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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, SEPTrEMBER 9, 198 1, WHITBY FREE PRESS BOWLING IS PAR TICIPA CTION AND FUN. GET PARTICIPACTING ' AT COUNTY BOWL WMITBY'S FIVE PIN BOWLING CENTRE. 118 Byron St. N., Whltby 668-2651 L ET'SGO BOWLING COUNTY BOWL 14b - 1/ ~ G>- 118 Byron St. N., Whitb-y We stili have openings in many leagues for new niembers. To join a league for fun & exercise please cati now! New League Inquiries Welcome. You may join any one of the following leagues: Men's Leagues Ladies Evening Leagues Senior Citizens Young Aduits age18 yrs. to29 yrs. Phone u ounty Bowl 668-2651 Ladies Afternoon Leagues Mixed Leagues Youth Bowling Council age 5 yrs'. to 18 yrs. OPEN 7 DATS A WEEK 12 noon to 12 midnight Open bowling on weokends or by appointment Y. ;~.LET'S GO BOWLING WHITBY YOUT BIOWLING COUNCIL REGISTRATION COUNTY BOWL 118 Byron St. N. AGE CLASSIFICATIONS 668-2651 BOWLING TIMES: Tykes - 5yrs. to 8yrs............... Sot. 9C.m. &11 Bwets - 8yrs. to 11yrs ...........*Sot*.9aemA11 Juniors - il yrs. to 14 yrs ................... Tues. 4 S.no-14 yrs. to 18yrs ................... Wed. 4 Young Aduts - 18yrs. to29 yrs ............... Mon. 9 AIl1 Ages Are As 0f Decem ber 31lst, 1981 Registration Dates P.m. P.m. Tues. Sept. Sth 4 p.m. to 8 p-m. W.d. Sept. 9th 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 1Oth 4 p.m. to 8 p... Fr1. Sept. 11 th Convoluted nonsense Politicians often complain about poor media coverage and I'm certainly no exception. But there is a difference between occasionally getting angry with the media and being out to get it. I don't think the federal government is willing to make this distinction anymore. The recommen- dations in the recently released Kent report by the Royal Commission on Newspapers are potentially the greatest threat to freedom of the press the coun- try has faced. If the federal government accepts these recommendations - and I believe it very much wants to - Canada will take its first step towards a, regulated, shy media. A media where eventually every publishing decision wilI be weighed against the anger it could provoke from government and special interests. You may think I'm exaggerating. After ail, the Kent report only wants to reduce the "power" of newspaper 'chains. The Royal Commission was created only in response to the shutting down of the Ottawa Journal and the Winnipeg Tribune, leaving both cities with one daily newspaper, each con- trolled by chains. The Kent Commission merely wants to increase public access to the media. Unfortunately, this isn't the whole story. The Ot- tawa Journal and Winnipeg Tribune received A handy new book by Sidney Ledson, author of the best-selling book, 'Teach lit. Vour Chîld to Read in 60 Days'. Here's a book no stenographer should be without; virtually a university course in grammar but presented in a Iively way n0 university can match. 1I~ $3.95 PRINTING & OFFICE SUPPLV 218 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax 638-1968 barely a mention in the report. The fact that both these newspapers were losing money was virtuallY lgnored. Instead we are treated to the usual self- righteous moaning that profits shouldn't receive priority over a newspaper's 'Iduty" to serve a commumity. Nowhere does the report point out that without profits newspaper publlshlng would be im- possible. Ail of the report's recommendations are based on a philosophical perversion. The commission is at- tempting to redefine the word "'Freedom". This is what I find truly chilling. Listen to the commnission's lawyer: "Property rights are superseded by traditional political liber- ties." What kind of convoluted nonsense is that? If property rights are flot a traditional political liber- ty, then what is? Listen to the commission report: Newspapers are "not like other business ventures" and the definition of the public good cannot be put in terms of dollars and cents. The public good "has to do with the number of and quality of independent voices finding expression, voices undaunted and undiminished by dollar concerns, " Presumably this means that the public who buys and reads news- papers are not wise enough to decide what the public good is. Another volce, perhaps a bureau- crat, perhaps a member of a Royal Commission, will decide which voices have quality and which number of voices is adequate. The saddest aspect of the report is that it goes af- ter one of the most important and prestiglous newspapers in the country - The Globe and Mail. Its recent success - and future plans - would be im- possible were it not for the money it bas access to as* a member of a large chain. The Globe has recently presented a conservative editorial policy. Thomas Kent, the Royal Commission's chairman, is a for- mer advisor to a Liberal government. 1 hope - but doubt - that this is just a coincidence. To ast iitress club report The first regular meeting of the Whitby Toastmistress Club was held Tuesday, Septem- ber 1, 1981 at the Earl of Durham Restaurant in Whitby. A warm welcome by the president, Althea .Pae, opened the meeting. The program included the induction of two new members, Bet- ty Dubowski and Audrey Beard. Also, a round table discussion was held to answer questions concerning speeches, evaluation, and parliamentary pro- cedure. The next meeting will be held on September 15, 1981, at the Earl of Durham Restaurant, 121 Brock Street South, Whitby. Fellowship is at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please cal Gail Harrison to reserve dinner, or for more in- formation at 683-607. - - - - - - - - - - 1