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THs CArqADiAN STATESMAN. flOWMAXVILLES, OWTAMUO THUIISDAY, AUG. 27115, 19» EDITORIALS Editor's Comments on Council's Stand 'ro date, we have received no f urther communication from any member of council, other than Deputy Reeve Jack Brough and Councillor Ken Nicks. Sa, we must assume that thev are either in agreement wîtb the views expressed by their colleagues or have. not seen fit to make their opinions public on the matter of Board of Works meetings being open ta a representative of the Ratepayers' Association, but flot to the press. Deputy Reeve Brough in explaining bis position gave three main reasons for holding Board of Works sessions "in camera", We summarîze them as follows: Discussion can be freer and fuller, new counicillars can learn their way around without public embarrassment; there is à need for private discussion ta deal with many topics which would do no good and muéh harm if aired in public. While these may be valid points, in bis opinion, we believe that aIl of tbem contain alarming elements whicb do flot caincide with the conception most citizens have of the proper conduct of public affairs. Members of council are elected by the votes of citizens who should be interested in the opinions and ideas their repre- sentatîves express on town matters. The discussions behind closed doors could quite easi]y extend ta the point where there would be a minimum of general debate at regular, open council meetings. How can the general public be expected ta take any interest - or have any confi- dence in - such a dull, cut and dried af fair? On the subject of protecting the feel- ings of new counicillors, may we ask when did grown men become so timid that tbev had ta undergo a course behind closed doors for fear they might say or do somne- thing wrong? And how are citîzens sup- posed ta find out the qualifications, the capabilities and the opinions of new% mem- bers of council if they are virtually muzzled in public Under such a system, possibly the mayor. the reeve or deputy reeve should give them exams at the end of each three month period ta see if thev are yet ready ta try out their wings by * leaving the Board of Works nest. Oddly enough. neilher Deputy Reeve Brougb nor Councillor Nicks attempted ta answrer or justify the main point we raised * in aur editorial "What Nonsense Is This?" We acknowledged the need for meetings in private on infrequent occasions. But. we contended that cauncil bad completely obliterated its arguments for secret meet- A ings when il. by unanimous vote, pe?- mitted the representative cf tbe RaLte- payers' Association - a private citizen - to sit in witb them. This privileged per- san, the only one in town, was f ree to repart everything be heard ta bis execut- ive. possibly seven ta 12 people. But, Who was there ta report ta the other citizens af the town Who alsa were entitled ta the same information? The press bas aiways fulfilled Ibis function in the past until excluded. This. ta aur mind. was rank discrimination, based on wbat we used ta call political expediency. Neither of aur correspondents deait with another alarming aspect of council's new stream-lined procedure. On at least three occasions recently, the closed meet- ings of the Board of Works. witbout advance notice of any kind, have been switched ta special council meetings. Just last week, we bappened ta learn. purelv by accident, that this bad bappened. A by-law involving an expenditure of over $180.000 was given ffrst and second read- ings, a new dag catcher was appointed and empowered ta hire an assistant. There wvas no public discussion and no press representative present ta report the details. There must he a beller way and we believe council shouid att.empt ta find it quickly. One sîep in the right directioh might be two council meetings a mnonth ai-d one Board of Works meeting - witb no special council meetings unless. urgently required. This. at least, would be a star t on the road back and would be an indica- tion that council is making a sincere effort ta improve ifs relations, flot with this tiewspaper but witb ifs public. We shall be mare than happy ta co- operale with them in any way we can if only they will acknowledge Ibat some- thîng corrective and constructive sbeuld be done ta offset a feeling of discontet and dissatisfaciion which wve believe is fairly general among aur citizens. In order ta make our position quite clear, may we quote from a judiciai pro- nouncement by an eminent justice some years ago: "The function of the press in galber- Ing information for the public so as ta enable public affairs ta be intelligently discussed, is obviously of the greatest importance. Those in charge of public business may well, as a matter of courtesy, afford special privileges ta representatives of the press, and may well seek ils aid in the educatian of the public mind by availing themselves of ifs rendînvss to disseminate information". *lv c lý %0 . @M - * We are pleased to cail our readers' One of the most outstanding personalitieg attention to an interesting experiment in Canada today. Mr. Henderson should which wiIi begin here in September when attract a large audience - which should the new Canadian Club of West Durham give the co-education Canadian Club a wilI hold its first meeting. tremendous boost. The Bowmanville Womens Canadian W nwtoei hreo hspo Club, after considerable deliberation, de- Wtae kn hae indchagbolis pro-h cided this year to affiliate with the etaewrngbdangabigmc Canadian Clubs of Canada for one main on the support they hope to receive frorn purpose - to obtain top speakers for their citizens of this area. We feel their efforts meetings during th~e year. should receive not only applause, but They completed the changeavef' and commendation by way of me'mbership became an organization open to both men sales. The fees are not large considering and women. although the Men's Canadian the quality of thie speakers wvho have beeri Club wiil stil] continue to function here. scheduled ta appear here this season. The opening stage of this experiment Let ail of us go out of aur way now will take place early in September when ta show our appreciation by joining this top CBC newscaster and world traveller worthwhile organization at the earliest Larry 1-enderson will speak here, prob- possible moment~ See the advertisement ably n is recent tip t the Soviet Union. on page six. A MacDuff Ottawa Report "Populafe or Perish" Immigration will be down again this year. In fact the immigration for 1958 and 1959 combined will be lesg than that for 1957. That is a safe predictian as long as some extraordinary event- like the Hungarian uprising of 1956 does not bring a mass of migrants rushing suddenly to Canadian shores. A little aver hait of the immigrants who corne ta Canada in a year usually arrive during the first six months. Last year's half-year figure was 67,744 and that for the full year. 124,851. Figures have now been released showing that only 57,089 immigrants came in the first haf of this year. a drap of more than 10.000 from last year. The total will probably fali short af 1955's 109,946. thus making it the worst year since 1950, wheri only 73,912 immrrigrants camne. In 1957 - the the B3.waenviu. ?News, lThe NwcMeaI. ndtnt and Tho. Orcea New@ lOth Year of Continuous Service ta ithe Town of Bowmanville and Durham Counfy Phu,, le , e SUBSCRIMTON RATES $4.00 a Yeax, strictiy in advace 55.00 a Y@=r in the United States Authcrixed au Secoxd Clo e i Pm tOuwee npStm.ait. Ottwo pabaIui.db? THE JANMSPUELISHING COMIPANY LIMITED Dcowmavill. Ontmo I099 M. IAMBE, frroe Imu record year since 1913 - Canada receîved 2821.164 people. Several factors appear to lie behind this vcar's decline. The govemnmenb has nev.er lifted the ban il imposed in July of 1957 against open-placement immi- grants coming here from other than Brilain, France and the U.S. unless Ibere were- openings iii their rade in Canada. The restoiction, imposeci ta prevent the swelling of Canada's labor farce in a time of recession and unemployment, stili keeps out some Immigrants who wauhd "fake a chance" on finding their feet ini Canada. But probably the main reason for thue dechine is Canada's economic condition canîrasîed with that of the' countriés tram whicli we tradîlionally draw the largest numbers of immigrants. It is the nor'mal pattern for boom periods ini Oanada fa draw the crowds, with the effect reaching a climax jusî on the eve of bad times. The news of bad fîmes goes out and thé flow declines wvell int the périod of recavery. Thus the bigbs in the immigra- tion graph o! len seem ta be chasing the lows on the ecanomic grapbs. This effect occurred following the recession of 1953- 54 and, as noted, is more marked for the recent recession - parlly because the gov- ernment started cutting down before the recession was really felt. But thé immigration "recovery" this lime may wellot match the economic recovery ta the extent that il did hast lime. Publicity i Britain, fraditionally the chie! source of immigrants, bas been extremely bad. One mass circulation newspaper wenl al out in picluring Cana- da as a "man tmap" fryirig ta hure poor un- suspecting Brilons ta a bard-limes coun- try. Articles about Canada in other Brit- ish papers, wbile nol sa uncomplimentary, bave a mucb cooler fane than before. On lb. other hand, bath in Britain and ini European countries wbere Canada bas not been subjecled ta adverse publicity, there bas been great economte upsurge. Times are more prosperous than before and seem to be steadlly tmproving. Sa why leave .(Contlusd on Pame ivs Let ters &7o &.4e e&htor Bewmanvillê, I'ô thle StÈtestnan, Whât la the rmatteir wih thSe town of Bowtnanviile that it doesn't grow while alftiost every ether town has expand- ed in thé paat teii years. Manýr of themi are Inland and with li mited water supply while Bowmanville has an inexhaus- tible water supply in Lake On- tario, la on two highways,. two rallroads and in a beautitul farming district anid bas a local paper second tO non. in On- tario. ML\,ght the answer net lie in th. caliber of the couhdil, two of whùsê mernbers had letters in Thie Ztatèsmnan làst week condenixuing thé policv of that papé? liconriection wih losed meetings of council. Let us wake up béfofe e1ée.ý tion limé. Alsn mliht 1 éuggeet wé change the rianie 6f thé tôwit to stAtua QUO. ##LOOK,CECILE - W140 SAYS TW4&RE'S NO 'B2AIN- WASI4ING' IN THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT/"ýe 49 VEASIS AGO 25 YEARS AGO <Septemnber 1. 1910) Miss Nellie Mingay, B.A.. Ph. D.. Tecuinsell. Midi., lias becît vcsitiug lier cousin, Miss Made- hune Dustan. Miss Yoting and «Miss Lona Hacddv have hotu' -attetding the inilliiietv ý,ope l igs litToronto aind getting the iew sty-les for FeU andV/inter nîilinery. 114. Freeman Andrus, Chi-i cago, Ill.. receiîtly visited bilg cousin, NMr, Oscar Andrus. Miss Gale is visiting friends ln Toronto. iss Eva McGill is filling the position of librarian in the Publie Libmary during hier absence. Mr. atd Mrs. W. Il. Sharpe and family have moved froïm theu' faim homne on Concession Street East to 402 Welleslev Street, Toronto, whero tliey ar e gottinjg (01 ori(tai liiisettled anid enjo , gCity life. Mr. Hubert Stacev is visiti-ng friends anid relatives iin Toron- ho and attendiiîg the iixhibitioil Keep in mnd Bownianvile's Big Fair-. Seut. 20 and 21. (What a good 7aur it was--one of lhe besbi the district). Miss Myrtie Henderson has gone to Vancouver. B.C., ho take up her duties as Deaco%]- cas of thic Methodist Citurcut. Miss Heudersoti graduated frora tlie .\ethodist Deaconess Train- inîg School, in Toronto last Spring. Miss Kate Otistan bias eccept- ed a position as head milliner ln Bai-rie. Newcastle: Mr. Jantes Row- landi and fwnîily aie rnoving frotl the farin ho tlieir necv homte on Beaver Street.. Their %onî Flotv(Il anid Miss Mabel Holmies were uîîited ini mar- niage liv Rev. MFedWednes- d'ay" and wili ocLtupv the fartit. Éliiptoî: 1\r, A. Wekeiy fell into ae piuk ita. vat lest week. F'oîtuîaiel v it %vas not hot enougli te caid. There waà no trouhle tracing Ihlm course honr'wa ni. Maple Grove: Mrs. R. RI. Stevens antidatîgiters, Vioia anîd Marjory. and Mrs. M. Mui-t day. Jr., and sons Ivison andt Elgin, are visitiiîg tlîeir sister, Mrs. Lawrence Wood. Siuicoe. Solixie: The firsh sod of thé new church shedi was turned ou Tuesdey andi Vice Bros. are building the niasonry. Tî'rone: Mr. J. Hl. Muttoin, hutcher. has had i% lmsaughter house inîproved hi e stone foundation anti cetient floor. Orono: "Gay Boy"-Mir. Thos. Cowan's tliree-year-oiti fancy driver, was pus-cha"ed by Geo. Grahamn of Peterborough, at Cobourg Horse Show. (August 30, 19341 Jim tBownîan hurled.te IBom- mauvile litermediates te a spectacular 7-3 victory over Peterborough Cogs on Viednes- day afternoon, tying up the first round O.B.A.A. series and forclng a third aînd deciding gaine et Port Hope on Satur- day aflernoon. Bowrnenvile teai Carneq-an rf; E. Bagnel 2h; Osborne ssa; Moore If. Cor- don lb, Piper 3b, W. Bagne!] cf; Bates c; Bowman p. Ont Sept. Ist.. Mr. W. J. Chai- lis wili occupy the Cities Ser- vice Garage oppiosite the A. & P. Store. Mr. Algy Harnden will be in charge of service anti repaira for all makes ôf cars. Airs. Rob't Homes and lier claughter, Mrs. Hinkson of Ba- tavia. N.Y., have been ini town a few days looking efber the fa rrers fumnitt'ra sale and othier business. V/hon Mr. E. C. C. Southey went te Kingston on Fiday fo bring bis wife and children home, -ie fouidthat Sally hati au aLtitfe attack of appendicitis and was operateti on in King- stou Hospital. Mrg. Geo. E. Pritchard. Miss Hutchinson and Miss Clama Beliman are attending Leader's Conference of the United Church beîng held et Ontario Ladies' College, V/hitby, Mr'. and Mrs. P. E. Green. field andt Joan'. spent the week- end' with Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Williams, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Mâple Grove: Misses Molly anti Helene Hyncla, Toronto. visited Misses Betty and Mil- dreti Snowden'least week. Eniikilleni: Misses Clave. TM4rtle andi Laren Page are' visifirîg frieucis in Toronto. flampton: Baby Hav-ley Utu- phirey, son o f Mr. and Mrs. Un- phirey. wkis* awarded a second prize et Oshawa Fair. Tyrone: Mr. and Mrs. Ed- gar T. Scott, Jessie and Bruice. 1left oni Monday by mnotor for their home in Nakina. Saleïm: Mr. K. K. Bloxharn o! the advertising staff of the Moutreal Daily Hcrald. is spending a couple of weeks' va- cation with Mr. and Mrs. E. Doitige. Enfield: Miss Muriel Glroy and Miss Mary McCulloch eaci eutertained a large number o! younfg people at their respec- tive homes. Blackstock: Miss Hael Wright has gofle ho Osh9awa. She will soon go to St. Catharines ta at- tend business coilege. Cadmus: Mr. W. D. Fergustin is rebuilding his barn whlch was butned in a recent electni- cal Stormn. Work on the struc- ture is progmessing favourahiy. cf aur living moims, we can pick up valuable pointers oit deportiment. good menners, charrin, by watching personnel of Tabloid ini action. One of thei, Joyce Davidson. nat long ago. had the courage to spcak hier mind about, a forthcomlng eveut. Ani what a row enstxed! Regardless of the propriety ef the statenuent, nîanY cf us ap- plauded lier righitt binake t, and lier courage in carrýying-on wbeui a few crack-pots trieti to have hier "cannpid". The nasti- ness1. wa.5. probably. sterteti by a horîe-faced. sexiess darne, lacking Joyce's rersonality, cliarîn and exti-aqordiiiary good look --una dul terated jeelausy. Most of lhe guests on Tab- loid are interestiîîg people. with fascinating stoies of adventure or echiex'ement, delivered in capsule or tabloiti forai. Biii a guest on bhil show would probably ho an unique, pleai- ant experience. hast week. a chap exhibltedi a slick gadget for holding Énow fence in place, on the pogsa insteati of using wire, with ré- &ulting breakage o!fonce, and losg of man houirs: the inveni- tien was a bar of!tion, with a "free"' ring in each end. A1iter the steel fence posta are i place, a ring is passeti over thé post, and hile gadget placeti on the ground, the snow fonce 15 unrullbet. auto the gadget. then the fence la lifted mbt an up- right position. the other ring slipped over lte top of thé post, and there you 'have socmé- tiing thet wîUl pav for ibseif ln, thiue. and bî-eekage saved, I otie season. especially as the "gadget" cati ho used as a poSl puller Én the Spring, when the. snow fetice is being remnoved. On the saine show, anothhe chap came up withi an excellent idea, which woctid be a bMon to any imetorisi ertcountcrnig tratfic lîghts. Instead of having signe; "no, left huma bebween 6 and 8 a.m. and 4 to 0pA. which no one cau read unlil riglit on the hitersection, this fellow sLggests a purpie liglit, to be burixed on during the pro- liibitive liours, anîd turneti off durîng the balance of the timo; lb could be plaitily seen in an 'v mreather, at an.\, timne of day or nighlt. would oinly co5t about one hundred dollars per- inter- section andi be iîsed with pro- sent traffic signiais. V/e. who use trotîsers, jackt- etg. or skirts, shottld ho gralce- luii to flie bloke tv1o showed a revolutionary type of coin- blilati'un coat aind trouser hâng- er. which,hes lie li as Da- tcntcd. andi hopes to have niait- ufactured in large quantity soon. The toi) of the lianger ue o! conventional design. but ha& an opent endi. so that the folded skirt or rousers cen be slipped on ho the trauser "bar", Inaâteati of bunching it up to push il through, thon baving to straigh- ten it out again There were several other oractical inven- tions. flot ini prud)cuction. ncod- ed by Canadians. and exhubit- cd ou a good Canadian show- Tabioid. New Pastor - ~'-'"1 n Port Hope 'Ed Youngman's Colu mni October 4th One of our favourite TV pro- grains is Tabloid, on Channel Six, ah 7 p.m. Monday 10 Fi- day, inclusive. The panel of in- terviewers is one of lie besl in thiebusiness-when ancet thern asks a question of a guest, lte answer la awaited with pro- per defemence and courtesy. wvhucn is in sharp contrast ta rneny highly touhed i nterview- ers on some major netwomks. who badger the guesh with questions, then homn in with Unrown opinions. and de seventy-five percent o! the talk- ing, as thougli staglng a crie man filibuster, anti cerhainxiy showing lack of good marinera. Eacli pan.elisit ha. hem or tbis particular, and pleasîng stÏie of maklng guesto feel 'at home", regardlest of whcther thex are Canadians or foreign- ers. very young or very old, çwhether of humnble om exalt*d ank, anti that la a quallhy worth cuitivatlni by anyone, anywhtre. Without coo, in the oomfo. 1 bas accepteti the' charge of the Port Hope United Church, il was announcedti ts week. He aucceetis the Rev. B. K. Cronk, who has miniatered, te this con- gregalion for the past 12 years. The new paster will preadi hi& first sermon ln Port Hope United Churdi on Sunday, Oct. 4h. He la a graduale of Mc- GUI University, and Is prési- dent of th.e Bay of Quinte Unitedi Church Conférence. He bas heid charges i Amnpior, Moetreal, Lancaster and Mark- ha= --- red lJOp LDee r M. Iditor: There are ftniny, I liot, w hô wvouiddéose to reply to De- puty-Aeeve Jack Étough'a let- ter inyout last issUé bY Aàsuri- Élê word. Hôkuffi. Ni-. Brou gh is. 1 suggest wità, respect, weil qualifiedti t deai ,lth thé businiets of plumbing buit lesscompeteht in thé 1ealmn ô!' editorilpractice., The pubic'à 'night 10 knowi" is to)c oltelt put ijeopardy. Vuùur own weekl*V veiled report of policé court prodoedittgs !i- di uates that heWspapers théinï- selves can be confused and hc. ,6itant on the issue. After some 20 years cf re- porting and editing I have ex- perience-d situations like the one now in dispute in Bowman- ville. On the allier hàtnd, 11. xvas my fartunabè experience for some years to deàI with a town counci] and count)t coun- cil ivhiieh were subject to searchlight publicity £rom four daily papers. The work ol these bodies, guidetby their elrlka, wvas transparentiY open, and complété franknése toiard. the press pt'evalléc t a al limfes. AI- though the cauncils wrerc thus sometimes subjected te severe criticiani, neithor they nor their work suffered ultimatelY. As to the rights cf thc press and publie in full repoiting of public business, théy are tlear. They are flot the sanie as thôse of private corporations, as Mr. B3rough appears to believe. An outstanding authority on Can- adian parliamentary procedure, Major Aléx C. Lewvis, former ontariô légitlàtùre ciérk, hAn written: 'Commrittee of titi whole ia metly a1devie where- by members can be givei mors freedom of expression than laà allowed when tihe ordinary' ruies of debate apply. ... There Is no rule (or law for that mat. ter) that Lays proceedinga ln committée cannat be reperted. W'hen a mnunicipal Cbuicil goes Into Mommlttee of the whiole, reporters Ini attendance May be aslted flot to repot ertain Mat- tors, but It is entlrely up 10 the reporter to accept tle *uggtt- tion." Ae you weli knoôw, Ottawa parllamelit discu.sions ln cern- mittee of the whôlCà are fUllir repôrted ini thé pres. On the, municipal level, it la usually only for lack of lime 0? staf?, that àil comnmittee meetingé *te not reported In the papers. of tii most fundamiental right could b.e expounded at lengîli but may 1 niereiy add lb et wheit a council starta clouing doors for a few things, you have a habit thal éasily growa: one Uwhich could niushroom Into mal Admninistiration. go as lo3'g as you and your reporters Môn. tinue to stand on your riglit, with couragé iànd perosice, the tights of the pUbliC, which are ieên-tical, %will, à-1» bd pflo- tecteti. Voirs truly. "'Bob"ý A. P. Corbett, Oweft Sound. BLACKSTOCK Mrs. Alan Moe Shirley. Mr, Russel Spinks and Mrs. Ira, Argue, Oshawa, were reco.nt visitors ef Mrs. Ed Darcy. Mr. and Mirs. John Mew and Jane. Toronito, 4pent Sunday witli Mr. and -Mrs. Austin Bpa- cock. M1r. ai-d Mrs. 'Royal Whri.- field andi Evelyn. St. Cathar- ines, spent the week with Mr. anti Mrs. Fred Cowiing. Sunda)y they ail vlsited ?vfr. andi Mrs. Ed Harrs. Mr. and Mars. lted Pearce, Prince Albert, visitéti Mr, and Ms. Wes. Pearce àrid Mi. G. Crawford on Sunday. Miss Mable Vani Camp loaves Wednesday as à dèégate t0 +ha Canadian Bar Aociation con- vention in Vanc0iiver. Mr. and Mn. t>Dild Lamb, andi Donna, Belleville, eAlled on Mrs. W. W. Van Camp, Sunday. Mr. ai Mrs. Orme Faillis and family, ghiloh, visited thé i HAtold Méartyfl'a eon Sunday. WÇ/i/t1and 'X'scIom (F'ror The Trentonian) TtIli go g anali à thing Tro have enjoyed the sun. To have lived light in the sprint, To have loved, to have thought, to bave don.; To have advàneêd trut friendA, Afid beat dowft baffling foeg? -EmrpedôclIes on Etna, Matthew Arnold Theré is something etôôked about a generatiôn thàt mtngt night and day about love and then fis the divorce eturte with coïtentious huabànde and wives who battie each êther f1n th* cuAtody of their unhappy cblidren. -Reir. Edwin Dàhlberg. ATIONS" A littie extra eonc*ftration4 A Uttle lIgt of relaxation; A littlé more determination, WW ]brlng you tb your destination. -T. J.Sloane Sucli is the. patriot's boast where'er he miay roamn, His first, best country ever is, at homhe. -Oliver Goldamithi 1 neyer lbat à ittle fish -yeg 1 ara free to gay It was alwaiks thé blggeat fish I caught that got aW&y. -Eugene Field. The Main thing about à book à. not in what it aays, but in what It teks and Auggestm. The Interrogation point le the. accusing finger of orthodoxy, which would rather b. denouiiced than. questionéd. -Horace Traubel Industry, economy, hoflftty and ktndneus formn a quartette that will neyer bé iznproved upon. -James Oliver Soft is the music that would charm forever. -William Wordsworth RELAX AND ENJOY IT How do 1 know my youth la ail spent? .Well, my get upi and go has got up and went, But ini spite of it a] , T arn able to grin When I think of where mny get up and go has been. 014 ago us golden mc l'y. heard il said, But sornetirnes 1 wonder as I gel mtôb bd, My ears in a drawer, my teelh in a cup My eyes on the table until 1 wake Up. Ere sleep dims my eyes 1 say to myseif "Is there a.nything else I should lay on And I amn happy to say as I close my door, My friends are the same, only perhape thé thelf ? even mor& When I was young, my clippers were red, I eould kick up rny heeha righl aver mny head When 1 grew aider, my clippers were blue, But 1 utill could dance thé whole night tbrough. Now I'm old, my ulippers are black; I walk to thé corner and puff my way back The reason I kriow now, mny youtb is aIl spent, My gel up and go gol up and went. But 1 really don't mind wben 1 îbînk with 4g* n 0f ail the grand places my gel up ha& been. Smnce I have retired from life's ca<mpetilion, I busy myseif with complote repetition. 1 gel up each mornlng, duat off mny wits. Pick up my paper antd read the obits. If my naine is missing, 1 know I'm not dead, So 1 cat a good breakfast, and go back to bcd. -Contributed by CoL R. &~ McL&tugh1iiq M- I ftit P~Af Z YJUR . - -- In the Diin and Distant Past' rront Th@ Stateigmau FlIon 1 , ý ý - ý ý ý ý ý M - 1 LI 1, . ' Youri uuly,