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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN TW~WMATqVTT.T.W OM1'A1~TCI 'rWTR~flAV MARCH 8th. 1945 gi,, axn~L un - W-11m Establshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER WItIi whlch is Incorpora ted The Bowmanvjfe News, The Newcastle ludependent, sa The Orono New.. 9i Year's Continuous Service To The Town of BowmanvMfl and Durham Count7. Member Audit Bureau et Cirenlations C n Weekly Newspapes Association~ SUBSCRIPTIO?4RATES 020 a Year, sfrictly in advance. 02.50 a Tear llufthe United State. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THE STATESMAN RONOR ROLL - On Active Service - Major W. G. James <Wonnded In Action, Bsck at thc Front) Capt. John M. James W.O. Donald Cameron CSM. George Graham CpL A. Living (KiIied in Action In Italy> A Board of Trade Necessary For Post War Planning Two weeks ago in a short editorial note we suggested that in the absence of a local Board of Trade, a committee of Bowmanville Boosters ought to be formed to take some action in regard to securing, for the town the projected Cold Storage Plant. The only response to this is a letter to the editor from Russell T. Kellex-, President of the Advertis- ing Agency whicli bears his ilame, of Hamil- ton, w-ho apparentlv is a close and constant read of The Statesman. By the way, Mr. Kelley 'vas recently awarded the wvell-de- serv~ed -Civîc Award" in recognition of eut- standing civic service ini lis city. He writes: "Small towns have an important part to play in the future of Canada, but each town must î have a strong organzation of its business- men to play its full part - manufacturers, retailers, professional men, 3-es, ail citizens."ý He continues: "Bowmanville is one of the best towns in Canada and it is located in an exexeptionally prosperous agricultural dis- trict. Now is the time to prepare for post war ativities" Here then is a Bowmanvile Booster with no business or financiai con- nection in the tewn w-ho puts the matter on a plane that has flot formerly occupied the *tlioughts of local businessmen; that an or- ganization of this kind, primarilv concern- ed with community affairs, is none the less highix- important in the future of Canada. What is the concern of a single unit is the eoncern of the whole. Repeatedly The Statesman has urg-ed the revival of a Board of Trade and stated the reasons for it but the urge to action has re- mained quiescent. Other towns in the dis- trict have snch active organizations and are supported with funds voted by municipal councils. It wouid almost appear that the lead in any revival must corne from an ai- ready overburdened Town Council- In re- cent session the Mayor brought up the mat- ter of a request from a manufacturer want- ing a business site and suggested that steps be taken to see if the new Cold Storage Plant eould be iocated here. These are properiy matters for a Board of Trade. Again in the matter of rehabiiitatioîi. full effectiveness ,cannot be achieved without an active organ- ization in the nature of a Board or Chamber of Commerce. So agaîn - cannot we come up to date and really organize? Professor Sissons Savs Weekly Press Is Declining We once heard Dr. Maclntosh'noted Can- adian economist and advisor of Canada's Treasury officials, refer to those who have spent mucli time in wartime Ottaw-a, as af- flicted with "Ottawa Blight." Werecaîl, too, Hon. Charles Dunning frequently using the old bromide -Thev can't see the woods for the trees" Alilof which connotes men- tal confusion among many, even reputed in- tellectuals. w-ho, remote from the common touch, become subject to a state of cerebro- sclerosis or a loss of perspective concernilg events of the da% and the trend of the times. Lateix- w-e have hecome conxineed that this state of unreality lias ex-en penetrated the halls of learning. We quete from the Rex-el- stoke, B.C. Review: Prof. C. B. Sissons, Victoria College, To- ronto I'niversity. for some years Principal of Reveistoke Hig-h School, xxrites te the editor of The Review: '*As compared xith Ontario weeklies it seens te be a well edited journal. The decline of the wteeklyN press, not rnerelv as a medium for discussion of public ques- tions, but as carriers of local news4s w-eill appears to me as one of the xnost deplorable of recent tendencies." '-%r. Sissons left Re'relstoke 37 years ago to take the post at Toronto w-hich. he lias held ever siîîce. We have always regarded Prof. Sissons as a man well inforrned and abreast of the times, par- ticuiarly in the realm of education. But ive cannot agrce that the xeekly press of today merits the two counts he presents which infer a "bligcht" anion- weekly edi- tors. On behaif of more than 500 members of the Canadian Weekly New spapers As- sociation and'a loy 'al and competent staff of country correspondents. w-e must chialleng-e the Professor's conclusions. Files, going back for 50 years or more will show that local news is still a stand-by feature of weeklies. And ini editorial discussioni of puiblic ques- tions of the day. local, Provincial and Na- tional, today's files are eloquent of a range of discussmion far beyond any attempted in the period, say 37 or more years ago. To be somewhat more speýcific w-e mav cite sight. The sçensors of these appeais are us- im mone3- te good advaniage and rendering a liationai serx-ice of great importance in these x-erx- critical times- This war is just "the morning after" an unthinking peace. If ve tgo on another pence binge our next headache will be e-en xverse. This lute lias been our backing of the Federa- tion of Agriculture and Farii Forums and the cons tant discussion of better farxning, The support for chîîî-ch and sehool particu. larlv of the local hospital. in short alniost ee-rs phase of coiiiiuniity betternient lias w-eek b-,-w-eek found constructive support in The Statesnian. In Provinciîal and Nationial affairs w-e find that questions of the day hav-e been kept faithfullv before our reading public. Heaith progr-iammies, conservation and rehiahilita- tien xith particular empliasis on a square deal for soldiers have been featured. Fin- alv. ini thie political field, we are inclinecj te believe that The Statesman lias been fore- niost in presenting te its public a study of Socialist doctrines w-hich may îlot hiave fond favor with Professor Sissons. A sin- cere attempt lias been made te expound ail the vital issues ef the times. The weeklv editor stands remote from the cloistered hals of learning and the confuised atmosphere of goxerfiment bureaus. The people of his eommunitx- meet him day by day. With these lie taiks and from them draws the common knowiedge and inspira. tien that mnake bis course in life one of plea- sure and service. That there bias been con- stant progress and xpift in weekiy journal. ism xve siîouid be happy te leave te the judgrnent of any eniigbtened committee, even a comrittee of Professors. For their source information the 3eeklies need oniy to submit their files, past and present. Eniihtened Move to Solve Distribujtion Problems One of the most signifîcant and potentialiy beneficial movements that hias entered the C.anadian commercial picture in many a day is the establishment of a new Graduate Fel- iewship for Food Research at the UIniv-er- sity- of Western Ontario. This Feilowship bias been made possible through the genero- sitv of J. William Horse3-. President. Do- miiion Stores Limited, and xiii bear his name as founder. lt is a bienniai g-raduate fellexvship open te graduates of the Business Administration Course at Western and those of any similiar commerce course ini Canada. t carnies an annuai award of $1,500 vear13 , supplernented by trax-elling expenses te carry out research. The feiloi-ship is cempetitix-e and applica- tions will be received at the U7niversitxy of Western Ontario, London, up uîîtil Junie 1, with awards made Juiv- 1. The ternis are that the xinner w-ill undertake graduate xvork, field xisits or research as specified. The second vear will be research in the ac- tuai field of food distribution. This latter phase is one that xiii at once capture public attention and approvai, for littie hias been done embracîng the problem of distribution w-hich affects everv consumer as xveii as pri- mary producers, retail-ers, whoiesaiers and like agencies. For years ini rural districts which supply dairy products, fruits, vegetabies and a w-boie range of primar3- prodnucts, there hias been constant discussion concerning xaste and overiapping in çosts of distribution. Farmers have held discussion groups and farm erganizations hav-e passed resolutions but se far as w-e are aware, there lias been ne suchi concrete approach te a solution as the fellowship now- financed by Mr. Horse3-. The matter lbas been approached iii the right way- and at a time in our national deveiop- nient xvhen its fruits wxill beeome widely ap- preciated. Ln the course of time we predict that the nîaine of Mr. Horsey wili appear in the pages of Canadian history as one who contributied irmeasurabiv te the economic life of this great country. Let Us Preserve the Canadian Way of Life The Brewing Lndustry of Ontario is sup- porting, the Caniadian Governîhent, the peo- pie as a whole and the cause of Canadians ini the armed serxices ini a striking, and ef- fectiv-e manner. Using space ini the press for iilustrated advertisements, their current, continuing appeai is directed at people on the honme front te preserx-e "The Canadianl Way of Life," and as a nîeans te this end a pnînîar3- consideration is te protect the Canadian dollar se that it xiii buy a real dollar 's worth of goods when the beys coe honie fremn fighting abroad. To achieve this xxiat we ainst do. ail of us, is te figbt infla- tion ail along- the unie. The press cai-nies these strikîng advertiscnîents for tiex- bit di- rectly ai a national perdl. Free-For-AiI Forecast in Coming Federal Election The Ottawva New-s Letter issued by the Na- tiomnl Liberal Federatioîî. Feb. 19, forecasis: 'Thene will be a mîultitude of three-w-av con- tests, niany feur-cernered batties and several ridings iii xvlich xiii be five on more can- didates. The national campaigu xiii be a free-for-all on a scale neyer before equalied." The release fails te state tlhe name of the leader rnostly responsibie for this state of affairs. Lt aise states, "There xiii be 8 par- ties in addition te a pnobably fair-sized greup of independents." The whoie showv is xiexved, rather giecfully. as a "battie" xith appanentiy ne regrets that Canada now bas a political aspect in the nîature of pre- war France. D. C. Abboti, M.P., Paniiamentary As- sistant te the Finanice 'Mimister, in a recent speech said: "Hcaveîi forbid xve should ever have in Canada a one-party- system such as tiex- have in Germany amîd I hope w-e shahl îîexer dexelop a man3-pariy system sncb as the3- had iin France 'and. other Eurepean couninies.- H1e anîd lus leader anxd his col- leagues have gene farîber than, amîx other agg-rcgaî ion in this couîinr in bniliiiing about thie ver3- thing he ne".- depleres. Tue onme-partv referemîce cf course is aimcd at the CCF whidi xvas boosted imte the saddle xiii biberal aid imi elecîiîîg Mr-. Nosexvorth3-. A fornier release cf the Liberal ]Pedera- lieu wariied: "Get ready for a general elec- tion." But Ibis xiii hax-e te he rexiscd somexx-laî since Mn. King's iatest broadcast. Time. tide amnd circumstamîccs xiii govern the lime cf thîe electiomu. The Loan, the \Van thie Sami Francisco Cenference. Familx- AI- loxxances, the Soldier Vote, ail are intervemi- ing comsiderations in the mid cf bbc maxi xvbo x'ill eall the tune. Some lime ini JuIx' is noxv the estimîate for the cariiest calliîng of ami electiomi- By then, Baby- Bonus checks will be in circulationu whiclî nay submerge- the reinforcement issue and indecd the Eu- repeamu struggie nîay-bce x n uaxîy ex'ent xve have the Liberal Parbtv assurane xe are in for a battie-r03-al on the hîustings. Racketeers Preving Upon Soldiers and Relatives Among, sexveral papers recemtiv caling at- tention te thie cixvilian racketeers pre3-img up- cmi returnimîg soidiers aîîd relatix-es cf those still overseas is The Kiiigstomî Whig-Stamîd- ard, w-hiichcarnies a timely- editonial. "Sol- dier Bexae!" Lt sets eut vanieus forrns of gyppimig through xvhieh these patnietie peo- ple cf Camnada are beimîg victiniized b3- un- geripmlous enooks safely at honme. neither fighlilinge n x.orking at bomiest toil. Open- atimig fromi a temporar3- address, usinL, the telephomie approacli. xith a quick sign-up and a moeîY grab. tliey shift from peint te poinît as publiceopimnioni gels xise to their game, xith thousands cf dollars as tlîein ill- g-otten gai. Among the forms of graft mentioned in the editoniai are bbe"imîsigîxia racket." the and ihe "eniarged picture" skiui game. Al ancexvorked tbrough a plausible, sxîîooth- salesnîan approacb and the swindie becomes apparent loîîg after the sliiker bias depant- cd. The dxvarf-grass slieme gives oppon- iunity for a louîplîead-start in the getava3-. Grass seed for la-n-ns is guaranteed to groxv oniy se high and remain perpetuaiiv green. It requires ne laxvn cutting. But xvhen tbc cheap amîd spurieus seed is piamîied it is fouud le be sboddy stunted xveeds.. This gives bbc sxindler plenti- cf time for a getava3-. Lt is kuoxvn that thousands cf dollars have been gathered in this eue rac- ket alone. Lt sheuld be remembered that in the jexvelry- and insig-nia scixemes the safest plan aixvays 15 10 deal at haime with reput- able businîess firms. In larger centres bbc Better Business Bureans are safegnards against these depredatioxis. Ln smalier cern- nînnities, haviîîg no Board cf Trade or Busi- iiess M en's Associationi a ivise plan xvould be le defer ciosing a deal until the local banker on tbc Chief cf Police can bie consuited. Lt is 1--elieved the Governrnent bas issued *ne w-aring iii this regard, se the press is giving reai serx-ice iin teiliiig cf tliese frauds. Advertising Executive Says Press 'Greatlv ImD)roved Fathî iinamnd praise for tIme press cf Can- ada xvas recentl3- exprcssed by- Janmes Fishier, Presidemît cf bbc James Fisher Adxerlisiîîg Companîy x'hieh celebrates ils 25tb Ainii- x-csar. As a max iimtimiatel., iîfornîed coi ltme subjeet xxe are pleascd te (luche seme cf bis obscrxvations xvhicbi refuie soe necemit criticisîns cf the xveekl3- press panticuiarliy. Mr. Fisher states ini part: "Omnecf the nmajor changes bas been the substantial rcducîien iii tbc number cf micxspapers, bolh daily anîd weekly-,ini Can- ada. Inx conmunities xvbere from txve te five or six papers xvene publisbed 25 years ago, there are but ene or two eperating nexv. The resuit lias been a markcd iniprox-ement ini the qualit3- cf the news service given xith ensequemît increased anîd intemîsified reader interesl anid Ibeir xvalue as adx'entisinxg me- dinms bias imcrcased trememidouslv. " Cmemniing on 'Mn. Fislîer's nenanks, Welliington Jeffens, Fiiancial Edilor cf 'rie Toronîto Globe anîd Mail said: "'Thé powver cf the pninted page bias imcreased as public respect for ils simicenit3-, frankmîess amîd ac- curac3- imcreased. Trntb iin adventisiîig is mie long-er a slogan but a weii cstablished pnincipfle cf the press." There is a measure cf satisfaction for xveekly editors in lhaving the xveeklv press nîentioned se favorabl3- in these expert op- inions wilîii tel cf the marked impreve- ment ini quaiit3- cf iiexs serxvice and ixîcreased readen interest. Lt sbonid be pointed out as xveil that x.eeklies boid reader interest x'.ith- ont featuning crime iiews, "funnies", cross- xwox'd puzzles anîd coiored supplements. i___Ontario, County Candidat that is, the baby born night here- Arrn iet'srnakc sure that she gets deetcane months before her - baby cames, during its coming, and duning the firsi crucial years of uts life. If we did that aur maternity ~ .~."death rate would mot longer be among the worst of the 11advanc- ed nations". No longer would more than one thausand Canadian mothers die cvery year for want of normai medicai attention. No langer wouid Canada's infant' Sdeath rate be (in one or two local- ities in Canada) the second warst in ail the big cities of ail the earth. Let's Hire the Best of Our artists ta paint pictures as me- meniais of thase who feul. Not - ~ drcary, dreamy stuf f about some other part of creation than that which ordinary Canadians knew and ioved. Let the artists paint the kind of stuf f which wouid have given mast inspiratian and joy ta those they commemorate- * ' if they were stili in earthly life. Ai Let's build scbois. Let's pay scbooi teachers as m u ch as - janitars - and janitars as much -as stock brokers' assistants. JI Let's change aur social system ta the extent necessary ta give every man and woman the same ~' chance in peace as there is in war ta get a steady job. Let's guar- antee opportunity for advance- ment at ieast as good as in the army or navy. Let's make this Canada once -~ ~- ~again what it was in the l9th cen- er% tury - a land wîth a frontier puhback the mental frontiers of who's got a cork-screw?" aur own times - which are no fahr.Let's smash farever, in tiladat ieast, the road barrier wihsays "stop" ta social ex- beet'- make this Canada, in be e M a le every naok and corner of aur more Phlpott cities and towns and farms, as fine and dlean and beautiful as nature made the countryside before the« -as ugly as rusting piles of aid white man ever heard of it. tin cans. One of the indirect bicssings of AN AESOP FABLE this war was that the Germans (The Rorse and Ris Rider) and their Asiatic irnitators so acutely threatened us again that A horse soldier took the utmost we had ta gather up and meit pains with bis charger. As long down these horrible products of as the war iasted, be looked upon Gemnculture. Let us hope and him as his fellow-helper in al pray that we are mot so stupid as emergencies and fed him carefully once again ta deface aur dlean with hay and corn. When thes Canadian landscape with sucb war was over, he only allowed 1 junk. him chaff ta eat and made him1 * * . carry heavy ioads of wood andj The Best Memoriais To The subjected him ta mucb slavisb gioriaus dead are things which drudgery and ill-treatment. make the world a better place for War, bowever, being again pro- the living. claimed, and the trumpet sum- If we must build thimgs of brick maning bini ta the standard, the and stone let's build swimming soldier put on his charger its miii- pools - whence the joyous shouts tary trappings, and mounted, be- of the youngsters will be heard a ing clad in his heavy coat of mail.0 quarter mile away. Let's build The horse feU down straigbtwayc skating rinks, where there are under the weigbt, no langer equaly none - or where nature is too ta the burden and said to his h sissy ta pravide free he-man ice master:s outdoors. "You must naw c'en go ta war e Let's build health centres in ail on feet, for yau have transformed i the neglected parts of Canada, me from a horse into an ass; and h Let's make sure that cvery Cana- how can you expect that I can f dian mother who is bringing inta again turm in a moment from anL Canada the best immigrants - ass to a horse?"a u_&ci- -- -Waveil.asEaDErSinforcImpf njae14,lae evn ofic te sime lae 1940, haesevin Y.PU. LADERRIA T RAN An th samer capacity w it he h SH LA RN Auchinicck and Montgomery. Young people framn the eastern He f o n g h b ail through the section of Oshawa Presbytery desent campaigns, rase ta bbc rank heid a Leadership Training school of Major, and finally was given aI Park St. United church, Orona, leave home on a scheme, the as- on March IsI. Presbytcry Presi- sumption of which, is ihat young dent Glen Hancock extended a and expenienced Canadians might welcorne 10 the Young people and contribute much ta Canadian po- the school conxmenced with the liticai life. showing of Oak Lake camp slides wiih suitable script read by Doris Thus we present Young Jim Dudley. MacBnîcn, who knows farming as Excellent study groups were a yauth, who knows labor for he conducted as follows: Christian bas mucked wibh bis bands, wbo Citizcnship by Rev. J. E. Griffith, knows Canada from coast to coast, Bowmanviîîe. This group under- who knows domestic and world 100k a study of the true meanimg politics for be bas met people of citizenship and then Christian across the globe among ail the cîtizenship. Conclusions rcached allies, wha has youth, strength, included the thought of responsi- bealth, inteligence and who bas bilities of ail citizens-responsi.. chosen wbat he belleves ta be the bility ta self, home, school, cburcb, best policies for Canada in the (iommunity and the wonld. post-war years, bbc policies of bis Mn. Merle Thompsom of Em- leader the Hon. John Brackcn. manuel College, Toronto, led the Brothers in Forces gou on Christian Fcllowsbip Of a family of three sons and wboich proved an excellent discus- thrce daughters, ail three boys ,ion on w0rshiP-a most impont- jined early in the present war. ant Portion of any Young People's Michael MacBricm becamne an program. aeriaî instructor in navigation, The thîrd discussion graup, "Ad- R.C.A.F., and was killed in 1941. mimistration," w as under the Wiliamis grupcapainin heguidance of Hugh Miller, Presby- WiCllFiand ad rucmmand ofthe tcry Past President, from Clare- C.amadiand Gr o mp n of theits mont. As indicatd by the word Tatia Airorceofin hBc tison"Administration" this graup was of ti a Europe.n he0nv si n f intense itercst talahipresidents of E u ope.a d secretanies in particular. It With a family military tradition,' deaut witb the. duties of the vani- James MacBrien, in a recent ad - ous officers. drcss in bis home tawn of Part Using the Snnday schooi's per- Pcrry, explaimed that he was mat manent worsbip centre of bbc il- using the "aid soidier" slogan but luminated painting "The Ligbt of sticking t0 the issues confronting the Wanld,'" an inspirational ser- the nation today and particuîarîy vice of worship was Prcsented by for tomarrow. His talks .with Mildred Smawdem and Lenore mcm 0f aIl ranks and bis job 0f Collacutt of Mapie Grave. reinforcement officer led ta deep Leadership training scbools study of the national manpowcr have become an amnual Presby- problem. His studies of the tcry undertakimg w i t h Edma policies of the palitical leaders of Green of Greenwoad as this year's the day canvinced bim of the convener. It was very gratifying soundness of those of John Brack- ta sec 50 mnany Young people in en and he came home on leave attendance seeking ta gain funther ta back them 10 bbc limit. kaldg oenable thcm ta carry on a great and far-reacbimg work With the views of mem averseas among ahi Young people of bbc in mimd be entered bbc by-elec- Christian Cburch. cc fa gr tir nl pr th pr Gi Ft tion in Grey North, speaking for the Bracken candidate and there absorbed the views of the people on the home front. The coin- cidence in these viewpints was emphasized in the election of the Bracken candidate. With is opinions , t huns strengthened, Jimmy MacBrien accepted nomin- ation in Ontario county. Speak- Here is the man chosen in open convention as the Progressive Conservative candidate for On- tario Cannty in the coming Fed- erai election. Standing over six feet tali, with the buniy sbaulders of a bard-rock man, tipping the scales at just over 200 pounds, with the friendly Irish smile that denates bis ancestry, Major "Jim" MacBrien at 34, a Port Perry Boy, has came back h o mn e an icave from years of desert warfare, tai enter the political pic- turc of bis native Canada in bis native County. The story of his short span of life is one that will match ail the romance of Horatia Alger. His great-grandmother, widow of James MacBrien, discoverer of gold in Australia, came from En- niskillcn, Ireland, with 5 yonng cbildrcn, and took up land in the Howden Settlement, north of Whitby. His grandfather, James MacBrien, wcnt north ta the Prince Albert-Port Perry district to marry a daughter of William Ross, Liberal M.P., and activcly farmn whiic at the samne tirne he superviscd local schools as district inspector. Immediate Famly His father, Sir James MacBnien, as a lad itching for adventurc, wcnt thraugh the South Afnican war, distinguished himseif in the iast world war, rase ta Major- General and Chief of Staff of the Canadian Army, was knighted and dicd in harness as Chief Commis- sioner, Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1938. Past 50 years of age hie became an aircraft pilot .and pioneered in Canada's avia- tion. The subject of this sketch, Major James Ross MacBnien, 4th, was no book-warm as a youth araund Part Pcrry, Lake Scugog. He wished ta sec the wonld, strict- ly an his own. At 15 he was in the bush in Northern Ontario, work- ing with bis bands on Hydra con- strUCtiom and industrial enter- Prises. Later hie warked in the wilds of Quebec an similar pro- jccts. Ncxt hie went underground int mines with pick and shavel. ec met and saw Labor's problerns at first band and deveiopcd his hard-rock shoulders. Hard Work and Study With money saved he decided on a University Engineering course and heiped bis, way for 2 years in that study. Not satisficd, lic returmed to advcnture and a study of Canada. Hc became chief of suppiy on an R.C.M.P. bhip dcstincd for the Arctic. Ncxt xce turned Up as arganizer of the first R.C.M.P. base at Great Bear Lake, the warid's greatesi radium area. With a picture of Canada in mis mimd embracing farm, mine, construction, industry, labor and government, lie decided an Law as a career affering opportunity for grcatcst service. Sa Jinx MacBnien helped work his way through Law Schoal, using dollars won by calioused hands in snmmer's bard work. Hie graduated, was admitted ta the Ontario Bar and began practice in1 'immins, Ont., specializing in mining law and labor relations, with wbicb, as a miner hie was em- Lrely familiar. War Service Then came bbe war. Hc at once wcmt ta England and enlistcd as a private in the Royal Fusiliers, Lhcm saw service in France as aî private and corporal in the Scotsr 7xnards before attaining a comn-c nission in the Rayai Enniskillcnt Fusiliers fram the aid MacBnien E rish home of Emmiskillen. Het 'as drafted to the Middle East, Major James MaeBrien ing in his native village he re- viewed the Bracken plicies. Faith in Canada Afier outlining bis great faith in Canada he said that in the com- img peace years it wouid be dis- closed that this is Canada's Cen- tury. "Go North" would be the slogan in openimg up the vast resources of this limitiess land with which he bad become per- sanally familiar as a laborer, a mineï and even as a pioncer. The hopes and aspirations of people ail across Canada in forest, mine, farm, factory cemtrcd about the clear-cut policies enunciabcd by John Bracken. Their balanccd terms were designed as a square deal for ail. Equity for agricul- ture embraced support for farm pnices, expanded exponts, lowcr trade barriers and these meant eqnality in living standards and wages. There would be a strength- ening of agnicultural organizatians with the rights of labor unions equally upheld by collective bar- gainimg agreements. The aima for a balanced economy can bc achieved under a systcm of ration- ai reform. Sure of Election Ontario caunty was anc in which the problems of agriculture, labor and industry came inta focus in close relationship but inw their diversity there was a unity which canld be achievcd under bbc Bracken policies so plainly set jorntb. Finaily there was the responsibility toward the mcn and wamen of bbe armed services. Within bhc aver-al picture tbey must have, first, last and always, the priorîties ta which tbey arc entitled and cantinuing concern for their snccessfnl treatment, ne- establishment and rehabilitation. Witb confidence in Canada's future, with personal contact in past years with farming, construc- tion and labar and frcsh from five years with the armcd services, a cross-section of opinion in On- tario county, as tcsted by tbis press reporter, is that Jimmy Mac- Brien is the comimg man in the coming election in bis native county. With Joe Banigan as a capable arganizer and the Ridimg association nnited behind a dy- namnic young man there is little dioubt even at tbis early date that the Bracken candidate and Brack- en policies will be upheld in On- taria caunty. r THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANIVILLE. ONTARIC) THURSDAY, MARCH 8th, 1945 "Think 1'11 have m'lunch, la.uA'S li~ By Capt Eha BETTER WAR MEMORIALS The War In Europe hs Not Yet over. Yet some public bodies are aiready considering war memori- ais. Cabinet ministers are giving advice as to the forrn they think war memorials ought to take. This is a good sign. After Worid War One almost every community in Canada feit called upon to pay monumental tribute ta the men and women who had lost their lives in the fight against German aggression. In ail the vast ex- panse of Canada there are not more than 15 or 20 of these me- marials that can be called inspir- ing. For every one that is even moderateiy beautîful there are two or more downright ugiy. Sorne are hideous. Here and there some local craftsmen raised a field stane cairn of classie simpiicity and beautiful lime. But of the major- ity the less said the better. Their erection was as sad a mistake as was the scattering from coast ta coast of those daptured German guns. These cluttered up the choicest parklets in aur big cities z 4