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PAGE TWO '1 ANIT7 AWIATUlMM7TT!.P1'AY W, mv y 'MASI I /iiZ ÂU1 TAR~I THRMSDAY, MEB. 19th, »q De 0aimbtanntteui £tablishsd 1854 with whch is incorporct.d The Bowmanville News, The Nfewcastle Independent and The Orono News 93 Years' Continuous Service fa the Town a1 Bowmanville and Durhamn County Authorized ait Second Close Mail. Post Office Department. Ottawa AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Audit Bureau ci Circulations Canadian Weekly Noepap.rs Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.50 a Yoar, strictiy in advarice $3.00 a year i the United States pubished by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Bowmanville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, Editor The Red Cross Society At the Crossroads How quickly people forget great services rendered by self-sacrificing people was fully demonstrated at the recent annual meeting af the Bawmanville Branch af the Canadian Red Cross. After due annauncement af the meeting in the press only eight members came out and flot a single ather citizen af the tawn. It f elI ta the foithfui iew ta consider the future ai this patriotic organizatian. They feit that another attempt shauld be made ta enlist public enthus- iasm hence the meeting was adjourned until Friday night, February 20 (tomorrow) in the Council Chamber, Town Hall. at 8 o'clock. It should flot be necessary ta emphasize that in war and peace the Red Cross bas served bu- manity with enduring fideiity unmatched by any other orgonization. The testimany ai every member ai the armed services wlll support this view. The peacetime bospital service, the bealth programme in achools, the making of relief supplies is another positive phase aoflRed Cross work. Al Ibis will be generally admitted and yet the point bas been reached ai serlously cousidering the abandonment ai the local brauch for lock ai public support. Who can say whan another war may break out? Are we ta permit the dissolution of such a qreat agcncy in these uncertain times? There la somathing shameful in the thought let alone the public complaceucy shown in the attendance at the recent annual meeting. Too many con- sider a cash contribution tg bo the extent ai their responsibilities in matters of this kind. Tbey leava ta the iew the work ta be done and wake up only whan an emergency such as war or pes- tilence strikes the nation. Well. we have an emergency right at hand. It is ta continue or abandon the local Red Cross. Your presence la expected at the meeting tomorraw nigbt. The Stage Ail Set For Record Grain Crop It won't be the fault ai Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister ai Agriculture for Ontario, if the record grain crop plauned for Ontario doesn't corme off this yeor. He bas called for an increased acreage ta produce at least 50 million bushels ai feed grains over normal years ta assure adequate supplies ta support the livestock in- dustry. To achiave this objective, every con- ceivable step bas bean taken ta help farmers halp themselvas. Oniy two tbings con defeat the schema. namely, adverse crop conditions and failure ai farmers ta take advantage af the plans mode. A general seed groin survay has been taken and the information bas been broadcast as ta whara ta sacura supplies. A waruing has been issuad ta secure fertilizers and ta break up untisad land. Finally, the farm-labor cammittee bas complated arrangements ta securo an ad- ded field force ta help along the entire pro- gramme. Special application iorms cari be had at every employment office and irom the agri- cultural represantativas. The Stotasman has given space ta this pro- gramme f rom time ta time ever since the ieed grain crisis devaloped lu Ontario last year. Stress bas beau laid an early action ta socure the focilities advanced by the Ontario Department af Agriculture, lu a recant release the Minister again warns ai the nead for immediate action ta secura seed. fertilizer and farmn help. Up ta the minute advice in ahl these con be had from the local agricultural representative. The stage is ail set for a record grain crop lu 1948. Russo-German Pacts Should Be Widely Published The atteution ai readers who seek truly ta be wall iuformed and ta lend their woight in supporting every means ai combatting the men- ace ai commuuism, must have been drawn ta the reality. We have taken the lying propaganda ai the flussion rulers with far toc, much com- placency and they have made much headway among the unthinking. If we have the truth atT bahd then let the people read it and hear It. The Russian dîctatorship in just as stronq tc day in its determination ta eradicate freedam ci when the pacts were signed with Hitler. Thei propaganda is open and viciaus and relentiosi It continues day by day with the off ect thc people doubt the leadership lu froe democracis It i. time that press agendaes braadcast ta everl free paper the terms alleged ta b. released This paper is waiting for it lu order ta place thq facts befare aur readers and thus ta strengther public opinion. What are aur leaders waitinc for? The American Battie For Abundance If you hoocan ta gel a copv ai the recently issued book, "American Battle for Abundance.' don't let go ai it or be sure you gel it back If you lend il, for it tells the stary ai man's pro- grass on the industrial front from the gatos af Eden ta the latest chromium conception ai the modern entrepreneur. But assantially it is the story ai mass production told by the acknow- ledged leader ai industrial productivity, Charles F. Kettaring, research consultant for the Genero' Matons Corporation. Our copy was gratefully necoived from Tom R. Elliott, Public Relations Counsel, Ganeral Motors, Oshawa. The story is told in 100 pages illustratad with colored cuts that impress the story upan the reader. It is interosting ta see the chopter davoted ta Gutenberg wha dis- covored movable type. From it davelopad the press that spread knowiedga ta the masses and awokeued thein imaginations. This uncoverad a succession ai 'geniuses who invonted, rafined and passed an ta othens the task ai periecting meaousai producing a grow- ing obundance of naw thiugs for the wold's peopias. Then came tha more exact science and research which permitted new genenations ta add ta the schame ai mass production developed lu America. And the process goas an and on. The book concludas with the story ai mass production applied ta Ganerai Motors producta with a back page box-score showing how the systein 6f free auterprise in Amarican bonds has outstripped al athar nations combinad lu pro- ducing mare for human waliareanad eujoymont within the post century thon lu ail the ages knowu ta mau. This book shculd be in every school and ibrary ai the world and particulanly lu the hands ai the masses domiuated by coin- mnunist averlords. The Federation of Agriculture Andi the Press (The Farmer's Advocate) Iri spite ai sometimes quastionabla ethics the Canadian Faderation ai Agriculture bas receîved and continuas ta recaive a satisfactory Press. This la respousible no doubt, iu no sinail mea- sure, for the sfrady growth ai the arganization and for the piiblic goodwill that it enjays. lu its happy relations with the press ai Canada The Federation ai Agriculture possessea a more valuabla assat thon anything shawn in its finon- doal statamant. But press support canuat and should not be takan for grantad. Evideuce ai diarogard on the part ai officers or diractors might easily alienate the affections. ai tha press and lead ta coolness or worse. A bint ai Ibis was cantainad iu the 32nd es- olution on the order paper at the Brockville Con- vention whera, lu connaction with the British egg contract, tha delagatas were asked ta: "Roquest action by the CBC Farm Boad- cast Departmant ta masure that radio releases coucamning the contracts be given lu greater dletail and lu clear, concise tarmsanad that the Poultry Division ai the Dominion Department ai Agriculture ha asked ta giva mare informa- lion in the Egg and Poultry Baview." This rasolution may hae ether a compliment ta the press ai Canada or an admission that af- ficars and membars ai the Federation no langer dapenà on the press for news and information. It moy impiy that the presbas already given information regarding the British agg coutract "lu clear, concise tarms" and other agencies are naw asked ta do the sama. If that maaning can ba attrihuted ta the linos, thon tho words are words ai praise. On the other baud, if tha off icara and members af the Fadaration ara dapanding entirely upon radia and the Egg and Paultry Reviaw-a leaflet pub- lisbed and distributed free by Sthe Departinent ai Agriculture-the future of the Federation ai Agriculture is nat too bright. Can We "Organize" Unity? 'We are indead et o critical moment in the organization ai the past-wor world," said Mr. Bovin in announding Great Britoin's foreigu pal- icy. What makes' the moment sa criticol, how- evor, Is that world statesmen still think thot or- ganizatiou can achieve what is needed lu the post-war world. Unity i. what we desperately need acrosa the world. But unity in the essential ai argonization, not the nesuit oaiti. Family unity "organized" through marriago vawa, industriol unity "orgauized" thraugh in- corporation papers or labar contracts, palitical unity 'organized" through canfedenation and coalition, and international unity "organized" thraugh beagues, charters, treaties and ogree- monts, produce no uuity so long as unity of heart is lacking. And unity ai heart ianat a motter ai organizotian at al], but ai a common ioyalty aud affection. Iran iilings attract each other and cabere, flot when men try ta arganize themin l a pro- arnongod pattern, but when they are drawn by the sanie magnet. Men attract each othen and unite, flot when they sigu a union card or con- tract, but whon lu common lave for thein country for thein world, and for their God, they find thora- selves eniisted lu a cammon cause, energized and inspired by the saine great Power. To find for ones self and ta spread thi.. uniting loyalty ta others is- the art ai post.wan statesmonship. And it gives the ondiuary mon as wel os the diplomat the chance ta became a new-world stotesman. I believe iu laughing, in aIl ideals and dis tant hopes that lure us on. I believe thot every haur ai every day we recaive a juat reward for ail we do.-Edwin Osgood Graver. PL% vvekiy meeting Trinity Young People's Union met Mondav eveuing with presi-i dent Frayn Johns, conducting the business session. Net proceeds fram the plaý. "Fresh as a Daisy" presented in January was $50. An invitation lias beau receivad ta give the play in Orono. Helen Cox, couvener af the Christian citizenship graup, con- ducted the service of worship, with Rex'. J. E. Griffith assisting. An interesting tapie au 'Educa- tion" was read by the couvener, This was follawed by discussion groups which later presented ma- ny iuterestiug and informative suggestions pertaiuing ta educa- tion. A name contest provided much humor. Meeting closed with "Taps." Recreaion Calenda Thuraday, February 19 7 p.m.-Jr. Basketball, Cobourg vs. Bowmanville. 8:15 p.m.-Intermediate Basket- bail, Cobourg vs. Bowmanvilla Friday, February 20 4:15 p.m.-Pee Wee Hockey, Mo- hawkes vs. Killers. 5 pm.-Pea Wee Hockey, Wiid- cats vs. Bluebombers. Saturday, February 21 4 p.m.-Bantam Hockey Playoff, Peterboro vs. Bowmanvilie. At Orono. Monday, February 23 4 :15 p.m.-Pee Wee Hockey Play- off, Winners of Friday's games. 1 TuesdaY, February 24 7 p.m.-Leathcrcraft Class, Lions Commnunlty Centre. Wednesday, February 25 7 p.m.-Volleybaii, High Schooi. 7 p.m.-Girls' Basketball,' Bow- manvilie at Port Hope. 8:15 p.m.-Intermediate Basket- baîl, Bawmanville at Port Hope. 0- Who Owns Canada? la We Ail Own Canada (Article 8) t This article concludes a chap- e. ter in the book, "We Ail Own Can- -y ada" by Alice Willard Turner, M. LA., Ph.D. Article 7 dealt with comments an Russia which the author linked wlth New Zçaland afor purposes of comparison. Fol- ;j lowing the comment on New Zea.. land herewith, a new chapter will open on Iflvestmeflts. New Zealand Distribution of incomes in New Zealand appears ta be similar ta that in Canada. Officiai incarne tax data applying mainly ta in- cornes received in the fiscal year y March 31, 1939-40, show 208,456 * individual taxpayers; i.e., roughly one person in every eight of its total population of approximately 1,640,000 was a taxpayer. Indivi- f duals with total assessable in- S cornes of £2,000 or more numbered e 1,672, while 168,573 individuals, or over 80 per cent of ail taxpayers, had total assessable incomes below £500. (At current exchange, the New Zealand pound is equivalent c to about $3.57 Canadian funds). c New Zealand has been under a c *Labour Party regime for the past eight years. With respect ta the *resultant political situation, S. G. Holland, M.P., leader of the New Zealand National Party, states in a recent pamphlet.r Leader Quoted 'First of aIl, we want to restore to the people their birthright of t freedom - freedom ta live their c own lives in their own way, with- out objectionable government in- terference. Today the peoples very lives-what occupations they 1 shall follow, what they may buy, where they may buy it from, how e much they may have of this or that-are subject to dictation by the State. Restrictions here,' fil]- ing in forms there, regulations in F every direction, have brought us t to the stage when people scarcely a know whether they are 'on their heads or their heels,' and they live in daily fear of breaking some law or other that they know noth- ing about." 1i *Jt is recognized that in war- CI time a certain amount of regimen- t tation is unavoidable, but today we have a combination of social- p ismi plus, wartime regirnentation. t While it is agreed that a certain h amou nt of regimentatian is mnes- jc capable in wartime, it is also be- yond dispute that the war is be- ing used as an excuse for imposing State socialism, which will only be removed after the war provided Cr there is a change of government." th Socialist Finance u Supporting this vie*, the pam- phlet includes statistics showing that taxa ton, apart altogether th from war faxes, increased by 130 si per cent per head of the popula- Il tion betwecn 1934-35 (last year before Labour camne ta power)- and 1941-42. In the same per- iod, the public debt, excluding war borrowing, rose by more than 20 per cent. Furthermora, in 1938- 39, the last pra-war year, over £7,-, w500,000 wvas spent ralieving un-k, employment, so that measuras ta eliminate unemployment could scarcely have been successful. Another article records that~ New Zealand's par capita debt in mid-1942 was the highest of any country in the world and con- cludes with the following para- graph: "~The supreme test for the New Zealand system will corne after the artificial economic stimulus of the war lias lapsed, and will cansist i determining whether existing and planned social sacurity measures. can be continued without plung- 1 ing the country into bankruptcy. The danger of the immediate fu- ture is that the State may assume obligations to its citizens which the economie resources of the country cannat any longer sup- pot"(T Be Continued) Trlnity Young People Dlscuss Education HYDRO _TIME FOR- DECISION NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 19 The whole point in this series of-articles bas been ta direct public attention ta the main considerations ta be weighed at the appraachinq Dominion election. It han been rnaintained that-the teut of public confidence in the sole choice between the present Liberal administration and the Progressive Conservative Party, the officiai apposition, led by Hon. John Bracken EVIDENCE SUBMITTED Previous articles h ave exarhined the course of the gov- etnment by quoting extensively from Hansard, the officiai record of the Hause, and by quoting the opinions aofniany leading Lib- erals who have been severely critical af the policies pursued by their leader, Prime Minister Mackenzie King. But Mr. King has annaunced his retirement and leadership of the party wili pass ta sameone else at an approaching party convention. QUESTION 0F LEADERSHIP Hence the question of leadership, ability and experience, will be of paramount cancern ta the electorate when the time camnes ta go ta the polse. Therefore. the current articles in this series have centred about the career af John Bracken. Ten years as Prof essor ai Field Husbandry In the University of Saskatchewan accupied his aggressive leadership ta increase agricultural pro- ductivity during the first World 'War. His work became wideiy known. FARMERS' DELEGATION Then followed two years as President af Manitaba's Ag- ricultural College, a position gained without solicitation, through sheer abilîty and leadership in western agriculture. Next came the election of the Farmer's Party ta power in Manitoba without an acknowledged leader. They sent a delegatian ta urge John Bracken ta lead them and thus ta become the Premier of Manitoba. PREMIER 0F MANITOBA Bracken declined on the plea that ha bad no political experience and held thot his most eff ective sphere was ta con- tinue ta serve agriculture in the Manitoba Agrîcultural College. Another delegation was sent and again the affler was declined. Finally, promnised a free hand in shaping palicy, he consented and took office as Premier ai Manitoba on August 8, 1922. Sa once cigain his leadership was recognized. TWENTY-ONE YEARS' WORK With an administrative background of 12 years ln direct- ng scientific agriculture, Bracken set about his new task with characteristic thoroughness. He took off his coat, literally, sougbt he best advice abtainable, worked 16 hour days ta obtain com- pite mastership ai the problems ai the province, and mode good the predictions ai bis supporters. Indead he made sa good that lie was neyer deieatad and remoined Premier af Manitaba until anuary 14, 1943. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP Me resigned an that date due ta the fact that once again xdelogation sought hlm aut ta take the national leadership ai lie Progressive Conservative Party. Me declîned this job toa, until the convention accepted bis insistance on the designation. Prgressive" as party policy. And he said: "Had it flot been for hfe iarm piank in the platfarm, I would flot be here today." Thus, fince 1910, a period af 32 years straight, Leadership had been iterally thrust upan John Bracken Free Service MAPLE GROVE 'I Mrs. H. C. Huribert, Toronto, Mrs. . . Grave, Wingham, with thi qprnts , Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Winters, Oshawa, spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Spencer. Mrs. Sarah Clarke, Bowman- ville,\spent Tuesday with Mrs. A. F. Spencer. Mrs. J. D. Stevens has returned home after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charlie White, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beckett, En- niskillen, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bradley, Maple Grave, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Milîs, Enniskillen, were Thursday evening visitors iwith Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Milîs. Mrs. Cecil Milis, Mrs. Edgar Bush, Coîborne, visited Mrs. Don Carr, Enniskillen. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar' Bush reý turned ta their home at Coîbornel Saturday, accompanied by theiri niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Milis snd family. Jack Morton and Frank Sym- ons, Broken Front, lef t Tuesday by car on a trip through the Uni- ted States to Miami, Elorida. Don t forget the play "The Farmeretta" put on by Solina W. I. in the basement of Maple Grove Church Friday night. Sympathy Js extended ta Mr. and Mrs. A. J .Campbell in the' passing of Mr. Campbell's father at Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Camp- bell attanded the funeral. 1 Sympathy is extanded ta Mr.1 and Mrs. Miller in the loss of their five mo. ths' old son. Our id er residents were sorry to hear on Sunday that Mr. Geo. Gilbert passed away on Saturday evening. He was a former resi- dent of this cammunity. Mr .and Mrs. Fred Jennings and family, Acton, Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Milîs, Enniskillen, vîsited at Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Milîs'. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bush,' Col- 43OKtg St. VIL 43 Klngr St. W'. Phone 463 Dead or Crippled Horses or Catile removed ai once wiihoui charge Wa vay your phone cali. MARGWILL FUR FARM R.R. 1, TYRONE PHONE BOWMANVILLE 2679 M Lt Phone Bawmanvllle 2679 USERS Heavy cuis have la be made in power delivered from Que- bec because of lack of rain la st fali and subsequent failure of sf orage. -'There is no alternative for your local Hydro but Io cul off power completely for definite periods unless you save ai leasi 10 per cent of your power consumption. We can only give you flwo days Wednesday 0F TRIS WEEK Thursday as a trial, by volunfary means. 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