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PAGE TWO TRE CANADIAN STATESMAN BOWMANV!LLL ONTARIO EDITOR1ALS Brutal Communism as Practiced Behind the Iron Curtain "One Of The Fifbeen Million" is a book we have recenbly read bv Nicholas Prychodko, a Ukrainian, now living in Toronto, which brings out two facts about human beings: how much suffering thcy can bear and stili survive and how in- human some human .bcings can be. As one reads the story of the torture that Prychodko and others wvere subjected to he is reminded of the Roman holidays pro- vided by Nero when Christians were thrown ta the lions. Actually the treat- ment given these victims was less terrify- ing than that given the Ukrainians by the Russians because ib was lcss protracbed. Instead of lions the Russians used blood- hounds and protracbed torture. As one reads the stary of the arrest of this man-wholly innocent, except that there was need for free labour in Siberia -one is amazed at his fortitude-bobh moral and physical-for it seems impos- sible that anyone could endure hardships and cruel treatment such as he depicts and still retain his sanity. Evidenbly the human race has not pro gressed very far in some quarbers. Acially this man's incarceration took place before the Second World War, in 1939 to be exact, and the irany of the sit- uation is that bis freedom came when the Germans conquercd the part of Russia where Prvchodko was being sought. Ib would almost seem that the Germans later took a leaf out of the Russian torture book because nobhing in the German camps could outdo what the Russians dealt out to their prisoners. Nicholas Prychodko, the author, was a gentle Ukrainian prafessor whose "ýcrime"~ was that his father had owned 25 acres of land, while his two grand- fathers had been Greek orbhodox priests. Throughout bhe story there is an under- lying conflict bebween Christianibv as re- presenbed by his mother whose prayers were miraculously answered and the brutal hatred of anybhing Christian as evidenccd by the Russian torburers. lb is significant that the prayers won out for, after bhrec years in Siberia, Prychodko was "pardoned," if such a word can be used in this connection, since he was soon set upon by the Russian secret police and only escaped final capture when the Ger- mans toak over. Prychodko is now working in Toronto for the Massey-Harris Company. Mr. John Marbin, Director of Public Relations for that firm, was so impressed with his story that he cncouraged him ta write down his experiences when one of the 15 million slaves in Sîberia. Mr. J. S. Duncan, Chairman and President of the Massey- Harris Company, arranged for the pub- lication, thûs making available for Can- adians and Americans a factual picture of what happens when the Russians take over control. The democracies should take note while there is.yet time. This book of 169 pages ispublished by J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited, Toronto. Copies may be sccurcd through your local book stores. PRIMIMG IT Alcohol Definitelv Tied Wilh Crime The close interrelabionships be- twecn alcohiol and crime are pointcd out by Dr. Robert V. Seliger, executîve director o! bbc National Committec an Alcobol Hygiene, in a recent report on contemporary alcobolism i n Amen ca. Manv observers have pointed out that drinking is frequently associabed with criminal acts or behaviaur. Dr. Seliger says. While ccrtainly most drinkers are flot criminals, he continues, lb is felb that: 1 . Crime o!bcn is planncd wberc alcohol is sold. 25 YEARS AGO Church Hockey League is flour- ishing with teams enbered frani each church and anc from the Boys' Training Schoal. A. H. (Bert) Bounsail was ap- pointed assessor for Bowmanville awing ta the death of J. G. Man- ning. Durham Chapter, No. 181, of bbc Order of the Eastern Star, was instituted in Bawmanville on Feb. Il with Mrs. L. Goddard elected as the first Worthy Matron. High School Board for 1928 was composed of W. B. Couch, Chair- man, Dr. G. C. Bonnycastie, Dr. J. C. Devitt, J. H. H. Jury, F. C. Vanstone, A. L. Nicholîs, L. S. Caverly. C. H. Mason, Sec'y-treas. One af Solina's illustriaus sons, Chas. M. Bice, L.L.B., died sud- denl 'v at his home in Denver, Colorado, in bis 83rd year. For over 50 years be was a distin- guisbed lawyer in his adopted city and contributed many articles af a scientific nature ta The States- man. He and Dr. James L. Hughes wcre school chums and their friendship lasbcd through- out the years. W. C. Caverly purchased the W. G. Nelles grocery business. Prof. John Squair, distinguished Durbam County Boy, wbo wrate the History af Darlingtan and Clarke Townships, died suddenly in Toronto, aged 77 years. Major Perey Jobb takes aver command of the Durham Regi- ment, succeeding Lt.-Col. Snider af Port Hope. Orono-Robt. Walton, aur pop- ular vocalist, was in Toronto on Monda ' undergoing a radio sing- ing test at station CKGW studios at the King Edward Hotel. 49 YEARS AGO Wm. Channon. the newlv elect-P cd Warden of Victoria Caunty,( is a Darlington boy, having been born near Tyrone in 1849. Roofs of the Presbyterian t Churcb shed and George Mitch-b e11's stable at Ncwtonvillc feli in t witb the weight ai the snow. M. J. Hutchinson, City Editor o! l the Peterborougb Examiner. vis-L ited bis father, Mr. Wm. Hutch- f inson.U H. Wilbur Hutchinson, Presi- fi 2. The criminal often seeks ac- complices in a tavero. 3. The criminal is seldom cour- ageaus and often uses alcohol ta depress bis inhibitions and allay bis fears. 4. The spoils of crime are aiten divided in à bavern. 5. Alcohol tends ta remove bbc clement ai self-criticismn from the criminal in relation bo bimsclf and bis acts. Dr. Seliger underscorcs bbc as- sertion that bbc "worsb cniminal killer ai today is bbe drinking driver." dent o! The Fairchild Ca., Win- nipeg, was clected President o! Winnipeg Board ai Trade. Wil- bur is a native of Enniskillen. "One of bbc grcatcst pleasures we have in aur ediborial work is announcing from lime ta time bbc pragress o! West Durham boys and girls at home and away from bbc old "Homcland o! Durham" states an edtorial jotbing. Ib is sbill a real pîcasure, 49 years later, for bbc present edibor ba record bbc rnany outstanding successes of! aur Durham boys and girls. Miss Gerbie Young o! bbc Cent- ral Millincry is advertising for bhrec apprentices. Millinery ba- day is pretby much a losb art in this town with bbc exception of the anc and onix' misbress o! bbc crait, Miss Lola Diown. Hampton - Our local cheese factory manuiacburcd 146,565 pounds af cheese bbe past year for wbich tbey reccîvcd $14,782.- 63. One cow gave 6,850 lbs. o! milk which realized its owncr $50. George Smith, bbc oldcst known resident in Durham County, died ab bbc home o! bis daughter, Mrs. W. J. Coulter, Pontypool, aed 103 ycars. Newcastle - Chas. Moise, To- ronto. purcbased the easb end o! thc Baskcrvillc Block for $340. ...W. H. Pearce harvesbcd over $2,000 worth o! claver secd bbc pasb scason. lb was qutîib a custom et thc turn o! bbc century for bbc ladies ai bhc town ta pubhisb their "Re- ceiving Days". If a certain popular welI known lady of this town wvho was born on Feb. 4. 1904, basn't ber birth cerbificate we can supply ber wibb a ccrbificd notice ai ber birth pub- lished in The Statesman o! Feb. 1Solina-John Baker and S. A. Norbhcotb werc succcssful in their O.A.C. Christmas exams. M. P. C. Trebilcock and Miss Stella Mason arc scbcdulcd ta t take part in bbc Darlington Sab- t bath Scbool Association Conven- 5 tion et Tyrone. John Miller, J.P., Northumber- - [and, was clcbed Wardcn o! bbc [United Counties by acclamation1 for 1904. That is bbe first time1 we cvcr beard o! this office being 4 fillcd without a political scrap. 1 The Niuth Government Census Produces Some Stariling Facis About Men and Women of Durham Single men outnumber singale C.D. Howe. Minister of Trade women bath- in Durham and and Commerce. North u nbei-Iand Countie'S With more than 30,000 people Durham County boasts moie in each Cotinty something had ta marricd nmales than females while be donc sa il appears over haif of Northumberland is the opposite. them got married. This left a Durham and Northumberland total of 1.3,54t3 single persons ;n Count les both have almost three Durhamn and 15,274 in Northum- times as many widaws as widow- berlan d. The single people in ers, and Durham is crcdited wi th D urharn consist of 7,398 male. 29 divorced persans with North- and 6,148 females. In Northum- umberland having a total of 54. berland County the division is That's the marital status of the 8,060 males and 7,214 femnales. United Counties as compiled by This reWIpted in 16,596 people the Ninth Census of Canada. in Durham and 18,208 in Nor- To start at the beginning, let's, tbumberland getting married. Of sas' that the population of Durham these, 14.797 in Durham and 16,- CoLintv is 30,1Il.5 v.'hile that of 052 ini Northumberland, are still Northu~nberlanid 2:1.482. Tha* 1'sted aý marr!ed. Thev cun,sî %v. ould 'eern i o ix a ' a Q specu - i 7.403 ai d7.3~94 lenales itlion sinci, *ho.'- are lhi, t-xact in Durham, and 7,9.51 maIer and figures quated h,. the Ninth Cens- O I females in Northumber- les& authority than the Rt. kloa. Of thek.,aance, 1,7U3 in Du- ham and 2,102 in Northumber-. land arc widowed. Durhamn's 1,743 cansisb o! 1,282 females and :61 maies wbile Nanthumber- end's 2,102 are divided as 1,518 females and 584 maies. The balance are divorced. In Dtirbam bbc total is 29 compriscd f13 males and 16 females, while the total divorced in Northum- berland is 54 with 39 of these be- ig females and tbc other 15 mIaes. ff oi bi 1r GLASSIS FITTED OFFICE HOURS Mon. -lo am. tb ap.m. Thurs. 1:30 p.m. to aSp.m. Sat. 1:30 pm. to 6 pm. Evenîngs bY aPPointment 22 DI22SIO WhltbY - Phone 871 Describes the Lure Of Medical Security (By Lewis Milligan) National Healtb, Social Welfare and Economic Securiby arc words that have become thc slogans o! aspirants for political power in these days. Health, Welfarc, Se- curity-if any anc o! these can be bestowed upon the people by act of Parliament, we are all surely in favour af it. And if al bbree blessings are witbin aur grasp, who would be sa inhuman as ta oppose the means af ab- taining them? And yet it is a remarkable fact that the most inhuman palitician of aur age. Adoif Hitler. rase ta power by promising national wealth, wel- fare and security ta the German people. Bismarck was the first ta intro- duce national bealth insurance and social wclfarismn in Germany, and he did sa for thc specific pur- pose af wcakening bbc power a! thc labour unions and regiment- ing tbc people in a police state under thc guise of bumanitarian- ism. Before the First World War tbc Gerînan people werc bbc healtbiest and most industriaus people in thc world Thcy were taugbt ta believe tbey were the supermen who wcre ta dominate the warld, and tbc Kaiser led tbem out ta prove it. They mere- ly proved that they wcrc super- robots. Their defeat in 1918 shattered their planned health, welfare and econamy, but they were still robots and Hitler had littlc trouble in rcgîmcnting them inta a military machine. He be- gan by entering bbc labour mave- ment and pretending ta be appas- cd ta bbc social insurance set-up as a weapon in bbc bands af bbc upper classes. Before coming ta power, thc Nazis violently cribi- cizcd "bbe extravagance and cor- ruption in compulsory mcdicmne and its alleged eifect in 'soften- ing' German manbaod." But once in power, Hitler reversed bis stra- tegv and told the Çerman people tbey were a super-race and be emphasized the necd for health and viriliby. Rcferring ta this pcriod, Dr. Melchior Palyi, who in 1928 was Chie! Economist ta bbc Deutsche Bank in Berlin. says: "The iii- famcd Dr. Lcy, boss o! bhc Nazi labour front,, did flot fail ta sec that tbc social insurance systemn could be uscd for Nazi politics as a means of popular dema- gaguery; as a bastion of bureau- cratie power; as an instrument a! regimentation, and as a reservoir! from wbich ta draw jobs for polit- ical favourites and loanable funds for rearmament." This was confirmed by a repart on hcalbb insurance by a com- rnibtec ai bbc House of Commons at Ottawa (March 16, 1943) wbich sbabcd: "During bhc carly years o! Hitler's regime, the government's medical pragramn was looked upon by many abservers as one o! bbc grcatcst props ai bbc tatalitarian state." (This report should be cxhumcd from the archives et Ottawa). Aftcr years o! experience and study in international banking and public finance, Dr. Palyi says: "I began ta sec what masb ai my acadcmic colleagues acccptcd, and defcndcd as an accomplished fact, that the Bismarckien Social In- surance was worm-eaben et its vcry roots. Whab have "high fin- ance" and international affaira ta do with the poor man's compulsory social insurance? A great deal, as I found out. For anc tbing, bbc social insurance funds gave bhc Weimar govern- ment a dangerous foatbold in the nation's capital market and taught it ta grab for other footholds. For another bbing, I stumblcd upon bbe discovcry that German compulsorv medicine was marc expensive than private hcalth in- surance and gave less in excbange. On bbc top o! that, it was badly infectcd with corruption." These quoations arc from e re- markable book by Dr. Palyi on Compulsory Medical Care and bbc Wclfare State, publishcd by bhc Natonal Institute of Professionel Services in Chicago. Dr. Palyi is an American citizen of Hunger- ian descent and an internation- Ily .ecgn .e fnacil. xprt duties werc $6.151.682 higber h i Each year the Cobourg Sentinel-Star turns over its paper tb the students of the Cobourg Collegiabe Institube whcn they issue the "Annual Student Edition." This year's effort in every deparîment is an excellent example of a high standard in weekly journalism. The youthful edi- tors show real initiative in mirroring the news of the community and reporting the happenings with catching headings and a flare for appealing descriptive details. Theeir editorials show originality in which they are brutally frank in expressing their individual views on a wide variety of timely siubjects. We were particularly attracted and amused by the following editorial headed "What Edibors Are For?" which contains more trutb than f iction and which a more seasoned editor migbt hesitate bo pass on to his readers. Any- way, here is how Student Editor Richard Cross answers the question: If you wish bo disturb any news editor, just hand him some copy you have prepared and ask'him "to put it in as writ- ten without changing one single word." This newspaper is confronted wibh such demands quite frequently. We do edit copy, tbis Is our job. We do not atempt ta edit signed feitture articles, except for errors in spel- ling, but the gener'al run of the mill news THEY CALL THIS "'LIQUOR CONTROLU Anriual reports of the Ontario Liquor Control Board to the *Ontario Legisiature last week made rather grim reading f rom the standpoint of actuallv controlling the sale of liquor and beer. It revealed that Ontario citizens spent a total of $228,008,- 216 on liquor, wine and beer during the year ending March 31, 1952. This was an increase of $17,534,401 or 8.3 per cent over the previous year. On the basis of a family of four per- sons, it is calculated that the average Ontario family spent $190 during the year on beer, wirie and liquor, drinking slightly over 67 gallons of the three beverages. Taxes alone would amount to $93 per farnily. OnIy three parties could take any satisfaction from this unsavoury record, namely, the distilleries, the breweries and the Ontario Government, the latter reap- ing a reward of $112.000,000 in taxes. When Ontario citizens pay in the sum of $228,000,000 in twelve months 10 the liquor stores, beer parlaurs and cocktail bars of this province, it is flot surprisih~g that one seldom hears tadav the once- common remark that conditions were much worsc under the Ontario Temper- ance Act. How they could be any worse than in 1953 is impossible to imagine. Court records and highway tragedies in- volvîng innocent victims tell their own sorry tale. Oxe~inbn t4em2 Esaobiished 1854 with whlch sin corporated The Bowmaeiwvlle News, Tho . Nwgamtîs Independoni and The Orona News 98 Yars' Continua us Service to the Town oi Dowman ville and Durbexm County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER BUftEAU RSUL SUBSCRJPTION RATES $3.00 a Y.ar, utrctly i advance 34.00 ag Yomli the United Stats Puhlshed by THE JAMES PUBENG COMPANY Authorls.d at Second Claus Mail Pont Offie D.portm.at. Otown. Bowmanvill., Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, Enrroin stories are bandled carefully and dis- creetly as possible by the editor. Wbat are edibors for? If you have a pain in your stomach, do you diagnose it yourself? No. You go to a doctor. If you have a missing mobor in your car, you consuit the garage. A news item came in last week with the warning . . . "print this according ta copy and put ib on the front page." Here are some of the changes that have been made in this particular copy. lb is standing rule that lb is an insuit to any person not bo give initials when wrib- ing a person 's name. Reverend sa and sa is not Reverend s0 and s0 but Rev. J. E. sa and sa. The word annual was used bhree imes wben "once" would have suf- ficed. Ad infinium ... Few people master the art of con- densation. Editors strive ta this end ta. produce better copy. Endless repetition lis flot good journalism. A secretarial report, "I move, you second lb" is not a news report. Please permit us ta edit the copy you send in. Eacb week we try ta produce a better newspaper, with your ca-operation we are working consistently toward Ibis end. ONE WAY 0F LEARNING Don't know if this yarn bas a moral or flot, but this is the way we heard lb. A hill-billy father and son were sît- ing on the side of a mountain overlooking a valley. A train came int view and the boy turned ta bis father and said: "Paw, wbab makes that there engine go?" "Reckon I don't rigbtly know, son." A plane went by bigh overhead. "Paw, whab keeps that there airplane up in the sky?" 1I d'know, son." A motorboat skimmed by on the valley river. "Paw, whab makes that there boat go witbout na paddle?" "Kain't say as I know, son." After some m(iments. the boy said: "Paw, don'b mind jr I asks you questions, does you?" "Nope. Tbab's the way you learn things, son." THIS CHRISTIAN CANADA 0F OURS Recent Canadian census figures when analysed show that the adherenbs of Canada's ten largcst religious denomina- ions make up 96 per cent. of the country's population. The four per cent. takes care of the members of very small religious groups and those who profess no religion at all. Tbis shows Canada as a predominant- ly Christian country and ib is a greater f ac- tor in our social and political life that can- not be ignored, comments the Simcoe Re- former. Regrettably it is quibe true that with a large number of these Canadians, their adherence ta Christianitv is a fragile thread. Neverthcless, lb is a link, surviv- ing fromn childbood association perhaps, and they are beter off. Active church members, the men and women who concern themselves wibb congregabional and denominational affaîrs, are the bard centre of Christianity, but there is hope and encouragement that when people stand up ta be caunted, as in aur recent census, they do flot deny their Christian belief. even though many years have passed since thbc bad any active church or other religious associa- tion. Perhaps the assumed indifference that many people carry towards religion is not truly representabive of their inner- mast feelings and for Ibis reasan the re- ligiaus census taken in many localities by Ministerial Associations are mast com- mendable. lb will be an opportunity for those who did flot denx- Christianité' when thev were couîîted. bo re-affîrm their belief and faith in their Christian calling. It wvîll bej an invitation to again aissociate themiselves actively with bhe church of their choice. PAGE TWO The Gov't. Budgets fTalk in the Millions With More Surpluses If you can visualize or under- stand a financial set-up where i millions of dollars arc involved, kecp reading. The Ontario Gov- ernment netted a surplus af $1,- 061,438 in the 1951-5-2 fiscal year, almost double tbc amount ex- pected. The Prov'incial Auditor's report for the ycar endcd March 31, 1952, tabled in tbe Legislature last Thursday, sbowed Govern- ment revenue and spending exi- cecded the budget forecast by large margins. Revenue botallcd $302,320,998, cxceeding the budget prediction by $45,950,998. Expenditures werc $18,487,559 mare than expected. Some departmenbs had whop- ping surpluses. Revenue fram corporation taxes was budgeted at $71,500.000, but actually total- led $22,6 15,142 more. Succession ',Ramn or Shine Day or Niclhi Depend on Us Io STake You Io Your Destination! Expert drivers in modern taxi cabs will take you wherever you want to go, e, reasonable rates. We'I1 have a cab at your home in minutes when you Diai 561. KING TAXI The Radio Cab. Operated by Lathangue Bros. QUICKLYI You can get $50 ta $1000 without bankable security. QUIETLY! Loans made promptly on your own signature. CON VENIEN TLY! Select your own repayment plan. Up to 24 months ta repay. Remember, more people borrow from Household Finance than any other company in its field. Phone or stop in todayl 251h YEAR IN CANADA f HOUSEHOL 111/2 Simgco. St.South, second floor, phone Oshawa 5. 11* OSHAWA, ONT. PORT HOPE BRANCH: 71 Walton St., 2nd floor, phono 3030 À DRY IN AN HOUR for rehonging pictures and drapes. iSCRUBS CLEAN AGAIN AND AGAIN.-. without harmiîng its lovely satin finish. INO MESSY CLEANUP-your bonds, brush, or roller-cocter ait came cleon with wat.r. I EASY "GLIDE ON" APPLICATIONgo0, on es eosdly as sfroking a waUl with am dry brushl J. H. Ahernethy' u PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE 85 KING ST. W. BOWMANVILLE PHONE 431 Pa th nse toU' P dlntj Student Editor Asks: What Are Editors For? In the Dim and Distant Past From The Statesman Files TICKETS TO EVERYWHERE Air, Rail or Steamahip Consuit JURY & LOVRLL Bowmanville 15 King St. W..- Phone 778 THURSDAY, ME. 26, 1953- than the $ 15,500,000 predictedJ the budget. Other departments declarinî large surpluses were highwaye $5,656,000; Lands and Forests $2,. 022,165; Mines, $2,337,658; Liquor Cntrol Board, $3015543. The education department spent 1;4,387,128 more than it expected ta at the beginning of the year. The Highways Department ex,- ceedcd its forecast expenditus by 188.491.976, and the Health De- partment was $7,375,047 over budgetted spcnding. Ten departments Spent than they expected. !Public fare expenditures were $2,1 176 less than the budget pred TFR CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO t