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~AE ?WO CAMAMAW ftTATN~1AW U~WMA?@'~W.?.P ~WAU?~ - ---- --- - - -----.---. --" -.----.. -. ... .mw.., TKrIESDAY, .&TY~t7STN, 1I~S~~ fftcbUsh.d 1854 with which la incoxporart.d Bom Nvfe e.. Th. N..euautiàaeemmS and The Orano Nws 97 Yeara' Cortinuous Service to the Town of Bawmanvflie and Durham County Vi INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER mi.mime§ w.., IUEAU SUBSCRION JIATES $3.00 a Year, strictly in adrazice $4.00 a Year in thle United States Puhlished by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Authorised as Second cose Mati Poot Office. Department. Otawa. Bownuanville. Ontario GEO. W. MAMES, EDrvos KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL As your Mernorial Hospital is a year old this month, and no celebration is be- ing held of the event we have taken the occasion to play up the winderful work being carried on the past years in a fea- ture article in this issue. Because your Hospital is regarded more and more as a medical health centre for this community covering West Dur- ham, and as a greater number of people are being admitted, due to the mà,dern and improved facilities, we feel that the people should have an opportunity to be- corne better acquainted with the work that is done by the Memorial Hospital at Bowmanville. It is not our intention here to go into the many interesting details of the wonderful progresa which has been miade during the past year. Nor will we touch on the financial position of the hospital. Ail these points have been well taken care of and described in the special art- icle so that any reader may understand them. If, however, after reading the art- icle, there is StiR some )questions you wish to ask we know they will be gladly answered by asking the Superintendent, President Joe O'Neill or any member of the Hospital Board or your own local farnily physician. The Memorial Hospital is one of the greatest assets in our comrnunity, know more about it so you can be aîbooster for it, too.1 ; READER SUGGESTS A RELIGIOUS DEPT. IN THE STATESMAN We would like to direct the attention o our readers to a letter appearing else- where in this issue from Ewart A. Ever- son, Montreal, son of T. H. Everson, Osh- awa, offering congratulations on the 75th Anniversary of The Statesman. In this ]etter he asks the question "Whether or not we had ever considered runïinhg a weekly religioui departniént as a regular feature?" He bases his suggestion on the idea that such a page headed "Deuign For Living" ig a* popular feature each Saturday in the Montreal Star and that Tirne Magazine also carrnes a regular sec- tion on religion. Mr. Everson's strongest reason or argument for featuring a religious colurnn in a weekly newspaper is contained in this paragraph: "Chnistianity is such a powerful story compared to communism that I think that it should be talked up among the business men (as well as others) in the different communities. If it was, perhaps smre fel- low-travellers who are now leaning to- Wards communism might be brought sharply back into the Christian rankg where they were brought up and where they belong," RURAL FALL FAIRS JUST AROUND THE CORNER The tang et Autumn will sean be in the air (with the prevailing cool nights in this distriîct, penhaps it is here) bning- ing with it tht season et Faîl Fairs. The talI tain et greatest interest te tht citizens of Durham County is Orono Fair, on Sat- urday, Sept. 6th. Agicultural tains are as oid as ne- corded history. The tirst crganized ont in Canada was held at Windsor, Nova Scotia, in 1765. Since thtn tains, pre- dominantly agicultural,- have spread westward until new there is an annual exhibition in hundneds et cities, tewns and villages. They have made, and con- tinue ta make, an immeasurable contribu- tion toward the solidarity and progress cf Canada. Large or srnall, agricultural taira are now well-established teatures ot commun- ity life. Besides prciding ail tht fun of tht tair they are an ideal meeting-place tSr farmers ina utrouading arma t.o gather and get smre idea of what other farmners are doing and to find out what is new in agriculture. To the farm boys and girls they are often the culmination of weeks of work when their entries of livestock, grains, and other farmn products are judged. The increasing interest shown in agri- cultural fairs by the general publie has been most marked during the last decade and many of these visitors ar genuinwiy interested in finding eut more df Canada's basic industry. They are too, the farmers' customers and the more they can learn of farming and farrn problems, the more understandin g they will be of the dif- ficulties which farmers often face and the decisions they are called upon to make. The rural fail fair is aIse the occasion when many former residents of the com- munity corne back for the fair to renew their youth and acquaintances with old friends back in the good old dayg. In the meantime plan te attend Durhamn County's great agricultural fair at Orono, on Saturday, Sept. 6. MORE TYPICAL CCF PART TRUTES The kind thing - perhaps even the gentlemanly thing - might be te ignore the economic ignorance displayed at the CCF national convention held recently in Toronto in the discussion that preceded a resolution favoring nationalization of the steel industry. It might be kindly, but it would net be wise te allow the part truths put into circulation by that discussion te go unchallenged. One of the main arguments for seizing the steel milis was the dlaima that they have failed te produce every type of steel neéded by Canadians and that in censequence Canada is a steel importer, despite the abundance in this country of the natural products that go inte steel making. It is quite true that we do buy abroad, principally in the United States, types and sizes of steel not manufactured here. But this is flot the whole picture. The demand in Canada for large steel beams, for instance, is very limited. Such forms could be made in our milîs, but only after installation of special costly equip- ment. And since the market is small, the equipment would necessarily be in opera- tien only a few weeks in a year. The point, which' the Socialists chose te ignore, is that idît machinery is a liability, flot an asset. In recent years the Canadian steel in- dustry has more than doubled its pro- ductive capacity, has increased its pro- duction faster than any other major steel producing country in the world. , New types and forms of steel are being turned eut in Canada as fast as the market just- ifies installation of the necessary equip- ment. It is only through ignorance that the 00F party could condemn, rathe~r than commend, the record of this country's steel industry. OBSERVATIONS AND OPINIONS It is said in Afnica a mnan can'.t hold public office until he has shôt a rhinocer- ous. In this country one is sometimes inclined te think that voters consider a man qualitied for office if he can shoot the bull. This su'ggestion cernes frorn tht High River Times, Alberta: "Theoretically, tht perfect tax would be a tax on inaction. The proper man te tax would be the loafer, net thet worker; idît land, flot used land; inactive capital, net active capital; lack of enterpnise, net enterprise. Such a tax weuld net be practical but it would be more just." N.Y. Herald Tribune reports that the U.S. governrnent's payroll is now langer than tht combined payrolls of tht U.S. automobile, steel, food, clothing, and tèx- tilt rill industries. In Canada it has been said that for every civil servant em- ployed by tht gevernment seven people are more or less dependent on the gevern- ment. Don't look new, but total state rule rnay be just beyond tht horizon. We agree with the Lacombe (Alta.) Globe when it cemments: "Although we scott at Amnenican politics as being inf trier te aur own, they recegnize the necessity et a two-party system. Tht soone1ý we get back te such a system the better our gev- ernment will be, and the stronger will be tht opposition, for this is the basis of aur demecratic system." These same views were cxpressed recently by Hon. George Drew, leader of tht Opposition at Ottawa. Tht late Rev. Chas. H. Brent, Bishop ot Western New York, a native et Dur- ham County, being born in Newcastle, in an address at Lausanne some 25 yeans ago said: "The. multiplicity et Christian sects has brought about a situation whereby less than 50 per cent et the population of the U.S. even profess Chistianity." If that condition existtd twenty-five years ago one wonders what the percentage is to-day with aven 250 se-calied Christian denominations hammening away te "beat HelI and overthrow-his Satanic Majesty." Papers across tht country have been boasting9 and gloating aven ýtht bumper wheat crop forecast in Western Canada which is envisaged at 650 million bushels. This is aimost 100 million bushels moe than Canada has ever before produced in ont cnop year. We are told, tee, that many granaries are stili tilled with last ytar's crap. With such a surplus et wheat it is hoped the gevernment will take im- mediatç steps te buy orne et this wheat and donate it te hungry countnies which are already experiencing famine. In many cases this would be more practical than shi1ppingv munitions et war te these coun- tries. We hope we will net be classed as a pacifin mraking this suggestion. In the Dim and Dis tant Past F'rom Tht Statesman Piles Z5 YEARS AGO Great alterations and improve- nuents are ta be made to the Bow- man House now under the man- agement of Capt. C. E. Dickinson. Fred C. Kidd, Ceballo, Cuba, is reftewing acquaintances in town after an absence of seven years. A. L. Pascoe & Son, Sauina, were awarded first place in the field crop competition for cats with 95 points. Robt. R. Bird, veteran C.N.R. operator, paused away after a year's ilines. B.H.S. Upper School ea e suits were announced with three top students in thiâ order: Merrili Ferguson, Minnie Pearce, Dorothy James. Jimmy Hart, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Hart, was drowned in Vanstone's pond whiie' piaying with bis sister. After 15 year's absence Miss Mabel Borland, J.P. Keithiey Creek. Cariboo, B.C., is guest of Miss Florence Hoar. Tonm FairbaÏrn who has been touring Europe called on bis sis- ter here for a few days before proceeding ta bis home in Mex- ico. Dave Tod, Oshawa. addressed Bowmanvilie Rotary Club on the International Convention at Os- tend, which he attended. 49 YEARS AGOi The Maple Leaf Associationj heid a "bouse warming" in their1 new quarters in the third flat cf the Statesman Block. President1 P. Alcumbrack as master of cere-f monies. W. J. Berry, secretary,1 recited "Laska" with excellent1 eiocutionary effect.r Miss Smith who bas had chargec of a ieading millinery shop mn1 Vancouver, B.C., bas taken overE the Mediand Corner MillinedyN bere.c Congratulations -to Pearl Os borne on ber brilliant success ir her Toronto Univeraity exai being second in. the Province and ranks for 5 scholarships. F. A. Haddy bas bought thi Young & Co. China Hall Grocery The engagement is announceÉ cf Wm. McKowan, formeriy ci The Statesman staff and Roberts Tinnon of Denver. Col. Weddini ta take place September 2. Miss Inez Mason and Wes. Hos. kmn had charge cf the Epworth Lehgue meeting when Miss Bea- cock and A. W. Pickard sang "Star o! The East". W. (Mousey) Morsehead and Jimmy Lunney took part in the trap shooting tournamnent at Waodbine, Toronto. D. O. & P. Co., piano tuners heid a picnic at Cotton's Creek Saturday afternoon wben the: kept in tune with the beauties of nature. Solina-A prize will be gîven for the most hideous looking dressed person at Sons of Tem- perance meeting on Friday even- mng. Tyrone - Thos. Creeper will seli by auction the West End Store, known as the Vanstone property, including post office and telegraph office. Providence - Edmund Prout carried out his promise by giving a party to about 75 young people in consideration that ail scholars Passed their promotion exarna Alberta Wight is the popular teacher. It took an extra inning at the Drill Shed grounds on Saturday for Port Hope to defeat qur base- bail team 7 to 6, "Mugs". Morris pitched stellar bail for seven in- nings then "Goosie" Osborne took over the slab heaving and would have won had flot a couple of errors been made. Harry Cherry was the heavy bitter for the lo. cals including a bome-run. 481 University Ave., Toronto 2 My Dear George: Thankas s much for scnding me a copy of your issue et August 14 witb your splendid editorial on Tht Statesman'. seventy-fitth anniversary. Yot bave developed a truhy great newspaper and tht James famuly are entitled te much credit for vision, integrity and enter- prise. Faithfuily yeura, Floyd S. Chaimers Vice-Preaident Maclean -Hunter Publisbing Co. Owen Sound, Dear Gorge: Auguat 23, 1952. I read, with a great deai of in- terest, your article in yeur issue ef l4tb inst. giving the story ot "The House of James" and its anniversary of the ownenship of Tht Statesman. It is a fascinatin.g story and I arn sure it will be read by al Bawmanville citizens, and the many fermer residents whio hook to Tht Statesmaxi te keep them in touch with home town events. I remember your father quite well. lie took an active part in the meetings of tht old Canadian Press Association. wben I firat got into the business. A copy of yesterday's Sun- Times, with an editorial about the James Family's 75th Anniver- sary, s going forward to you. With kind regards, I arn Yours very truly, Howard Fleming, Publisher Sun-Times. Canadian National Railways, Room 469, Union Staton, Toronto 1. Aug. 21, 1952. My dear George: My sincere congratulations tom tht James Family and yourselfc on Tht Statesi'nan attaining itst three-quarter century et useful0 service and centinuous expansion.5 As an old Bowmanville lad, 1I know whAt tha service bas meantt te the community and, as a for- mer newspaperman, I appreciates fully the remankable pregresst wbich Tht Statesman bas madet under your enterprising and en- i thusiastic direction. Both thet:- Family and yourself bave everyL reason to be proud et Tht States- i man's record.b May your shadow neyer growC less and may that fine old grayb mane of yours neyer get dandruff h nor bald. Wlth every good wish and ah e of the beat for many years te came. s Cortdially yeurs, Frank F. E. D. McDowell. St. James, Man. August 20th, 1952 Dear George: Please accept my congratula- tions on the illustrieus record yeur family bas established forI itself in your home town and district, and, one rnight add, in a much wider aphere. I read with great interest tht histery ot your family connection writh your famous newspaper, which. ail isnoted, must bave achieved its famne through tht ac- tivities of ita editorial and pub- lishirig staff drawn tram the ranks of your family. It is a wor- thy achievement. Along witb many ethers, I have greatly missed yeu from aur CWNA centabs. Yaur wise coun-j cil la missed when mnattens et pol- îcy are being discussed. I hope that you have fully ne- cover.d your hoalth and that we wiil be sceing you again at tht national convention. Kindest re- gards ta Mrs. James and the boys. Sincerely. Bill A. W. Hanka, President Canadian Weekly NeWspaper Asociation Mid-Town Motor Sales Ltd., 1395 Dorchester St. W.. Montreal, 25-Que. August 19, 1952. Dear George- Some of the reading 1 did over the week-end, including tht story of "ThË House of James" in The Statesman tagether with some other thinga prompts me te.write by way cf congratulation on the manner in wbich your family name bas become a houséhold', mword in Durbam, and also to ask whether or net you had ever considercd running a weekly re- ligious department as a regular feature. If it could be properly donc I am sure it would appeal te a very high percentage of your subscribers. This is flot a new idea and Mr. McConnell gave over a page of the Saturday edition of the Mon- treai Star to this subject starting thrcee or four years ago. The page as you ne deubt alreadv know is called "Design for Living". It happens te be edited by a friend of mine, Dr. Douglas Wilson, an Eider of our Church. Time Maga-- zinc also carrnes a regular section under the heading of religion, and either our Gazette or Star coni- mented recently on the wide- sprcad adoption ef sucb a plan by many ncwspapers in America. I spoke te brother Ron about it hast Saturday cvening when he was out at our cottage and he thought the idea was good eneugh but that there might be difficulty in f inding readymade material; and be expressed the hope thati perhaps the weekly newspaper association might work together on iA. Be that as it may, it would be greathy te the credit of th.e James family if The Canadian St'atesman led the way in this as they have in se many other things. Christianity is such a powerful story cempared te communism that I think that it shoudb talked up among the business- men in the different communi-1 ties. If it was, perhaps some fel-1 low-travellers who are now lean- ing tewards communiam migbt be brought sharply back into the Christian ranks where they wcre brought up and where they be- long. An *yway the subject is good enough for a letter and 1 send ,rou my congratulations on tht story ef the Paper. Best regards. Yours sincercly, Ewart A. Everson St. Marys, Ont. j August 23, 19521 Dear George:1 Happy are tht units et the, House of Mills te note. through a widely spread press tht accolade that is being awarded Tht States- man-Canada'. premier weekly -and tht personnel et the House et James, by virtue of whose jotrnalistic acurnen the "Great Family Weekly" bas attaincd a Domînion-wîde pre-eminEce Accept our sincere congratula. tiens upon your attainment ef! thi-ce score and Yifteen years et ownerahip and may your shadow' neyer grow less. As I bave said many times betore, "Tht James Famlly and Tht Statesman are West Durham's outstanding as- sets". At the time your Dad teck over I was but a lad cf eleven at Enniskillen but I distinctly recol- lect that the transter f rom "Climie" to "James" was a topic S- in rs Ld Le Y. ýd Dt ta ig 3h ýg kt S k f C1 o! avid discussion around 'lbi Dianiond". the village square an' news dispensary. It ranked, mor or iess, as- a social upheaval ai an estabiisbed order. At that date the publication reaching Our countrysides ant bamiet, were comparatively few If memory serves me correctly the Enniskillen Post Office distri- buted only four daily papers wilh an emasculated circulation o. weeklys, among which the -'Fam- ily Herald and Weekly Star", the West Durban; News" and "Can- adian Statesman" ranked fore- most and represented pretty much our coverage cf world contacts. Their advcnt was eagerly antici- pated and their possession high- iy prized. You neyer saw them, as an aftermatb, blowing around the streets, but in selected cor- ners they wcnt ta join the' pre- vious issues for future 'reference, Right now I sec myscîf spread upon my littie fat beily upon the attic floor of the Hutchinson home, immersed in my first plunge into light Jitrature,-a continued love story in the Fanu- ily Herald. MY Previeus literary browsing had been confined ta school bocks, Sunday School leaflets, the Bi- ble, Pilgrim's Progress and the Hely War. Solid fodder, I grant yau, but "Oh you Family Herald!" Verily "old things have passed away and ail things become new!" I await the passing but in the meantime, remain as ever Thine, ,Bill" ci 75 YEARS IN THE JAMES e FAMILY t (Smiths Falls Record-News) 9 The Bowmanville Statesman, ewhich, in our opinion, is about sthe best weekly newspaper pub- ;. lished in Canada, observed is r 98th birthday on August lst. This paper bas been publisbed by emembers cf the James family for r75 years, and in last week's issue *Editor George James gave a most sinterestîng, and inspirational bis- - tory on "The Statesman's Seven- Kty-Fifth Anniversary Published I by "The House of James'." Ht re- fferred to the purchase of The, y Statesman by bis father, tht late -M. A. James, who was a school- master at the time, on August lst, 1878. The story of the great pion- eering o! the late M. A. James in Ithe newspaper field, bis taking Iover seven opposition papers, and Ipromoting tht welfare of bis Icommunity, is an inspiration, and bespeaks the solid foundation upon *founded. Bowmanville is fortun- ate in baving a newspaper of tbe calibre of The Statesman te serve it. Our hcartiest congratulations ta Editor George W. James, bis son Bill. and nepbew John James, M.P., on this unique and impor- tant occasion. We know that tbey will carry on the bigh ideals and traditions ef the late M. A. James, and that the Statesman will con- tin-ue to be ontet Canada's eut- standing weckly newspapers, an example other wveekly newspa- pers may well try to emulate. OUTSTANDING WEEKLY (London Free Press,) One of the best known an~d most quoted of Canadian week- lies is The Canadian Statesman, of Bewmanville. In 'two ycars time it will celebrate its iOtb anniversarýy and recently it celc- brated the 75th anniversary of its ownersbip by the James fam- ily. It was in 1878 that M. A. James, a country school teacher with journalistic bongings, at the age of 30, bought The Statesman and over the years buiît up one of the sturdiest weekly papers in -Canada. After 50 years of tireless effort hie retired, dying in 1937 at the advanced age of 87. He pioneered the idea of get- ting country correspondents in the district villages te send in weekly their budgets of news. He cehitred bis efforts in building up his paper about the home, the church and the community. Ht built up a strong editorial page. He was a virile writer witb strong views on many subjects. His son, writing about his father in a special article in a recent edition of The Statesman, says be wvas "stubborn in bis views, often irascible in bis writings, but it can be truthfully said people ke ts d 1. y rcspected him for bis complete L honesty and his un.faiiing integ- rity as a citizen cf bis commun- ity.to A soxi, George. and two grand- sons are carrying on the bigb ideals and the traditions cf ijht! grandfather. NEWSPAPER 75 'YEARS IN THE JAMES FAMflY (Owen Sound Sun-Timnes) Ontario bas many excellent weekly newapapers, publisbed in the toArns and villages, and giv- ing these areas god services. Outstanding among themn is The Canadian Statesman cf Bowman- ville, wbicb la abservlng the 75tb anniversary of its ownersbip by the James family. In another two years, the newspaper will be 100 years old. It was, the late M. A. James, a country scboal teacher, who pur- cbased The Statesman in 1878. and who pieneered the idea of gctting country correspandents in district villages ta send in week- ly budgets of news. For 50 years be tirelessly built up The States- Announcing.. "THE flOUSE 0F STONE"» Ieading tailors of fine made-to-measure suits wish te, announce the appointment of IKen's Men's Wear 75 King St. E. as Sole Representative f0! the Town of Bowmanville Made fo Measure from $59.50 QUALITY FIRST Agriculfural Displays rALESSLACEIS - New H NaKio Track for Harnes: Races AM9ATEUIR DIRAMIATIC CONTEST by Dramatic Clubs ini Durham and Neighbouring Counties in the ORONO TOWN HALL - SEPT. 5TH and STH ADMISSION * . e o 50C Meet Your Friends at Durhamn County's Greatest Annual Get-togethei'. BOTH NIGHTS maers in Canada. He wus a vir- ile writer, held strong views aticl developed a vigoraus editorial page. This page bas been carrled an by bis son, George W. Jame, the present publisher troughout the years, it has h)n te most widey quotd w~i paper in Canada; in fact, tore, frequently quoted than many. prominent dailies. Owen Sound bas a special lin- tereat in the James familyv and. The Statesman. George W.* James, is a frequent visiter ta this cltyý His wife is the former Sarah Woodý' of Owen Sound. That The Statesman will long' be carried an by the James fam,' ily, is evident. George W. James bas associated with him in the. publication of the paper his q and bis nephew both good new# papermen, wbe will continue.: carry n the traditions of the~ grandfatber. The best is tht cheapest. Benjamin Franklin. Virtue itself turns vice, belng, misapplied.--Shakespeart. - .Quality. net quantity, is mY' PLAN TO ATTEND000 ORONO FAIR In The Editor's Mail FRIDAY and SATURDAY September 5th and 6th Neediecrafi 1 Tm tqÀkNADTAN STATUDýuw. I§DWMAmvffým Mmymm