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'V TE CANADIAN STATECSMAN, BOWACANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4tIi, ~94î Eaabflbhed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Wlth wbicli are Incorjiorated The Bowmanville News, The Newaste Independent, and The Orono News. 85 Tsar' Continuons Service.Te The Town et Bowinanville and Durhams County. ~ Member Audit Bureau of Ofreuistloma Canadian CasWeekly Newspapers C AWeeklies of Canada SUBSCREPTION RATES $2.00 a Tsar, strlctly ln alvauce. $2.50 a Tsar in the United States. GbO. W. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th, 1941 Third Year 0f War Wednesday, September lOth, marks the beginnmng of the third year of Canada 's participation in the present war. The gev- ernment lias issued a proclamation that the week of September 10-17, be devoted te a national re-consecration of Canadian people to the cause for whieh we took up arms. Thousands of Canadians, eau scarcely credit * the fact that we are entering the third year cf war, bec;use they are scarcely couseious that we are at war at all. An example is the fact that literally thousands cf cars, con- taining pleasure-bent citizeus, pass our door each weekend, oblivious of the "save gaso- Uine" campaigu, contemptuous cf the gov- erument, utterly indifferent te those who have volunteered te save their very skins. Clemenceau, during the last war, said: "Every drop cf gasoline saved for war will save a drop cf blood. " It is a thousand times more true today. In the tremendously mech- anized warfare of today, net a wheel euld turu without cil and gas. It is obvious that at Jeast haîf the people have noît corne te realize this. Any form of re-dedicatien in the emiug week should be se designed as te impress the callous 'and the unthinking with the sense of Clemenceau 's pronounce- ment. For some> and their numbers are considerable, the only cure will be a club in the form cf dire rationiug. But the club will strike the whole population. Such is the penalty forced by the pleasure seekers. Entering the third year, Britain and lier allies, both belligerent and non-belligerent, have cause for hope; yes, cause te say with certainty that the Dictators will be deféated. Vast changes have occnrred within the past six mouths. In Mardi was passed the Lend- Lease Act. In July, Syria was taken and the U.S.A. sent trpops te Iceland. In August, Churchill aud Roosevelt met and drew a world plan. Ita results already may be seen in French riots'ù nd Japan 's about-face. But greatest hope cf ail is thc nearing prospect that the black mud cf Russia wiIl suare aud stali the Black hlorde of Nazisrn. A few more weeks may make certainty doubly certain. But the end may bc long postpoued, for Europe is in an awful cluteli. Ouweek cf re-consecration needs a more powerful voice than we have yet heard on the home front. All cf the people must beeme im- bued ; net just part cf th-er, 'as cf the pres- eut time. Invasion Where ? There is talk cf invasion bv British forces, somewhere upon the western front. But where and when T These are the questions being *asked by both îîervous and resollute. News cornes that a force may be landed ini Nor'way; then that the R.A.F. is pounding the channel ceast te render it open te inva- sion. There is ne deubt new that small parties cf British treops c(perating from fast speed-boats do actually land and cap- ture prisoners aud get information. But ahl this talk cf invasion at specifie points ean be nothing but propaganda, the use of "a. war cf nerves" against Hitler. Tbere must corne invasion, cf course, somewhere. One may cenceive cf invasion cf Britain. If that is censumrnated successful- Ijy, we shall have an invasion cf America, ne doubt cf Canada, despite our huge home- front army, held here, specifically, to at- tempt te repel what Britain 's five million could net rep.el. But there can be ne perman- -ent foothold cf any foe upon British soi]. Invasion. therefore, will have te be upon ments, te carry the news te back concessions and even te remete frontiers. But always ive have been slow te recognize the quality cf their services and te recompeuse them on a @cale eomnensurate with their werth. Press reports cf September 1, state that the Rural Mail Carriers essciation, ini their sixth annual convention, have passed resol. utions te improve the conditions under which they eperate. They are te petition thé Peut- mnaster General fer -a minimum rate cf 1$40. per mile for aîl carriers. They decided toc, that they sbould explore the possibilitv cf getting a cost cf living bonus. t w.ss a one day convention, because they had te get back on their jobs. Thcy discussed cost cf cars, gascline, tires, sud even horseshoeing, and tic suuimiug up was that they deservcd more mcney. t was shocwn aise that the system cf tendering was bsdly in need cf revision. With al cf their findings sud. reselutions, ne one seriously eau be in dispute. Mail carriers, almoat witliout exception, go eut cf their .way day by day, te do semne favor for people on rural routes. And, gcnerally withl ittle thanks. Th.ir services have be- erne soecustcmary that many expect thcrn te do tigs fer thcmn as a matter cf course. But officialdom, eutrenched sud usually overbearing, deny to carriers, better con- ditions aud bett>er psy. Suci are tic- ways cf buiteaucrats swelling with importance at public expeuse. The Rural Mail Carriers Association ougit te enlist the weight cf al rural boxielders in their behl ansd tien bear down ou their overlords. It can be doue as a simple matter cf organization, sud tic resuit canuet be iu deubt. Tic States- man is fully in accord with auy movemeut fiat will bring about better conditions for that almost forgetten in . . . tic rural mail carrier. Save Or Starve According te an August summary rcleased by Ottawa, almost ail employables in Can- ada are at wcrk. They are earning mcney. And according te day by day observation, somethiug like 90% cf tliem are on a spend- ing spree. No matter what thc goverument does in thé lhue cf coutrols, people ivil 1 man- age te spend. Tic geverument lias laid down a sygtem cf unemplcyment insurance' with a view cf softcuing tic blow cf after-war unempicymeut., t provides old age pensions. Tic aged enipîcyces nced net go hungry, but it is time that tic younger factory workers were told something cf tic miseries* cf unempîcyrnent whieh'are tic legscy cf war. The unempîcyment fund cannot go far toward warding off hungry days. Lt is a matter of save uow or starve later. The moment war esases will sec thc end cf w;ar-goeds production. Tien what t Just figure it eut yourselves, you youths who have left farms for factories; indeed al tic yeuths who have ciosen higi wsges sud lu.xury living iu preference te tic battie- fronts. You have invested in cars, gasoline, moviese dances, sud a grand gced tCime. Tliree quarterà cf a million Canadian sol- diers will be rcturuing te civil life aud wil have first dlaim on tic rigit toecaru a living. There must be ne begging for thein as there was in thc aftermati cof tic hast war. Witi this in mid, Tic Statesman suggests that it is higi time everycue slowed up sud start- cd saving. Get wise sud get bus>'. Buy a bank bock. Farmers fare f«~ differeutiy in this war thau iu tic Iast . In tic midst cf a haud-to- mouti system cf priccs and costs, tic ycuti cf thc countryside have gone into industry. They eau go back te tic land if it isu 't fore- closed. But. te tic theugitless sud impro- vident, this message by a farm weuian should be told: "After tic hast war, sud for years, they came te tic kitchen door for liandouts, for food, ciotjiing, shelter, but seldom fer work. But after this war they need u9t corne for tic>' will be refused. These factory werkers with their honuses sud shorter heurs sud larger psy liad better save their money uow, for farmers are in a bitter mood ; thcy must save or starve. " This editorial, therefore, is tihe utcQme cf that observation. Tic advice is boti poteut sud pertinent. Farmers' Cost 0f Living Sti-aiglit from Ottawa in a press release authorizcd by the Minister of Trade sud Commerce cornes this up-te-tic-minute in- formation: "Farmi famil>' living ccsts have advanced, betwccn tic spring index figure cf 1939 sud tiat cf 1941, frein 99.7 te112.9, or 13.2 percent; aise fer tic sainie peried, urban costs rose oui>' 7.7 percent. But tiere bas been au inerease in farm income, duriug the saine period, frein 65.5 te 69.5, or about 6 percent." There eau bc ne gainsaying ef these figures. Thcy arc official, aud ticre- fore authentie. No other elements cf tic population eau explain tieni away. Tien what about it? Simple figuring reveals tiat tic farmer sud lus fatnily arc wcrse off economically tian tic>' werc two years ago, b>' about 7.2 percent. We were told tiat this was truc b>' farmers in tic district, cspcislly dairy fanmera, but tiere was ouly vague acccpt- suce cf it. Now that these figures corne te liglit, their claim is authcuticated. Al cf which is pretty serious business as we enter tic third year cf war. Tiese hard-bitten, ovcrwcrked, sud agcing people who provide thc food arc tic oui>' section cf tic popula- tion whc have carried sarmal burden. In tiese days cf labcr demandsansd civil servant 's demanda for a coat of living bonus, geverninents must accu cousîder tic farmer. If there is any section cf Canadisu citizenf ship more deserving cf est cf living bonus, we ahou]d like te icar about it. The States- mani already bias picnecred iu a demand that soldiers' wives be cared for as costa risc. Nowý that thc above figures are relcased, we take up thc cause cf farmers. But te ivhom eau they appeal They have ne employer upon whom te make dcmands, sud ne con- ciliation board te turu te. Indeed tic>' seem te, have ne responsible Minister te appeaî te; lie, apparently, is under tic table or in Western cold-storagc waiting until parlis- meut reassembles te expiain tic auccescf is "idl.e acreage" seherne. Iu our opinion, once tic significance cf tic above figures reachea tic rauk sud file cf farmers, tic id migit blow off. Here again is opportunit>' for tic Federatien cf Agriculture te caîl for a aiowdown. AsJe ut.. Br CUPt. Elmore Philpot WAR AND WHEAT Hitlcr's recent considerable out. cesses at thJe northeru and south. cru ends of Uic baffle lUne lu Rus. sia have extra importance. for Canada. They mean that CMgda's whcst will be needed te belp figil tic war, sud te avert thc famine tbrcatcnlug mankiud as oee fits consequencus. When thc Germaus plunged in- te Russic y probsbly had sev- eral objectives. Chef hope wasaa total knoekout cf Uic Red army, sud forced collapse cf the So'icté regime, wiich would have miade Uic Nazis potential masters cf Uic whobc bugc land bloc frQm France on Uic wust te Siberla on thceuat. Tis hope was blustcd. Tic Communist armies have fouglit magnifieently. They have opposed Uic Germans f ar more effectivebyothan bas becu thc case auywhere cisc on land lu this war. Tiere la nothing lu al the long successfub bistery cf Ruasian resistauce te invasion wblcb sur- passes thc record cf Stalns arm- mes-sund little that equals ItL Uuless those Bcd armies should cdilapse withi thc next two or thrce weeks-unbesa they should do in tic Uird month what thcy have siown no aigu wbstever of dolug lu tic first two months- Hitler bas no hope cf kuockiug out Russia tuis year. But Hitler bas other elear sud ultra-important prises lunmd wieu lic sent. bis armies eust. Ciief cf these werc Uic wbeat- bauds cf thc Ukraine sud tbe cil wclls cf tic Caucasus. Tic Nazis uow hold most cf tic Russian Ukraine - most cf thc best granary ilu cuteru' Eu- rope. It msy be truc Uiat tic Ger- mans obtained noue cf this year's Ukraiuiau wieat--aud that thc Russisus werc able cither to wi- draw it ail in advsuce cf the Nazi arrival, or destroy it. But by uext year, if Hitler la stillinl possession, the Ukraine could produce enougi whcst to salve a very barge part cf thc-Nazi fod probhcm. Tic fset bas both positive sud negative aspects. For it net only means tiat Ukraine wbeat could keep Germaus weil euough fed te kcep fightlug for years. It also means Uiat laek of Uiat wheat willl make it far more difficuit for Russisu armies te hold out-aMd for Uic dlspossessed peassuts te avoid starvation. That la, I believe, wbat Mr. Churchill was talking about lu bis radio speech on Uic ver>' first dàay of thc Russo-German war. Inva- sion cf Uic Ukraine tireatens a possible old-world famine. A Pos- sible old-world famine meaus that Cauads's reccut policy cf enfore- ed restriction on wbeat growlng is uot only stert-sighted but posi- tively luhumane. Tic government sbould now couceutrate on providing enougi starage space ta preserve thc whest, wbicb wiil not always be a glut on thc market, but a yeni- table 111e saver to mucli of man- kind. 011L NEXT Tic lcngtb cf tuis war probabiy dcpends, more than ou auy otier factor, cu wbcthcr .or uot Uic Nazis eau acquire uew sud pleuti- ful supplies of cil. Tic Nazis werc kuowu te be short of cil before thcy attackcd Russia; ticy must be desperate fan it ucw. Ticre la a little cil iu tic casteru Ukraine, net to far from wbenc the Nazis uow arc. But tic huge Russian sup- plies arc across thc Caucasus mountalus, buudrcds cf miles frcm thc present battle line. Tic move lute Iran by the British sud Russian armies meaus tiat tic approaches toalal th i oun tic middle eust are ucw lu Uic bauds cf Gcrmauy's enemies. To get oll Germany uot oniy bus ta travel huudreds cf miles,i via Russia or Turkey. Tien she has to overcome thc armies cf de- feuce. She also bus to preventj tic destruction cf tic wells befane she gets Uiem. Thc faet that Uic Russiaus themsclves blew up their buge -power projeet on Uic Duieper ri- ver-Uic possession cf whlch ail Russia was most proud-ls pretty good indication of wbat Uiey wll sd% to tUicoùcilcls if Uic Nazis gct It toc close. e Ail cf wblch probably fore- eshsdows swift sud extremel>' pcwerful movu by Uic Nazis. They have to get cil even to kcep on fighing. We would be fool- aishly over-confîdent If we assum- cd that Uicy eould flot get it. e And if Uiey sbould get it-by ehock or by crook-Uicy will have etic one Uhig Uiey now chlefly lack te enable them te kecp on fightiug this war, for years if ne- ecessary, to avert defeat. e WORST DANGER PAST e As Colonel Rafiston receutly spoluted eut, wc could make no egreater errer than to assume that àUtc Nazis arc going te bld up, or -collapse from internal wea.kness. - Tic worst danger cf this war la pust, lu Uic seuse -that Germsuy eau neyer again sttempt, ou sucli f avorable ternis, to organise au invasion cf Britalu; sud hence esunot hope ta couquer ail Europe fby sheer mlltary force. WiUi our rapidly increaslug relative air strcngth there would have been a steadily diminishing chance cf tiat from now on; lu v'iew cf the lasses sud delsys lu Russi and the nbroken strength cf Uic Rcd armies Uic prospect cf au inva- sien cf Britalu lu 1941 is now lu- finitisimal. But theëeela a world cf differ- ence bctween saylug that sud as- sumlug that we wiil automatieaily conquer Uic Germaus just because they have littie, if auy, chance from. uow on cf conquering Uic British Island. This war couid be ended lu three ways, lu erder of lucrcasing probability: 1. Germauy could wlu out- right. 2. It could end lu stalemate, after years cf figbtlug sud mutual exhaustion. 3. Tic anti-Nazi allies couldi wiu outright. If, as I ccrtainly believe, Uic first sud werst possibility basi becu passcd, there is ne reason te assume that we will ever eom-i pletely defeat Germsuy, sud tins be able to impose our will lic h reconstruction cf Europe, feilow-1 lug tic war.1 NIF AND TUCK IN RUSSIA « Since the Nazis surrendered on their chief objective lu Rusasa, and bave couceutratcd on limited goals, Uiey have achlcvcd siguifi- cant suceess. Leningrad, uow im- minently threatencd, la Uic Sa- vietZs chief industrial centre. Its capture migit also cuable Uic Germans te wluter lu Russa with far -lus human loss to Uiemiseives than otherwise will be thc case. Operations are possible near thc Black Ses Uiroughout Uic wluter. Tiere is uothiug lu Uic dcimate te make it impassible for the Nazi armies to reach oci this wluter. Iu otier words, they might pos- sibly, witiu a few montis, have obtaiucd the mesus to fight ou for mauy ycars. 1 Our job in the democratie world la ta face tic Iset that Uiceuoly sure way ta beat Uic Nazi tireat la to carry tic war righitot Ger- many. That means quittlug foollug arcund wîthti s war, iu Canada aud clsewhere, as we have been doiug on suci matters as man- power. That means gettiug ready to baud armies lu Europe, Asia, or auywhere cisc we have to baud tiem ta munt put sud destroy tic N'azi aggressors. We may get a lueky break, withlu a matter of weeks, or montis, but the bust way te facili- tate conditicns wiicb may pro- duce that break la to make up our minds, sud prove to Uic world, that we iutenid te figit tuis thlug rigit througi. IN THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST Prom Te Statesman Files nrrY TEARS AGO was sitting in a chair with the cat on her knec and pushng, it off rcceived a slight scratch on the From The Canadian Statesman, haud which almost immediately September 9. 1891 began to swell. . . . S. MeManus will leave town in a few days Hyrneneal: A quiet weddiug haviug sold his bakery business to came off at Tyrone Monday even- H. Hil. ing when J. H. Manning, dealer in Hampton: Rev. C. W. Watch, boots sud shoes, sud Miss Nellie Oshawa, preaehed a very instruc- Bingham of that village were tive sermon at the Harvest Home united iu matrimouy. The bride Festival. Proceeds from a tes has long been an enthusiastie were $80. temperance advocate aud Mr. M. Semia: On Friday e v e n i n g is eteemd byeverone.whfle the Solina Division was la cteemd byeverone.walting to receive the Oshawa On the first cf this month the Division a lire alarm was rsised. cornpulsory sehool set carne into John VanNcst's Sr. barns were force requirlug ail children be- lu flames. Wllling hands were tween the ages cf eight and four- soon st work savlug sorne of his teen to attend for the full terrn. buildings sud the men accom- The excuses sllowed lu the act pllshed their purpose by kccplug are sufficient Instruction at home, thie sheds saturated wlth watcr. and sickuess. The loss Is about $3000. It is sup- Dled: Gilbauk - Iu Pontypool, posed te be the work cf au lu- Aug. 28th, wife cf the late John ceudlary. Gilbank, aged 82 years. Newcastle: While visiting Osh- Died: Cooper-In Kendall, Aug. awa Mrs. Pope was taken lîl sud 3lst, Alice Msud Comstock, be- dlcd at the advanced age cf 81... loved wife cf Wm. J. Cooper. aged John Poole, also of this village, 32 yesr. dled at the age of 76 years. Dled: Cleverdon-In Bowman- ville, Sept. 5th, Elizabeth Amy TWENTY-FIVE TEARS AGO Cleverdon, wife cf John Clever -____ don, aged 62 years. Orono: T. J. Thompson's little Prom The Canadian Statesman, daughter Lefa feil against the September 7, 1916 stove rcceiving a nasty eut ou the ........ Average price paid for Executive cf Durhsm Faîl Fair wool ia 18c. . . . Harry Hooper's la: Committee-W. J. Bragg, G. little boy narrowly escaped seri- A. Stephens, Jas. Dcymau, John ous injuries lust week from belng Lyle sud J. S. Moorcraft; Presi- run ov... . Mrs. Wm. Northeutt, dent-W. J. Bragg; Vice Presi- who lives near McCrea's Church, dents-Jas. Dcymau, Bowman- 1Oth Concession, Clarke, lbat her ville, Frank Allu, Newcastle; arm sud wlll posslbly lose her. 111e Manager-W. E. Jew;ell. through the scratch cf a est. She W. had a brief caîl from Sergt. iby a host cf friends. Miss Bar- bara Foster, contralto, Toronto, Miss Vera Colwlll and the choir furuished the music. The Town Council of High Ri- ver, Alta., lias transferred to the local Boy Scouts a site adjacent ta the town park for the erection cf Roy .Macdonald who brougit us s message from Sergt. Dan Doug- las. He was s gucet at W. H. Mar- tyu's duriug bis short stay lu town. His home la lu Lakefleld. Rccovered he la returnlug te the Front again. Tuesday mornlug Uhc town pre- sented s hively appearance as Uhc 235th started on trek cf two months through the United Coun- tics. Capt. the Bey. W. G. Clarke, 1B.A., pastor cf the Mcthodist tChureb, prescnted the Sundsy Sehool ith an enlargcd sepla photo cf Uic present sud two previcus pastors, himself, Rev. H. B. Keuny and Bey. John Gsrbutt C. Behdcr, associste superinten- dent,' aeknowlcdged Uic gift ou behaif cf Uic school. iCasualty lists report the name cf Ptc. A. H. Living, sou cf Mrs. Wm. Jordan, King St., Bowmau- ville, axnong thc nussing sud wounded. A conuulttec cf men from Good- yesr callcd on Mr. Mort Murdoff, August 28th. W. Scwell present- cd hlm wli a purse cf gold se- eompanlcd by. Uic best wishes cf thc empîcyces. Mort bas servcd five ycars as foremnan cf the com- pound sud wash room. A severe àtorm lest week cas- cd mueh damage. Ou the farm cf Geo. H. Blekdil near thc G.T.R. station an ixuplemeut shed was struck sud burned with its con- tents. Dear Mr. Editor: When there was a lire at Gco. Bickell's it was 20 to 30 midnutes alter Uic alarm was sent lu before thc chemical englue arrived. The big englue bas been out cf repair for two years I understand. When the ratepayers voted for watcrworks Uiey did not exeet to be eut off from lire protection. It is time the South Ward had lire protec- tion. Why not elct some cf our patriotie women to couneil? Wheu Uic women. undertake to do a thing-they do it. The firat graduation exercises cf Bowmanviile Hospital will be held Sept. 3rd -on Uic hospital lawu. Col. John Hoskin will ad- dress the graduating chus suad prescut the diplomas. Miss Myrtie Bragg, who lias spent Uic hohidays at home, lef t for Edmonton where she is tes- cher cf Commercial ' at Alberta Ladies' College. Death: Griffin-In Bowmau- ville, Sept. 3rd, infant daugliter of Geo. Grifflu, age 9 months. Death: Hooper-In Darliugtou, Sept. lst, Clara Margaret, belov- cd daughter cf. Mr. sud Mrs. Lu- ther Hooper, age 6 years sud 3 months. Tyrone: Harvest Home ser- Brcwu, Almonte, an oid Tyrone boy, who was greeted ou ail sides A small degre cf wtt accorn- panied by go0d0CIsnse, ileu stire- some m ic helong run than sILgreat deal'cf wit without lt-La ]Roche- foucauld. An Edmonton eaUl for a number cf ycung meni as hospital orderlies lu thc R.C.A.F. sPeciaflymen- ti. oned former Boy Scouts well Guing Read Down A.M. 9.00 BOWM&ANV.E 9.10 HAZdITON - 9.20 ENN[8KILLN 9.30 BURKETON- 9.45 BLA0KgTOCK 10.00 NE8TLETON- 10.10 YELVIRTON- 10.25 JANETVILLE- 11.00 LIDMBAY - OHEILDREN -- Returulug Returu Re"d Up Pare --1.00 a.m. $1.50 --12..50 a.m.. 1.45 -- 12.40 a.m. 1.40 --12.30 a.m. 1.25 -- 12.15 a.m. 1.00 -12 midnight .80 --11.50 p.m. .60 - 11.35 p.m. .40 *-11.00 p.m. - M PAl ARE GOVERNMENT REVENUE TAX EXTRA Bus Talces Passengers Right On Te Exhibition Grounds and Stays Ther. AIR Day for the Convenience.of Passengers. FOR INFORMATION PHONE Bowinanvflie 2666 - Oshawa 2283 PATRONS USING OUR BUSSES MAY LEAVE TER CARS IN PARKING SPACE AT OUR GARAGE INI BOWMANVIOLLE FREE 0F CHARGE RCIf IROcrullim;g PatmItIe Dollars lA 300Camadiau Stations Every branch of the Bank of Montreal is a "recruiting stationsi for Canaclian dollars whose owners wish to serve their country. At any one of our 500 Canadian branches you can buy.war savings stamps and certificates, and obtain fuit information 'te- garding war loans. Enlist co the ful extent of your abiiicy to hepwnadcsv victory for freedom. ewnadcsv BA.NK 0F MONTREAL "A BANK WHCERE SUALL ACCOUNTS3 ARE WELCOMI«.- Miodem,4 Experieaced Ba"&klag ...... eh.O UtCOja Of 124 Yeffs Ssace.f. Opusdi ~WAR~SAVINGS Bowmanvilte Branch: IF. O' MCILVEEN, Manager PAGE TWO REDUCED FARES* SPECIALS BY Gartom's Coach Lines TrO LINDSAY EXHIBITION. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Septoumbor I2, 13 (Dayiight Savlnig Time) THURSDAY, SEPTEMM 4th, 1-941 -j 14 £