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THURSDAY, DEC. 3lit, Mu EDITORIALS A Year of Progress Ahead As we in1 Bownanville and district prepare te turn another page in our history, we can't help thinking that 1960 promises to be a big one for us. Most cf the forecasters and economnists are cautiously optimistic about business conditions, with a few going far eut on a limb in pr'edicting great progress in the months ahead. Along the lakeshore we have made many gains in the past few years. The >iurprising fact is that those gains.haven't been greater because we have been sitting on the edge of an expansion such as we have neyer known. Possibly 1960 is the year when those bands that have worked se bard to bring about a bigger Bowman- ville wiil be able to show that their labors were net in vain. lb now looks as though employment thî'oughout this section of the country will hit an al ime high in the coming mnonths, mainly due to General Motors and subsidiary plants making up for lest production by hiring new 'people to put theit' factories into high îear. In Bow- manville, oui industries such as Goodyear, Bowmanville Foundry, Speciaity Paper and others expeet iood business and steady employment during the f irst quarter at least of 1960. Ccrtainly, there will bc no dearth of vork for hydro, tele- phone and plumbingy staffs who will take many weeks ta overcomne the widespread damage causcd by recent storms. We hope that this coming year will find any vacant stores along Bowman- ville's shopping section filled with new occupants. There are many prospects in sight for them and quite a few new enter- prising groups ready ta open retaîl outîcîs Fere in 1960. We biave good reason ta believe that Steinberg's wilI construct their iiew supermarket before midsummer, an event whichi wilI increase competition and encourage others in many lines to renovate, reorganize and rejuvenate their outiets. Rumor has it that land has been or will be purchased for the new liquor store wvhich will probahly be opened this spring. We also are confident that 1960 wvi1l see Johnson & Johnson take the big step to open up our industrial develop- ment. Before spring, we believe that real estate will again be on the move here with the possible loosening of tight money and the start on the new Flett sub- division. This will bring more people to the town and area and present additional problems for the providers of hospital, sehool and other public facilities. About the only sour note wc see ahead is the rather obvious conclusion that Bowmanville residents and those in some of the adjoining townships will find themselves confronted with higher tax bis. In town, the increase may range from 10 to 15 milis as we try to meet thec payrnrnvs foi, debentures on new services. of many kinds. However, if business is good and employment high, most people should be able to handle thîs increase without too much strain. Those who will find themselves in dîfficulty are the peuple living on fixed incomes of one kind or another. We predict wîth confidence that 1960 rnay well be the biggest year for this area that we have seen in some lime. Our' hope is that there wili be less sickness and sadness, more happiness and kind- ness, more cooperation and less bickeîing as we strive to reach Up to our fullest potqntial as a community. Our' very best wishes to everyonc fuor a Happy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year. Nature certainiy handed Ibis district a post Christmas present that is about as welceme as the traditional "skunk at the garden parby". Those who had been moaning about nu snow for Cbristmas must have had more than their f iii by riow, with the entire countryside return- ing to a fair facsimile of the ice age. Always, on Ihese occasions, there are înany acts cf kindness and courtesy be- cause emergencies seem ta bring ouI the best in peopie. In many sections, familles with wood burning stoves have gathered quite a large famîly of neighbors whose eil burners were eut of commission due to broken power uines. We have aise heard of farmers grouping together te do ehores such as milking by hand herds that have seldom felt the touch of human hand. 'l'le truc hierues in suchi situations are of course the linemen of hydre and telephone, bbe plumbers, the road maint- Each year, "little" accidents which ieldom make the bheadlines, cost Canad- Ja.ns more than $3,000,000, according bo lbe All Canada Insurance Federation. Many cf these accidents occur during ite wînter, and most couid be avoided througb care and attention. The Federa- tien, whicb represents more than 250 Canadian fire, casualty and automobile insurance companies, makes these recom- mnendatienis for winter safety around the home: 1. Kcep sidewalks shovelled and ecar cf ice and snow at ail tirnes. 2. Check exterior stairways and entrances for louse boards, nails and other dis-repair wbich migbt cause injury. Encouraging news cornes f rom the dedicated men who arc fighting the con- tinuing war against cancer. After years of apparent] v\1f ru itless a nd u nsuccessful effort the mnen, helpcd by the tinancial assistance (if millions of peuple and gov'- ernments. are more hopeful now. The battie lias beetn long and sometimes discouraging. t is by no means over. It is really only jus.'t gctting int full stride, comments The Mleaford Express. According, to Arthur S. Fleming, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Wel- fare. some "promising new compounds" have been turned up in an undertaking in which hospitals. universities, research laboratories, inidustry and governments (bu BowrionvIlIg News l'he Newrcairi tnderneidoni cind rhe Orono Nws lOSLh Yeoi of Continuous Service to the l'own ai Bowmanville andl Durham Counîy to . a SUBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00 cg Yomr, strictly i advance 35.00 ci Yom in the United States Authonu.ed cm Second Clo&à Mmil Pont Office Departimnt. Ottoa Publshod bv THE JAMLS PUBLISHING COMPANY LnffmE gowmcmvilh. Ontlario IOHN M. lAMES, Emoe enance personnel and othiers connected with keeping public services ini good order. These bard-working, lon-suffer- ing seuls may have bad an easy time du r- ing the warm summer days, but they are making up for it this week as thiey work round the elock Le restore services. This storm bas once again broughit homne te many of us how puny mankind really is wben be pits his might against nature. Any time we begin to feed that wc have conquered nature in any f ield, we underestimabe ber powet, foi, destruc- tien. During this storm, she crept up on us quiebly, coating everything oubsîde witb a shimmering coat of ice that was breabbtakingly beautiful. But, its allure was rnarred by the extra weight it brought to power lines, rees and television aerials. Before long, wîthout much noise or, fan- fare, Mother Nature bad wreaked lhavoe througbout bbe region te let us know once again that she is more powerf ut than anything that man bas yet devised. 3. Clear large icicles fi'om the caves. They cari cause serieus injury when thcy fall. 4. Make sure Ibat snow shoveis, garden rakes, cbiidrcn's Ioys and similar items are kept clear cof waiks and net hidden under a deceptive layer of snow. 5. Cover accessible steam and bot water pipes wbicb might cause burns to the unwary. 6. Keep children away frorn portable beaters, stoves and firepiaces. 7. Keep bot ashes in a metal cuit- ainer - neyer in cardboard ci' wooden boxes. 8. Don'b let cbildren play hockey ur other winler games on or near the street. are pai'icipating. Progress bas aireàdy hecîx made iin stopping tbc discase in some patients suf- fering frorn a rare form of cancer. A new vaccine which contrais leukemia in mîcc gives hopes foi' uitimately developing vac- cines for bbc trealment and contrai of human cancer. Sorne idea of the Iremnendous amount of researcb now going into bbc efforts ta curb the killing disease can be gleaned by the fact thal today more than 40,000 sub- stances are being tested yearly for anti- cancer properties. Only ene in a bhousand is passed as being worthy le try on hurnans. But Ibat infinitesimal fraction means that every year 40 more small hopes are raised and tbc bigh and un- penebrable wall of death wbicb bas defied the forces fighting canceir is wcakcned tu that libtle extent. Some day bbhenystcry which lias eleaked bbc cause and pî'cvenbed the curec cf cancer will be solved and bbc disease now taking a beavy loli will, like bubeî'- culosis, smallpox, plague and diphtberia, corne under the control cf medicai science and another scourge Le humanilv wiýil be laid te rest. United States, spending billions of the taxpayers rnoney developing new weapons for wbolesale slaugbler, is providing oniy around $30 millions for a cause dedîcated le the saving cf lives. Upon Iearniiig the wornan hie hcld up was a scbool teacher, a highwayrnan gave her $10. Inci'easing threats bo oui secuî'ity by certain nations in the castern hemisphere cause us to wisb Columbus bad sailed aI least 100,000 miles west beforé he discov- cred Arnerica. The world would îieed far fewer trouble-shootèrs if it would appoint au affieit oeew of fool-kill*ms &"d/ ?Jounqman 's Co/u'mn...- A IlappY New Vcar t al o'i Readers. tihe1Edior, and Sif of Tlic Statcsnh:mn. In a le \v 1a vs. tcle;pho:iw share .holders' cclitis will bc convciîed in a lot OflrUral aa t1 ,seni rural places, su it is pos- sible thal, the Orono Telephoiie Company, which purvo.ys phone service bo Clarke Township rc- sidents, will hold their annual meeting soon. Net bcing a share-holder. 1 have uever aI- tendcd an o.r.C. nmeeting. bu;t if 1 worc qualified to sit in on this une, there arc a fcw qu(. tiens that 1 would ask the 25 VEARS AGO (Jaîîuary :3. 1935) At the Masoie( Lodge Annual Festival of Si. ,John the Evan- golisi. Rt. Wor. Bî'o. F. C. Hoai' insballec Wur. Bru. A. 1-. Bourisati as Master of Jerusa- lem Lodge. Rt. Wor. Bro. G. C. Bennycastlu' was the Director of Ccx'omonies. Mr~. Byron Vanstomie is holi- daying witii Mr. Jasper' Smithî, Sautt SUe. Marie. Dr. G. M. Trcwim and suin Bih. Oshawa. anid Mrs. W. A%. Baini. Toronto. wcu'e New Yeaî- visitoîs tof Mr. and Mis. Wm. Trewiun. Mr'. Franîcis Suittoîxlregrets tli Advitse bis i)upils thiat. hc is still in Iiuto Ibave the lho.s!u- SaI ,,itilwîill nul be able ta give a nv tessonis tiis week. Engagement: Thie engage- nment is annotiticed ef Margaret Elizabethi. eider daughter of Mvii. MmKl<essock and the late R. J1. McKessock or Solijia. te Evcrcti L. Eliioti of Oshawa, son of Mr. and Mus. S. J. Et- liott oi Veriu Glen. Ontarioi. The nianiriagc to lake plac quietv in Januar-. Ebenezeîr: Rev. W. C. and Mrs. Smith nîoved ie othe ne%% parsonage on Monday, which lias now beeîî comapleted and adds nuch te lte appearance of the village. Enniskillen: Congratulations tu Mr. aînd Mrs. H. McGili on the arrivat of a fine baby boy, wbicb Santa Clauuý left a t heir home Christmas imoi'niti.. Mapte Grave: Mr'. and MVîs. fi. L. Wnu'dtiî attended bhc wedding or thici niece. M i!s 1-elen Worden. Tyu'ouie. luMr. lla'rv Spuagg. lHamilton,.9!1 New Yr'crs Day' . l-lariffloii: Congr'atulationxs te Mr. Clar~ence Englisix and Miss Annie Staliton on their receuxt ni a nage. Tyi'onc: Mm. anmd Nrs. Floyd Dudley and flau]v spent Christ- nias ai tie homeof hem parents, M'. anud Mrs. W. J. Turner, Grceen River. Blackslock: Mr~. anîd Mus. F. Darcy entertained a numbet' of friends te dinner Friday even- îng. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ira Argue anîd daughtet's, Mr. and Mrs. Rus- sel Spinks. Mur. Cecil Hyde, Mr. anîd Mt's. Wm. Darcy. Newtonvillc: Mr. aud Mr.,. Willis Joncs and fanîity suent Christmas wvth her brother, Mr. Wallace Merrill, Wark- worth. Nestieton: Mrs. Jas. Malcolmi, Miss Euiico Malcolm and Mr'. Mat-shal Malcolm. Qucen's Un- iversity, vi5ited at Mr. Leonard JebI i n* Newcastble: Mi. anîd Mrs. Gco. l"annoomb and dEughter. Miss Constance, Oshawa, spent Ncw Vear's at bis motber*s, Mrs. Alfred Farncomb. Ebor Mouse. '*br.as.s," and if salisfactury ail- swis vc r c nul forbhicomiii, colaîi i chanige'si n the LuPPe;' esnhnpersonnel wvoLld b-, ut rni( (ili:ý, clsewilui-C. a iii hanicful tiietUIOiiC )JV. 0'n sayss .I move so ard ..'d the rosi, suifforing [, rom a c1- bination of ennui, and borcdn i. say -ycah. nie t100V' Thon. Ct' sanie old bLIncb 1Of ;în arc r-elccutcd tlu o righb o i im-pedirg!, the progro --s of th,- cood ship "Telephione." Quite often, in such orgaiii- 19 YEARS AGO (January 5. 1911) Mis. Allan Sharpe and dau- ghter Madelino, Lonidon, have reburned home afler visiting ber lather, Dr. L. Patter. Mirs. F. A. H-addy, Mr. Byronî Haddy anîd Mrs. J. J. Mason have -ene lu Winana, Mississ- ippi, be spend the winter with Iheir oncle and Mr. E. Dustan and otheu' relatives in the Sun- ny South. Her formrîcu' uooimates wil1 be giad ta hear thaI Miss Viola Thornton was prcsented with a beautiful piece af silver plate and a jewe] caskeb by pupils af 6bh Line Schoai, Dcc. 21. A vcî'y sucoesul ontex'bainmenb was licld at, soo closing. Mr'. and Mrs. Thos. Carscad- den, Ruskvie%ý,. have been vi- iting bis bî'obher and sister. Mr. A. F. and Miss J. Carscaddeni. The barn, carrnage bousc, chicken lieuses and sheds witli their conteints on thclai-in of Mr'. Marvin Bur. SOUth Of the town. were burned SatLurday afternoon. Newcastle: Nlî's. HaUfmraî lias retuî'ned home te Missouri. accompanied by her mother, Mrs. (Capt.) Gibson. Orono: Mr'. Robert Lunn slip- ped an thc sidewalk Sonda.y and broke bis leg at the ankie. Hampton: Holiday vYisitars: Mir. J. B. Horn, xife and dani- ghbers, Bradford, at Mr. C Horn's: Mr. Sami Col',viil, Daii- forth, Mir. Johnu ElliaIt and wife, Toronto, at Mr. Colwitl's, Enniskutlcni: Sorryte v losc M.îss Sybil Jewell tram aour coli'- mot'itv a7, shri.-l'as accepbed I15'ý positie!l OC teaot'ei'in Kclioiu;q She was aucoiimpanied as far z5 Toi'oin!o by'lieir parents. Rev. and Mu's. J. A. Jewvelt. Salina: Miss Rub.y Pascoe gave a pamt.v in batteur ef Miss Eva Pasce of Ontario Ladies' Cellege, Whitby. Enficld: Holiduv \. visitovs: IIr.Job ii Dyci. Edmionton, Maggie anutd ' DletHe'. ]y. Toronto, at home. Tyrone: Congratulations te Mr. Wnm. Challis and br'idc (nec Miss Stella Rutledge) who will reside ini the cetta.-e one door cast of the Post Office. Il weuld do the world good if every man in it would cein- pel him.iself occasionaily te be absolutely alone.-Bruce Bar- ton. A swcet youîmg bhuxg 5îrolied aleng the perfume counbe.r, Iooking at the various perfumcz, doubtful which te take. F'irally âhe settled on a wide- ]y advertised brand Su.aranteed to bring out the in'ale in the mal*. zabienis, mne aid buck domnL'ates every meeting with Iîis îasty, pugnacious, arrogant mariner, thinks onilyHIE knews al the antswer-s; glaires down any op- position te his whims, because Illc other innios lack the guis to stand on their third hind CHRISTMAS DAY Christmas dawn, se pure and HoIy, Fis the stable, poor and lowly, Centres on the Christ-child's bed, Forms a halo round His head. Love is born, - eternal, kind, Lighiting the darkness of man's mind. Then. as now, angelic veices Fade so softly on the ait, But their miessage stili rejoices As it tails on mortal ear. First, - "Glory to God in the highest", and then, Pcace on the carth, and goodwill toward men. NJEW YEAR The old ycar's gonie, I saw him there, With trembling limbs and snowy hair, But ere lie fled, quite by surprise I caught the wisdom in his eyes Which told of joys, and sorrows known, 0f those who trod the year alone. But ere he faded from my sight, He waved a hand with waning might, And pointed with a finger wan, Where rosy light proclaimed the dawîî. At once, I caught his meaning clear, And ran to meet the glad New Year. -MarjorieCunningham legs;, and express theirthut. as they have thc ri- t, dflà ka:"c expccted Io c(10. Not kno\vin,; thecomipasitLln of the Board of Directors of the Orono Telephone Company, 1 don't know whether any of the foregoing is applicable, but VII, lay odds of twe te one, in pen- nies, that there isn't a man on the executive under fifty years of age, and if there is. lie dau'- en't speak tee loud for fcar of disturbing the other old snooz- ers. Here arc a few questions that deserve sensible answers: Why does there seeni 10 be such a large turnover of OP- erators? Why do the swiWhboard girls have to work forty-eight heurs. l'or a straight weekly salary of twenty-eîght te thirty dollars? Why do these saine girls flot receive any remunex'ation for overtine«? Is it truc that, if the femnale ,iupervisor of thec "hello" girs.. quits, the line foreman wiIl be expected là attend to th-ît chore? Is it; true that. if the char womnan, who cleans the offices quits, the two young linemen wîll be erdered te carry on ini lier stead? Vould it, nul seeni better to have the fereman, and bis two assistants out in thc country, pruning branches that help te disrupt service with cvery heavy ramn, wind, sflow or ice storm? How long lias the preseiît r1oup of officers hield office? Do tl, "ihi girls get paid, foi* tttovholidays? If flot, w hy? Is thce present switchboard large enough te handle the present, and possible future volume of business, adequate- ly?. Has thie Bell TIelephone Corn- pany ever offcred te expand its.tl bu Hues so pasteminimize much of that long distance bug- aboo: "Sorry, sir, al our long distance lines- are busy: May 1 caîl vou back?" If the "Bell*' hie offered thie improvemetit, who prevents its consommiation? We can'i expect Roils Royce results with Model "T" equip- ment, exeoutivo thinking, and sQ called organizatien. The forcgoing are only a fewr observations. and questions from onc person, but there are doubtless rnany others tiiat could bc 'thunk' up by some of thcermore progrt.ssively mind- ed share-holders, and taken tu the JanUarY, 1960, aninual meet- ing. If the 'brass" didn't like the tenor of such questions, became petulant, and talked of resign- ing, flic othot' shareholders ought ta tell thl-m te "'git," theni v'ote ini a new bunch, who, des. pite sorne faults, might bring a froshi. unbiased attitudc etotlbe Job, which might have the ef- tçect of .iazzing up the old sys- tenm. much te the users' satis- faction. ItMacDuff Ottawa Report j Fecdherîng the Nest Foi- yeaî's the Crows Nest Pass rates have been sometbing the west bas been figbting te maintain and the eastern prov- inecs bave lookcd on with disdain and disinterest. Now ail that bas been changed by hearîngs before the Royal Commission on Transportation re- cently adjourned in Ottawa. The rates, fixed by parliament at pre- 1900 levels and exempt fromn any increase, apply te tbe movement cf expert grain and grain producîs in Western Canada. The Commission had a special bearing on bbc statutory grain rates early ini Decem- ber'. The meetings wound up the week before Christmas and lefI bbc Commission wibh a tborny problem on ils hands. One cf the ground rules laid down by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, wben be appointed bbe Commission te enquire int inequities cf freîght rates across Canada, was that under ne circumsbances must bbc Crows NesI îrates be increased. The Crows Nest rates had their beginnings as bbc result of an agreement reached betwecn tbc Canadian government and Canadian Pacifie in 1897. They must nef be ampcred wil h, the west bas argued for years and the Prime Minister, reared iii the west, bas concurred. Tbe railways claim Ihat bbc rates are se low that Ihey lose money shipping bthe grain. The prairie farmers, their organ- izations an-d bbc prairie gevernmcnts dis- pute that dlaim. They contend that bbc -aiiways bave neyer in the past been able te show that bbche ving cf the grain was a iosing proposition. Tbis debate bas gene on for years. AIl champions of the western farmet' bave fought bard agaînst any move by bbc railways te get bbe rates raised. Rais- îng bbceîrates and adding te bbc burden cf costs now borne by bhc f armer in bbe west would merely eut down bbc already low return bbc prairie farmer now receives from bis grain, it bas been argued. Parlia- ment and the federal govcrnment bave listened and rcfused te act, dÊspite repeat- cd pleas frein bbe railways. The railways, facing the facts of farni liI'e have now corne up with what bhey- say is the mest practicai solution. Be- tween them the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways bave pro- duced cost figures wbîch purport te show that the two railways lest $70,500,000 a yeaî' on bbc movement cf western grain under the Crow~. Prove bbc lasses, demanded counsel fer bhe western provinces and bbc farm- crs. This the railways set out te do wilb a complicabed cost acceunting submissien te bbc Commission. The C.N.R. placed its anîitia]l lss Mi bbc studies at $35,200,000 wbîle te C.PAL. put its loss at $35,345,000. Se corrplicated was this evidence thal bbc provincial gev- ernment and farm organizations' counsel demanded more lime te study it. They wanbte bring in experts te ge over iL with a fine tooth cornb. Thcy will have Ibat chance. Cross examination on ail but one segment cf bbe cosbing evidence dealing with tbc cost cf capital bas been dcferred until afler bbe Commission completes« regioiial hearings in Western Canada, probabiy surnetime in Marchi. The Commission wili reconvene i. Ottawa on Jan. 11, The January bear- ings arc expccted ta wind up the railways' presentation of evidence on the statutory and relatcd grain rates leaving enly their eosting evidencc ta be subject te cross- examination at a later date. Meantime the railways bave corne up with an ingenious formula for getting around the "hands off" ruie laid down by Mr. Diefenbaker foi' bbe grain rates. Bathi î'ailways now say that it is 0K le leave the rates at their present levels. The railways say in place cf any in-' creased charge ta faî'mers the federal gov- eriiment credit thcm annually with the difference between revenues from the present grain rate level and revenues wvhich would be received if bhe rates were adjusted te what the railways describe as a "fait- and reasonable level". As a basis ta calculate the ar-nount cf assistance Canadian Pacifie has proposed a 100 per cent increase in the rates - on pape!' - and Canadian National, 125 pet' cent boosl. Under the formula advanced by the C.P.1-1. the difference between bbe present rates and the sugg,!-estcd ncw level would bc subject ta corporation income bax - currcntly. 50 pcer cent - and reduced by that amount beforc being received by bbe railways. Paymcrît of the final amount would be made cither by the railways deducting it frîoin their corporation in- carne tax payments to the federal gevern- ment, or if unable to do su, by taking lb as cash or a special credit. The Canadian National metbod would have paymenb cf bbc difference made ta the railways Ihrough "whatever agency or department is considered appropriate". In other words the federai treasury would make up the difference btb te rail- ways. It would be a federal subsidy of over $70,000,000. But the railways don't, want it labeiled as a subsidy b bbhe rail- ways. They say it should be more prop- cî'ly callcd a subsidy for the farmer. Tbus Ilie Crows Nesf. rates are ma longer an issue confiined tu the western provinces. Whenl flic' railways begin clamoring foi, a fedcra,1 subsidy (if that size ib is an issue cf' national interest. The centra]. provinces and the maritime wili begin te take notice ai whab is transpiring aI the Royal Commission, su shouid the federal guvernmoýnt. Jronîicaliy it is just the v.xgev- erniments that have been carrying, on the figbt witb bbc railway counscl in bbe Corn- mission. Now perbaps the federal govern. ment will enter bbc picture ,and assume somee of the Ioad of hiring e ut to er-o':,s examine bbc railways on tî'rcustin2ev dence. Murdo MacPhier-sun, tin chair- man cf bbe Commission, commented that the 1'týeasury would be conceirned". Ian Sinclair, counsel for bbc C.P.R. acknowl edged, "The people of Canada mighb b b conceî'ned". lb %ýas the uinderstatemer et the year. Indeed the treasui'y will b concerned il a' subsidy of $70,000,000 là recommcnded by bbc Cuin îiý;bun! A HAPPY NEW YZAIL TO ONE AND ALL 4 r' Nature Puts Us in Our Place Little, Expensive Accidents In the Dim and - - . 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