the various games is one easy way ai making a dona- tion ta an organization which certainly Inerits everyofle's support. According ta OId Testament Professor N.H. Parker, of McMaster University, Hamulton, Noah is one of the great un- appreciated financial geniuses of ahl time -he floated a large company when the peat of the world was i liquidation. TEE CAHADIAN STÂTESMAIL EOWMANVTLE. rm. %aT.AUlL~, U51F WHEN A BAD STORM BRZAKS WE HIDE BUT THEIR WORK BEGINS Last Friday evening, most of us stay- ed in our homes, well-protected from the elements which were raging outside. We took for granted the lights and the water and the telephone but we didn't know that a man would almost lose bis life in Bow- manville trying ta repair a hydro break s0 that we wouldn't be inconvenienced. This wasn't the f îrst time that long- time hydro employee Leo Goulah had climbed a pale ta restore the wire line that makes it possible for us ta see at night. But, it was almost bis last. As we watched the suffering man as he was brought down from bis lofty pelrch and carried ta an ambulance, many ai thase present must have felt a much greater appreciation of the bazards which these hydro repair men encaunter in their daily work. Certainly, we shaîl be much mare patient an çl sympathetic the next time the power f ails during a storm. CAMPBELLFORD SPRINGS SURPRISE ON COUNTY SCHOOL AREA SCENE The Town of Campbellford. down in Northumberland County, appeared in the news this week when its council decided ta cut ail ties with the United Counties because of what the council calîs "higb- pressuring" ta farce them ta loin in the newly-arganized Brighton high scooal area, Seymaur Township, in the same area, will likely follow Campbellford's lead and becarne a separate municipality. The issue became white-hot when it was found that Campbellford and Seymour Township would have ta contribute a size- able sum towards the erection ai a new $600,000 high schaal. At the moment, the high scbool in Campbellford is flot over- crowded and is almost entirely paid for. It appears ta us that this reaction in- dicates that the farces of demacracy are still in pretty goad condition. It wauld also appear that the advacates of the schoal area schemes will have ta imprave their salesmansbip because the idea must be sold on its merits before it will receive the required support. Undoubtedly, this situation halds true not only in Northum- berland but for Durham County as well. LACK 0F UNIFORMITY IN ASSESSING BEING DISCUSSED IN MANY' PLACES Because ai the considerable interest citizens of Darlington and other townships in Durham County are taking in assess- ment matters these days, we read with in- terest the following editorial wbich ap- peared in the Pembroke Bulletin recently: A writer in the current issue of Sat- urday Night deals with the unbappy sit- uation of munîcipalities in which taa lîttle attention has been paid ta the important matter of assessments. The writer says that in Ontario there bas been impravement by the appoint- ment of some 15 caunty assessors, wbase work appears ta have been effective, but maintains that this is not sufficient. He says: In Ontario the work ai the caunty assessors is bandicapped by lack of uni- formity tha'oughout the province. If as- sessors raise assessments ta appraach actual values the ' municipalities lase in scbool grants. One municipality near Toronto actually assesses at 25 per cent. ai 1940 values. The former Deputy Minister ai Municipal Affairs in Ontario recently sug 'gested that "if a survey was made ai the 940 municipalities camprising Ontario it would be found that a different system exists in eacb - or that there is no systemn at al." These glaring defects in assessment are of vital concern ta the provinces. Especially is this s0 if grants are made ta equalize schaol casts as is done in most provinces, for the amount af the grant is determined by the assessment. A camplete revîsian ai assessment law seems necessary in most of the provinces judging by a remark ai Mr. H. E. Man- ninîg, K.C., a recognized authority on as- sessment law: "Unfortunately the provis- ions ai the Assessment Acts respecting appeals have been s0 interpreted in many jurisdictions as ta make the doing ai sub- stantial justice impassible." Why haven't the systems been im- proved if assessments are so weak? Fer- haps the prime reason is the apathy ai the tax-payers themselves. They do flot real- ize what the present lack ai system is costing them. Perhaps the provinces do flot take too vigomous a lead for political reasons. Municipalities generally are jealous ai their autanamy and strongly resent wbat centralization has taken place. If assess- ments were raised, resulting in loss ai sub- sidies or grants for a few districts, there might be repercussions. Appamently, only an aroused public cai compel the necessary reforms ta be made. Obviouslv, if only 15 caunties in On- tario bave adopted the system ai county assessars, the field is by no means covered and a large part ai the province is stili suffering from the inequities that were part and parcel ai the aid system ai assess- ing, which was nat really assessing at ail. It is perhaps too sbon ta say wbether this system, whicb is now being tried out in Renfrew County, is all that is claimed for it. but unless it is almast a total failure, it should be a big impravement on what we had. EDITORIAL NOTES Summer neyer really cornes until wve've dipped aur winter-weary feet into a refresbing country brook. Decisian ai the dairy farmers ai Can- ada ta finance and direct an advertising program for dairy products makes goad sense. Sound advertising is essential ta intelligent marketing.- HORRIBLE CONDITIONS IN CANADA AS REPORTED TO RUSSIAN PEOPLE Only Ten Percent of Citizens Nake Use of Local Library Director Urges Increased Grant The Town of Bowmanville, with a population of over 4,600 has a library that is used less than the one in the village of Newcastle. According ta one of the Libramy Directors, over ane-third of the citizens of Newcastle make use of their library. In Bowmanvil]e the figure is in the neighbourhood of 10 per cent. Campbellford, with 3,000 people, has a library more than twice as large as the one in Bowmanville. Libramies in towns other than Bawmanville operate on a siightly different basis. In most towns, the libmary expenses are met, by. revenue from sevemai sourges., First, an annual'«grant fmom ns Provincial Government and ~c ondly, by a per capita grant from the town îtself. Bowmanvilie's library is not rua on such a sys- tem. The grant made to Newcastle's library by that Village Council is 82 cents per head; in Toronto, the grant is more than $1.37 per head. Bowmanville does flot get a per capita grant. Instead, they are granted $1,000 annually which would work out to something like 22 cents per capita, 60 cqnts below the grant extended ta the library in Newcastle which serves 740 residents. The Newcastle libramy received a Provincial grant of $440. com-> pared ta Bowmanville's $343; Newcastle's Council granted the library $631.24 last year, Bow- manville received $1,000. The grant from the Provincial Govern- ment is based upon the number of non-fiction books purchased and the number of boys and girls books purchased. Less than 15 per cent of Bowmanville's Pro- vincial grant is used ta purchase adult fiction, According ta Fergus E. Morriil, Secretary of the Bowmanville Lib- PhIIsàed y RI3ONU.E ..... - r......, lkg.T.n.t.a 'Jack and I Club IUolds Family Picnic At Orono Park The regular meeting of the Jack, and Jili Club was held in Orono Park in the form of a picnic. Al sat down to a bountiful supper at six o'clock. After supper Ida and Deac Goddard and their commit- tee of Helen and George White, Nora and Lamne Allun, Ada and Ross Richards, Bonnie and Cuth- bert McDonald taok charge of the pragram which consisted of the tollowing races: 5 years and un- dem, Judy Jeffmey; girls, 6 and 7, Sheila Jackson and Lammaine Jam- îeson; boys, 6 and 7, Larry Thomp- son, Daug James; girls, 8 and 9, Julia Allun, Linda Morrison; Boys 8 and 9 Bob Richards, Nor- man James; boys 10 and 12, Brian Jackson, Teddie Goddard; ladies' race, Marion James; 3-legged race, Fran. and Ron McDonald; bail roll- ing, Deac Goddard; ballooni con- test, Helen White; other relay races and then a peanut scramble. The picnicpended with a short game of hall. The narrow roads where' two cars could barely pass without touchingi each other are being re- placed by splendid wide high- ways on whîch six or eight cars can collide at once. i ary Board, "we should have a Lgrant on a per capita basis", com- parable ta tawns of equal popu- lation. Whitby, with approxim- ately the same population as Bow- manville, bas a red brick library 1on 'the main street that is twice as large as the Bowmanville pump bouse. The revenue obtained for the Bowmanville libraryý is made up as follows: A $1,000 grant from the Town of Bawmanville; a grant of approximately $340 from the Provincial Govemament and a revenue of âIbproximately $300. from fees and fines. Expenditures are made on sal- 4ary (appr.oxixnately $950), repairs, 'the purchase of new books, mag- "iznes and miscellaneous spend- ing. Chi ' dren's books, at present day prices, are $2.50 on an aver- age; adult books cost $3,50 on an average. The Libmary receives a discount o! 30 per cent on fiction and 20 per cent on non-fiction books. "We don't buy as marly factual books as we shouid", iaid Mr. Morrili. The Libramy, situated in the south-east corner of the Town Hall, has adult fiction ranging from the cletective thrillers of Erle Stanley Gardner ta Nordoff and Hall's "Mutiny an the Boun- ty". There are adventure books for the juvenile reader and bed- time stories for the "wee tots". Ir one corner there is a refemence library, and a magazine rack, holding the latest editions of ahi the popular publications in the slick field, is affixed ta the wall behind the desk of librarian, Mrs. Susan Bower. The magazines may be taken out on a library card. For $1.00 a year, Bowmanville citizens may make use of some seven or eight thousand volumes in the Town Library. Ahl figures quoted, are for the year 1949. Readership Weekly Paper Higher Than in Dailies Say'American Press Ass'n. Based on studies of seven re-T search outfits it is found that read- Tots Tractor Train ership in the U. S. weekly news- T ieFe ie papers is much higher than it is oGv Fe ie in the daihies, according to the At Rural Picnic American Press Association, rep -____ resentative of many- of the na- tion's leading small town weeklies. Thqe will be good fun for the APA points out that an adver- younger folkc at the annual pic- tiser desiring to reach 1,000,.000 flic of the Durham County Fed- readers ini the dailies would have eration of Agriculture to be held ta buy 34,000,000 circulation. It at Orono Community Park, Wed- explains that in the weeklies' he nesday, July 5. Mr. Edgar Nich- would only have to purchase 5,- 000,000 circulation due to higher ols, Port Hope, intends to run a advertising readership. "Tractor Train" just for kids. The Higher attention value for ad- trai will be made up of wagons vertising in the weeklies is traced drawn by a farm tracter. To to the smaller number of pages children it wili be free and be- on each weekly (usually eight to ie S el fohretr 12 pages), the number of localsieagodelofthrner naine mentions which makes each tainment, there will be special reader not only look for his own games just for the kids. namne but the names of people lie knows, and the weekiies attention to local (at home) news rather Scout Paper Drive than nation-wide and internation- A d$39 oF n ai issues. Advertising readership d s$39 toF n is claimed to be seven times great- er In the weeklles than In the The Boy Scout paper drive Sat- dailles. This varies with the quai- urday, June J17, netted the Bow- ity of the publication. From five manville troop 17,640 pounds of to seven people read each copy newsprint and 1,340 pounds of of a week]y. APA research dlaims. scrap metal. The drive, staged te This also reduces the cost per ad- earn funds for the Scouts, added vertising reader. $73.91 to the treasury. Assisted by Bowmanville mer- chants who donated the use of Now and then we figure any delivery trucks and other vehicles. high degree of international co- the Bowmanville Scouts with the operation is improbable in a warld aid of several Cubs, "cleaned out"' where mast people won't keep t the paper stock in many a Bow- the right on a crowded sidewalk.1 manville ât.orage bin. Sfalesman Want Àds. Bring Resulis! $4s'honumm TO'RIONT MILLION Canadian men and women havo 8,000,000 deposit accoute in the chartered banks-eqalto one account for every aduit. Banks value each depositor's beaàn hig*~I . .. safeguarding you.r money, paymng interest on your savings, standing ready« to repay .. . striving to retain yow confideaoe and friendship. Your bank manager appreciates his obligation to you. Ask hlm what is a banker's first conoern. 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