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TEE CANADIAN STATESMAN. EOWMANVILLE, ONTARTO TITURSDAY. AtTGUST 16, 1bq~ jie tUnibn 94atomi litblahed 1854 wfth which s Incorporate Th. owmanville Nws, eNwct.Idpedn and The Orono News 96 Yearï Continuous Service io the Town 01 Bowmanville and Durham Counfy AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER UDIT<. URM or RCULAI I $2.50 a Year, titynadnc $3.50 a Year in the United States Publisbed b THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Authorized as Second Caa Mail PotOffice. Depaztmmnt, Ottawa. Bowmanville, Ontario GEO. W. MAMES, EDrron FALL FAIR JUST AROUND THE CORNER The tang of autumn will soon be in the air bringing with it the season of fail fairs. For only this week we received our f irst copy of a f ail f air prize list.. Orono Fair. .. which is to be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7 and 8. Agricultural fairs are as old as record- ed history. The first organized fair in Canada was held at Windsor, Nova Scotia, in 1765. Since then fairs, predominantly agricultural, have spread westward until riow there is an annual exhibition in hun- dreds of cities, towns and villages. They have made, and continue to make, an im- measurable contribution toward the solid- arity and progress of Canada. Large or small, agricultural fairs are now well-established features of commun- ity life. Besides providing ail the fun of the fair they are an ideal meeting-place for farmers in surrounding areas to gather and get some idea of what other farmers are daing and to find out what is new in agriculture. To the farm boys and girls they are of ten the culmination of weeks of work when their entries of livestock, grains and other farm products are judged. The increasing interest shown in agricultural fairs by the general public has been most marked during the last decade and many of these visitors are genuinely interested in finding out.more of Canada's basic industry. They are too, the farmers' customers and the more they can learn of farming and f arm problems, the more understanding they will be of the difficulties which farmers often face and the decisions they are called upon to xnaçe. Mark the date - Orono Fair, Sept. 7 and 8 - and in the meantime we'l1 al look forward ta seeing you there. NUISANCE 0F CANVASSERS If local business men would adopt a policy similar ta Brampton regarding the common nuisance of canvassers they would save their membership f ee several times over each year in the Chamber of Commerce. In discussing this matter with one of aur merchants he accused too many cf aur business men of being isalationists or individualists. In other words they refuse ta co-operate for the good of the whole lest their competitar down the street might profit by the policy more than they would benef il. 0f course that is small town psychalogy which tends ta prex>ent progress in the cammunity. Hawever, we are not that pessimistic about aur local merchants, and believe if the Chamber cf Commerce wauld bestir itself and ils directors give the proper leadership great things could be accom- plished for aur citizens. Brampton is a town slightly larger than Bowmanville and il has 183 mem- bers who belang ta the C. ai C. Our lasI reckoning did not show half that number. Why? Don't blame the C. af C. It's your f ault and mine thal we don't give the of- ficers the co-aperation and backing they expect and deserve. Is il any wonder they get discouraged when a meeting is called and only a few show up? This may nat be the best time of year ta talk C. af C. matters but seeing the article in the Brampton Conservator prompted these thoughts. In another column af this issue you'll see more details about the problem of canvassers. If you are in sympathy with the idea tell 'our C. of C. directors and ask them ta get busy and pass a similar resolution ta eradicate this nuisance. OTTAWA - THE CAPITAL CITY OF CANADA In 1858 Ottawa was selected by Queen Victoria as the seat af gavernment. At that time il was a city af 20,000 people. Quebec, Montreal, Kingston and Toronto had each of them been for a time the Capital of Canada, and each aspired ta become the permanent centre of govern- ment. They were all, at that time, more important places than Ottawa, which was somnewhat off the track, the main ine af travel and commerce then fallowing the St. Lawrence and Lakes Ontario and Erie. No one knows exactly why Ottawa was chosen. Possibly one reason was its distance from the international boundary and the possibility of atîack; perhaps an- other was the fact thal four older cities were fighting like dogs and cats ta secure the honour, and it may have been felI that less ill-feeling would be created if a dark horse were selected rather than any one of the rival tawns. In any event, Ottawa became the Capital of Canada, whieh cf course In 1858 consisted only cf what are now the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In 1867, it was mnade the Capital of the new Dominion. A variety of reasons may influence the visitar who cames ta Ottawa for pleasure rather than for business. He may be attracted by its picturesque set- ting, by its exhilarating climate, by the manifold opportunities it offers of out- doors sports and recreations, by its histor- ical associations, by its priceless collections of national documents and pictures; but most of ail he will be influenced by the fact that Ottawa is the Capital of the Dominion. Canadians are beginning ta recognize a national appeal in Ottawa, and the sen- timent will grow with the years. One evidence of this fact is that national organ- izations are more and mare making Ot- tawa their headquarters. Canadians are learning ta regard Ottawa not as merely a rival city, but as the centre of national life and ambition and dignity. Ottawa is noted as a convention city. Due ta the fact that it is the hôme of many national organizations makes it a natural spot for these conventions. Hotel accom- modation is excellent, the two largest hotels being the Chateau Laurier and the Lord Elgin. Ottawa is easy of access f rom any point of the compass. It possesses excel- lent railway connections. It is on the main lines of the Canadian National, Can- adian Pacific and New York Central Rail- ways. Prom its portais good highways radiate. The story of Ottawa has not been scratched in this article. For an interest- ing holiday, it is suggested that you visit our Nation's Capital - Ottawa. THAT FORTY DOLLARS PENSION This oid age pension business stili bothers us. We are told the "People" wanted a national aid age pension plan, and the government - after spending a suitable length of time discussing the mat- ter - decided ta give it 10 them. After ail, the "people" elected the government and as we stili have government by the "people", the government had littie choice but ta f aîl in with the popular demand. It is the term, the "people" which baffles us. Certainly, there is a percent- age of citizens which favours the broaden- ed pension plan. Just as certainly there is a percentage which opposes the plan. We must however, challenge the popular- ity of the demand. It is claimed that the demand came from the "people" but the people are that great mass of the voters who have not hanestly given the pension plan much thought and, if they have thought at ail, go along with the idea be- cause they think that everybody wants it. There still has nat been much of an outcry from thase wha will foot the bill for the old age pension. They are pro- bably not quite thoroughly aware of the fact that their premiums will cost thema round about $50 a year f or life but that does not really matter ta them because, in their own minds, they are buying an in- surance palicy by the week and they will collect themselves soaner or later. But will they? Cet hald of an insurance actuary's mortality table, and figure out, if you can, your chances of collecting that $40 each month at the age of 70. The table be- gins with 100,000 living persans at the age of 10 years. By the time this group reaches the age of 18 - two years after the baby bonus and when the majority of them have started earning some money for themseives - their number has been eut ta 98,378. At the age of 50, there are 83,443 stili in the race ta collect their pension. At 60, there are 69,.744 left. At 70, the year they are pensionable there are only 46,744 left of aur original 100,000. 0f these 2,774 died sometime during the following 12 months. Therefore, of the 98,368 wha would start paying their old age pension prem- iums under the proposed method of col- lecting the pension funds, only 50 odd per cent would ever callect anything, and 6 per cent of that 50 odd per cent would partment of Justice would probabl y have been wiped out right then. In place of that, Mr. Garson, with a report from the Combines Branch that there had been price f ixing, shut hîs eyes ta it until the case was exposed in Parliament. That is, knowing that this is a bad law, he simply failed ta enforce it-a decision which, of course, hè had fia right ta make. At -the minute, the Government is supposed ta be gaing ta investigate the fine paper industry, ta prove price fixing. It is not suggested that prices have been fixed unduly high. The only charge is that they have been fixed by agreement. Now, if prices are flot f ixed by agree- ment, they will be f ixed by competition. It is not only branded goods which seil at the sarne price in almast every store. Every starekeeper tries ta adjust his prices ta those of the man down the street-a littie under or a littie aver. In the end, prices for the same quality goods, in any community are just about the same. To caîl agreement ta f ix prices a crime is nonsense. The only crime which cotild be charged is that the fixing of such prices represented exploitation of the buy- ers by the sellers. That is neyer proved. The Combines Branch feels satisfied that it can get a cànvictýon if it simply proves that there was an agreement ta fix prices. The reason why in Parliament, despite the general realization of these facts, fia one had the courage ta get up and talk common sense, was that Members of Par- liament f igured that annoying and perse- cuting business would get them votes, but even that naw begins ta look a little du- bious. The labor union in the paper indus- try has warned Mr. Garson that il has fia intention ta accept, without protest, any attempt ta persecute the manufacturers of fine paper. The union sees clearly that on the prosperity of their employers de- pends the prosperity of the workers, and they are flot at ail pleased with the prom- ised investigation. CAMPAIGN OF ALARM There are actually a lot of people aI present who say that, should the present cease-f ire negotiations in Korea be the beginning of the end of the cold war- which is by fia means certain-the im- mediate effect will be a business depres- sion in Canada, with unemployment and ail the other disasters whîch this country experienced bef are the Second World War. These people are about as dangerous as are the Communist propagandists. In- deed, in addition to a lot of sensible people, there will be quite a number af Commun- ist spokesmen found engaging in this cam- paign of alarm. The same sort of stuff was talked- chiefly by the C.C.F.-towards the end ai Sthe Second World War. Then, in one day according ta that story, evcryone in Can- ada would be out of a job, and the stray- ing masses would be ined up outside soup kitchens. In place of that, Ibis country engaged in its greatest period of economic expansion and rising standards af living. The argument is used that, in that case, there were ahl the savings in the form ai war boans, but il vas nol money which made the post-war improvement in the standard of living of the people. It was production. Despîte ail the arguments ai the Social Crédit people ta the contrary, the actual process of making and distributing goods creates ahl the purchasing power necessary ta buy those goods. Except where there is difficulty in seling goods abroad, be- cause other people may not be able ta find Canadian dollars with which ta pay f or them, the process af production automat- icaly brings with il the power of distrib- uting the production and consuming il. If and when the threat of war is fia In the Dîm and Distant Pasi From The Statesman Files FIFTY VEARS AGO Durham Old Boys and Girls from Toronto came to Bowman- ville by special G.T.R. train to hold a reunion on Civic Holiday. J. B. Mitchell, "Bowmanvilles Youngest Mayor," extended a welcome in a civic address which was responded to by Dr. James L. Hughes, President of Durham Club of Toronto. Governor-Gen- eral's Body Guard Band of To- ronto provided music. Old vet- erans over 80 years of age in the procession included Anthony Mit- chell Sr.. Duncan McConnachie, John Fleming, Samuel Heal, Jon Stephens, H. W. Burke, John Pearn, John Van Nest, Chas. Honey. Gea. W. McLaughlîn, Oshawa, is attending the Glasgow Expos- ition in the interest of the Mc- Laughilin Carrnage Co. W. H. Orr, Taronto, who at- tended the Old Boys' Reunian, was once the publisher of the Bowmanville Messenger. Str. Argyle couldn't land at Port Bowmanville Tuesday night, so carried the passengers back ta Toronto and brought them back the next marning. Miss Ena Trebilcock left for New Yark City ta enter Roose- velt Hospital as a nurse-mn-train- longer in front of us, then the people who are today being paid for military services, or for the production of military supplies, will be available for otYter forms of pro- duction. Some factories mnay have to be converted, as they were converted at the end of the war. There will have to be a certain amount of moving around and re- adjustment. Overali, the productive ca- pacity of the nation will remain unchang- ed, and that part of it now devoted to the economically useless purposes of war can be devoted to producing goods and ser- vices for the ordinary citizen to use. To suggest that the end of internation- al tensions automatically brings about a period of collapse in this country is as unwise as it is dangerous. The sooner the danger of war is past, the sooner we can start to engage in new plans for increasing the production of goods in Canada, and'raising the standard of living of the Canadian people. MUNICIPAL TAX SUGGESTION Mail order houses will pay higher . local taxes in future if the Ontario Depart- ment of Municipal Affairs heeds the ad- vice of the annual meeting of the Ontario Assessing Officers. An increase fromn 35 percent ta -75 percent was recommended for properties housing mail order estab- lishments and cansideration is being given to action which would assess "every per- son carrying on the business of a mail order house. . . for a sum equai to 20 percent of its gross recelpts in addition to any other assessment under the act." Both proposais are worthy of study by the Ontario government. A request that tourist homes be as- sessed business tax is, however, much less worthy of support. Most such homes cater 10 tourists only two months' a year and can hardly be classified as a regular busi- ness. OBSERVATIONS AND OPINIONS Dry towns and villages being urged to vote their municipalities "'wet" should consider the results in Orillia since open- ing liquor and beer outlets in that town. Commenting on this fact the Packet and Times says: "Charges under the Liquor Control Act have increased sharply in the local court. L.C.A. cases in June of this year numbered 14 as compared to 7 in June, 1950. For July, the figures were 19 this year and 6 last year." In another part of the same paper a news item is featured in blackface, type which reads: "Collection of municipal taxes in Orillia has fallen off compared to 1950 figures, according ta a report compiled by town clerk and treasurer H. E. M. Payne." And yet some merchants continue ta repeat, parrot like, that liquor stores, beer ware- houses and beverage rooms are good for business. Helen Mildred Bounsail and Her- bert LeBaron Goddard, the mar- niage ta take place the middle of September. Oliver Mardall, a former Good- year employee, was drowned ini Balsam Lake. Frank Bottrell's pigeons came in first in the young bird race from Streetsville. Darlington Council received a petition to close ail shops in the township Wednesday and Friday evenings. No action taken. Salem-Ella Collacott has ac- cepted a position in Toronto. Tyrone-Mr. and Mrs. Jas. C. Dudley are on a manth's trip ta Calgary. Solina-Alan McKessock has completed bis summer course at Toronto University. Orono-Wm. Underwood, wel known here. has retired from the Harris Abattoir Co., Toronto, af- ter 22 years' service. Town Council struck tax rate for Bowmanville for 1926 at 39 milis. Newcastle-Rev. and Mrs. Har- vey J. Gibson leave in Septem- ber for India where they will carry on mîssionary work. NESTLETON ing. Her brother, Dr. Frank Sriei h ntdCuc Trebilcack accompanied her. Sriei h ntdCuc Enfield--Jahn McCulloch had next Sunday morning at 11:15 a successful barn-raising when will be conducted by Rev. Harry 150 men and a number of ladies Atkinson, Oshawa. assisted. Ice Cream Social Friday night Orono-W. A. Hackin îhas se- sponsored by the W.A. was quite cured a position on the Toronto a success. Street Railway. Rev. Harry Atkinson and Rich- Newcastle-Mr. and Mrs. Ches- ard, Oshawa, visited Mr. and ter Massey, Toronto, are guests Mrs. L. Joblin. of her aunt, Mrs. W. T. Lockhart. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Malcolm Allan Line advertised returr and family visited Mr. and Mrs. passage ta England at $66.50. Rae Malcolm, Yelverton. Wm. Cox, well known citizen Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bateman, of Hampton. died August 151, Caesarea, who have returned aged 76 years. fromn their trip ta Calgary spent * * Thursday evening with Mr. and TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Mrs. L. Joblin. Miss Ruth Proutt, Mr. and Mrs. Liberals of Durham County de- Ivan Proutt and family, Mr. and cided not ta put a candidate in Mrs. Victor Malcolm and family, the coming federal election. Mr. and Mrs. L. Joblin spent A letter xvas read at Town Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Council meeting intimating that Beach, Seugog Island, along with bootlegging of liquor was running other fnîends of the family, 24 rampant ini the tawn. in all. B.H.S. students receiving cer- A number fromn Nestleton at- tificates irn Lower School exarns tended the service at Cadmus on on the years's work were Mar- Sunday morning ta hear Dr. R. guerite Armstrong, Clare Allun, P. Bowles. Tier Lamb and Marjorie Robins. Mrs. Bruce Heaslip, Mrs. Ken- Children were warned 25 yeans neth Samelis, Mrs. Malcolm Em- aga, as they have been this sea- erson, Mrs. Allan Suggitt and son, ta avoid the danger and Mrs. Wesley Campbell attended habit of stealing peas from wag- Janetville W. 1. meeting and cele- ons going ta the canning factory. brated their 351h year. Messrs. Tapson, Slemon, Pal- Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Emer- lard and Stanley were a quartet son, Misses Gladys and Irene vis- which sang at the Odd Fellows' ited friends in Peterborough. Deconation Day service at Port Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Devitt, Hope. Blackstock, visited Mn. and Mrs. Howard J. Philp, native of Herman Wilson. Cartwright. bas been appointed Mrs. Jas. Williamson, Mr. F. assistant superintendent of Mas- Jackman and Mr. Arthur Jack- sey-Harris Co. nexv European fac- mnan attended the funeral of Mr. tory at Lille, France. Jackman's nephew, Mn. Sidney Engagement is announced of Snelgrove at Oshawa on Monday. H ARDWOOD FLOORS LAID . SANDED m FINISHED FLOOR SANDERS FOR RENT Tile Floors - Linoleum - Rubber or Wood Block Plastic Tile for Kitchen and Bathroom Wals& - FREE ESTIMATES GIVEN - "Stand with Confidence on a Leggette Floor" M. LEOGETTE Glovers Road, North Oshawa Dial 5i In another way, too, the telephone is higger value today than ever before. Now you can reach twice as mnany people as you could ten years ago and more telephones are being installed every day. If you haven't service, we want you to know we're working at it. Your place on the liat is heing pro- tected and your telephone 'will he installed juat as soon aa possible. PriendIy, uelp fui tei.phone service ls en@ of today's besf buys THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY 0F CANADA Compare these price Incroases during thé pust tui 7WI FOOD* UP 111% COSI OF LIVING* UP 64% I TELEPHONE SER VICE** UP 21% *Domninon Bureau **Average ,ncrocie in cost of servié of Statistics in the terrifory w. serve 1 * v, It takes scarcely more lime to open a B of M savings account than it does to cash your pay.cheque. It's far more satisfying, too . . . for that dollar doesn't disappear like the rest af them. Three minutes and one dollar use them for youriell - NOW. ~:> J B.ANK 0.F MONTREIAL jq&4d44 57due Ira" GEO. E. MOODY Bownianville Manager ROBERT ARGO Oshawa Manager WOEKI NO W 1TH CA NAD IAMSUNIN E YW AL K Of LI FI SI N CE 1817 mm@%mmwww ý 0100. Sminutes andi1 dollar 7aat'sa ai yoas need Do start bwsisg asp tisat nest-egg of cash yo.s'ee alwayis wanied. TMMr)ATý AVGV3ý, le, iw THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVMLIC, ONTARIO warm q9m