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t t *1-~' %AGZwo a- Feed Starving With Surpluse In the town of Ailiston, Ontario, thei is a remarkable campaign underwa- sponsored by the Herald and its editor, Campbell M'INabb. The Herald recently combîned an ediboi fl with an open letter ta the Prime Mir ister of Canada urging hlm ta take stel to dispose of our surplus food products lb giving them ta unfortunate souls in Asi and Europe who are dying now becaus they have no food ta eat. Citizens of th~ area are urged ta write in for copiesc the letter which can be signed and foi warded. The staff have donated their timi ta printing the unsigned letters whici anyone rnay abtain on request. This is a most commendable effort b: an editer ;vho lias a reputabion as an hones hurnanîtarian. It -will be most interestini ta learn how rnuch backing his prajec inspires in his communiby and throughou Canada. Mr. %IcNaob'~s idea is by no means ai original one. Several provincial and fed eral parliamentarians. as well as organiza tions throughout the country, are pressinI for simlar action. Most of these sug- gestions are tied in with the surplus o: wheab in Western Canada. ýre ty, J. )r- ci- ps se 'f r- ie ,h )y st kg 't t ýn ýg f Certainly, it is highly desirable from a moral and Christian point of view for us to do everything possible ta heip aur less fortunate fellow men. Undoubtedly, the federal government is thinking in thase terrns as well as in terms of the practical, effective solution af the wheat surplus probiem. We feel certain that they will take some action, possibly under the Colombo Plan or through the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organiza- tion. But, before we get ant hepped up on this give-away campaign, let'% look at the practical side of the proposai. The Herald suggests that there are 800 million bushels of surplus wheat. At a minimum of $1.50 a bushel, that amaunts ta about twelve -hundred million dollars, ($1,200,000,000). And we doubt if the western farmers would .want ta accept $ 1.50 a bushel. Many of them would prefer ta hold their wheat ln the hope that !fext year, they might be able ta do better. Wheat is, of course, not es perishable as some other farm products, and next year's crop may flot be se abundant. But, suppasing they wiil accept $1.50 a bushel from the government, how will the money be raîsed ta pay these farmers? 'The $1,200,000,000 required amounts ta better than a quarter of Canada's total federal budget for this year. The amount is larger than the total paid for al aur welfare projects such as aid age pensions, blînd pensions, family allowances, etc. We hake already been warned that defence cannaI be cut by any sizeable amaunt sa the money wiil have to be raised by some other means. The only method left is ta increase taxation. First, we must eliminate the wage earner making less than, say, $3,000, because he really can't afford additienal taxation. Second, additional corporation taxation wouldn'b be quite fair in this case, because shareholders would be payîng double. Increased sales tax must ha eliinated because they hit the low wage earner who can't afford il. Alsa, eliminate the sick, the veterans, the blind and the aged on general principles. Nobody would wanb these folks penalized financialiy. Now, the $1,200,000,000 can be divided arnong the balance of the tax-paying population. But, complicati6ns have arisen. The beef producers also wanb in on this give-away scherne. Sa do the f ishermen on the easb and wesb coasts. They too Ihi\,e surpluses ta dispose of. Rebail rnerchants, their shelves jammed with rnerchandise because of the warm fail, feel thcy should be considered. Implement rnanufacturers and dealers and used car people want some of their surpluses given- away boa. To take care of these folks, we rnight as weli raise the amount to an aven two billion dollars. That's a good round figure and might be a fairly close estimate. Putting il on that basis, there is only oe thing lef t for those who are stili enthusiastic about the original scheme. To show they are really sincere ini their desira ta halp the starving in Asia and Europe, we suggest that with each latter they send ta the federal gavernment urging them ta take action,. they include a certified chaque for $500 or $1,000 or more. That would be much easier than having the government spend money collecîing it by taxation, with ail the unnecessary admin- istrative details. Humanitarian-wise, the idea pramoted by the Herald is wonderful and we heart- ily commend them for their high purpose. Practicaly. urîless we are willing ta personally pay the price \vhich is bigh, we cannaI endorse "ny such proposai. Don't Tell Us It's True- The. Musical Ride Is No More Estabhished 185U with which tas ncorprat.d The Bowmanv'lle Newa, The Newcast.le Idependent end The Orono News 98 Yeatrs' Continuous Service ta the Town 01 Bowmanville and Durham County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION RATES $400 a Year, atrictly in advance $5.00 a Year in the United States Publiahed hy THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Authorized aSecond CMB ail d Poat Office Depcriment, Ottawa Bowmcznville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, EDITOR Labor Incarne Greatesi in History With labor wages going up and th( farmers incarne steadily declining, thî fallowing statistics are interesting: Canadian laborers had a total incom( of $986,000,000 in July-more than in aný previous month in the country's history- the Bureau of Statisties said last week. The rnonth's total income climbed $7.000,000 over June and was $85,00,00 more than in July of last .year. The aggregate earnings of labor foi the first seven months of 1953 came tc $6,655,000,000, some 10 per cent over the corresponding period a year ago. Total income was up in every main industry group but manufacturing in rela- tion to June incarne. The largest gain was recorded in the construction trades. Totals were: agriculture, forestry, fishing, trapping and mining, $77,000,000; manufacturing, $325,000,000; construction, $76,000.000; utilities, transportation, com- munication, storage and trade, $225,000,000; finance and services, $219,000,000; supple. mentary labor incarne, $34,000,000. W. Are Ail Capitalisis Siik hats, gioves, vests, portly phys- fques-that's how some people like tc dress up their pictures of capitalists. But what do the capitalists reaily look< like? And who are they, asks The Fin- ancial Post. They are the bricklayers, the tool- makers, the farmers, the daîrymen, the littie merchants, the men dawn the street. They are the millions of Canadians who seil their services and put their savings to work. They are just about all of us. They certainly are not just a select few in the higher incarne brackets. High taxes and the rapid growth of the middle incarne group now mean that the buik of the country's savings for investment expansion must eome frorn the "middle ineome men". The "Happy Habit" Cheerfuiness doesn't just happen. It's man-made sunshine, and there wan't be enough ta go around uniess we ail con- tribute our share. This man-made sunshine is made up of lots of tiny rays-a happy smiie, a kind word, a friendly act. What the sun is ta nature, cheerful people are to home, work and play. We love the sparkle of their eyes and the ring of their voices. We are refreshed by their presence. The place ta be happy is here; the time naw. The way ta be happy is ta bring joy ta others. If you make ane persan happy each day, think of the many persons you can make happy for a 11111e while at least, over a period of years. Most of life's troubles are man-made, so let us have mare sunshifie. Be dure ta create your share by getting int the "happy habit". Things Money Can't Buy Maney can't buy real friendship- friendship must be earned. Money can't buy a clear conscience- square deaiing is the price tag. Money can'b buy the giow of good health-right living is the secret. Money can't buy happiness-happi- ness is'a mental attitude and one may be as happy in a cottage as in a mansion. Money can'b buy sunsets, sangs of wild birds and the music of the wind in the trees-these are as free as the air we breathe. Money can't buy inward peace- peace is the result of a constructive phil- osophy af life. Whether it is classed as dictatarship, monopolist1c, or buiging socialism, we agree with The Financial Post when ili says:1 It is no government's business to decide whether or not private enterprise has the right ta make a forfune or ta lose its shirt either in carrving air cargo or in the taxi business. Once certain routine standards of health, safety and service have been met, it is no more their concern than is the number of refrigerators ori boxes of breakfast cereals, ciothespîns, or identical wor-nen's hats, a manufacturer! mnay decide ta produce. e e - Canada's banking systern is the envy of many other nations, dthe Royal Bank of Canada says )in ils current manthly letter. O "Canadian bankers know that their banks can prosper only in )r so far as the people of Canada ;0 themselves prosper," it says. "Their dominant interest is in ehigh production, stable and reasonable prices, facility of ex- ci change of goods and services t-...high employment and the ýs preservation of Canada's high standard of living." Banking in ils present farm rstarted in Canada 133 years ago when the Bank of New Brunswick apened. Today the ]Il chartered banks hold near- ly $9,000,000,000 for depositars, pay them $61,000,000 a year in -interest and have a payrall to- talling $125,000,000. Loans ta custamers were $4,307,000,000 in September. 1953. Large Assets Two banks have assets ex- ceeding $2,000,000,000, while o ne, is the ninth largest in the world in assets. Canada's banking systemi pro- vides a clearing house for busi- *ness men and has grawn "in al- most parallel lines"l with the country. Canadians have confidence in their banks, the latter says. Five *times in recent memory they have been put ta the acid test. In the 1929 crash, in Britain's departure frorn the gald stand- ard in 1931, in 1933 when every bank in the United States was clased and during the changes following the outbreak of war in 1939 and the return ta peace in 1945. "During these upheavals no Canadian has had ta fear for the loss of a single dollar of lis bank depasit," il says. Parliament governs the con- ditions under which the char- tered banks operate. The Bank Act, passed in 1871, is reviewed every 10 years. It is up for consideration again in 1954. Closely Examined Charters are not renewed un- til Parliament makes a clause- by-crlause examination of the ' Bank Act. "There is no other business in Canada subject ta sùch scrutiny," the bank says. Competition hetween banks is qtiff and serious. "Operating under a statutory rate ceiling, every bank tends toward the saine rate of interest on loans, and competition is forced mia o the rmalmns of quality of ser- Moeoer te eters vicp." th ete sy, e banks may corne in ifth rs ent ones don't offer adequate service. "Any group of respons- ible men who can get together a very modest capital, may qualify for a charter and open , 1~ ~ WfTV q 'A W .-IW a~m - ---- ---- - " - aim iu -l% ' fv"l&Lz., 0JTÂJIM ? -LRSDA' D M. hiiun 1MAIN TAINING THE MONOPOLY I' Canada's Banking System Envy 0f Other Nations Throughout World Five Times Ras Stood Acid Test a bank," the letter says. CLEANING COMMENTS Pressing alone is false ecan- amy. Pressing withaut cleaning is equivalent ta fifty cleanings, for hidden dust will eut and chafe the fibres. "'Graci Fooled Me Sas eorge Buomi s,.. 4? "She*s a smart shopper when she buys a TV set. She looks for the tag that reada 'Engin- eered by CBS-Columbla'. it identifies America's moat ad- vanced TV set!" Yes, CBS- Columbia has TV's top values and The T. V. Shop, King St. w., Bowmanvllle, has CBS-Colum- bia. HAYDON Mr. and Mrs. Russ Burrows, Garry and David, Toronta, at Mr. and Mrs. David Malcolm's. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Avery and daughters, Miss E. Knapp, Burketon; Mrs. I. Cook, Mr. G. Lute, Scarbora, at Mr. and Mrs. Norman Avèry 's. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Denby, Toronto; Susan Mountjoy, Bow- manville, visited Mrs. Frank Denby. Mr. Len Steward and Craît, Toronto;, Mr. George Bertrim, Miss Lorraine Graham, Oshawa, at Mr. and Mrs. M. Bertrim's. Sunday School at 2 p.ni. Church service at 3 p.m. and 7 p.mn. For your Admiral Television set for Christmas see "Hap" Philp, Phone 2620. Mr. Fred Ashton aind Bill, Toranto, at Mr. Henry Ashton's. Mr. and Mrs. George Johns, Mn. and Mrs. L. Joblin, Nestle- ton; Mr. Roy Reynolds, Union- ville, visited at Mr. Dan Black's. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mountjoy, Brian, Judy and Lynda, Black- stock, wîth Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Siemon. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Colbary and family at Mrs. T. Cowling's and Mr. and Mrs. W. Black- burn's. Mrs. W. Thompson, Oshawa, at her home over the weekend. Mr. M. Bertrim and John visited his parents at Crow Lake. Mr. and Mrs. John Liptay and family at Mr. H. Beauchamp's, Enniskil] en. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ashton and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McLaughlin, Burketon. Mr. Clayton Read, Mrs. A. Read and Miss Audrey Hay at Toronto on Saturday. Haydon W.A. Bazaar held at Enniskillen Hall on Wednesday night was quite a success. Mr. Charlie Garrard held the lucky ticket on the turkey, while the chicken went to Bowmanville, and the motor rug to Peter- borough., W.A. will meet at Mrs. Char- lie Rankine's Dec. 10 with Mrs. Leslie Graham in charge of the program. First Bible class meeting of the winter xvas held at Mrs. Ce.cil Slemon's Tuesday night. Two student teachers are at our school this week. Sympathy is extended ta Mr. and Mrs. J. 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Be rel To S . . .a gs fam lqîd fe) WI adTP OuroKt. adra, ae od h/or à~ -s , __________________CATALOGUE___ a. buflb 2, 61.-1 I Coupons for Lucky Prizes 9 HardwareP 9r Bowmanville Phone 774 f« gio.yguueed - agnami-.,_-..... beeakage glasa coffee brewer i An, al-tunw favorite as a gmft hecau" lamakes the wortd's mosi delictous ' ~g CoffWulConplete with plastic coffec K mesure ansd upper bowl safety stand. F rom $7.4S to 8.95. (>nly Coty offexs 6. SmonUu ffuarantee against breakage «f m y kaad-rubbereaa modela. 7«01 in6 ' . iW Drill I afifor in horme.Bit fi Isselude 4 Wood or met PREE'&,sndb fo ad Lander 7King St. E. --- l NAKE LANDEH YOUR GIFT HI cet au-gla. n flot even à ioffle iac caff«S am 1 1 - 1 It eame- as -a great shock to many Canadians to read in the press that the government had decided ta abandon the musical ride troop of the Canadian Mounties. ' We hope the authorities that rule at Ottawa will reconsidar their decision in this matter. For the glamorous and spec- tacular musical ride is one of the very best advertisements Canada ever had. It's reaiiy Canadian, and is looked upon with pride and admiration wherever shown. At the Coronation parade in London, at New York's Madison Square Gardens and at aur own Royal Winter' Fair and ather exhibitions, these colorful precision squads of the R.C.M.P. have brought Can- ada favorable attention that could flot be purchased for millions af dollars. The musical ride is a spectacle and an excellent ana. Moreaver, if is a spectacle that means Canada ta millions af people. We have ail too few national symbols in Canada now, not even a f lag that we can agrea an. We will be poorer still if we let the musical ride disappear. If it's a question of economy we could suggest more than enough money could ba saved ta finance the musical ride if the governmant would discontinue print- ing and mailing out s0 ihany useless releases, leaflets and other material ta publishers across Canada which are daily consigned ta the waste paper basket and burned. t i 1 BY Benjamin Beveridge aidest paper, The Quebe Chron., Menger seems ta be the popu- icle-Telegraph, foundad in 176à44 lar kaynote in Canadian jour- maintaies an English-speaking nalism. The Ottawa Citizen rnonopaly in ail his Canadian bas amalgamated ils morning nawspaper towns axcapt Van- and avening editions, after 102 couver. yeans of publication. It's the 4 * fashion, of course, ta marge. I wasn't gaing ta mention it The Edmonton B ulle ti n, at al, but Christmas is coming which suspendad publication and the shelves in the bookshops tbrea yaars ago left the field :n ara glistening with new books that expanding Albarta capital bagging ta go intosamaebody's entirely ta The Journal. The stocking. Bulletin diad of succeas, a rare Down in New York th ast maiady indeed. The papar had famous bookatore in the Id expanded ta a point where a -Brentano's - which lI7lo great amaunt of money was ne- miles of books on ev'ary siect quired ta moderniza and tb kaep and in every language, is gear- up with advancemenî, but the ed up for the bniskest trade it money was not availabla. !bas had in a century. (It is cur- In Nw Glsgo, N.., Te ius that whiie 48 par cent or In aw lasowN.S, Tf~?ail Americans do not read aven Eastern Chronicie bas witlenon bokayrhd ve Finis ta ils long historv. "The oebookales ar, brard cover cause of aur decision ta ceasa Avon packet books, ta name publishing a weekly newspa- only one firm, salis 20 milliont par," il wrote as ils own épi- copiesinCadanteUit tap, "s, rielythasae cause ed States every twelvemonth.) undarlying every comparable business décision. We finti il Incidentaily, just 100 years unprofitable . - . We have paid ago Brentano's were dalivaning our bills . - . We do flot propose Christmas boaks by horse and ta go mbt debt . .. Pride, senti_ buggy. The Most popular novel ment and hislorv wiîî not pay that year was David Copper- aur bills: neither wilî goodl field", which Charles Dickenls wishes and kind words ... Itis had written in 1849. It was not cash thal is wanting. . ." long after this that the master It s sd t se th ni jor-bookseller, old August Brent- Il a sd t se th ai jor-ana, soîd the rig but retained a nals ga. But pubiishing la a big boy on bicycle to deliver the business these days. There are store's mnerchandise. By Christ-. fewer than 100 dailies in Canada mas lime, 1876, the Literary Em- andi oniy about 650 weeklies. pariumn, as Brentano called bis Only the larger cities can sup- shop, xas supplving gift-hunters port-ar are supparting more with' a beslseller called "Tomn than ana daily newspaper. Sawyer'*, and Mark Twain's A> monopoly seems to be the "The Prince and the Pauper" anly satisfactory economie as- went direct from the Emporium surance. At least, Roy Thomp- by clipper ship in 1881 la Queen son, Canada's Cinderelia pub- Victoria, x%'ho doubtless was im- lisher and owner af Canada's pressed. 1 1 1 I i 1 -- 1 1 1 1 1 j TM CMÀKMRM BTA1910ML«- »MIMAnqnw.T.le #%wmàiym