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'e With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, And The Orono News VOLUME 89 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 29th, 1943 NUMBER 17 128% DISTRICT GOVERNOR Victory Loan CJood Investment The Fourth Victory Loan which is now being offered to the Canadian public not only constitÜtes a sound, profitable and patriotic investment, but one which can be financed on very easy terms. Some companies are carrying employees' pur- chases on in the instalment plan without charging interest at all, but to the great number of people who will buy bonds on other than a cash basis, the following is the instalment plan wbich wîll be available: Instalments on a Hundred Dollar Bond On application - .-----..-.$10.00 June 1 -------- 18.00 July 1 ------------------------------ 18.00 August 2 -.._ -___ ------ 18.00 September 1 - _-_------ 18.00 October 1 .-18.64 $100.64 For instalments on a fifty dollar bond, divide these figures by two. That is, a fifty dollar bond can be bought for $5 down, a hundred dollar bond for $10. down, and easy payments there- after. Attention is drawn particularly to the final payment of $18.64 on a hundred dollar bond. The 64 cents is all the buyer is charged for the privilege of paying by instalments. Does the public know of any other instalment purchase in which so little is charged? Moreover, having paid the extra 64 cents on October 1, the buyer can cash his first interest coupon on November 1, thus receiving $1.50 interest as against the 64 cents he has paid. It is a great bargain. The coupons are cashable every half year. The bond itself can be sold at any time. Buyers are urged not to sell their bonds except in an emergency, but they are absolutely saleable when- ever the purchaser wishes. The government wants 3,000,000 Canadians to take this loan. The money is necessary for the winning of the war. Every Cana- dian who can possibly do so should buy. And every Canadian who can possibly do so should hold the bonds he buys until the war is over. Many will be able. to buy with cash, and then buy -1dU ifi-nla nnt l id th, ingt n1u, t nla t l Achdeacon Simpson Tells Rural Business Men of Their Relationship To Community "The Business Man as a Citizen Tyrone; Hap Gill, Burketon; Sam in the Community" was the therne Jeffrey, Alex Gilbert, Archdeacon of a stimulating address given b Simpson, Blackstock; John Slem- on, Enniskillen; Harold Porteous, Archdeacon Simpson of Black- Nestleton; G r a n t Thompson, stock Church of England to mem- Nestleton Station; and Bob But- bers of Cartwright and Darling- 1er, commercial traveller. Miss ton Rural Business Men's Associ- Beulah Tommey, associate editor of The Canadian Statesman, was ation gathered at the home of also at the gathering. Alex Gilbert, Blackstock, Wed- Following the meeting an in- nesday evening, April 21. spection of Alex Gilbert's general Introduced by president Hap store was made. A social hour Gill of Burketon, Archdeacon was then enjoyed with Mrs. Gil- Simpson touched first on the busi- bert serving a delicious lunch. ness man's estimate of his job. The next meeting will be at "It makes a great deal of differ- Lionel Byam's home at Tyrone. ence in the work in which you are engaged," he said. "If you are proud of it, it makes.a difference Ma or if you are ashamed of it, it Opie Grove Club makes a difference the other Contributes $8 To H spoke of business as one of Navy League Fund the oldest things in the world and Bowmanville Committee of the traced its development from theo beginning through i t s m a n y Navy League of Canada profited stages. He took instances from the to the extent of $8 from the last Bible such as Esau bartering his meeting of the Maple Grove Vic- birthright for a mess of pottage, tory Club which was held in the Joseph's brothers seling hi t Community Hall, April 16. pingshelitradeor silvearpentsry, Under the chairmanship of Paul as a tent maker, and Lydia a Stephen Jeffrey, the meeting took dealer in royal purpe. "Business the form of a social with crokin- is ancient, it is legitimate and iA is ole and euchre being played. necessary," 'e said. When the usual collection was Speaking of a business man's taken up, the members voted it to relationship to otherbusiness the Navy League for the woollen men, he mentioned the great' fund. change that had come over it of This donation to the Navy recent years. No longer, he said, League isnot the only commend- did business men think of one able thing the Club has done since another as rivals out to do the tbe beginning of the year. Other other but rather as fellow work- donations have been made to the ers co-operating in giving ser- Russian Relief Fund, $114; Dar- vice and making a living. lington Red Cross, $16.60, and Archdeacon Simpson read an Chinese War Relief, $15. article entitled "Grandfather's Mrs. Charles H. Greenham, sec- Store" from the Reader's Digest retary-treasurer of the Victory which provoked much laughter. Club, also mentioned that since It was a typical store of a past the first of the year they had generation in which the town's packed and shipped 12 boxes to problems, social, political, moral men from the district serving and business, were solved around overseas, and 11 lots of 300 cig- the racker barrel. He gave it as arettes had been sent as well. an i ustration of a business man's The people of Maple Grove dis- relationship to his customers in trict are to be commended on the the past. fine work they are doing. Here Harold Porteous of Nestleton is an example of what may be ac- expressed appreciation on behalf complished by a group of people of the group to Archdeacon Simp- with a common purpose. son for his thought-provoking message. Mrs. Russell Oke spent the Present at the meeting were: week-end in Toronto with her Archie Virtue and Lionel Byam, sister, Mrs. R. Gabourie. SUBSCRIDED Manvers Leads Durham Latest County Victory Loan Total Stands At $121,900 Amount % of Objective to Date Objective Hope Township -_--... $ 105,000 $ 12,300 11.7% Port Hope- Bowmanville Darlington- Cavan- Clarke- Cartwright. Manvers DURHAM COUNTY 460,000 260,000 110,000 110,000 230,000 70,000 55,000 $1,400,000 38,600 32,950 6,850 8,950 13,300 1,100 7,850 $ 121,900 The Bowmanville canvassers are hard at work and the first three days' results have been very gratifying. Returns coming in from the banks have also shown an improvement over last year. The betterment in this early business does not mean that the battle is yet won, for there is a long way to go to reach Bow- manville's objective of $260,000, primarily when it should be borne in mmd that that $260,000 is only a minimum objective and as much more as possible should be obtained. Institute For Blind 1 Makes Annual Appeal1 For Funds Next Week Next week, the first week in May, The Canadian National In- stitute for the Blind makes its annual appeal for financial sup- port in this community to those whose generosity in the past has been translated into practical and expanding service for sightless men and women in West Durham. During the year ending March 31, 1942, the people of West Dur- ham gave $316.08 to promote the work of the institute. During the same period the institute expend- ed $592.34 for the benefit of blind men and women in this area. Dur- ing the year ending March 31, 1943, receipts amounted to $563.01 but audited reports of expendi- tures during that period are not yet available. The two main purposes of the Institute are these: to bring the services of the Institute right to the very door of every blind man and woman in the Dominion and in the process to enlist the sympa- thetic, intelligent co-operation of their sighted friends and neigh- bours: and to prevent blindness. In addition to its responsibility to the blind the Institute bas almost an equal responsibility to the sighted. Educating the public to the necessity of taking care of their eyes is slow work but it is progressing, and in factories, schools and homes Canadians are learning to take better care of their sight. During the first week in May a canvasser will call .on you to ask for your support. More and more obligations arising out of war and industrial activities make increased revenue urgently nec- Victory Garden Club Needs BoysAnd Girls Bowmanville Lions are sponsor- ing a Boys' and Girls' Victory Garden Club for Bowmanville boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 years inclusive. The Lions feel that every home needs a vegetable garden to en- sure healthful meals for the fam- ily. Every vegetable garden needs a gardener-a boy or girl willing to work, ready to learn and to adopt approved garden practices. It follows that every club mem- ber who produces a variety of vegetables contributes to national production. The Lions will furnish free of charge a collection of seeds con- sisting of nine vegetables worth fifty cents to each boy or girl whose application is accepted. The club will pay prize money for the ten best gardens and also to all boys and girls making an exhibit of vegetables in the fall. Each member must sign an ap- plication to the effect that he or she will plant and care for a gar- den. The parent or guardian must also sign the form thus granting approval. The size of the garden will be 22 feet by 15 feet, and the contestants are advised to use the prepared plan if possible. Gardens will be visited two or three times during the summer by delegated members of the Lions Club. Each garden member must exhibit a collection of vegetables at an Achievement Day in the fall. Application forms may be ob- tained fron E. A. Summers, agri- cultural representative, Bowman- ville. essary to care for, teach and re- store to useful wage-earning in- dependence our sightless fellow- Canadians. Will you help? Samuel Charters of Brampton Veteran Newspaperman Dies Member of the House of Com- ¡ mons for Peel County for five terms, and a former mayor of Brampton, Samuel Charters, 79, died April 21, at his home in Brampton. He had been ill for some time. A veteran newspaperman, Mr. Charters was president of the Charters Publishing Co., Ltd., Brampton, and owner and pub- Stuart R. James On Saturday, May 1, Stuart R. James officially takes over the in- surance business in Bowmanville that has been operated under the name of J. J. Mason & Son for many years. "Stu", as he is known to neariy everyone in the district, resigned from the accounting staff of The Goodyear this month after 17 years there and is well quali- fied to operate the business. J. Forbes Heyland Trinity Y.P.U. Speaker 'There are two powers in the world today-the power of the sword and the power of the spirit" said J. Forbes Heyiand in an ad- dress on "Citizenship" to Trinity Young People's Union Monday evening. "Napoleon said there were two powers in the world but the power of the sword is van- quished by the power of the spirit". As an example of stead- fastness of spirit, Mr. Heyland mentioned the loyalty of the Jews to their faith. They have been persecuted the world over, for centuries, yet there are still Jews in almost every land. To further explain his point, the spirit of the Russians in this present struggle is undaunted. The spirit which one has tends to show his ability as a good citizen. "Christianity is a spirit that started nineteen hundred years ago and is known favorably all over the world to- day" said the speaker. Thinking and ideals are important. A per- son with high ideals makes the best citizen, and cannot help but be better as a citizen than those with selfish ideas. A good citi- zen is a thinking citizen. As cit- izens each must accept responsi- bility. There are many who voc- iferously demand the rights of de- mocracy but who refuse to accept responsibilities. A truly happy citizen is one who accepts respon- sibilities and carries through his share of the work to the best of his ability. Helen Pritchard, convenor of the Christian Citizenship group thanked Mr. Heyland for his thought-provoking address. The musical program included two cornet solos by Laurie Hart and two vocal numbers by Donnie Creasser with Ileen Balson as ac- companist. Business period was conducted by the president, Doris Dudley. The worship service on the theme "Thy Kingdorn Come-We Would Build Thy Kingdom of Peace", was presented by Doris Dudley and Helen Pritchard. Auto Collision Sunday Demolishes Monument Two persons were injured, one seriousiy, after a collision be- tween a heavy tractor-trailer transport and an automobile which sentaboth vehicles crash- ing into a war memorial in the village of Newtonville, Sunday, practically demolishing it. The injured, Wesley Elliott, 67, of Kendal, and Ronald Munro, 27, of 382 Montrose avenue, Toronto, driver of a Smith Transport, were taken to Bowmanville Hospital. The motorist suffered serious head lacerations, while Munro re- ceived severe cuts to his left hand and body bruises. According to PrOvincial Con- stable William Thompson of Bow- manville, the accident occurred when the Elliott car made a left- hand turn on No. 2 highway with- in the limits of the village of New- tonville. The driver of the truck said he swerved to miss the auto- mobile, but was unable to do so, and crashed into the side of the car and carried it down the high- way, finally crashing into the 12- foot square stone monument. Constable Thompsonsaid it was a miracle the driver of the truck was able to come out of the accident alive, for the cab was badly crushed. He said the heavy vehicle jack-knifed and the trail- er actually wound itself around the stone structure. Damage to the truck was estimated at more than $3,000. The car was also badly wrecked. The monument which was dam- aged extensively was historically linked with the Reil Rebellion. Shortly after armistice was signed in the first Great War, an addi- tion was made to the monumeni to commemorate Newtonvilles war dead. The accident is under investigation by Constabl< Thompson. BOWMANVILLE SECOND WITH, Boys Overseas Like Lions Cigarettes "Spring is well on its way over here and everyone is out digging in their gardens," wrote Wally Braden on March 22 to the Lions Club thanking them for their gift of cigarettes. "I hope the spring brings something good in respect to war news so one can get into this blaody mess and help get it over with and get back to our normal lives again." Others writing in appreciation for cigarettes were: Dvr. R. H. Cale, C32586, M. T. Section, R.C. A.S.C., Att. No. 7, Can. Gen Hos- pital, C.A.O.; Bill Brown, 2 Arm'd R. (LDSH), C.A.O.; Pte. F. E. Barrell, B92028, 5th Cdn. Arm'd Bdge Coy, R.C.A.S.C., 5th Arm'd Div., C.A.O.; Gnr. W. Fewster, C6263, "C" Troop, 106 Coast Bty, R.C.A., C.A.P.O., No. 1, C.A.O.; Sigmn Geo. Goheen, C120014, R.C. C.S. Wing No. 2 Coy, lst C.S.R.M., C.A.O.; Cpl. P. T. Walker, B83107, No 1 Special Tunnelling Coy, R.C.E., C.A.O.; Sigmn George Wright, C33124, 2nd Cdn. Corps Sigs., C.A.S.S., C.A.O.; LAC Tay- lor, 630676, 1422 Flt., R.A.F., Eng- land; Cpl. Wm. Spencer, C40690, C.F.C., C.A.O.; Sgt. H. K. Burton, C50050, 4th Bty, 3rd A.T. Regt., C.A.O.; Tpr. D. Brooks, C33220, B Sqd. loth Cdn. Army Tank Regt., Fort Garry's, C.A.O.; Pte. L. A. Austin, C4464, Hast. Pr. Ed. Regt., A. Coy, C.A.O.; Sgt. H. E. Lycett, C40504, No. 1. Coy, C.F.C., C.A.O. Cadet Inspection Will Be On May 10 Upwards of 8,000 members of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets in Military District No. 3 will be formally inspected during the next two montbs by Captain T. C. Holmes, district cadet officer, it was announced in Kingston. The inspection began April 20 at Ottawa and will continue until June 2. Cadet corps in all sec- tions of the district will be re- viewed. The inspection at Bowmanville High School is scheduled to take place on the morning of May 10. Captain Holmes points out that the inspection will be subject to changes that may be necessary due to inclement weather. "I am looking forward to a substantially increased interest in the Royal Canadian Army Cadets," he said. "There are sev- eral factors that will contribute to such enthusiasm. Honoured with Royal recognition through the granting of a Royal Charter the cadets now have a special uni- form which closely resembles the battle dress of the active army and which has won the admira- tion of the army authorities and public alike. "In addition", he said, "cadets of this district will have another opportunity to attend camp which, as was the case last year, will be operated with the approval and under the direction of the Depart- ment of National Defence. Dur- ing the 10 days the boys will be under canvas they will receive practical training in many sub- jects similar to those taught mem- bers of the Active Army. The camp last year, the first one heid in this district for some time, was an outstanding success and there is every indication that a large percentage of those belonging to the RoyalCanadian Army Cadets will be in attendance this year." Captain Holmes stated that the boys will be under canvas June 27 to July 7, inclusive, at Welling- ton, on Lake Ontario. The training received by mem- bers of the R.C.A.C. include most of the interesting subjects studied by their older brothers, such as fielderaft, map - reading, drill, weapons, woodcraft, scout and reconnaissance patrols, and hear. ing, seeing and moving by night This training is emphasized dur- ing the camp. Goodyear's Arth Will Be At Rotar Arthur C. Horrocks, of Akron, O., board chairman of the Nation- al Association of Foremen, form- er head of the Goodyear Industrial University and one of America's foremost personnel experts, is to be the guest speaker at tonight's (April 29th)) dinner meeting of the Rotary Club at the Balmoral Hotel in Bowmanville. Members of the Lions Club and the Board of Education will be guests. Mr. Horrocks, now special counselor to the public relations department of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, will speak on a subject of great interest. A roving, adventurous spirit led him to take on the life of a cowboy on the plains of Utah, at the age of 17, having spent a com- paratively peaceful boyhood in Cleveland, Ohio. After teaching himself the value of discipline while riding the Western prairies, he moved on to Baldwin Univers- ity, and won the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest. At this period in his young life he gave birth to a deep interest in his fellowmen, coupled with a passionate desire to know them better, and he guided his foot- steps into the path of industry. Once having decided his course of action, it was inevitable that he should start at the top, and he did -joining 'the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as a production foreman. His toe-hold establish- ed, he rose rapidly through the ranks, as production control man, 1kroduction engineer, then per- ygonnel manager of the Flying Squadron, sales and sales school. At this time the Goodyear In- dustrial University was started, and for this all-important work they selected Arthur Horrocks as being the one man most capable of doing the job. During the per- iod of his services with the Uni- versity the magnificent total of 43,000 young men was trained. That he had done his job well in their training was evidenced by the fact that once his former pupils scattered to the four corn- ers of the country to begin their careers, requests from industry at large began to pour in to Good- year for conferences and counsel with Mr. Horrocks. The Nation- al Association of Foremen laid first claim to his services as ad- ir Horrocks ry Club Tonight viser, director, president, and now chairman of the board. To service industry and be en- abled to comply wit even a por- tien of requested speaking en- gagements, Mr. Horrocks found that ho would bave te relinquisb his duties as head of Goodyear In- dustrial University. He did not wish, however. to sever his con- nection with the Goodyear firm, A. C. Horrocks and therefore became allied with the Public Relations Department. That he has been a very defin- ite boon to industry is amply proven by the fact that during the year 1941 he travelled 56,000 miles in the United States and Canada to fill speaking engage- ments. This fact would alone prove amazing, but is doubly so when heightened by knowledge of the scope of his talks-many civic clubs, the National Safety Congress, the Canadian Safety Conogess, the annual convention of the National Association of Foremen, "leadoff" dinners for bond sales campaigns, community chest drives, universities and col- leges, and many others. As Goodyear's ambassador, Arthur C. Horrocks has most cer- tainly the experience, the knowl- edge and the foresight to present to his audience messages of in- spiration ana good will that are long remembered. TAKES OVER BUSINESS lature in 1902 and again in 1905. He was first elected in 1908 and re-elected in 1911. During his tenure in the provincial House he sponsored the Ontario telephone bill which sécured for rural and independent lines connection with the Bell system. He resigned his seat in 1913 following a serious illness and was appointed reg- istrar of deeds for Peel County, which he held until 1917. Elected to the House of Com- mons in 1917, he was re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1926 and 1930. He did not contest the 1935 general el- ection. He campaigned consist- ently for high tariffs and selective immigration. In 1926 he was ap- pointed chief Conservative whip at Ottawa. He was elected mayor of Brampton in 1907. An ardent lacrosse player, he was a member of Brampton Excelsiors for 10 years. He attended Christ Angli- can Church. Mr. Charters marked his dia- mond jubilee as printer and pub- lisher in 1936. He would have celebrated his 80th birthday on May 18. In 1887 he married Jane Ellen Pierson, who survives. Surviving also are three sons, Clarence V., Managing-Director of the C.W. N.A., and Reginald M., both of Brampton, and Rev. H. P. Chart- ers, rector of St. Cyprians Angli- can Church, Toronto, and two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Delaney and Mrs. H. H. McFarland, both of Brampton. Funeral services were held Sat- urday at 2.30 p.m., from Christ Church. with interment in Bramp- ton Cemetery. The Soldiers' Wives meeting was held at Ruth Wood's, with 11 in attendance. Flowers were sent to Nell Wilson and Olive Rogers. It was decided to have a Tele- phone Euchre. Two contests were enjoyed and a dainty lunch was served by the hostess and her group. Samuel Charters lisher of the Conservator, one of the better known weekly news- papers in Canada. Born in Chinguacousy Town- ship, of Irish descent, he was the son of Francis and Anne O. Charters. He served his ap- prenticeship as a printer on the Brampton Conservator and later spent three and a half years on the Woodstock Sentinel-Review. When he returned to Brampton he bought the Conservator. Mr. Charters was unsuccessful candidate for the Ontario legis- Harmon E. Rice Rotarians of District 168 have bonoured Harmon E. Rice, of Huntsville, with the district gov- ernorship. One of Huntsville's most prominent citizens, Rotarian Rice has been mayor of the town for the past seven years and is a past president of the C.W.N.A. He is editor of the Huntsville For- ester. additional bonds on tre nstamen pian. Durhamites Make Contributions At Oshawa Blood Donor Clinic April 14-Hattie A. Mason, Al- thea E. Laking, Rena M. Brown, Mrs. G. A. Walton, Newcastle; Mrs. Kate Newman, Mrs. W. P. Hall, Bowmanville, (1st dona- tion); Thelma Schlievert, Bow- manville, (2nd donation); Mrs. Mabel McAllister, Courtice, (5th donation); at D.I.L., Ajax, And- rew Crombie, Bowmanville, (2nd donation). April 16 - Walter A. Shortt, Bowmanville, (lst donation); W. R. Webber, Bowmanville (3rd donation); Fred Lockett, Brook- lin, (4th donation); Paul G. Pur- ves, Columbus, (5th donation). April 19-Rev. D. M. Stinson, A. L. Bailey, Osmond Wright, Blackstock, (lst donation); Baden Powell, J. T. Brown, Thomas Woodlock, Fred Couch, Jr., Alex Young, Lawrence Gaines, A. W. Glenney, H. S. Britton, Wm. T. Lake, Lewis Clarke, Chas. T. All- dred, John C. Holmes, Ross Dick- inson, Douglas Langman, Robert Hendry, W. J. Rowland, Alex Hendry, John F. Rickard, George Walton, A. O. Parker, Thos. Wil- son, D a v i d McReelis, Albert Pearce, Noray Goheen, Donald W. Jose, Newcastle; Chas. Osborne, Arthur Hearl, Wm. Fraser, Leo Mutton, Bowmanville; Ralph M. Larmer, Dalton Dorrell, Nestle- ton; Kenneth Carson, Brooklin, (all 1st donation); Walter R. Woolley, Gordon Elliott, L. A. Parker, Morley Flintoff, Walter Rundle, Melville Dale, W. Len Elliott, Bowmanville; A. E. Mel- low, Newcastle; Norman Broome, Hampton; (all 2nd donation); Al- fred Robinson, Elmer Henning, R. S. Alder, Harry E. Bartlett, Charles Hone, J. Denis Pickard, Charles H. Greenham, Ernest G. Twist, Norman Wilcox, Farewell Blackburn, Brenton Darch, Leslie Welsh, O. P. Hertzberg, Bowman- ville; Rev. Arthur Gardner, Ty- rone; Lloyd Broome, Hampton; (3rd donation); John Brough, Bowmanville, (4th donation); John Dryden, Columbus, (5th donation). April 21-Mrs. Freeman Reyn- ard, Mrs. R. Jarvie, Bawmanville; Mrs. Earl Walton, Naomi Hor- rocks, Mrs. Alecia Spencer, Mrs. T. W. Enright, Mrs. Grace Toms, Vrs. Noray Goheen, Mrs. Jean Holmes, Newcastle; Mrs. Arthur Bailey, Vera Forder, Janet K. Watson, Marjorie E. Simonds, Mrs. Clara Marlow, Blackstock; Mrs. Earl Dorrell, Nestleton; Mrs. A. L. Blanchard, Hampton; (all 1st donation); Marion Hamm, Bowmanville; Mrs. Grace Chant, Hampton; Mrs. Paul Wilson, Brookhin, (all 2nd donation); at D.I.L., Ajax, Olive Hodson, Brooklin, (lst donation). April 23 - Donald S. Lewis, Enniskillen, (lst donation); How- ard Bickle, Bowmanville; Charles P. Smith, Hampton, (2nd dona- tion); Clyde Saunders, Bowman- ville, (4th donation). A p r i l 26 - George Rahme, Burketon; Percy H a w k s 1ey, Brooklin, (lst donation); Donald R. Davey, Tyrone, (2nd donation); H. Armstrong, Maple Grove, H. Cowle, L. D. Goddard, Bowman- ville; Orval Jackson, Brooklin; (3rd donation); Herbert Moor- craft, Lance Plain, Earl Stephen- son, Bowmanville; Thomas Bell, C. Richardson, Brooklin; Stanley E. Webber, Thos. Nicholson, Col- umbus. Hon. Louis St. Lauent To Speak At Men's CanadianClub May 3 The Men's Canadian Club of Bowmanvilie will be honoured Monday evening by the presence of the Hon. Louis St. Laurent, Min- ister of Justice ror Canada, who is making a special trip froin Montreal for the occasion. Fol- lowing the dinner, he will speak to the gathering. The Hon. St. Laurent comes to Bowmanville on the invitation of W. F. Rickard, Newcastle, M.P. for Durham, who has shown a keen interest in the activities and welfare of the Men's Canadian Club. Born at Compton, P.Q., Feb. 1. 1882, Mr. St. Laurent is a son of J. B. Moise St. Laurent, a French- Canadian, and Mary Broderick, an Irish-Canadian. He was edu- cated at St. Charles College, Sher- brooke, P.Q., and Laval Univers- ity, Quebec, P.Q. He is a Liberal and a Roman Catholic. "The Prime Minister told me that it would be helpful if I joined the Government. I told him I could not shirk my duty that those in authority saw for me. I sin- cerely felt that I was taking an oath identical in effect with that being taken by hundreds of thous- ands of Canadians in war service. I can only hope to bring the same fidelity to the discharge of my obligations as they do. It is a war job." It is in those words that, the day after he was sworn in as Minister of Justice, the Hon. St. Laurent explained to newspapermen his decision to give up his lucrative practice, at a time of life when most men start looking forward to retiring from active business, abandoning an outstanding career as lawyer to enter the hazards of an electoral contest to face polit- ical problems inevitably made more acute and numerous by the state of war and conduct a De- partment that must, among other duties, advise the Government and federal administration on the legal side of their measures and ensure the internal security of the country. Mr. St. Laurent is unassuming and he fully measured the ex- tent of the sacrifices he would have to make when he accepted Mr. King's offer. In the face of his duty, he did not hesitate, and if he is now Minîster of Justice it is not for his own gratification but because he was told that he could be useful and those in authority saw for him a war job to do. He appeared on the political scene at a particularly difficult moment. Japan had just entered the war, the plebiscite and the Mobilization Act were becoming a subject of controversy among the public, communists were try- ing to attract attention; neverthe- less, the new Minister impressed all by his moderation, his poise, his firmness, his practical mind, his frankness, and his knowledge of law and business. As Professor of Law at Laval University, as Batonnier General of the Bar of his own province from 1929 to 1930, and as Presi- dent of the Canadian Bar from 1930-1932, he enjoyed a desirable reputation throughout the Do- minion. He was also an authority on Civil and Constitutional Law, and his social spirit was well- known. He has two sons, one of whom, Lt. Renault St. Laurent, is Of- ficer Commanding H. M. C. S. Montcalm, R.C.N.V.R., and three daughters, one of whom, Captain Madeline St. Laurent, is with the C.W.A.C., and is in service over- seas. 12.8% 6.2% 8.1% 5.8% 1.6% 14.3% 8.6% 1 , :11,44