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'EDITORIAI.S Agnes Macphail Completes 30 Years' Public Service Should Warrant a Seat in the Senate of Canada Agnés Macphail's 30 years of cour- Iageous and conspicuous ¶pubiic service has earned a place in the Senate of Canada. Her appointinent to this honor by Prime SMinister, the Hon. Louis St. Laurent, would, we feel sure, receive strong public acclaim, embracing every political party, -clear across this country. Defeated in the recent Ontario elections, Agnes Macphaii is now available for this weli-merited award in the nation's senior deliberative assernbly. The editor of The Statesman has no hesitation in suggesting this procedure for consideration by the Prime Minister. More than ten years ago this newspaper was about the first in Canada ta take a strong stand against the CCF with which Miss Macphail was prominently identified. We stili maintain that attitude. But, as Lincoln said in nominating one of his generals: "I do sa in spite of your opinions and solely on your record," s0 the stary goes. Our attitude toward Miss Macphail is of the same nature. Sa let's look at the record as we recaîl it. Elected ta the Elouse of Commons, December 6th, ý92l, as a LJFO candidate, Miss Macphail celebrates, this week, her 30th anniversary of active political hf e. Prior ta that she xvas engagcd in public service as a school teacher. Nineteen vears contlnuously in the House at Ottawa Miss Macphail was the first and only woman in the Commons for 14 of those years. Defeated in 1940 she has since been elect- ed twice ta the Ontario Legisiature. This rounded record stands alone in Canada ince women won the right ta be regarded as "4persons" not "property." Neyer a shrinking violet in the Com- Mons, Miss Macphail steadily championed rural lnterests ta make life more attractive and remunerative for f arma people. Better rural education, .removal of tariffs that hampered agriculture, equalized freight rates, establishmnent of farm co-operatives and marketing schemes with producer contrai, were some of the themes pressed upon the government repeatedly by this lone womnan member. A central bank for Canada and more liberal credit for local development also featured her incessant carnpaign for economic justice in rural economy. 1 A firin advocate of international peace, Miss Macphail was, chosen by the governinent as a member of the parlia- mentary delegation ta the League of Nations in 1929. Thus this woman opposi- tion member was accorded a mark of re- spect by the government of that day. The political principles which animated Miss Macphail may be described as broad hu- manitarianism. This was emphasized when, almost single-handedly, she succeeded in having a Royal Commission on Penitent- iari es named by the governinent. Its final result was a complete renovation in aur penal system.; It seems a logiçal transition for Miss Macphail ta widen her humanitarian advo- cacy ta embrace social justice among industrial workers and in city slums. Thus she became identified with the CCF and bath in pa'rliament and out she has ceaselessly fought for the kind of univer- sal social security -%hich has become more and more apparent in legisiation adopted by governments where she has served continuously in opposition. We believe a large share of this altered political attitude mav be credited ta Agnes Macphail. It seems a fitting progression in her 30 years of public service. This newspaper has always held that the remuneration accorded members of parliament who contribute outstanding service is neyer sufficient ta provide a nest-egg later on. ' We imagine this is the case with Miss Macphail whose personal generosity has been as wide as her public concerns. But this is not the main point. The fact is that Agnes Macphail has ren- dered conspicuous service ta the Canadian people for three decades and that there is a place open for her proven talents at this lime. That place is in the Canadian Senate. 1Well, we've had aur sav in the matter and we hope the public attitude will back up aur proposition. includingr the Prime Minister, the Hon. Louis St. Laurent. In this age of speed, greed, sensation- alisin and everlastingly playing up the apectacular, it is refreshing and stimulat- ing to pause in the hurry and bustle of this hectic every day life ta make a mental uurvey and contemplate what its all about and where we are headed for. In such a receptive mental attitude one is impressed --with the worthwhile, the genuine things that count most, which are passed up for the glamnorous and shallow things that mon fade away. Such were some of the thoughts that pesmed through our mind as we read in last week's Statesman of the Golden Wed- ding report of Mr. and Mns. Aex H. Monk of Bethany, in which the career of this worthy couple made such fascinating reading. Lest you missed reading this repart here is their if e story of haîf a century in brief. It should be first noted that this cele- bration took place in the Church Sunday Sehool of the United Church after the ev- enlng service, for it will be seen by the lite of this venerable couple they were steeped in church activities. Quoting frain the report: Mr. Monk was widely kriown as a local preacher; Sunday School Superintendent and Bible Class teacher for 30 years; Se'y.-Treas. Public School Board; township truant of- ficer; se'y.-treas. I.O.F.; member of Bethany Brass Band; agent for Colonial Coach Lines. His business career started first as a farmer; then fireman in a saw mnill at 75c a day; he later lauriched in business for himself in harness, boot and shoe repair shop which after 40 years he GIVE YOUR LOCAL MERCHANTS FIRST CHANCE About this time of the year most per- sons feel a stirring, anl inward excitement, that becomes more and more noticeable as the days go by, and finally resolves, itself into the Christmas buying rush. Some persons go about this yearIy pleasure in an objective manneîr counting Etabished lBb4 with whicb in inccrporated nie IowmenvilUe News, riS Newcaste Indepexidesl and Te Ozono Nws 96 Yeï Contlnuous Service ta the Town ai Bowmanville and Durhcam County AN INDEPENDENT ?JEWSPAPER RtCUültATI , SUESCPJPTION RA'rbS $300 a Year, strictly in advance 84.00 a Year in the United States Puhaaed by TUE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANT 5utboeisd cm 8«=ad Cloua Mau Pont Offce DpatMent. Ottawa. bowmomvevi. Ontarlo GEO. W. MAMES, ErroS still carrnes an. During this time he was burnt out twice and the third time he began business in a 'fire-proof cement building. Mrs. Monk's activities included presi- dent and secretary of the Wornen's In- stitute; life member of the Woman's Mis- sionary Society and president of the Woman's Association. These outside ser- vices in addition ta being a devoted house- wife and mother in which four sturdy sons were raised and are now away f romn home doing well on their own. After reading this you can well be- lieve aur Bethany correspondent when she wrote: "They have been constantly active in church and camrnunity work." The sec- ret of their active lives of service and usefulness may well be summed up in Mr. and Mrs. Monk's own words: "It is aur belief that by taking one day at a time and doing your best, through faith, you can overcome many of life's obstacles." Wasn't it Abraham Lincoln who gave similar advice years ago when he said: "Let us have faith, that right makes might, and in that faith ta the end let us dare ta do aur duty?" We have brought ta the attention of aur readers the life of this Bethany couple, as it is only one of thousands of others. who have really been the foundation and backbone of this vast and fast-growing young country, who stayed at home and became the unheralded heroes - until the facts became known in a wedding cele- bration report, or maybe, with sorne later, in an obituary tribute. their pennies. deciding who shaîl get what. Others wait until the last minute, befare plunging inta the business, and who cari say which mnethod gives the most fun. As in othiei- vears, weŽ shouilc like ta point out that merchants in this town havt been considering your needs for sume time, and for months have been buy- in g, Sa that you may have a varied and excellent choice of traditional as well as the newer gifts for your Christmas tree. These men, from month ta month, have anticipated your wishes for all other seasons, and a quick survey of their stocks reveals that they have a wonderful selec- tion of gifts for your approval. In fairness ta yourself, and to the merchants, we would suggest that you exhaust the possibilities of your own shop- ping centre, before you decide that you inuit shop elsewhere. We think you wil f ind everything you want, at proper prices. It is good business ta shop at home, you have the pleasure of handling your gift, discussing its menit with your friend, the storekeeper, and sharing thé% joy of giving with him, before vou watch thie enjovment of the recipient of your gif t. In addition you are helping a friend make a living, very important ta him, you may be sure, and you -are indicating ta hum that you have faith in his good taste, and his sense of fair play and good prices. Shop for Christmas in your own town yau will be surprised, although you should not be, at the wealth of gifts, and at the moderate prices. PM ICAMADIAWN SA'r!RMAN. UOWMANVffL ONTARIO "IF A CLERGYMAN COULD BE PREMIER 0F ONTARIO" The Oshawa Times-Gazette runis a feature article every day headed: "Inside Queen's Park" by a special colurnnist. In its Monday issue the -article' is headed: "After the Battle," meaning, of course, after the Ontarie election, when it coin- ments on the party leaders and other per- sonalities in the recent political campaign. Here is what it says about Durham County's rmember: "The best platform personality: Major John Foote, V.C. John, as he always does, just acted like a very humra guy.1 He has a habit of kind of Iaughing at hum- self even at serious moments, indicating that he can be wrong as well as anybody. Yet at the saine time there is no doubt of his seriousness. "He also has a carnpaign practice of having a question period at his meetings. A practice we have always liked in the CCF. With John, as always, it is just an- other example of true democracy. "If ever a clergyman could be premier of this province we would say hie would be the man." That will be the day, John! A PRACTICAL IDEA ON VOTING With eleetions stili the fàvorite topic of conversation the St. Mary's Journal- Argus makes the practical suggestpn that ail polling plates be held in the schools. The idea involves closing the schools on election day and turning over the en- tire building or buildings, as a central place for voting. The various rooms ;vould be used as polling places. This suggestion would seem to have numnerous merits. Ail voting would be carried out at one or two well-known cen- tral spots. The cost of running the elec- tion would possibly be reduced consider- ably, and also the school buildings would seem to be suitable for this purpose since the rooms and hallways are much larger than is the case in most private homes now used as voting places. This idea is at present successfully used in Britain at election time, we under- stand. 1 This year for the f irst time in history in Bowmanviile municipal elections a church school room is being used. THE MEANING 0F LEISURE We are already in an era with more leisure in it than has appeared before in history. But leisure, let us not mistake, is not mere vacant time. It is not empty playtime. It is not laziness. Rather, to 'an intelligent mmnd, leisure brings more work into a day because it brings more incentive to work. It is opportunity for growth. It is the barest beginning, the basic elernent, by which we are privileged to move into our true dwelling-places, to discover ourselves and our mental pas- sibilities. Let us employ leisure to enrich Business Directory Î h i LEGAL Itei W. R. STRIKE, K.C. and Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Solicitor for Bankc of Montreal MoreytoLon hoe 91 Distant jas i Bowmanville, Ontario LAWVRENCE C. MASON, B.A. From The Statesman Files Barrister. Solicitor, Notary Public _________________ King St. W., Bowmanville Phone, Office 688 Residence 553 TWENTYFIVE YEARS AGO Brc ____ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___the rMSS APHA 1. HODGINS W. J. Bragg, Liberal candidate,pa Barrister, Solicitor. Notary Public defeated Mayor T. B. Chalk, Con- Successor to M. G. V. Gould servative. Port Hope, in the pro- Temperance St., Bowmanville vincial election by over 1100 ma- moi W. F. WARD, B.A. jority. H. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary In the election ta represent yea Money ta Loan West Durham in the Older BOYS' ed 9 % King Street E., Parliament Lawrence Mountjoy, Bowmanvllle, Ontario Blackstock, defeated G ar ne t Phones- Office 825 - House 409 Qarnsby, Orono, by 63 majority. Hospital Bazaar held in the CONANT & CONANT Town Hall which was opened by Barristers and Solicitors Mr, J. D. Storie, Oshawa, realiz- Gordon D. Canant, K.C. ed $940. Roger G. Canant. B.A. Dr. V. H. Storey operated on Offices: Il boys in the newly equipped Phone 3-2227 removal of tonsils and adenoids. Ajax, Ontaro - Phone 25 T. H. Knight is.featuring in hi.- D EN T AL display window the 98 Whiz pro- ducts manufactured by R. Yi Holllngshead & Co., who recentlv DR. W. M. RUDELL, D.D.S. bought the Ross Con Co. factor"' Office Jury Jubîlee Bldg. here. 40 Klng0 St. W., Bowmanvile Bowmanville Rotary Club pre- Office ilours:- sented a 350 lb. bell to the Boys' 9 a.m, tai 6 p.mn. daily Training School. 9 a.m. ta 12 noon Saturday Maple Grove-Mrs. (Dr.) Ber". Closed Sunday Burks and daughter Mary, hom(. Office Phone 790 fo hn.vstdtercuis HousePhone3609Mrs. Thos. Snowden and Mrs. u,ý DR. E. W. SISSON. L.D.S., D.D.S. C. Snowden. Office in his home Zion-John Balson bas harl 100 Liberty St. N.. Bownianville' lightning rods installed on hi Office Hours:- 'house by Gilbert Adcock. Phone 351 Rev. Wm. Lirnbert, a formu';' 9 a.m. ta ô p.m. daily president oi Bay of Quinte Con- 9 a.m. ta 12 noon Wednesday ference, died in Toronto. Closed Sunday Nestieton-The average citi- Phone 604 zen is sick, sorè and tired of elec- ________________________tions and stili we have the muni- R EAL EST ATE cipal elections ta face yet. Sa _______________________gossip will linger on and nine B. G. (HaP) GlILL days after. REAL ESTATE Kedron-Fletcher Werry bas 78 King Street West fjnished threshing grain crop Properties Sold, Rented yielding over 2000 bushels. -Managed and Appraised Newcastle-Clarence Allun and Members of the Canadian and his sister. Miss Marion Allun, are Ontario Real Estate Boards atteriding the International Win- H. G. GUI, Broker ter Fair at Chicago. Phone Bowmanvllle 3326 Residence 3514 FIFTY YEARS AGO AUDITING Hon. Geo. E. Foster, one of the greatest orators of his day. ad- MONTEITH a&r4ONTEITU dressed a palitical gatherlýg fil Cliartered Accountants Bowmanville andwa ges o 37 King St. E. Oshawa R. R. Loscombe at -The Elm,- Mr- Gordon W,1-eil, C.A.. while in towni. Y resident partner. Methodist Epwo.-rth Leagtu y Y held a successful concert with O PT O M E TRY these local artists taking part: Rod Mitchell. WiII Alexander, Clar- KEITU A. BILLETT ence Tait, Norman Jolliffe, Miss- Optornetrist es Edith Freeland and Bertha 74 King St. W. Bowmanville MacWlain. Phone 3252 Miss Windle of Cartwright Is Office Hours: 9 a.m. ta e pmo. superintendent of the Jeffery Monday tai Saturday Hales Hospital in Quebec City. except Wednesday 9 « 12 ' Bethany Church anniversarv Xvenings by AppoinmnM5 services were featured by Graham os. presenting a 1100 lb. bell ta te church in memory of their cents. M(r. W. W. Tamblyn, M.A., ndern languaÉe teacher at B., .S. has resigned. In bis 35 ýas ai teaching he bas headed lucatianal institutions in New- TRURSDAY, DEC. Oh 91. life with the vibrant significance achieved by the mind that is constantly growing, constantly alert to new ideas, and by the body which is a disclplined partner of the mind. OBSERVATIONS AND OPINIONS Sirncoe Board of Trade is doing the commendable thing by putting on a pub- Iiclty campaign "Corne ta Church in December." No gooner is the Ontario election over than John Diefenbaker, M.P. for Lake Centre, Sask., wàrns an audience in Sher- brooke, Que., that a federal election is in the offing. How is it that these election prognosticators always seem to corne f rom the ranks of His Majesty's Opposition? Local service clubs in their search to find new means tb ralse funds for their cornmendable phllanthropic and commun- ity endeavours might follow the lead of Whitby Rotary Club. Thé members have prepared sornq 30 acres of land on which corn will be planted next spring to ralse funds for their community enterprises. The most insidious tax we have is the sales tax. It is a hidden tax whlch pyra- mids as prices go up and it places an un- fair burden on lower incorne families and actualiy contributes heavily to higher liv- ing costs. The sales tax now stands at 10 per cent. If the Federal Government has too much revenue, with its haif bil- lion surplus, and wishes to reduce the burden on the taxpayers as it is at pre- sent, the sales tax could be cut back ta 8 per cent and sorne even suggest 5 per cent. We lagree with the New Glasgow, N.S., Chronicle when it says: "There can be no question of price controls - that is, ef- fective price controls - without other government regulations, restrictions and controls to back then~ up. They would inevitably cause pseudo-shortages; which would ultimately caîl for rationing. They would have ta be accompanied by wage and salary controls which no one wants least of ail the trade union officiais and CCF leaders who are clamouring most vociferously for them. Finally, they would not in themselves solve the problem of inflation." From ail indications the vear 1951 wilI set a new and ghastly record in the matter of highway deaths f romn motor accidents. During the f irst ten months of this year motor cars killed 776 persons in Ontario, compared with 660 deaths in a similar period last year, according to the records compiled by the Department of Highways. A sad feature of this horrible record is that many of the victims were innocent child- ren, killed while playing in the vicinity of their homes or their schools. Surely this record is one that will impress every rnotorist with the need for greater care and less speed. x x x x x x x xx 'c Ix x fa Eli c' Lc x lx 'c Inspirations for Santa "TWINKLTOIS"..i 0pair of jingiing pixte ait booties.. ,inkl..bright with Ezabeth Arden's tormier, longef.Iosting lpti. .p. AD Prar ( eeoptc i . ANO ai lied with wonderfui Balue Gras$" or "My Love" parfum*... $5.00 q.. 4' .+1 i ury CHRISTMAS CANDLI. you'ii kindie her love for s with this be-ribboned- be-Iewelied canie... go as Christmas itsef ... with ifs jeweI.topped Perfun lni either "Blue Grass" or "My Love" fragrance.,. &Loveli sur* c'c hc x x x ) 1< --R---- A Lovely New Home For Christmas We're talking about the INSIDE of your home - your drapes, slip-covers, rugi and hangings. For, with holiday parties and good turnes just ahead, you will want everything bright and fresh and clean! You'Il be amazed how littie it costs ta let us clean your things. Why not cali us for an estimate on the complete job? Remember, if you act this week, we'll have your home bright as new by Christmnas. BOWMANVITJLE CLJEANERS & DYERS2 PHONE 520 FOR PICK-UP AND DELIVERY 77 KING ST. W. PHONE 526 or Leave Orders at:- DYER'S DRUG STORE - NEWCASTLE COOPERS BARBER SHOP- ORONO BARRON'S GENERAL STORE- HAMPTON <a #~ AA~ Builders of Canada - The Man Who Stayed Home 0 JL 4% JL ca stle, Oshawa, Bowmanville and Whitby. Herb. Rundle and Norman Tay- lor have returned fram an extend- ed trip ta the great Northwest. A. L. Nichoils will keep his store open nights for Christmas shoppers-seats free; bring the children and let thexa enjoy them- selves iooking at the tays. Blackstock-A party was held at the home of Robt. Jobb, when a gold watch was presented ta John Hughes wha was moving to Toronto. F. B. Lovekin waa elected pres- Ident of Clarke Conservative As- sociation with D. F. Walsh. Sec- retary. Orono-Jas. Barraball, aur harness maker, is about ta maya ta Courtice district. Newcastle-Frank Bennett has rented Geo. Foster's farm, and Wellington Poster has leased his farin ta Isaac Selby. Maple Grove-School. report shows Leslie Snowden, Leslie Cox and Lola Snowden head the clas in Sr. IV. wlth Bertha Hancock, teacher. Courtice-L. T. Courtice hes gone ta Toronto, havlng secured a position with Fairweather Bras. Hampton-Three former resi- dents of aur village, Mns. G. Ar- cher, Miss Jennie McLean and -Miss Ella Rogers dellghted the League program with vocal solos. In describing the Na#*Panl Horse Show at New York RW which the editor attended and et which Robt. Beith cleaned M~ boards with his Hackney horsef, mention is made of the followxng men who handled Mr. Be!tWs horses-Thos. Graham, Samn GW@] Thos. Lyle and John Wylle.' The Sialesman SoRd Ai FollowingStores Dyer's Drug Store, Newcastle. D. G. Walton's. Newcastle. S. Brown, Newtonville. 'T. M. Siemon, Enniskillen. F. L. Byam. 'i'yrone. 0. A. Barron, Hampton. Newton Taylor's, Burketon H. T. Saywefl, Blackstock. Kelth Bradley. Pontypool. C. B. Tyrreil, Orono. H. K. Reynolds, Kendal W. J. Bagneli. Jury & Lovelà, J. W. JewelI, W. J. Berry, ElgO Harnden's Handy Store and The Statesman Office. Regret for tirne wasted can be- corne a power for good in tbie tirne that rernains.-Arthur BrIs- bane. -------------------- ffl X(5 >