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I f a THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO EDITORIALS Prime Minister St. Laurent's lOth Anniversary Canadian Chamber of Commerce Presenis Important Brief on Inflation To Government Io Exercise Thrift Ottawa, Dec. 10.-The Canadian Chamnber of Commerce today told the government that it "is on sound graund in avoiding the im- position of a complex network of controls" and recommended that its anti-inflationary tight money and credit palicies be continued subject ta modifications for meet- ing changing conditions. Coupled with this recommendation on curbing inflation was an appeal to the government and individu- als alike, ta exercise thrift. "What has been accamplished in gov- ernmental economies ta date is commendable, but in aur opinion these are hardly consistent with the increased burden of taxation which the public has shouldered," it was stated. Greater produc- tivity, too, on the part of man- agement and labor was named as one af the most effective toals in combatting inflation. Most of the pressing econamic issues facing Canada were touch- ed on in tbe 64-page palicy sub- ruission-the langest ever drawn up by the Chamber-to Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and the Cabinet, by a delegation rep- resenting the Chamber of Comi- merce mavement in Canada. In addition ta inflation, declar- ations on Canada-U. S. relations, the St. Lawrence seaway, and immigration were ainong high- lights of the Chamber's national policy. The Chamber in urging that Canada double its population within the next 25 years describ- ed this country as the "greatest land of oppartunity of the world." On Canada-U.S. relations, em- phasis was placed arn defence in- tegration, and re-organization was urged of the Joint Industrial Mo- bilization Committee which bath cauntries had in force during the last war. Commended for plans ta go ahead with the St. Lawrence Seaway alone, the gavernment was asked ta take "ail necessary steps ta ensure proceeding with construction at the earliest pos- sible moment . .. it being under- stood that such shipping as uses the seaway woul.d pay toîl." Submits C. of C. Pollcy The Chamber's policy submis- sion also asked that the gavera- ment: 1. Place its war orders geogra- phically so far as possible ta re- duce the threat of war plant bombing or sabotage. world news is generally carried on page one. There the reader interested is focused on the front page. In a weekly newspaper like T~he Statesrnan every page earries an array of local items. The front page, of course, is the "show window" of any newspaper. We put many of the newsiest items on the front page, but by no means ail of them. It consistently amazes us how stories on the front page are often missed by some of the readers while sonie littie item sand- wiched in one of the inner pages will be read always. It is better, therefore, to say, "give this story a good spot" rather than "put it on the front page." OBSERVATIONS AND OPINIONS A IRoman Catholie Archbisbop of Montreal wbo recently returned from a trip to the Far East is reported as saying: "Over there, one realizes that Commurlism is not only a militant power in action, but also a spiritual force with thousands of Chinese indoctrinated. Canadians are per- haps too complacent and sbould do much more to boîster free democracy and re- ligious concepts." Who will deny the truth of this statement? At the recent meeting of the Canadian Council of Churches it re-iterated its op- position to gambling and strongly con- demned gambling to raise funds for char- ity. Press and radio were blamed for using stories about sweepstake winners Perrault made it clear that they reflected the opinions of business of every size and type, as well as industry and finance. "Policies were approved by delegates frorn the Chamber of Commerce move- nient across Canada who met in Quebec City five weeks ago at the Chamber's 22nd Annual Meet- ing," he said. "Each Board or Chamber had a vote of equal weight, irrespective of size, ini setting the policies." The Can- adian Chamber, he added, is a vol- untary federation of some 700 Boards and Chambers in ail 10 provinces; representing more thaii 100,000 businessmen. Commends Government The Chamber delegation also took the opportunity to commend the government for several moves in line with Chamber policy, among them the recent easing of depreciation regulations in re- gard to certain types of capital assets; the government's an- nounced intention ta co-operate with the U.S. in curbing high- prcssure stock promotions south of the border; relaxation of im- migration barriers designed ta stimulate the flow of new citizens ta Canada; screening of Canadian seamen on the Great Lakes for communistic leanings; tightening of the Canadian Citizenship Act ta provide for revocation of citi- zenship for disloyalty; unpegging of the Canadian dollar; extension for three years of the Farm Im- provement Loans Act; signing of the Principles of Economic Co- operation with the U. S. and es- tablishment of the Department of 2. Give more leadership and as- sistance. in civilian defence org- anization at the community level. 3. Give private capital the op- portunity ta share in television development. 4. Limit the National Film Board ta its present operations and at the same time allow gov- ernment departments ta go ta outside sources for their films. 5. Press for adoption of the World Calendar which is design- ed ta overcome defects in the present Gregorian calendar. 6. Revoke that part of the Can- ada Dairy Products Act which clears the way for prohibition of inter-provincial trade in butter substitutes. Several detailed suggestions concerning the Incarne Tax Act were included. One dealing., with Co-Operatives asked that al earnings of Co-Operative organ- izations not paid out as patronage dividends in cash within a year, be considered as taxable incarne for incarne tax purposes, and also that exemption fram tax for three years granted ta newly formed Co-Operative enterprises. cither be cancelled or extended ta al other forms of business enter- prise. Freedom of Enterprise Re-iterating its policy on free- dam of enterprise, the Chamber recorded 'its vigorous opposition to socialism or ta any other pal- itical or economic system which weakens or destroys the responsi- bilities, rigbts and freedom of the individual citizen." In a state- ment on agriculture, thc Cham- ber urged that adequate priority be given in the allocation of ma- teniais required for the manufac- ture and maintenance of the equipment needed ta maintain the nation's food supply and aur agricultural exports. Among policy resolutions flot calling for Federal Government action was one directed toward business itself. It urged employ- ers ta co-operate as far as their conditions permit in the place- ment* of physicaily handicapped workers in suitable jobs. Another resolution advocated that ail provinces and municipali- ties adopt a uniformi system of road markings and signs in the interest of traffic safety. In presenting the Canadian Chamber's policies, President. TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS IN DURHAM Santa Says: BUY AND USE CHRISTMAS SEALS Defence Production; federal pro- posal ta act wlth provincial gov- ernments on a nation-wide for- estry inventory, more reforesta- tion. and better forâst protection; further clarification of the defin- ition of related companies ini the Incorne Tax Act. A middle-income family of four personswill pay about $1,600 this year in federal, provincial and municipal taxes. Punishmeint Junior had one of his bad days. He started by introducing the cat to the canary. Next ho upset a bowl of goldfish, twisted a knob off the radio, took grandpa's watch apart to see what made it tick, and spilled ink on the rug. "The littie wretch!" exclaim- ed his mother, "Ilil puni3h him for that. Now ho shan't go to Sunday School." in helping ta publicize gambling. Who will deny it that our moral standards have been greatly lowered since the days of our grandparents who were outspoken against gambling as one of the topmost sins? Yet tmis generation eases its conscience when such methods are used for charity or philanthropic causes. CHARITABLE DONATIONS SUFFER Canada Trust Co. reports that only one will in fîve now makes any provisions for religion, charity or education. People with small estates feel that succession duties, income tax, depreciated dollar and low interest rates make it necessary for them ta leave everything ta their depend- ents. People with large estates feel that succession duties and taxes on their estates will be heavy enough ta remove any obligations they might otherwise feel towards providing for charity. Regrettable fact is that Canadians are losing'their interest in charity, partly be- cause exorbitant taxes take so much of the money they would normally use for this purpose; partly because governments, largely for political reasons, are taking over more and more of this field. Canadians are also puzzled as ta wby public and private welf are agencies should require so mucb money for charitable pur- poses at a time of full employment and high prosperity. Community chest dri'res are runnin2 inito trouble on tbis account. Toronto drive ran well bebind schedule and the campaign objective ($3,121,930) was not rcached by November 7th deadline. Earlier this month a party was held i Ottawa ta commemorate the tenth an- niversary of Prime Minister Louis -St. Laurent's entry into political life. Many complimentary and well-merited tributes have been made on this occasion to Can- ada's No. 1 Citizen. One of the most im- pressive is from the pen of Bruce Hutch- ison well-known writer and author of "The Unknown Country" and editor of the Victoria Daily Times, from which we quote these excerpts: "Mr. St. Laurent has achieved more in less time than any statesman in Canad- ian bistory. This statement is not a bit of banquet oratory. It is a mathemnatical fact. "Macdonald became Prime Minister after a lifetime of apprenticesbip. Laurier similarly prepared from bhis youtb and, as a party leader, suffered cruel defeats be- fore be reached office. Mackenzie King set bis ultimate goal in college and needed thirty years ta achieve it. Witbin seven years of entering polities (witb no inten- tion of remaining there) Mr. St. Laurent was Prime Minister. But there is a broad, thougb intangible guif between the leadership of a govern- ment and the leadership of tbe nation. At least seven Canadian Prime Ministers were Hospitals must be careful about their prepare meals more easily because / kitchens. Cooking utensils must meet it heats so, quickly and evenly. Mil- the highest hygienie standards in food lions of Canadian housewives enjoy preparation. That's why hospitals use these "aluminum advantages", toa. sa many aluminum utensils. Alum- - They cook better, cook more easîly inum is ideal in contact with food. and protect the flavour and quality of And thc poarielymeta~ l hd l umtei oo inurn fuinmus.It'rnIl ils cnmi ai alui~num o seuarbinue pxoid sewfl' 155d *1a'J~q po ts i odm ,0 01 prg achifleS aret OF.u TflO eU a O I que 1k w.h aocfl ar.f g are lnum lot 'n uleil. co ' Ue =boo lunn h ure foil pu>,yp W*11pansecaed juuinu DAY IDUc cig nach esare.. d HOSPITALS kno ALUMUM COMPANY 0r CANADA, LMD unable ta cross that gulf. They held office but they were neyer accepted by the nation. Mr. St. Laurent was fully accept- ed within one year. That is the final test of a Canadian statesman. 'That is the measure of Mr. St. Laurent. "One does not know what history will say about Mr. St. Laurent, the statesman in domestic politics. It cannot fail ta say, for the facts are already established, that he was the man wbo, more than any other, led Canada out of isolationism into the world and, in s0 doing, gave Canada a place in the embryonic but growing com- munity of f ree nations such as it bas not glimpsed, much less achieved, before. "That work in international affairs bas been sufficient, one mîgbt say, for any man's lifetime but even at Mr. St. Laur- ent's age, plenty of work still lies ahead. After these unbelievable ten years Mr. St. Laurent must see, like the aging Ulysses, some work of noble note yet ta be done, and doubtless be sees that al bis work, past, present and future, rests on the sovereign fact of bis own life - a fact wbich be could neyer sink below and would not wisb to rîse above - that be is, in evcry fibre, tbougbt and instinct, a Canadian." Some confusion in addition ta indig- nation seems ta uise in the taxpayers' znid when a proper assessment system is installed for the first time. The assess- * ment notice wbicb contains the results of sucb installation is greeted with great dis- may and in some cases with anger wbich generally is quite unjustified. The prin- ciple bebind the inauguration of any pro- per assessment system is ta ensure an equalization of' assessment. Wbere assessments have been made on a bit and miss basis or guess system, many people arç bound ta be over assessed for the assessor bas no proper records ta compare the value of one property with another. These people pay extra taxes because other property is not assessed at its rightful amount. When the area of buildings is calcu- lated and the basic value of sucb property is estimated and this information placed un cards, a start bas been made ta secur- ing equality. Only items sucb as plumb- ing, heating, wiring, garages, outbuildings, etc., should be included in the assessment value of property. Wbile items such as oul burners. bardwood floors, fireplaces can be legally assessed, tbis is not recom- mnended. Well painted or decorated bouses, laxvns, driveways, etc., should not be as- scssed as this penalizes the good citizen. Section 33 of the Ontario Assessment Act states that the value of land with buildings erected thereon sball be ascer- tained by giving consideration ta the fol- ]oxing factors - present use, location, normal rentai. value, normal sale value, cost of replacement and any other cir- cumstances affecting tbe value. The value placed for assessment pur- -poses on the building is only ta be the amount by wbich it increases the value of the land. 0f tbe above f actors, the most important ones ta assist in securing an equality of assessment are cost of re- THE CHRISTMAS ACCLAMATION VWith a mighty fanfare of trumpets, with a great shout of acclamation, a world liberator is proclaimed. "No longer will men bce xploited by petty tyrants." So their foilowers say. But history bas lost count of the number of times these "de- liverers" have arrived only to become great tyrants. This generation bas seen more than one and today civilization is threatened by another delusion. Mvans wisdom bas faiied, but St. Paul tells us that "the foolishness of God is wiser than men." So at this season throughout Christen- dom vie again are about to commemorate the hcavenly acclamation, "Glory to God in the highest . . . for unto you is born this day a Saviour who is Christ the Lord." l\anv xiii rededicate their lives to the service of the great King. Many will re- voice at deliverance from personal tyrants of greed, fear and bate, and be thankful for the freeclom- which is theirs. Those viho hiave experienced the truth of that first Christmas proclamation may take a big part in its fulfilment. As they Established 1854 w ith whicb is incorporcted h. Bowmanville News, rhe Newcastle Independent a nd The Orona News 96 Yeats' Continuous Service to the Town of Bowmanville arnd Durham County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER UDIT UR EAU IRCULATI ~ ,. e SUBSCRIPTION RATES s3.00 a Year, strictly in advance $4.003 a Year in the Unted States Publlshed by THE JAN=S PUBLISHING COMPANY Authortzed as Second Clama Mai Post Office D.partxnent, Ottaw'a. Bowxnaville. Ontmo GEO. W. JAMES, Erno Loans $50 ta $1200 on Sinature, Furnlturs, or Auto "TrHe compANvir HAÀrt'lom OSAO Y3VgjMS Li~ U'ÏWMnaFINANCE CO. 2nd Fi., 111'/2 SIMCOE ST., N. (Over Bank of Nova Ugotlo> Phono: 3-4687 0 John Palise, YES MANager 0PEN SATURDAYS UNTIL Lonni mode.ta rosidents cf c11 surroundlng towc, * P Compony of Canada placement, normal rent and location. While a residence in the back part of the township may cost as much ta build as one in the urban portion, yet due ta its location it will no t rent or seil for as much and therefore is not as valuable. Sale prices in these times are a poor criterion as we ail realize. When ail the factors bave been work- ed on an appraisal card then the value cani be compared with other property for wbether assessments are based on 1900, 1940 or 1951 values, the crux is equality between properties of ail classes. Age does not lower the value of property for buildings in a good state of repair, even though they may bave been erected fifty years ago, are today wortb several times the cost of erection back in 1901. As we understand it, the metbod of assessment being used in Darlington Town- ship ensures that the owner of a property is flot penalized for improving the pro- perty. It ensures that everybody is only called upon to pay their fair share of taxes based on thEý value of their property. It ensures that people bave some yardstick ta go by wben comparing the assessment of their property as compared ta the value, flot on]y with their neigbbour, but with the farm at the back of the township. The values used are 1940, so nobody can dlaim an over-assessment accordîng ta value. The fact that the assessments are raised does flot mean an increase in taxes. In actual tax dollars an assessment of $1500 at 60 milîs or an assessment of $3000 at 30 milîs still means $90.00 ta be paid ta the tax collector. Wbat a proper assessment does mean is that a correct basis is used for estimnat- ing and equalizing assessments. It also means that the biggest increase in assess- ment will probably f ail on those wbo bave not been paying their fair share of taxes for years. live by the lavis of the Kingdom sa their thinking and living will be governed by Christ's absolute moral standards. Then united under the plan God gives, man can usher in the greatest era this old world bas ever known. Want wiul be replaced by abundance, fear by trust, and the trans- f orming power of love reborn in ail of us this Christmastide can make us citizens of destiny. DUAL FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT More thani $12,000,000 is expected ta be saved in the cost of the Ontario Hydro Commission's tremendous frequency stan- dardization program tlrougb the use of dual frequency equiprnent and the devel- opment of new techniques applied ta the changeover of bouse meters. In making this announcement Chair- man Robert H. Saunders stated that Hydro started ta gsive serious consideration ta the question of dual frequency equipment a year before the standardization program vias actually commenced. Decisions viere made as far back as 1948 ta prevent, as far as possible, the appearance on the market of equipment which could be operated only at 25 cycles. "The vital nature of these decisions is underlined by the rising standard of elec- trical living and the fact that an estimated 886,000 customers in Southern Ontario will ultimately be affected by standardization," Mr. Saunders declared. ALL SPOTS GOOD IN WEEKLY Every week vie get-a request from some individual or organization ta "please put this story on the front page vibere people wiul see it." This strikes us as being rather funny. You see, the average reader, particularly in a weekly paper, coveîrs the vihole paper. As a matter of fact be usually glances casually at the front page, turns ta the locals or the sports and then slawly makes his way back ta the front page. You cannot "bury" an item in a weekly because the reader will search it out viberever it may be. Frankly, wve bave always felt that every page in the paper is the front page. It i.s different in a large city where the ýAGE TWO 1. Phone First.. end make *Po pointmnent for fast 1-visit loan. 2. Write . . . for application. CO. makers, bankabie security flot re- Squired. Cash promptly upon approval. 3. Corne ln . .. sea YES MANager. It's "Yes" to 4 out of 51 Don't borrow unnecessarily, but if a loan is the right answer, phone write, or corne ini. Ernployed men an woni., en-narried or single-are welcome. THURSDAY, DEC. 20th. 1951 What Proper Assessment Means To You Grandna was one of those unforgettable characters you ra about sagings: "Early sow - Early mow". e Many years have passed since Grandma died. But just the other day something happened to remind me of that aid motto of hers. I was working over my budget, trying flot to admit what the figures told me: My savings had slipped. At this rate, it was a cinch that some of the things I'd started ta save "or would have to wait Suddenly I remembered "Early sow ..." "Old-fashioned stuif 1" 1 told myseif. Then I got to thinking. "Maybe it is tough ta save today. But it's still important ... stil my only hope of gettîng some of the things I want most. "Wçll, et least I'm keeping up my if e insurarice payments," 1 thought. "That's a way of saving which combines protection for my family as well. And maybe if 1 make an extra effort ta put more money oside PHi reach my goals soaner. "Sa here goes! l'Il try again. l'Il find some new ways to economize. Somehow I'm sure I can manage ta be more thrifty." And yau know - it's a funny thingt The moment I made that decision, I realized that Grandmna's idea was noi old-fashioned. I've just caught up with her nowl THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES in CANADA and their representatives j 3 WAYS 0 CPET A LOAN HOSPITALS know en 'de IY oi 0 0 1 1 , 1 1 ý 1 . . , .