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,PA=Erouit TEE CANAD!AN STATESMAN. DOWMANVffLU. OWrAWln LIIUX~J.JtLZ~ J MAARC% 219t. 1957 B.H.S. Choir Rated Among Best -in Canada . Now entermng its second decade, the Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival has made a great contribution ta the develop- ment and encouragement of music in this -part of Ontario. Particularly has it-pro- * v1ded encouragement, and intelligent, con- e structive criticism for young people who are studying music. To their teachers, the benefit of criticism b y such highly qualified adjudicators as Mr. flian Boydell and Mr. Robert Irwin of Ireland who have acted in this capacity in their native land, and ail across Canada, is Immeasurable. In view of this, Bowmnanvlle citizens should be especially proud of the praise and h g h marks awarded the Bowmanville High School Glee Club, directed by Mr. D. C. Peters. Nor are we alone in aur pride, for in a class of 38 rural one-raam school chairs Manvers S. S. No. 5 Choir, with Mr. James Gay as music supervisor, placed first. Other chairs and individual students from Bowmanville, Backstock and variaus centres in Durham County miade a splendid showing in the Festival which this year had aven 5,000 entries. No less than> 136 singing groups perfarmed on Rural Day. 'the leading editorial in the Peterbor- ough Examiner af Thursday, March 14, contains Festival comment which we are pleased ta quote. "If musical adjudicatons like Robert Irwin and Bryan Boydell say that Peter- borough's Musib Festival is "exciting and stixnulating" and that talent is "tre- mendous" and the Bowmanville Glee Club and the Kennen Collegiate Chair are among Canada's best, entrants and spons- ors of the Kiwanis Music Festival can be very praud indeed. Bath men are exper- ienced in musical adjudication and bath have listened ta festivals acnoss Canada. "Also encouraging is the varied nuni- ber af classes; although the accent is an choral and piano presentatian, there are a number of sfrang, brass, woodwind and reed entrants pointing ta a gnawing inter- est in instrumental miusic." A Peterborough resident who attend- ed many of the sessions bas written The Statesman ta say that the total of 173 marks received by the B.H.S. Glee Club was the highest for any choir, aduit or otherwise. She also quotes Mr. Robert Irwin who gave the adjudication as saying that this class was a, wonderful finale to the first day's programme, and that Mr. Boydell wished him ta say, and if was his opinion alsa, thaf these chairs, 3.11.S. and Kenner , were as gaod as any they had heard in ahl Canada. She reports that the audience gasped. Na wonder, then, that we are happy ta tell the- world, and Bow- manville and Durhami Caunfy in par- ticular, these words of praise. Forecast Durham County Tobacio Area increase One hundred Durham County tobacca growers cramnmed into the 1,0.0.1. hall in Orono Wed- nesday to. bear reports fromn tltre members af the Dominion Experimental sub-station staff at Delhi on the latest experinients carried out there. L. S. Vickery. officer-in-charge told the meeting that maleic hydrazide (MH30) although cap- able af controlling sucker growth and lncreasing the yield af flue- cured*.tobacco, contained certain factars that appeared undesir- Éble and might be detrimental ta quality. It was theref are flot reeommended for use this year. Economie Side Mr. Vickery also gave a brief review af the economic side of tobacco grawing. He strongly warned growers ta keep casts clown. These should not exceed $500 per acre. With the average yield per acre of 1,350 lbs. af tobacco and a price of 46 cents a pound, the farmer with a 30 acres crop, the normal unit, should make a reasonable net profit. Durham crops, of which 4,000 acres were primed last year, averaged slightly mare than the national average. In all county's harvest formed about 4 per cent of the Dominion output of 111,000 acres. Another 10,000 Acres Mr. Vickery said after the REPORT FROM PARLIAMENT HILL,.. Federal Budget Brings Intem'esting Sidelights By John M. James, M.P. As the government at Ottawa presented its annual budget over a week ago, most of you, by naw, will be well aware of its contents. It's been called everything from the "bubble-gum" to the "housewife" budget, depending on the political affiliation of the wi4ter and his paper. Suffice ta suggest that there were no great changes made, other than same relief ta many people throughout Canada. Undoubtedly there would have been more had we fiot been in the throes of an inflationary period. To many it was a good election budget, ta others it lèft much ta be desired. Ail in ail, it was about what was expected by most of the rnembers. PRESS LOCKED IN FOUR HOURS There were several highlights not featured too extensively in the news. As 1 related last year, the press, about 80 to 100 of them, each year receive the budget at 4 o'clock on the day it is to be delivered. As the Minister of Finance doep flot make his presentation until 8 in tho evening, you mlght consider this favoured treatment were it flot for the fact that they are closeted in the huge Rail- way Committee Room and must remain there with their sandwiches, coffee and typewriters until the bell b, gs the House together for the evçning session. Even tilen, they must flot broadcast their findings on tax chant.es, increases In social security, etc., until after the MinYler bas announced them in the House of Coînmons, around A Ticklish Problem Last week council was handed a ticklish probleni by the ownen af the Bal- Y ral Hotel. He is seeking the licensing a0 church and othen graups who cater ta variaus banquets beld througbout the town. H1e asks for this as he dlaims, and we can believe hini, that the groups who give af thein food and finie for free are causing bu ta operafe at a loss. At the same time he is required ta pay a higb praperty and business fax ta the town while churches -- and othen comniunity buildings in town 'Pay nîo taxes or receive a donation ta offset what fhey do pay. We agree that these sanie groups have adniirably filled a need aven the past years. However when charitable gnoups sf art ta conipete wifh a fax paying business something should be done ta put theni on a mare coInpetitive basis. Some say that the present botel bas a monapoly on the business. This will shortly be changed with the apening of the Venture Inn Motel wbich has suitable banquet accaommodation and will be a bigger taxpayer than the botel. We feel that council should take sanie inimediate action. Possibly one answer is fa license the church groups who cater. The halls or churches that allow the catering should also be licensed. This fee should nat be a taken paynienf but a substantial aniaunt ta offset the business taxes paid by the hotel and motel. This prableni bas been banging fine for a lang finie and there is no finie ike the present ta gef if straightened ouf. If may. not be as unpopular with the cburch groups as sanie people would lead you ta believe. If the sanie amount of nianey was given as a donation that was put into materials ta make pies and cakes these church groups would nat have ta be in1the catering business. So the Women Are to Blame! In the office of a woods operator in the Dryden area they were talking about forest fires wben a misant hropic aid luniberjack entened the discussion. 'Mr. Frank E. Sider District Foresten fan the Ontario Departnient of Lands and Forests, repants the luniberj ack's contribution: "If if wasn't for wonien we would not have these fines. Wben I was a yaung feller, men chewed tobacco anid did not go around burning up the bush. If is, only duning the lasf 40 odd years that these L:' cigarette sniokers stanted thein caneen of destruction." "Neanly every home hed a spittQon near the old man's armcbain, then women gaf refined and started caling theni cuspi- dors. This was the beginning of the end, the aid nman was soon told that tabacco1 chewing was a filthy habit and finally bei bad ta slip off ta the barn whene be could1 relax in peace. They enlisted their daught-i ens in the crusade and they dictafed to their sweetheants, 'lips that touch cbewingi tobacco will neyer touch mine'. And now, a mian bas fa travel miles ta f ind a store that stocks godd chewing." Thaf is getfing back ta original causes, and really the situation is much broader than the foresfs. Many a fine, in an easy chair or a chesferfield neyer would have happened if the occupants ai those living quarters had chewed thein tobacca insfead af smoking if. A waste basket-filled with' -base papers and a carelessly-tossed cig- arette end can make a dangerous combina- tion. The cuspidor and a face full of chew- ing tobacco may win no medals in aesthetic coritests but they are calculated ta put out fines rather than stant theni. But the wheel bas turned the women have bad their way, the cuspidar in home on off ice i§ as exfinct as the dada, and while aid-timers like aur Dryden lumberjack may sing a lament fan the passing of the aid days of the shiny bnass spittoon the dlock cannaf be turned back. New Zealand Farmers Skin Their Own Skunks Selling below cosf is an unfair trade practice af which no one likes ta be accus- ed. Like many another rule ta wbich hp service is universally paid, if is frequently suspended for canvenience. New Zealand bas in the past protested when others have resorted ta it. Now New Zeaiand butter is being sold abroad at mucb less than if casf ta produce if. But if is not, as at f irst sighf appears, a dlean case ai the shoe on the other foot. Butter expants are being subsidized,. ta the extent ai $245 a ton, but the fanmers are payîng the subsidy theniselves. The dairy industry bas been building up a reserve fund ta meet situations like the presenit wben abnanmal marketing con- ditions bave came about. If is large enough ta keep fanniers' returns up fa normal for about fhree years. The impression may not be well faund- ed but if seenis thaf agriculture is the industry most giizen ta looking for gavern- ment help when things go wrang. Here is an example ai agriculture foreseeing dii- iiciulties and doing something ta meet theni, "skinning ifs own skunks," an example fao, coming irani a cauntry reputedly far along the road ta denioraliza- tion througb government paternalism.- Manfreal Star. Learning to Trust the Press adMany leaders in business and industry, adindeed, the public as a whole could benefit by heeding a statement made recently by Ira G. Needies, President of B. F. Goodrich, Canada, Limited. In an address ta the Stratford Chamber of Cam- merce, Mn. Needles said business men miust leann ta trust, respect and co-aperate with the press as an initial step in deveioping good community relations. Newspaper, radia and TV, he said, are the nerve centres of cammunity thoughf, and are entitled ta the support ai business and comùinunify leaders. He went on fa say: *"The press is detenmined ta present bath sides ai any situation wifh complete objectivity in fthe news colunins, but far fao aiten spokesmen retreat behind the deplorable reply of 'no comment'. If seems that many are reluctant ta recognize that the reporter is seeking the truth, wants ta fell the stony ta the public and must depend on us fa help bum." That is a statement that needs ta, be repeated aven and aven again. Every newspapernian can tell ai innumerable instances in which business and industnial leaders have hidden the facts behind that phrase of "no comment". In many cases they blandly refer the reporter fa the public relations depantment, which bas no authorify ta say anyfhing. In eifher case, the job ai the newspaper, ta present the frufh ta fthe public, is frustnated. We are grateful ta Mn. Needles for urging businessmen ta givîe eveny passible aid fa reporters and ta take the press into their canfidence. Caming froni the head ai an important Canadian industry, bis wards should carry sanie weight.-Bramp- ton Conservator. Thank Heaven for the Dropping of Small Mercies 'Yungman es Co.lum n..a. Sometimes, my wife camnpa,,*es the lot of today's baby sitters with bers in 1913, only then she was called a nurse maid. She walked four miles and started work at 8 a.m., when she t1ressed two year old Mar- garet, placed her ini a baby car- riage, which she trundled about a quarter of a mile, ta a small park, so the child could enjoy fresh air. At il a.m. the young- ster was returned ta her home, bathed, Led lunch and put ta bed. Before the maid dined, she had ta wash a twenty-four ac- cumulation of baby's three cor- nered laundry. After lunch, she had to as- sist the house mhaid, such as cleanihg the silver, dusting, etc., u.ntil the baby awoke, when the littie darling had to be dressed, placed in the pram, and again trundled ta the park until 5 p.m. when she would be given supper, and put ta bed. At 6 p.m. the nurse maid was allowed ta, begin ber weary trudge of four miles back home.1 This wasn't a f ive day week1 set-up either. No sir! Our her- oine performed this routine1 every day in the month, except« one, a Sunday.1 For this slavery, she received1 the princely stipend of threee dollars per week. But if her ' society climbing employers1 threw a party, she would hav3 ta wait for ber wages. One time, ber wages were four1 Weeks In arrears, which promp-i ted ber Dad ta. put bis foot clown, and order his daughter1 ta dernand instant payment. 1 After collecting n'the arrears,E the young lady decided to severz employment relations, and re-1 celved a tangue lashing fromt the irate employer for leaving1 her wlthout cheap help. Once, when the child's par-c ents wenf away an bolidays, the child was left in ber grand- mother's care, wbho lived in a swank suite on the top floor ai an apartment building. Sa every morning, the young nurse maid bad ta, work that heavy baby carniage clown four fligbts ai "tradesmen en- trance"I type ai steps, climb back up the four fligbts, then carry ber little charge clown the front stairs, out the front door, ta the waiting pram. At il a.m. the kid bad fa be carried in the front door, up the front stairs, ta Grandma's apartments, then the buggy had ta be lugged up the four flights af steps. At 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. the same lroceedure was fol- lowed, in spite ai the fact that Grandma haci a locker in the basemnent with ample storage space for the carniage. Use af the locker would prevent the snobs from. exacting tbeir pouad of flesh fromn the "slavery". One day, whlle cycling through the park, the nurse maid and I bad a chat. A busy body saw us, and phoned the girl's employer, wbo chewed her outfofr flirting witb a strange man; but the resource- ful maid sassed rigbt back with the information that the giiy she bad.been talking fa, wasn . a stranger, but ber older sis- ter's steady beau. Whereupon, orders were is- sued - no speaking with any man while in charge ai dear, sweet, little Margaret. Talk about snobbery, and ex- ploitation! No wander damestic help is--bard ta obtain now- adays. Guess niany mothers, and Grandmas remnember the hosing tbey gat, and don't want ta see the younge r generation gef the same dose. Sa girls, wben you receive 75 cents, or a dollar per bour, with 25 VEARS AGO (1932> 49 YEARS AGO (1908) The Statesman took in 300 dozen eggs on the two special Dollar Days. Front page carnies a picture af Editor Gea. W. James, B. H. Mortlock and John M. James wlth same af the eggs taken in as cash at 40e a dazen. W. E. Graves, manager af the Kingsway Nurseries, speaking et Rotary Club, stressed the im- portance ai perks. At a 500 Party beld by Order ai the Eastern Star an March 17, pnize winners were Mrs. Roy Nichais, Mrs. R. M. Mitchell, Mr. Gus Bounsaîl and Mr. Wm. Thickson. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Staff, Ed- menton, Alfa., formenly ai Bow- manville, celebrated their 5tb wedding anniversery. Robent M. Caftaon, new Police Magistrafe, was born in Danjeel-1 ing, Indea, son ai Sergt. Walter Caftan af the Coldsfream Guards,1 and educafed in England. He1 came ta Canada in 1910. Firsf day ai Spring, Marcb 21, was leatured by a heavy snow storm. Deafh was recanded ai Thomas J. McMurfry, March 18, in bis 82nd year. Bawmanville Badmintan Club wan the Central Ontaria Trophy. Some oi the winners were: W. R. Stnike and Alan Osborne, Mrs. L. W. Dippell, S. R. James, C. H. -Dudley. A. L. Pascoe, Hampton, wasr re-elecfed President ai the Dur-i ham Milk Producers at annuel meeting in Newcastle. W. B.1 R~eynolds and J. H. Jase were 1 also executive members.t The world is my cutyaI rnankind are my brethren, and ii to do good is my religîon-Ben. SE jaman Franklin. à Col. J. E. Farewell, formenly of Durhami Caunty. adds ta Principal Elliott's reminiscences ai bigh scboal days. Scbool was held in the ald two-storey brick building on the site ai the present Central School, which also served as the Town Hall and Court House. On big court days, pupils had a holiday. An putbority in Landon, Eng- land estimated the cify contain- ed- six million nefs. A Society for the Extermination ai Vermin was formed ta nid the British Isle& oaf these terrible disease carriers. Spning Millinery Opening was scheduled by Haddy & Ca. et tbe Central Mlllinery Parlons. The Globe wes reported fa carry a picture oi Chas. A. Mc-,- Culiough. Hamilton, formerly of Bowmanville. Mn. MeCuilough bad been recently elected an bonarary Ille member ai Hamil- tan Canedian Club. Mn. McCul- lough was the faunder ai the Canadien Club movement. E. Creighton Higginbatham won the bahf-mile race et the skating nink. S. W. Mason & Son adverfised silks, musiins, zephyrs, delain- ettes. docks and laces for the ladies. Public Scitool Board beid aj meeting wifh thèse members j present: J. H. Cryderman, chair-1 maen; Messrs. Beith, Dilling, Hig- 1 ginbotbam, Jones and Mason. Enniskillen: Mn. and Mrs. Hoaward Stevens and Mr. and M'rs. Robt. Burgess left ta meke their homes in Alberta. J. H. Devitt's Bill ta keep the highways free af motor cars on ruesdey, Thursday an Saturday i n any week and 9 a.m. ta 2 p.m. Sunday, was cammended by The Stateuman. pleasant working conditions, for baby sitting, don't grouse, but thank your lucky stars yaur lot is much better than that af the girls in the "good old days" of forty years ago. Would you like ta knpw wha.t happened ta the nurse maid? Well, she married the jerk she flirted with in the park, and raised seven cbildren ai ber own, but had ta do ber awn nurse maiding because she neyer had the pnice ta bine ane. She neyer lived in swank apartments, san-etimes had a baby carniage, sometiînes bad ta use the clothes basket for a cradle, but neyer complained, wbich is one reason why ber cbildren and busband think she is tops. Wbaf became af the aider sister? She ma:çried a police- man, had two cbildren and lived bappily ever aiter. Toronto 5, Ontario 3 Meredith Crs., Mn. Gea. W. James, Canadian Statesman, Bawmanvile, Onfario. Dear George: I note with pleasure that Mr. Ed. Youngman bas resumed bis articles for the Statesman. I always read tbem through and I find bis bomey philasopby and wbimsical view ai life, plus bis pifby comments on thlngs in general, makes very interestlng reading. During the time be was flot writing for' the paper, I sure xnissed bis remarks. I bave neyer as yet, had the pleasure ai meeting Mn. Young- man personally, but hope ta do sa soon. If be and I were ta gef together for a gabfesf, we would put together a columfn for wbich the Statesman would date bisfory. 1 I note that be wisbes Mr. Vivian good luck and I endarse bis opinion and also bis remark that he would need it. If bas been demanstrated be- fore that personal populgrify bas a lot ta do with elections in Dur- ham County. Those of us in the littfle aIdèr bracket will remeni- ber that the late Fred Bowen represented Durham in the House ai Commans for years, wbile an equally prominent Con- servative sat in the Legisiature for the same county.'i Then one year the Libenals nominafed the late W. J. Bragg. one of the most prominent and popular men ta ever tread the ;treets of Bowmanville. He wan by the proverbial city block. His untimely and fregic death on a Toronto street was deplared by all Liberals and Canservatives A few years back, Johnny James did me a favor wbichI wiil neyer forge. For upwards ai 10 years I had been trylng to get wbat was my just nights from the Depertment ai Labour where I wes employed ior years. Everywbere I tried I met wlth b]ank looks and "I don'f knaw anytbing about if". I wrote ta Mn. James in Otta- wa and explained my problem ta him. Hie did nat pull any punches natwithstandlng the tact that I was not ane of bis constituents. lie waded In with all 16 cylinders warking perfect- ly, ta the sanctum sanctorum af L.abar Minister Gregg and de- rnanded my jusf dues. Let nme say bere most forcibly and eni- phaticaliy that John James got far me in four days wbat I could nof get for myselfIin ten years af personal effo)rt. My famiiy bave been Con- servatives since Confederation, but mast definitely nat as far as the present member ai the ?iouse ai Coynmons fon Durbami is cancerned. Sincerely, if arry Spencer. i t acres wauld be on as additional development ai marginal land in Durham for tabac o wn and that the Castlet ô lt.e ton area in Narthurnberland would in time be expanded to include more crops., "The important thing is' ta In- crease the yield and keep casts clown," he said. k . Research officer Ed Bir4h,~$ a talk on sals and fertilize « d leaf disorders and deficiencies. Hie illustrated his remarks with slides. He emphasized the need ta balance fertilizer nutrients in each field. He recammended Plain water as the best trans- Plant solution for tabacco cul- ture. He also warned grawers againsf over fertilization. Keep Old Varieties Growers were advised ta stick ta four main varieties of plants by Milt Watson, tobacco field- man. These are Hicks, Jadel, Delcrest and White Gold. The emergence of White Gold as a main variety was amplly proved by statistics. Altbough only seven craps af White Gold were put in the graund in Durhami In 1956, about 50 per cent of this Year's crop is likely ta consist of this species. Mr. Watson also made recom- mendations af methods ta con- trol insects in tobacco. Hie con- cluded bis talk by referring ta recent _ impravements in green. RADIO BROADCASTER DIES IN ACTION1 This year, the occasion, usually filled wif1iffe menninient as weil as bard work, was niarred consid*1IY wben Lanny Martin, veferan bnoadcaster with station CKOY, Ottawa, suffered a beart attack and died while pnepaning bis copy. To make matters mare complicated, Mn. Martin's wife was visifing in Prescof t and had ta be contacted befare they cauld learn where she wished the body faken. There were no othen relatives immediately available. For a finie, very liff le wark was dane even by the most veteran and calloused reporter. You may rememben an incident la'st year when pnior ta the bays beîig locked in, a reporter froni Mantreal caused quife a flap among bis confreres by showing theni a copy af the higbiy secret budget address. Only lafer did they learn that it was the addness froni the year befane. KEEPS BOTTLER IN SUSPENSE Mr. Harris kept one member in great suspense this year duning bis address. His namne is John Garland, M.P. from. North Bay wbere he operates a sof t drink bottling company. Wbether you realize if or not, the small bottling companies have been baving a difficult f ime lately and this year, presented a very complete and convincing case for fax relief fa the Finance authorities. Thus it was that Mr. Garland, fbrougbout the presentation, was sitting on pins and needles waitlng to learn if their pleas bad fallen on deaf ears. Mr. Harris deliberately mentioned every other concession first and, finally, furned toward Mr. Gar- land and smiled as be announced the removal of the special excise fax on soit drinks. The entire House of Çommons pounded desks in approval and 500-pounder Garland's sweaf y brow broke info a broad grin as members rushed foward him, fo offer congratulations. AGRICULTURE AIDS STILL TO COME Enough ai the budget, except a word to fanmers wbo niay bave expecfed iftat provide special belp for theni. Any additional assistance forthconiing fo fanmers will be announced by the Minister ai Agriculture. Af this point, I only wish 1 knew what if will enfail. My hope is that it will be extensive. MIDDLE EAST IS BIGGEST HEADACHE As your have read and beard, the Middle East situa- tion continues to be an explosive affair. The Israeli have left the Gaza Strip and Nasser's administration bas return- ed, altbough, fo date he hasn't brougbt in any sizable number of fraops. This, af course, bas made the Israeli people apprebensive concerning wbat fhey considered U.S.A. guarantees. If the cross-border raids on Israeli citizens sbould stant again, there is every possibility that tbey will launch an attack to re-accupy Gaza. The same thing could happen if the lsraeli are denied use of the Aqaba Gulf for sbipping. Rigbt now, Israel's ambassador is pt the U.N. on a special trip fa point out the hazardous emnergency and plead for action, wbile Nasser apparenfly is being more bigb-banded thon bis position would ARABS SAY ISRAEL MUST GO The main difficulty in the situation is that the Arab Lstates especiaily Egypt, absolufely refuse ta concede that IsnaeI bas any justifiable right ta the country she occupies.t Tbey stili have nat backed down froni their avowed inter,' fion ai conipletely desfroying Israel and ifs inhabitant!<.û' How you cen negotiate with anyone holding such a purpose is difficult ta -imagine. The outeome is anybody's guess, but every effort is stili being made fa bring abaut some sort ai peace ta fthe area withouf penmitting or provokçing a major conflict. There are still niany problenis ta be avercome in cannection with the Suez Canal and the tolls ta be collected, but these will have ta wait for sefflement until the Gazza situation setties down samewhat. By the time this appears in pnint, there undaub'fedly will be funther developments. I hope fhey will bc favorable to peace. E ED170ORIALS *~~~1 with which la lncorprcted rh. Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent anJd The Orona Nws 1O3rd Year ai Continuous Service ta the Town ai Bowrnanville and Durham Caunfy AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER * eue SUISCRIPTON RATES $4.00 a Y.ar, strletly ln advance $5.00 a Yomz in the United Stta ALuthoetud cm Seond Clase Mati Pott Offwice Dpatmnt. Ottawa PubUah.d bY THE JANES PUBLISHING COMPANY BowmnviDl., Ontazio GEO. W. JAMES, ExDrros t, t. MM CANAD" 9TATEM"X. BOWMANVffýL& OIÇTAMO * -rmý"cn,&v lu ed , -f- -