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T1ECNAINSTTSANFOMAVLE, T'WUN~RDY FU 5t,15 Establithed 1854 with which in înco prat d The Bowmunvifle News, Ithe Newcout Indepeadeat and The. Orono News IOth Year of Continuous Service to the Town of Bowmanville and Durham County AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER 0 40 LO SUBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00 a Year, strictly ini advancf $5.00 ci Year in the United States Publirnhed by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANT Authorized a" Second Cas Mail Pot Office Department, Ottawa Bowrnanville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, EDrrOI Changes in Agriculture It is customary to think of changes in the Canadian way of life in terms of vast minerai developments, new ail and gas discoveries, and huge electrical power installations, but no less remarkable, if less spectacular, changes have occurred in Canada's oldest industry. According ta the census for 1951 there were two-and-one-half times as many trucks recorded on farms as in 1941; two- and-a-half times as many tractors and f ive times as many grain combines. The number of farm customers furnished with electricity increased from 117,000 ta 336,- 000 between 1944 and 1951, while electric- ity consumption per farm custamer in- increase.by about 65 per cent. These and many other interesting changes and developments j» Canadian agriculture are reviewed in two publica- tions now being prepared by the Econom- lcs Division, Departmet o f Agriculture, Ottawa. They will be published under the titles "Trends in Canadian Agricul- ture" and "Adjustments in Canadian Agri- culture". Other interesting comparisons found Ini this study shaw that while total accu- pied farm land increased by about 3 per cent between 1941 and 1951, the number of farms dropped from 733,000 ta 623,000 I the same period. Today the average size of farm is 279 acres. Fertilizer use increased from 170,000 bons in 1927 ta 769,000 tons in 1952. New Pesticides and artificial inseminatian have been added ta agricultural production piethods in the past decade. Purchases of feed and seed as a proportion of total farm expenses lncreased fram 10.3 tea 22.1 per eqnt between 1926 and 1950 in Canada tu a whole and in Quebec the change was from 16.1 ta 46.2 per cent in the same peciod. The one downward change, probably made possible by some of the other increas- on, was In farm population. While the Canadian population Increased ta 14 million in 1951 from 11.5 million In 1941, the number of people on farms dropped from 3.1 million ta 2.8 million in the same perlod. As a resuit, farm population dropped from 27.1 ta 20.2 per cent of total population. The portion of the study entitled oAdjustments in Canadian Agriculture" attempts te provide a digest and inter- pretation of these trends in agriculture especially in the most recent years from the point of view of their economic sig- nificance ta agriculture and future pros- pects in the industry. New Directory Arrives Each year we are praud ta acknowl- edge receipt of an 850 page book which provides us with information obtainable in no ather single publication. When this book arrives, we invariably spend an haur or twa scanning its pages ta aur amaze- ment. We have reference ta the 1954 Canadian Almanac and Directory-the greatest reference book we have in aur library. There are at least 50,000 indexed list- ings within its covers. Yau can, in a few seconds, have a complete list af Members of Parliament, the Post Offices and Rail- way stations in Canada. We spotted the name of aur high school principal and aur public school inspector, camplete with addresses. If vou are having income tax trouble, the act, as in f orce at the end of 1953 is published complete in this book. If you want ta know anything about copy- righting material you've wrîtten, full de- tails are presented. Possibly you'I1 be interested ta know that Bowmanville's population in 1951 was 5,430, an increase from 1946's 4,113 and 1931's 4,080. Ahi this and a great deal of additional valuable quick reference material is read- ily available within this tremendous book. But, please, ta make certain you have it on hand when you need it, send for it ta-day ta Richard De Boa Limited, 137 Wellington St. West, Toronto 1. They wil be delighted ta send it along for only $9.50. That will be much better than phoning The Statesman for the information. We find it sa essential that it might be at the home of one af aur editarial, advertis- ing or accounting staff. Last week. in aur editorial deaiing with an ill-fated pussy in the power house, we inadvertently suggested that the local theatre patrons had been escorted ta the door during the biackout by flashlights and candies. We are advised that the local cinenma bas an auxiliary lighting systemn which by regulation must be kept in working arder at ail times for just,such emnergencies. Ahi of which prompts us ta enquire why the Royal Theatre is the only entertainment palace in the town which has te ve up te Uiese strict regulationa l. asain' Cultural? Now that Crime Comics have been banned f rom the news stands, we'll neyer know why the pernickity purists haven't gone ta work on televised wrestling or rasslin' as it is more familiarly known in this corner. They have missed a golden opportunity, but there is yet time. A couple of weeks ago, we had occasion ta visit a relative. During the evening, he sturned on his television set and conversa- tion ceased while we, with eager fascina- tion, watched the Dusek brothers--villains that they are-while they mutilated a couple of bulgy adversaries. That model of fair sportsmanship, the Marquis of Queensbury, had he viewed the perform- ance, would have been aghast at the dis- regard for those fine rules he introduced ta sport. Afterwards, we read a repart that the Athletic Commission had outlaWed one of the holds used that night. It was called the "Pile-Driver". After the Duseks had bounced, beaten and battered their oppon- enti; into, shahl we say, a state of non- alertness, one Dusek grabbed an apposition team member by the legs, lifted him vertically from the canvas and proceeded ta drap him an his noggin. Or ta be more correct, on the back of his neck. Stretch- er bearers appeared on the scene a while later ta remove the body for a touching finale. Nice, fun-loving fellows! Some weeks, they tell me, the body has ta stay for several minutes, depending on hpow much time is left on the program. Two youngsters of tender age were alsa present for the showing, their eyes glued ta the screen while they noted the details of every hold, every elbow smash and eye gouge which is stock in trade for this ferociaus Dusek duo. The next morn- ing, the younger youngster trîed out his flutter kick before heading for school. Fortunately, his mother wasn't present for the demonstration. He set one of the studio couch cushions on edge ta represent his opponent, growled a couple of times, then leaped anta the couch, bounced horizontally into the air and sent that cushion flying aà he kicked out with his feet. It smashed against a table almost wrecking a good set of dishes. We had a heart ta heart talk about wrestling in the home. A couple of days after the event, wher we saw the effects weren't wearing off the children, we felt it aur duty ta tell therr the facts of life about wréstling as seer an TV. Disappointment registeredon their sweet little faces as we pointed out thai the fellow apparently dead on the canvas had recovered and, indeed, wrestled agair the following evening. We even had the temerity ta shatter their faith further by stating that the contestants really weren't hurting each other as much as the screer view suggested. In fact, we came righl out flat-footed and told them the whole show was phoney, solely for high level entertainnment and culture as outlined ir the Massey Report an Arts, Letters and Sciences. Now, they know the truth, but it hasn't made the slightest bit of differ- ence. They go on growling and making facial contortions as they attack each ether, but the asaults have become jusi as phoney as those they've seen. They tao have become actars. A Change in U. S. Policy Ail reports seem ta indicate that the Republicans in the United States are em- barking an a program of trying ta raise the living standards of the people by great- er encouragement ta business. They hope ta make it more profitable for citizens with capital and ability ta launch new enter- prises. This, ta us, is sound reasoning. A small percentage of the population of any country is mentally and physically equlpped for real leadership. If thîs per- centage is provided with incentive, they will organize new companies which, in the long run, will provide more and more jobs for those who haven't the necessary capabilities. You'll f ind these people in industry, in government, in rural areas, in fact, in ahl phases of aur ecanomy. It has long been aur opinion that it is just as important, if not more important, ta provide them with incentive ta, use their capacities ta the utmost as it is ta en- -courage the laboring mari ta greater productivity. But what has happened during the past few years. We, ta raise funds for people wha are not doing well financially, have taxed the successful man up ta, in the higher brackets, 80 and 90 per cent of his earned income. True, he retaîned an amaunt which ta the average persan is a huge sum of money, but why should he be penalized because he has been succestful , because he has ability and because he has worked day and night ta bring himself ta a position of great responsibility? The thinking of many people is now changing and in the United S tates, the man who can provide jobs for people appears on the verge of getting a long- overdue break. It will be interesting ta see what happens in the next few years under this new program. Observations and Opinions On Saturday evening, the Town of Cobourg held the official openîng of its rebuilt Arena. We pay tribute ta the folks of that tawn who only last summer saw the fruits of former rink building efforts go up in sinake in one of the most dis- astraus fires this area has seen for some years. Fortunately, between local comm- unity spirit and considerable fire insur- ance, the word soom came through that reconstruction would take place. The Arena has been open since Christmas Day, but the officiai dedication took place hast week ta mark an achievement which is a credit to Cobourg citizenry. We know now how lost we would be here wîthout aur arena. It is providing recreation and entertainment far beyond the wildest ex- pctaca oi any Bowmanviaie.. i i b 25'VEARS AGO (1929) MISs Gwendolyn Williams and Mr. John Kent delighted the au- dience o! the Music Study Club with several two piano selec- tions. Mrs. Hubert Faster, Miss Helen Yellowlees and Mr. Gea. E. Chiase were among the vocal soloiàts on the program. Ai the Royal, Ken Maynard and his famous horse Tarzan in "Cheyenne". Bowmanville hockey fans re- joyced over Intermediates win- ning two crames !rom Belleville. At Knox's Shoe Store wam- en's overshaes were selling at $1.95 ta $2.80. Women's hase on sale at Walker Stores for 49c. Co!fee, Hairy Allin's own blend was 65c a lb.. coal and radias were being advertised-now it's ail and television sets. .J. A. McClellan, manager o! Bank o! Montreal, Bowmanville, for 25 years, and in bank service for 43 years, was granted leave o! absence after which hie would retire. F. 0. Mcllveen was his successor. Bowmanvilvle Home and School Club, with p2resident Mrs. W. B. Pollard in t he chair, heard an excellent address by Mrs. (Rev) Gea. Mason on "The School and Citizenship" Starkville-Mr. Bert Hynde was the first around here ta e- ceive air mail from Pueblo, Colorado. Maple Grave - The brothers and sisters a! Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Snowdlen celebrated wîth them their 23rd wedding anni- versary on Feb. 14. Solina-Sons o! Temperance had a very successful basket social. Program included piano salas by A. J. and Allan Balson; piano duet Mrs. Isaac Hardy and George Werry; reading Miss Jean Milison. Tyrone-Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dudley have returned home after spending several weeks in Toranto where Mr. Dudley was attending Military School. Report o! public school inspec- tom Col. E. E.. Snider given at January session o! Counties' Council showed that the supply o! teachers was greater than the demand! Average salary o! Bowmanville public school teachers for year 1928 was $1,107. There were six special teachers o! music in Division One o! the inspectorate. Torture of the Doomed, By Lewis Milligan 1 When I read Trevor-Raper's 1"The Last Days of Hitler," the tthing that most impressed me was the German dictator'a be- ginning he believed he was a Man of Destiny, and when he tattained power he consulted as- trologers before taking any ma- jar action. Even when he was driven by the defeat of his ar- mies inta the Bunker, fifty feet beneath the, shattered Reich Chancellery, he was constantly in touch with his favorite for- tune-teller who fed him wîthi hopeful forecasts from the stars. The fanatical superstition that Hitler bore a charmed lufe seems ta have been shared by the hard *headed and brutal Himmler, and; especially by the cold-blooded and intellectual Goebbels and other officers wha remained with hini ta the end. General Goller, speaking ta ivon Greim an the telephone ta the Bunker, '"was astonished ta hear hilariaus promises of in- evitable victary. 'Just wait,' re- plied the voice of the Field- SMarshal. 'Don't despair! Every- thing will be welI! The presence *of the Fuehrer and his confi- dence have completely inspired me. This place is as good as a fountain of youth ta me!' Koller could flot believe his ears. 'The whole place is a lunatic asylum!' lie protested ta himself. 'I sim- ply don't understand it... perhaps they have a sixth sense and can see things ta which we ordinary mortals are blind. One begins ta doubt one's own san- ity'."1 The whole story of Hitler's last days, as told by Trevor-Ra- per, reads like a piece of fan- tastic fiction; but it 's entirely factual, based on personal in- vestigation, interviews, diaries and officia; documents. We see Huler isolated from the realities of the battiefronts and sur- rounded by a court o! toadies, quack-doctors and astrologers, while the Nazi leaders were in- triguing against one another for power and the generals were aghast at the maniacal orders issued by the Fuehrer. While I was reading the story my mind reverted ta the early part o! the war when the Ger- man armies smashed their way triamphantly through Franci,. At that timne the newspapers re- produced a photograph of Hit- ler, holding in his hand the sur- render document signed by the French commander. and daing a step dance of delight at having, as he said. cancelled the Treaty o! Versailles. He wvas then on the top of the world, the great jconqueror, the invincible in the heaven o! his delight. Look on, that picture. and look on this of his last days in the hell of his defeat.1 Napoleon also believed bel was a "Man of Destiny" and he' too consulted the stars when hel got inta a jam, in the hope that they would help hlm out. In the days of -ancient Greece and Rame the power-crazy rulers consulted astrologers and ara- cles in the hope of averting the doom o! all tyrants, which they inwardly knew awaited themn. The story o! Hitler's last days in that Bunker stands as a terrible exaniple and a warning ta al present and future despots. It is a tale of the self-torture of the 4oomsd.. à 49 YEARS AGO (1905) jThe Harmony Male Quar- tette compased o! F. H. Frost, A. E. McLaughlin, H. J. Knight and W. J. S. Rickard advertised they were apen for engagements in theur eighth cansecutive sea- son. Feb. 22 was voting day in Bownanville ta fili a vacancy in Town Council. Candidates were M. A. James and T. H. Spry. At the annual meeting o! the Public Library Board, W. È. Couch was elected president; Sec., A. Barber; Treas., W. W. Tamblyn; Directors, W. C. King, Fred Manning, Miss M. Gal- braith, Miss E. A. Allun. They decided ta spend $50 on new books. Miss Gale was lîbraria-a. Library !ee of $1 a year is still the same today. An article on Health warned people against getting in the way o! a powerful current ai! electricity and receiving the whole discharge through the body. This was noted as one o! the new dangers a! modern l! e. A meeting was being held in Port Hope ta con!zider advisabil- ity o! severing the municipal union between Durham and Northumberland Counties. Messrs. Alpha and W. B. Pinch left on a trip ta Cuba. Many young ladies who were supposed ta be going mbt de- dline were restored ta, health and vigor by Miller's Compound Iran Pilîs sold at Stott and Jury, Druggists. The Indian poetess, Pauline Johnson, attired in Mohawk cos- turne, recited a number o! hier own poems at the Opera House. The marriage took place on Feb. 15 o! Miss Edna (Daisy) Couch, second daughter o! W. B. Couch, and Clarence W. E. Meath, Winnipeg, Man., eldest son o! Mrs. E. S. Meath, at the home a! the bride's parents. A rumour that the King and Queen wauld pay a vîsit ta Canada in 1905 or any future time was thaught highly im- probable. Orono - Newcastle defeated Orono Hockey Club 4-0. Maple Grave - Rev. A. C.: Crews' lecture was postpanedý awing ta a storm and Saverai f were snow bound with Mr. S., Snowden, Jr.i James Coleman was appoint-î ed Bailîf! of the Second Division, Court a! Northumberland and Durham. Tyrone-Congratulations were extended ta Mr. and Mmc. Harry Pye (nee Ethel Brantan) who were married on Feb. 15. ROBSOpli Phaue 585 PONTIAC Aul DUICK CARS Telephone Anal Report Shows Thtis Region wilh 2,565 Custouers With Waiting List for Equipment In the Dini and Dis tant Past Prom me Statesman Fies ments. The company's micro- wave radia relay system be- tween Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, wbich also carnies telephone conversations, was used extensively by the Cana- dian Broadcasting Corporation to transmit television progranis between its stations in these centres. A "bell and light" at- tack-warning network, first of its kind in Canada, was installed in Hamilton. The company as- sumed responsibulity for the widespread general communi- cations requirements of the Hy- dro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. TIME SPENT ON SHAVING Brockville Recorder and Times Assuming that the male starts shavîng at th-" ag,. o! 18, and that he lives ta 75, he will then have been ýhavîng over a per- iod o! 57 year-.-1f one allows hlm 10 minutes per shave per day, we find that in one year ho spends 3,650 minutes with razor and saap. During 57 years he will spend 208,500 minutes wrestllng with which Nature adorned his face. This unfortunate man has sperlt 3,467 hours doing nothing but shaving. Sacialogists may wonder w!ly modemn woman hai so imprav- cd ber position in relatlç- 'ý tô her maIe counterpart in t? kat 50 years or so. Wte don'±.oi*6n- der, the answer is quite obviaus. Man spends so much of his life-time shaving that he cant campete any longer with beard- less womankind. With more customers, more shareholders and more employ- ees than ever before in its his- tory, The Bell Telephone Com- pany of Canada enjoyed "a state of 'vigorous good health' during 1953, according to the campany's 74th annual repÔrt issued on F'ebruary 25. A total of $93,936,298 in wages and salaries was paid ta Bell employees in Ontario and Quebec last year. At the end of 1953 the company employed 31,502 people - 19,917 women and 11,585 men. The number of shareholders increased during 1953 ta 115,- 789, a record for any Canadian company. Most shareholders - 98 per cent-reside in Canada and 91 per cent live in Ontario and Quebec. The majority of individual uhareholders a r a women. The construction o! new ficil- ies during the year was the most extensive in the company's history and a record 151,333 telephones were added, bring- ing the total number in service to 2,127,456. More than haif the orders for telephones were met promptly, and those remaining unfilled were further reduced ta 52,862 from 58,354. f Commenting on this acpect o! the report, Frank Williams, Bell manager for this region, said that 50 telephones were added in Bowmanville durin% 1953, bringing the total ta 2,565 and leaving 140 unfilled orders at the year-end. Net incarne amnounted ta $2.65 a share, compared with $2.47 a share in 1952. The usual $2 di- vidend was paid and an amount equivalent ta 65 cents a share was added to surplus. The ex- penditure of $85,700,000 for new construction, necessitated by the continuing demand for service, was the highest amount for a single year in the companys history. Total taxes amounted ta $29,- 899,000. Government and business continued ta turn ta the comn- pany for services specially de- vised ta meet their require- New Yom Can Give Yowm Suckling Pigs MON WM ukVêm A. D.l s, MI . 8 312, Xmacla ern v.Mimerm *e "EASY WAY» CONPLM ROUlqe lh vl 70« . 'mouu mm tya -Meu~ MMd help o.rred u 1ua. us «u oenoml&cal toc--A 4 ou. beiSe (01.26) wilU Jet hIboy.,erh iie ime&0 milve k etfl mon WPRODITOTS om JURY & LOVELL 14 m" el. W. Eowmaulffl "Clothes make the man", says the aid adage. But today more and more men are learning that they can aiso enhance their standing with certain people by owning lit e insurance. Take employers, for instance. To them, a man's ownersbip of life insurance suggests that he is foare- sigbted, thrifty, realistic. Above a11, it reflects willing- neso to nccept responsibility - an attitude that impresses every employer. In fact, onyone who Iearns that a man owns life insur- ance regards him with added respect. They know that it represents one of the most important assets any man can have. Yet perbaps the mout important effect of owning lif. insurance is on the policyholder himself. It gives him a sense of achievemqpt. For in ne other way ca n ho create such a -valuabre estate for so littie in so short a time. Sa lif. insurance can do more than provide financia- security for your family and yourself in later yeai It also influences peopie in ways that help win succes. THE UFE UNSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA 115 GOOD CITZINSHIP T0 OWN LIFE INSURANCE1" if-I HIGHIST.POWERED CAR ut Its price ln Çaoe hI the.new 200.hp CENTURY- exernplar ef solsk's outitending velues for 193. One look at the new VS power story, the new ride story, the. new handling-ease story -practically wraps up the sale. And then, orne look at the prices-one eyet opening experience with the bottest values ta b. brought on the. Canadian automative market in 1954--clinches Buick as the buy of the. year. Coôme in and see for yoidrsef-the soaner, the. smartea. '4 AiN MIRT iO~u wlu M»y LIMITED 166 Ring Si. Ee - G. M. C. TRUCKS Something else that "makes the man" (md dos @vu moue f«rhi.!) FMe itiwnn »W 954 Buick Speciol, priced awlsMgiy edon te the "low-prc.d fWed". One look seWofi a Ru#, oftk 4e geai f RU(CK W. knew them for great automobiles the moment we saw them. But it turns eut we have a far bigger bit on our bands in the new 1954 Buicks than we ever figured. Folks in a steady stream corne loto aur showroom, look over these glamorous new beauties, and tell us-wit> signod ordmr- that Buick's the beautiful buy, bands down. It's the biggest new-car excitement in a long, long time-and you ought to take a look at it, first hand. Because ane look at the. sensational new styling of these breath-taking Buicks shows them ta b. the. freshest new automobiles in years. Ont look ino theti.modern lnterlors-and threugh that spectacular new back-swept windshield-firmi the conviction. M6348 MOTORS THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO TfftnMAT, PM. 25tk, 1954 IPAOW. lrwn à