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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO THURSDAY. MAX' 2R. L EDITORIALS lUNE 2nd DEFINITELY A LEGAL HOLIDAY Sa much confusion has existed locally about the status of Coronation Day, June 2nd, we dug deep into the matter and learned the following which we are pleas- ed ta pass along to aur readers. In the House of Commons on May 8th, page 4972-3 of Hansard, a question concern- ing this matter was answered by the Sec- retary of State. In part, we give the direct quotatian: "The situation is that a proclamation in connection with this matter was issued on the 22nd day of January last, under which June 2 next is proclaimed as a day of "general thanksgiving and rcjoicipg an t;-,e occasion of our-coronation". Under the Interpretation Act, chapter I of the ]Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927: In every &ct, unless the contcxt otherwisc requires, the word "holiday" includes . . . and any day appointed by proclamation for a gen- eral fast or thanksgiving. I would judge that the interpretation therefore is that the 2nd day of June is a holiday." However, aur undcrstanding is that although Coronation Day is a legal holi- day, any business legally may remain open if the proprietor wishes ta do sa. There is only anc day, Sunday, whcen closîng is mandatory, and even then there are exceptions. From the general reaction of merch- ants and. citizens, we believe most, if not ahl, of the businesses in Bowrmanville will be closed for the day ta rejoice and give thanks as aur Qucen of Canada is crawn- cd. Our anly regret is that there will be no official celebratian in Bowmanvilic to commemorate the event, as is being donc in so many towns and cities across Canada. HYDRO BRINGS COUNTLESS BENEFITS TO FARMERS It bas been estimatcd that there are approximateiy 200 possible applications of elcctricity on the average clectrified farm today. This, in cffect, means that the farmer, through the use of Hydro power, can per- form numerous chores that, otherwise, would be difficuit, time-consuming, and, in many instances. arduous tasks. Little wondcr, then, that the grass value of Ontario's agricultural production increased from $703,986,000 in 1945 ta an estimated total of $1,100,000,000 in 1952. It seems reasonable ta assume that this figure will be exceeded this year, and that the province's agricultural cconamy will continue ta reach ever higher levels in the next few years as Ontario Hydro expands its rural network. Certainly, if the progress of the past seven years (marc rural customers addcd than during the previaus 24 years of rural Hydro service) is maintained there should be no slackerîing of farm output. In 1945, for example, Hydro was serving 156,600 rural customers over 21,569 miles of rural primary line. Today the number of rural customers being served by Hydro stands at approximately 348,000. An examination of the Hydro Com- mission's plans for *the current year is particularly encauraging. Hydra Chair- man Robert H. Saunders announced recently that the rural programme for 1953 is designed ta add some 25,456 new customers. Aithough top priarity wili be given to extensions carricd aver fromn 1952, this year's plans include the construction of 1,680 miles of new rural line to add 7,736 customers; major betterments, including part of the betterments appraved but not complctcd in 1952; connection of 21,720 new customers ta existing lines, in addition ta minor betterments and capital cxpend- itures ta improve service ta an estimated 4,025 customers. There is little doubt that these exten- sions and improvements will have an im- portant effect in further augmcnting Ontario's agricuitural production. But, it is well to remember that a great part of their significance lies in the comforts and happiness they will bring ta tiundreds of citizens in the rural arcas of this great and prosperous province. Keep Canadian History Alive 1 Election Campaigns Too Long History and tradition with ail their significance and pageantry are taking the spotlight this year of Coronation. The service in Westminster Abbey, June 2nd consecrates a European institution second in age only ta the Papacy. The very age of the monarchy, of Great Britain is now a matter for wondcr when it is remembered how many Europe- an thrones have toppled in the last 35 years. Even more rcmarkablc is the way ij'i q,'Iý:h the Sovcreign and Royal Family have integrated themselves with the na- tion. It is a popular monarchy in its widest sense. The identification of past with pres- ent, of tradition with modernity, is at once the charm and power of Britain's reigning house. But such identification is not limited ta royalty. It is anc of the chief attractioi? s of aid worid countries for tourists anda sight -seers. Many of the recent immigrants to Canada's smaller places must have look- cd in vain for the samne evidence of Can- ada's past. Truc, aid cities like Halifax and Quebec, the St. Lawrence, Fort Garry, Craigellachie wherc the last spike of the first trans-continental railway was driven, Mackcnzie's discovery stone on the Pacif- ic Coast, have their past always with thcm. Many historie monuments and plaques marking important sites of significance to local regians have been allowed ta dis- appear. The f irst schoolhouse, Indian grave.s, York boats used by fur trîding companies in the wcst, routes of early' roads, and rnany other items must be cither collect- ed in local museums or adequately mark- ed and dcscribed. Diligence by local committees in rescuing frorn decay and oblivion the material of Canada's tradition is often a difficult and thankless job. But bv theit' work is woven the \'erv varp and woof of social and historic traditi on. It is part of a nation's maturity, part of lier dig- nity which she shares with lier citizens and gives to lier immigrants. In a y'ear when the significance of history is so m uch a part of aur înterest in and devotion ta ouir Young Qucen Elizabeth II, let us give it tangible expres- sion by preserving aspects and items of aur own country's historv,. At % anabiann ti~ Established 1854 with which i. lncorporated Tih. Bowmanville News, The. Newcastle fadependent and The Orana News 98 Years' Continuous Service Io the Townl o! Bowmanvllle and Durham County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER 8/ isn BURIEAU> SIJESCRIPTION RATES $3.00 a Year, strictly' in cdvance $4.00 a Yecuin i the Ulnited States Publiihed by M}I JAMES PUBLISHJNG COMPANY Authorsed u Second Caus ag CI Post Offic e Dpczrtment. Ottawaî. Bowmanville. Ontario CEO. W. JAMES, EDITOiR Election campaigns in Canada are far toa long, declares The Financial Post. The one to choose a new parliament at Ottawa started months ago, even though the date of election day probably won't be known until Mr. St. Laurent returns from the Coranation. The longer the campaign drags on, the more it will cost both the candidate and the taxpayers who must foot the bis for the promises. Americans last year went through four months of a gruelling campaign, which became a tawdry strip-tease in smearing, distortion, soul-baring and pub- lic »-confession. We don't want that sort of thing here. New Genieration of Canadians A new generation af Canadians is coming over the hill and. making itself rcady to take over our governments, industries and professions, aur schools, businesses and farms, flot of course in one swift change but gradually over the years. 1Thousands of young men and women will soon- be' lcaving aur universities, cal- leges and high schools, proud in their acadcmic learning, full of ideas and ideals, convinced (in the way of ahl young people) that they can do a better job of doing things than their fathers have donc. Youth in its characteristic intoicrance, always blames the preceding generation for its problcms and troubles. For what is wrong with the world, the typical young persan will say things just got too big for the old fogies (say 40 and up) to handie, or words to that general cffect and hie wil be quite cynica about it. He lias to correct, hie fecis, the blund- ers of the past. But that past hias more in its record than blunders. The new gencration of Canadians enjays the high- est standard of living in our history, enjoys a degrec of financial and social security neyer known before and hias unsurpasscd oppartunities of achieving whatcver scems ta be of particular importance. This standard of living, this security, these oppartuniities were not crcatcd by the oncaming generation <which is just begin- ning ta earn its kceep), but by the aider generation which in addition fought two world wars ta have this country's freedom. Sa altogether it appears that the aIdt folks have donc prcttx' well by their child- ren who nuw face the problems their fathers cannot salve for them. There is efie danger that this advanced standard of living and wecurity measures can devel- ap softncss and shiftlessncss. Thiere is the tcndency evcrywherc, and it needs ta be rsistcd, of goverrnmcnts takîng toa much power and coming ta feel they are masters, flot the servants of the people. There is the mnatter of the cost of govcrnment, the weight, and power of burcaucracy and the prablem that overshadows al cisc, and for which the aid folks cannot bc whol blamcd, wvhether a t1iird world war can be averted. There should bc nathiing in ail this to frighten the newcomer ta the aduit stage rather lie should weicomne these tests of his spirit, courage and skill. At least lie bias the assurance that life ivill never be duili and the man of 50 wiil envv the v'outh of 20 who hias so much before him and s0 much to sec. A worid ;vithout a Sabbath wouid be like a man withaut a smile. like a surnmer withotut flowers. anid like a hornestecd without a garden. It is the joyuîus day of the whole week,-H. W. Beecher. -, H4ow TO GET NOWHERIE -"'.1'; *~ -.4.".. N. os' -rF«.:4' ~ The Important Issues for Electors Io Consider, in Coming Federal Election Are National De! ence, Human Rights (By John Atkins in The Rural Scene) Political parties are busy pre- paring the platfarrns on which tbey will appeal for the people's support in the fartbcormipig Dom- inion election. But. so far as they have de- clared theniselves, there seemsý te be a sarneness about ail theirý thînking. They act as if they all had sanie notion of bettîng on the same herse. . The essence et democratic gev- ernnient is compromise. Thase who can't compromise can't gav- ern at least they can't govern a democracy. Thi.s paper has a number et ideas on how the country should he governed. But it bas ne right ta expeet any government te ac- cept its ideas on ail matters. Tt is willing ta compromise. In the in- tcrests et national harmony, the Rural Scene xiii go along with any party that will agree with it on twa points and make those points the essential part et its poiicy. The points are National Detence and Human Rights. National defence is the first duty et governcent fer ne coun- try ever did or can ever expect td survi4ve in this wor>d if it neg- ecets its defences. The underiying cause of the present disturbed condition et the worid teday is the scarcity et new, unoccupied lands te absorb the energies of increasing popui- lations. 0f ail the sparsely scttled coun- tries in the world, Canada is the mast tempting ta an aggrcsser. She is the choicest prize for ahy iand-hungry nation that is able ta take ber. We have more ta defend than any other nation of our size; and if we would rernain in possession et aur heritage wc must be pre- pared ta defend it with every- thing wc bave. National defence ta us ineans mutual defence et ail the nations associated with us in the ctence et western civilizatien. Tt means that wc must bear our full share et the burden et such mutual de- tence in bath mnen and materiai. Our share can't be computed on a per capita basis. Tt must be proportioned to the stake we bave in the cause and ta the reseurces we have at aur disposai. Tt wiil be a major task ta arouse the Canadian people ta the im- portance et taking a seriaus view et aur respansibilities in this mat- ter. Tt is the duty efthte govern- ment ta undertake that task. Few of aur citizens realize the extent ta which we have been de- prived of aur most ordinary rights, or that this robbing has been done by the very instru- ment that xvas created ta proteet those rigbts, namely aur elected parliaments. We have been deprived et the right ta prc4duce and seli many useful articles of commerce ex- cept by permission et someane in autharity. We have been deprived et the right ta work at many kinds et work except by permission ef cer- tain union officials. We have lest the right ta collect aur full wages when earned, in cases where employers and un- ions bave agreed ta deduct ducs tram aur wages. The work we want donc and are willing ta pay for bias been declared ta be the preragative of certain organized graups wbo have authority over it. Piekets are allowed ta surround plants ta prevent workers tram entcring, or goods tram bcing shipped eut, and even ta prevent the owners tram entering their own premises. Farmers bave been required ta obtain licenses before being al- lowcd ta 4row certýin ,crops et which sanie organized greup is trying ta central the supply. They have also been deprivcd et the right ta seli their crops i the open market: and are requir- cd ta dispose of them threugh monopolistic marketing boards. In sorne provinces it bias been made a Çrime ta manufacture, ta buy. ta seil or even ta have iin ene's possession certain whnlp- seme foods that came into cern- petition with the mare expensive products. Our legisiators have deiegated te graups of private citizens the power ta say wben certain kinds et work may be donc, the wages that may be paid,'and the prices that may becbarged; and bave previded penalties for those who disobey the orders of such graups. Ail these righits have been taken tram aur people by tlieir own elected representatives and given as special privileges te or- ganized groups wha were able ta exert pressure an the lawmakers. These are the things that are, undermîning aur dcmiocracy and paving the paw far a totalitarian form et gavernrnent. Se we are looking for a politi- cal party that will pledge itself ta defend aur shores and restare aur civil righits. Ras ChristianityDeen a Failure? (Prof. Walter Murdock in the of the nations with one another, Western Australian) without realizing that we are flot The classie statenient on tîhis applying the teachings of Christ question was made by G. K. ta life. Everk'where the cr3' still Chesterton, who said, if I remem- is, "Not this Man, but Barabbas!" ber rightly, 'Christianity has not My answer ta your question is been tried and founid wanting;, it an unhesitating 'iegative. That hias been found difficuit and flot statement may surprise sanie tried." readers of this column, who have I hiavc always thought that tîhis groxyn ac customed ta regard mc oft-quoted sentence-which I be- as a d amnable heretic ini matters lieve ta be essentially true-xvas of theology. 'It is sad," a recent an extraordinary utterance ta correspondent tells me, 'that you, corne from an orthodox son of who appear to be a persan of some the church, as Chesterton believ- intelligence, should be a rank un- ed hirnself ta be. believer." Yes, 1 suppose I amn, if Surely he must have rernern- that means that 1 arn sceptical bered that for centuries the of many things which this carres- church ta which he belonged was pondent believes., practically all-powerful. Nobody But 1 do believe, firnly, that questioned its authvrity; it could Christianity, far frrn being a ex-cammunicate kîngs and ern- failure. hias been a success when- perors at its wîll; over ail Chiris- ever, ini the lives of individuals, tendam its sway, in the Middle it lias been wholeheartedly ap- Ages, was absolute. If ever an plied; and that if it were applied, opportunity was given ta any man as it lias neyer yet been, ta the or body of rnen ta dictate their lives of nations it would be a way of lite ta whiole nations, that triurnphant success. opportunity was given ta the me- WjlLi t ever be sa applied? It is dieval church, If what Chesterton not for nie ta prophesv. One can says ig truc, if Chiristianity was only hope that mankind rnay lhever tried, whose fault was it? some day learn the bitter lessan To me, at any rate, it seerns of experience, and; having tried that Christianity bas neyer failed, every other solution of aur prob- but that rnankmnd, including the lerns-including the atorn borb- leaders of the church, failed ta rnay see at last that the true solu- apply Christian principles ta lite. ýion is ta be faund in the teach- It was not Christianity, but Chrîs- ings of the Galilean. tendoni, that was tried and found At al events, we must not say wanting. It was the so-called that Christianitv bas been a fail- Christian nations that failed ta ure till we have tried it. rise ta the heights ot the Chris- tian ideal. And x,.hai can deny that wc are The Soviet defence minister tili lîn r t i-111o;sible ta savs thc Allies must give unicretc i ead the Nev Testamenit atten- évidence of thieir îpeý,eful inten- tivel". au1 heii t 'ook around tions. H-e îaUst be a very unub- -vith cîcar c3 es at the dealings servant fýllow. Truck Association Head Refuies Charges Re Highay Transport (Canadian Motarist) Sorneone hias said that a fallacy plausibly and persisteîetly reiter- ated ail too frequently gains pub- lic acceptance as a fact. Apparent- Nv based an this thesis is the hoary and oft repeated contention of spokesmen of the rails that high- wvay transport is state subsidized. Seldorn have verbal stones been thrawn tram as prodigiaus glass bouses. A cogent refutation of a rail roadcr's recent utterance of the kind by\J. 0. Goodman, Gen- eral Managér of the A.T.A.O., slightly revised s, in large part appended: "A raîlroad proponent suggests that Oregon lias the answer ta the highway taxation problern. Does lie know that their truck license fees are approxirnately 50% less than Ontario's, their load limits 20 % heavier and their gas tax five cents a gallon less than ours? 4N0 doubt hie travels on a railway pass. Were hie a mator vebicle owner, a student or user of higbway transportation facili- tics, lie would know that, in addi- tion ta paying provincial license fees and gasoline taxes, a healtby contribution is miade ta the Fed- eral Exchequer. "In 1951, Ottawa received S154~- 000,000 in sales and excise taxes tram the praduction and sale of motor x'chicles. The added Fed- eral tax contributigns from gaso- Une (one cent a gallon), tires, parts and trailers would stagger ane's imagsination. And what is Ottawa's 'contribution ta roads? Cornparatively speaking, a mere pittance! According ta Hansard, up ta February 14th, it xvas $28,- 320,000. "This railroader apparently the- arizes that motor vehicle users should pay the total cost of high- ways. 1 wonder what bis views are on financing other means of transportation? The Canada Year Book discloses that the Canadian railways received cash subsidies of $2 19,000,000, land grants of 47,600,000 acres, At one time bonds guaranteed by Dominion and Provincial governments ran close ta a billion dollars. Ad- ditionally, sight should not be lost of the C.N.R. subsidies that ran close ta $1,000,000 per week in the years before World War II. "Aids ta other means of trans- portation are also revealing. Agaîn referring ta the Canada Year Book we find that, up ta March 31, 1948, capital expendi- ture, made by Ottawa, on water facilities totalled $400,000,000. The investment in civilian avia- tion facilities xvas $165,000,000. And this does not tell the wbole stary. I make no reference ta the annual deficits and other subsi- dies which are net found in the Captial Expenditure Account. "Too much fault cannot be found with these subsidies. The development of a country such as ours demands every possible transportation facility. Every agency hias made a tremendous contribution in the past and will be calied upon ta do more in the future. 0f ail the mneans of trans- iportation serving Canada, an lion-! est appraisal wiil disclose tinat highway transportation is the only form that has not been subsdiz- ed. "Reference to Ontario's $110,- 000,000 current highway budget, with anticipated revenues of $96,- 000,000 is ta the credit of vehicle owners. Aside fromi the fact that highways link rural and urban areas, contribute ta lower trans- portation costs, open new miar- kets, provide citizens with speed- ier police, fire, health and public utility services, they also add ta real estate values and encourage tourist and general travel. Thtese are facts which nobody can deny. "There have been niany royal commissions, federal and provin-1 cial, that dealt with highway fi- nance. For the reasons outlined above, sorne recornrended that ' users should only pay tWo-thirdý of highway cost. . 'Now, camning back to the he vier vehicles, these are license c according to grass weight. That the province (of Ontario) receve< $2,100 per annum fromn the aver-; age long distance vehicle may, surprise rnany. The average pas.ý .senger car owner pays $61.00. In- Ontario, motorists are paying their way for aur splendid high- ways. Analysing, the taxes paid by the owners of heavier vehicles you %will> find that tbey are nat only paying, more than their faiz share but are also rendering a type of service that the rails can't equal. Railroaders who vant to introduce U.S.A. tax tactics ta Canada, could- have imposed a 15% passenger travel and a 3cv freight tax. Those U.S. imposf: are just as nonsensical as the, railroaders' thcory on highiwav Of the 12.143 persans reparted mission ini 1951, the police had la- catcd 11,81 1 by year's end._ %"CV CO(4RSE 1 H-AVE I\N ESTATE." ,"My Dad'is building it for me rigbt now, and it's going ta be pretty important ta me some day.'! 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Frei Corparal, ta Sergeant, ta Warrant Oficer, yau can build a well-paid career for yourself in the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. You will receive frec medical and dental care, 30 days3 annual leave with Appiy, right away. For fuit information write or visit the Army Recruting Contre noarest your home: No. 13 Personnel Depot, W«ells Hause. Rideau & Charlotte Sts., Ottawa, Ont. No. 5 Personnel Depot, Artillery Park, Bagot St., Kingston, Ont. Cunadian Army Recruiting Contre, 90 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Onit. No. 7 Personnel Depot, Wolseley Barracks, Oxford & Elizabeth Sts., London, Ont. Army Recruiting Centre, 230 Main St. W., North Boy, Ont. Army Recruiting Centre, James Street Armoury, 200 James St. North, 1-amilton, Ont. Alle W.o I I ~ Iovel and Adventmn. . . . Thom. or@ port of the. ide of Canada's soldiers, toy. lntaresting and challengjng, tif, in the Arn,>, brin g. new scope oend breadth te the eufltok of a yoong mon. J> THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOMMANVILLE. 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