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A A = Es Anand ie nd 4 Jd 0 Moy Published by N/ . ] Notes and CANADA'S NEW PARLIAMENT All Canadians interested in the wel- fure of their country can well take a + justifiable pride in the present parli- . ment, the twentieth since Confedera- 'tion. There are many reasons why this is'so. Firstly, the arrival of that colourful if somewhat erratic new leader of the Conservatives, George Drew, has done "much to enliven the debates. There is no question of his ability to debate forcibly and well in the best traditions of the House. But, there is more to it than that. Diefan- baker and Fleming have grown jnto full parliamentary stature and their contributions to 'clash and , counter- clash is on 4 very high plane. Cold- well and McInnes in the ranks of the C.C.F. never fail to acquit themselves with dignity and force. Howéver, the real change seems to have come through the great increase of strength to be found "in the front benches of the Liberal ranks. The newcomers, Garson and Pearson, have served as a spur to bring out the real mettle of what is perhaps one of the finest cabinets ever to hold office in Canada. Last week, Hon. Lester B. Pearson made his maiden speech which some correspondents claim is_the best the House has: ever © heard. This is not so surprising for his gifts have won him international acclaim on the committees of the United Nations. It is to the credit of all members that his speech was ap- 'plauded on both sides of the House. If this exceptionally fine parliament goes to work on the really important questions which face the Canadian people . . . the Atlantic =~ Alliance, Social Services, Housing, Reform of the B.N.A. Act, and control of profits and monopolies through a revised Ex- cess Profits: Tax and closer super- vision of the Bank of Canada and through' it, the chartered banks . . h 0 a n 8 a u n b a e n Cc (Q (\) then we can expect real growth and progress in our country. --M.M.B. p SAMUEL FARMER ESTATE sent Comments A RAINY DAY For the past two years, the Fed- eral Government has been engaged in what has been called cyclical budget- 1g. Such financing, reduced to its simplest -form, means that, in good times we built up a surplus against bad times. However, 80 unpopular as this proved that it is quite cleat that cyclical budgeting will go. Not nly are the Conservatives set against it," but so are many of the Liberals. The general public has always been gainst government building up re- serves, It seems strange that such a com- on sense way of doing business hould be so little appreciated. A firm, wisely budget against slack times nd the reserves which have been built p by same companies during the pre- lush inflationary period -is othing short of stupendous. The ank reports offer very clear ex- amples of this type of financing. Yet, somehow the people will not accept it when it comes to government bus- iness. government is a business? we do not believe a recession in bus- liness is possible ,..that we are not going to have any bad times? Is it that we do not know that Is it that Of course, when the recession does come Government can and will find funds. There is little doubt that if. we - abandon - cyclical - budgeting the National Debt will be stretched just little farther to take care of current xpenses which general taxation will ot be able to provide. harges and more and more the affairs f government will pass into the hands f those who control the financial re- serves of the country...a dangerous ractice-in-asglemocratic country. --M.M.B. -- ' - <> a 'Report from Ottawa 1 Ss e By Arthur Williams, M.P. . The Debate on Union of Newfound- land with Canada has occupied * the spotlight in the House of Commons during the whole of this week. The | Terms of Union comprise fifty sep- | Hi erate sections ranging from the simple | point of estblishing a date for the consummation of Union to the com- plex &ections on finance and owner- ship. All parts of the House have applied themselves to the matters under dis- cussion with the greatest diligence, with the result that all of the fifty sections have been disposed of. Such progress is regarded in Ottawa as most unusual and is, consequently, very outstanding. Ei '- The week-long Debate has not all been laboured and heavy. On the odd occasion somé little bits of humour has crept in, as f8r example during . the 'discussion on' the section which provides for the appointment to the Senate of six Newfoundlanders. In - i Tr military personage. ister would not be baited, however, for he replied that possibly such ap-, We expected to see a huge engine and pointments might be made up of two drive shafts but we did not expect to Anglicans, two Catholics and two from 'sce the whole 700-foot length .of the forces. Obviously - this would mean general or some other equally high The Frime Min- ome other denomination, Neither the C.C.F. or Social Credit Group took part in this discussion, apparently neither of them consid- red Senators as being necessary to the: good government of the nation. The by-election victory secured by Immedi- This went on for Around the corridors of the House eliability to this latest rumour is the fact that the government does not intend to hold a by-election to fill the : only vacant seat in the House. This heavy due, we, are told, to the ration- vacancy only occured last week ing of gasoline. The ordinary motorist through the death of Norman Jacques ig allowed only 36 gallons of gasoline Then most of our taxes will go torpay interest ¥ No. 2 | Cornwall -has been included in the Canadian Plowmen's itinerary for the first time this year and we are par- ticularly glad to be able to visit this part of England. For the first time too, Canadian plowmen participated in West England Champion Plowing Match. Our lads plowed a good land and I am very proud of them. But be- fore 1 say any' more about Cornwall and Cornish match, let me,_ tell you what" has happened since my last letter. : On Board the R.M.S. Caronia First, T would like to tell you some- thing about our ship which was mak- ing its first return trip across the Atlantic. The largest liner (34,183 tons) built anywhere since the end of the war, the Caronia is also one of the most beautiful and modern. It has every convenience that you can find in a modern hotel and while I must confess we found the exterior which was painted in four shades of green somewhat startling, we were told that this colour scheme is effec- tive in reducing sun glare. : The bedrooms are equipped - with bath, telephone, electric heater, clothes closets and a ventilation sys- tem. There are 13 air-conditioned public rooms where the ships' pas- sengers can lounge in complete .com- fort. Other conveniences are a theatre, chapel, five-piece orchestra, gymna- sium, and a complete hospital with a doctor and nurses in attendance, We were given permission to visit the lower part of the ship and were amazed at the massive amount of steel, consisting of all types of ma- chinery necessary to operate the liner. ship filled with machinery. After six days-.at sea, we decided i that we gre still men of the land-- everything considered though, we were not such bad sailors. The first day bout of New York; Rhys Bacher and Alvin Mark didn't appear for lunch the Progressive Conservatives in Que- {but by the next day they were back {bec provided the supporters of that'oy their feet and "feed". Bob Tim- party in the House with an opportun- hers took everything in his stride and ity for a display of great jubilation. Although one of the C.C.F. members was on his feet addressing the House McFaddin gained the' admiration of when the final report on the by-elec- the group by not missing a meal and tion came in it did not prevent Rodney 'oidering a double helping of every- Adamson, P.C. West York, from bar- thing on the menu. ging in and interrupting. ately there was a great thumping of desks which caused. so much noise that nothing else could be heard. A stranger immediately approached us little later, while C.C.F. Leader Cold-|asking if we were the Canadian: plow- well was speaking, Mr. Drew strode men. Shortly afterwards, three other into the Chamber and ngain there was men--a representative of the C.N.R., another great round of desk slaming, the Anglo-American Oil Company and applause and throwing of papers by a photographer came up to us and the conservatives. 1 3 so long that even Mr." Drew appeared naturally surprised "to, be spotted as to be embarrassed by the display. It Canadians among hundreds of others was gnly when he turned in his seat disembarking from the Caronia. We and looked at his supporters that they are still wondering how they knew who finally subsided. tacted as though ocean voyages were , nothing new for him. But Wilbert Journey to London When we landed at Southampton a asked 'the same question. We were we were, The journey from Southampton to the $64 question continues to be the' London gave us our first bit of travel probable date of thé general election.' The guessing, of the liberal caucus Wednesday morning. The gossip now is that the géneral election will take place in October. To add a touch of by rail in England. The trains in England are quite different from ours, For one thing, the engine and the coaches are much smaller, The conches have a passage along one side with the seating accommodation running cross: wise rather than 'lengthwise. Train "travel in. England is exceptionally a very guarded manner the Progres-|who represented Westaskiwin, Alta. per year and so must, of necessity, } } sive Conservatives wished to know if Wednesday. This was the day set fall back on rail transportation, Minister was just. as guarded in his' > reply. He was not sure how. they would be appointed; perhaps they. would be taken three from each party. As there were only six to be appointed "this obviously ruled out anybody, with ; a C.C.F. or Social Credit view-point, 4% "7. The military-minded members of the Progressive Conservatives 'wondered' if the Prime Minister would consider The most interesting day thus far in this Session of Parliament was last appointing. someone from the armed p a Wednesday's copy of Hansard is full of very valuable facts and fig- ures and is quite the best book on the that first day in London but the next market for anyone interested in know- day (Sunday) .we were very busy in- ing officially where a lot of the tax- ayers money goes, the people so appointed would be of apart by the government to answer, When we reached Waterloo Station 'a certain political stripe. - The Prime 'the large accumulation of private we took a taxi to our hotel, driving on : meinbers questions on the Order Pa- the ""wrong" side of the street. We per, The Ministers gave out-a wealth noticed that English drivers blow their of information dealing with old age horns only in case of emergency and pensions, wages paid to workers in to avoid danger. To do otherwise is government employmeht, volume of iconsidered rude and ungentlemanly. fruit sales to Great Britain, pensions' This is one English custom we wish to the blind, and many others. were more prevalent in Canada and the United States. We didn't have time to do much deed. Mr. Stapleford, of Ontario House, was on the job at 9.30 a.m. to | ~ REMEMBER THE ST. PATRICK SUPPER in the PRESBY CANADIAN PLOWMEN ABROAD by ELLIOT MOSES * Director PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION ONTARIO take us on a walking tour of the city and to give us particulars about our itinerary. Later, Major Armstrong, also of Ontario House, invited us to his house for lunch. It made our party feel very much at home to be welcomed by officials of our own province, and we hope to learn more about Ontario House when we ragyin to London after the plowing matches. One of the most amusing sights in London is to watch the soap box or- ators in Hyde Park." They gather every day, and particularly on Sunday, to express their views in no uncertain language. about all the important questions of the day. Off to Cornwall After a day of sight-seeing In Lon- don we left by train for Newquay, Cornwall. The long train ride from London to Newquay (250 miles) was somewhat a surprise to our party for England was very small. Now we learn that the British Isles are the third largest islands in. the world. Cornwall, the south-westermost part of the country. The weather is mild 'and pleasant the year round. From my window I can see the well- kept hedged farms. I can also see an- other unusual sight for me--the tide coming in by degrees from the At. lantic ocean into a 'tiny inlet. It is water will be 15 or 20 feet higher. The West England Plowing Match Our reason for our visit to Cornwall was, of course, to take part in the visit the Cornish farms. There were 63 entries in all classes and the plow- ing was the most uniform I have ever seen. The farmers here evidently leave their field to grass for many years and the giound becomes matted with a fine kind of grass covering. - -It was most interesting to see the many types of plows used in the Match. Our plows looked like foreigners amongst them just as we do among the people. At first I did not see how our boys could hope to come very high up on the winning list due to the different plows but despite my doubts, we had two winners. Alvin Mark won second prize in Class No. 8, horse-drawn plows and Rhys Bacher was awarded third prize in Class No. 8 tractor plows. Wilbert McFaddin and Robert Timbers, did almost equal- ly as well but they seemed to be up against stiffer opposition. The Match this year was advertised competitors from 200 miles away who came for the first time because the Canadian plowmen were here. The Association charged spectators one- half crown each and collected an amount equal to $2,100 in Canadian money. We were told these were the largest receipts in the association's history. This will give you some iden of just how popular our Canadian plowmen are over here, The Association's annual dinner- dance was held in the evening of the "Match. Approximately 400 people sat down to a dinner which, despite strict rationing, was very delicious, The guest speaker was our own 'Colonel Robertson, the Agricultural Commis- sioner from Canada House." Bob Tir- bers was invited to propose a toast to the judges and we were all very proud of his fine performance. As manager of the Canadian team, I was asked to respond to the toast to the plowmen and this gave me an op- portunity to say something about our Canadian plowing matches. It is in- teresting to us to see how anxious they are here to learn all- about our farming methods, and indeed, how eager they are for any information about Canada, In my next letter I'll tell you about our trip around the farming district of Newquay, and the. results of an- other plowing match at Workingdon, ~ County Cumberland, England. we were under the impression that fascinating to watch it rolling and to: know that.in a matter of 12 hours the West England Plowing Match and "tor to the - Editor February 8, 1949 W. A. Brinkman, S.S. Harmae Chemainas, Ranama Canal. | A Letter Dear Editor: I feel it my duty to ask you to im- press on the public, the gross injus- tice being done to Canadian seamen by Canadian shipping companies. These seamen are being replaced by foreign crews who are breaking down our Canadian standard of living, hy accepting less than half our wages and much poorer working conditions. Seamen loosing their jobs are for- ced to accept other work unsuited to their experience, and like myself many of them live inland and will seek em- ployment near home, causing--undue pressure on the employment situation. If Canadians can be replaced on our ships by new Canadians then the same' can be done in our factories which would result in nothing short of chaos, It is general knowledge that one out of every three Canadian is direct- ly affected by export trade, yet our merchant ships are being sold with- out replacements; in a year our fleet will be practically non-existant. If Canada is to have her place in the world as a country worthy of repre- sentation, she . certainly should not depend on foreign ships and crews to carry Canadian goods. I appeal to the people if they read this message to write their represen- tatives in Parliament asking them to save our Canadian Merchant Fleet. county of England, is a very. beautiful | ) Yours Respectfully, W. A. Brinkman, Port Perry Ontario. | --~-- Report of Scugog "Chapter, 1.0.D.E. For Year 1948 In reviewing our years work I find we have made some real achievements, especially in sending parcels to Eng- land. Thirteen each month from our far and wide and as a result there were] Chapter, and two from other organiza- | | tions. At this time I would like to! | pay tribute to Mrs. Merlin Letcher fand her group of ladies who so gen- 'erously gave their time and energy to pack these boxes month after month. At our March meeting Mrs. Clifford Coulter, Iducational Secretary, read a splendid article entitled "Do Women Value their Citizenshipé" This was most informative and urged all women to take a greater interest in polities. An entertainment in the form of a euchre, netting $40.50, was held in March, of which. $26 was donated to Founders Day Fund. In April two families in town were given help. Books and pictures were sent to our adopted school, the books were kindly donated by Miss Barbara Jackson and Mrs. M. W. Orde: = The Chapter nominated Mrs. Durkin to represent the Chapter at Provincial Convention held in Hamilton. Episodes in life of George Frederick Handel were read by Mrs. R, Harper. Films were shown "This Canada of Our" and "Supper's Ready". Mr. Crane kindly helped out by bringing projector and screen, also ran off films. At May meeting we sponsored Tag' Day for Blind, and $97.78 was collect- ed. Mrs. Durkin gave a very inter- esting report on convention. "| group, proceeds of card party. -| picture. ...and this is real news.. time to get the plans ready To make matters worse, requirements of the Federal In the meantime, the facilities, and it i However, this distriet 1 hospital, the same as Port . reason why the hospital co days. Books were also given and presented by our Regent Mrs. S. MacFarlane to pupils at public school. asked the Chapter to stand. for two minutes in: prayer in remembrance of Mrs. H, G. Hutcheson, Hon. 1st Regent who had passed on. : At November 'meetings a beautiful frame was given by Mrs, J. C. Whitby for the gpecialship names (for school). A box of clothing (used) was collected for England and sent to 1.0.D.E. Head- quarters at Hamilton, valued $108.25. A most impressive talk was given on Family Welfare work by Mrs. Rose- bourgh of Uxbridge. At December meeting it was report- ed that 15 calendars were sent to rural schools. $60 was cleared by Mrs, Durkin's Mus. C. Mounce gave a reading "How Santa Claus came to America" and explained the origin of the "Night Before Christmas", well' known poem by Dr. Clement Moore. A delightful tea was' served, January meeting, the Regent gave a message of welcome, also read_letter from our President, Mrs. McCurdy. Mrs. Dymond explained to the Chapter the various scholarships and endow- ments sponsored by 1.0.D.E. Letcher again reported food for Bri- tain and read some very grateful let- ters' from recipients of these boxes. Letter was read by Mrs. R. Harper re- garding the work being done by The Watch your label; it $2.00 per year in advance, Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department," Ottawa, Port Perry is Still Without a oi Hospital. Hospital affairs are moving very slowly. architects are preparing plans of the in the present building and they see part of the money comes from. Otta s hard to say when the hos able to re-open under the new conditions. Our regent |- Mrs. M.. tells whem your Subscription expires, : Sc. single copy. The changes required m to be taking a long to submit to the Government. the plans also have to meet the Government as well, because wa, district is without hospital pital will be 1ieeds a hospital NOW, and if a sufficient number of taxpayers in Reach, Scugog and. Cartwright would exert enough pressure on their local Councils, and insist that mone y be made available for the Perry has done, there is no ild not re-open within a few Institute for the Blind in the County tof Ontario. . Mrs. Dymond reported her group handed in $65.65, proceeds from Christ- mas Cake draw. This money was used for "Food for Britain." During the* year 7 new members were added to the roll, work; but we feel very happy and grand year for our Chapter. Eva M. MacFarlane, Regent Jessie M. Robertson, Secretary. SCUCOGC The Valentine Box Social at the Head proved quite a success. In the crokinole' games Harold Martyn earn: ed first prize for men; Clifford Red- man and Elmer Sweetman played in ladies places but refused to accept the prizes which was then passed down to Mrs. Ashbridge. Don Collins and Mrs. Demara won consolation pxjzes. The boxes of lunch showed a great deal of effort and left no disappointed gentlemen. Harold Martyn was the most attrac- tive box and deserved the prize. The proceeds were $24.25. night for March I'lth will include a children's class, 12 and under as well as adult. Prizes to be $4. and $2. Community Centre . . . 1948, fire destroyed the building . . opened a new campaign and raised "building will be opened officially sh contains a hockey rink with seating lunch room . . . Additionally, it i$ system . | | | | Hats 8ff to the residents of the little town of PAISLEY, Ont.--The community of 790 persons. raised $40,000 to build a WAR MEMORIAL Just before it was to be opened, on Feb. 19, . Undismayed, the people -of Paisley another $62,000 . .. Now the new ortly . . . The War Memorial Centre accommodation for 1200 persons; two sheets of curling ice, Canadian Legion clubrooms, an assembly hall and equipped with a $900 public address . . $102,000 from a town of 790 population; eh! WHY COULDN'T PORT PERRY DO IT? Hollywood has turned out a good the picture, 'So Dear to My Heart' a Walt Disney production. '0000 The June meeting took place at the home of Mrs. Clifford Coulter when 30 members were present. Supper was, held on lawn, the garden and lillacs being at their best. The Union Jack was flying it being our King's birth-' day. \ Each member was asked to make an article of clothing or quilt to help Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, Dr, Dymond gave'a most interesting talk on "Cancer Research", while Mr. Crane ran off some films showing different forms of cancer. Our October meeting started in full swing with the usual splendid work. Mrs. Dymond gave a talk on 1.0.D.E;, its aims and objectives, also explained fully the badge and what it stood for. Mrs, Fitchett reported Navy League Tag Day netted $84.18 which was duly forwarded. - Mrs. Harris and Mrs. H.. Durkin ably looked after and attended to all arrangéments for Armistice Day Ser- vices. ; Prize of $26.00 was given to pupil at Port Perry High School with high- est standing. This was presented to Kay Prentice by Mrs. G. A. Woods. There will be 262 seats in the new Canadian parliament How will they be distributed? Drew's estimate is conservative while St. Laurent's. is most liberal. 0000 Britain is still a land of hope and promise. Since the end of the war, 250,000 refugees have settled there. No other country has such a record of hospitality. Their slogan . . 'we may not have much, but what we have we gladly share.' 2" 0000 Prices hit a new low in the United States; the Cost of Living Index for Canada hit an all time high.... No wonder the Americans claim we are 'behind the times.' 0000 \ Newspapers are beginning to call the Drew Duplessis tie-up the Unholy Alliance... that automatically makes Drew the Saint and raises the total in parliament to two. 0000 At first they advertised margerine .«..now they ration it, TERIAN CHURCH on THURS, MARCH The Passing Show by "*M.A.C."" Robert Lynd, professor at Columbia ..| University, author of the well-known book, Middletown, says, "the only hope for democracy is for labour to take government out of the hands of big business." He neglected to tell them how to do it. 0000 newspapers met in Ottawa this week to discuss 'The Problem of Interpre- tation in the News'....the meeting was closed to the press.' | 0000 | _ A Montreal man is - charged with Uefrauding the Government of , $5,000,000. in income and excess pro- fits taxes....that's as much as one hundred average men earn in a life- time of hard work. took it 'very lightly'. 0000 ) 'Of all the cure-alls advertised none is more phony than the one that claims to cure cancer' asserts the doctors... and they are experts on phony cures. 0000 While we cannot approve the trial of Cardinal Mindzenty, it is a sobering nounced the French Revolution as wholly. evil and taught that Darwin should have been hanged, 'Forces of reaction beget retribution. 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