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4The Canadian Statesman. 13owmanville, Dec. 21, 1985 EDITORIAL COMMENT I Youngman 's Coluama Hiere it is the Tuesday morning alter a long, lazy Christmas weekend and around The Statesman office the phones are ringing off the wall, indi- cating that gradually things are re- turning tC) normal. It was quite a Christmas, wasn't il? Certainly. frorn a business point o! view there was more money floaîing around for presents than at any lime we can remember. This was the year for electnical gadgets, and there was a flood of themn on the mnarket. Many families are now equipped with electric carving koives, toollibrushes and so on that will be fun to play with for years. These miglit well corne under the clas- sification of adult toys, flot to be con- fused with the vast assortment of secret service weapons purely designed for chîldren. One young fellow came bo our bouse carrying a harmless-looking briefcase under bis arm. No sooner was he inside the door than one end of the case was pointed our wav and out came a plastic bullet. No dÏoubt manv homes in the area are iow equipped witli fabulous 007 James Bond and U.N.C.L.E. arsenals, combat weapons end other intricate items of destruction that will keep the youngsters and their parents busy until the holidays are ov er. Un'ortuniately, for rnanY, the ice storm on Christmas morning upset plans I'or visiting relatives around the area. Those who did venture onto the highways found tbem treacherous and An advertisement. in this issue of- ficially lauinches a campaign by town and art'a residents who are opposed bo the St. Mary's Cernent Company being tprermitted t corne iflt< this area for the future operation of a plant that xiii eventuaiiv make uise of 750 acres in Dariiogton Township, bordering on the southwest side of Bowmanville. We have received letters express- ing deep disappointment thai we have tiot heen ini the forefront of the figlit against this industrv. One such letter went 1<) considerable length lecturing Lis on our responsibilitv as the editor of a highly respected newspaper and suggesting'that no newspaper can be truiy great if ils policy is always mid- ie of the road. The writer foresees propc'rty values falling, white dust covering the entire town and other in- dlustries shying away f rom such an area as though il bad the plague. This particular party bas a cottage at the West Beach, so the stand taken is quite understandable and we have a certain âmount of sympathy with the views -~ -.~p.-ssd.Under sirnilar circumstan- ces xve miglit feel exactly the same. Ifowcxer, iei us rnake il ri liat Trhe Statesman in the pasi 111 years bas ilever followed a middle o! the road course, nor does il ai present. Nor wil ii s0 Ion., as this Editor is at ils helm. We aiso are fully acquainled with our responsibilities to this comrnunitv and to our nr'ighhoring municipalities, and have neyer shicd away fromn them. We are ccxv going through an cpi- socle that bas heen repeated lime and time again ovc'r the vears in Bowman- ville. Industries have donc their utmost t(, corne to this town but aIl too fre- quentl *N thc're have bcen stumhling blocks throxvn in their way by persons wbo aPParcntly want this town to re- main a nice, quiet, residential com- niunity where <hev can live out their davs nr their holidavs in resîdential -suhuimity, no smoke, no dust, no noise, rnothing to disturb tbe tranquility of their existence or the beautv of ilie landscape. As a resuit, Bowmanville lias lost mfore prospects for industry than il should have, situated as it is in an ideal location for industrial devel- opnlent. Now, along cornes the St. Marys Cernent Compan ' . They spend thous- ands o! dollars on options, drilling and the rest. They go through ail the chan- riels and their plans are approved by every investigation that bas been made by officiai sources. Darlingion Tfown-. ship's counicil and Planning Board of- ficials have hired the hest consultants tbey can obtain to make certain that every sa feiguard is inciuded in an agreement before tle agricultural land involved is rezoned indusîrial. Meetings have taken place over a lengthy periodi o! time. Objeclors have submiîtedi briefs on the subjcct, but the projeet bas still recceived approval by everv authority except at the final Municipal extremelv dangerous. In this district, at least two families were involved in accidents that sent them to hospital with injuries instead of to relatives for an enjoyable Christmnas dinner. The road conditions also brought many highways xvorkers and police int action wvho otherwise would have spent a mucli more enjovable Christmas Day, Il is alwavs sad when tragedy o! any kind happens, but il is especially so at Christrnastime. However, il would appear that for the rnajority of people this was indeed a Merry Christmas, filled with happy reurnons, a bountiful suppiy of food and ail o! those materialistic cornforts that we prize so highly. Our s-ympathy goes out to those who, tbrougli illness, death, or for other reasons, were un- able bo enioy the festive occasion to the fullest. Now, we are facing i NC,\v Year with ils challenges and opportunities, its stresses, dangers and crises. Il would appear Ihat unless Vietnam's problems bring on an ahl out war. xve shaîl con- tinue to have comparative peacc and prosperitv. Let us hope so because there is so much to be done ii sý) many fields that nobody is looking for- ward to seeing our progress interrupted or set back bv yet another destructive confliet in our lime. Oui' hope is that 1966 \will 1)' a good year for everyone, althoughi we know that is impossible; but \ve can always hope. Board hearing that will be coming ul sbortiy. At almost the lasi minute somne ell-meaning citizens bave he cr>me aroused when thev realize ilia the project may in fact hecom-e a reali tv. Thev join with those wbo maCiE earlier objections and hope their effort, will yet reverse approvals that xverE made. This is their right. but ai 1hi point we don't feel they should expecI that their protests will carry too much weigbt. The facts are that Darlingior Township is literally crvinir for indus- trial assessment ta enable it ta provide the services that are demnanded b.v its 10,000 residents. A few citizens will be inconvenienced and disrupted by the introduction o! a cernent plant, but thousands more will benefit consider- ably. We wonder what course those wbo now are objecting would follow if thev were members o! Darlington Council. Would they say to St. Marys Cement "Go away, we don't want you. There may be sorne duist?" We doubt it verv mucb. Darlington's counceil has gone mbibt is matter wilb bbc grealest care and tbey, obviouslv, feel that the introduction of the St. Marv's cernent plant will be o! general benefit to the area, with advanlages far outweighing any dîsadvantages that rnay corne along with any large industr-v. Cilizens o! Bowmanville wbo sav this plant wvill mean nothing to Ibis town might also be xise to rernember that the welfare o! Darlington is essential to Bowman- vilie's prosperily. We are, in faci, inter- depe ode nt. Industry is vital if we are to grow and becomne more than a srnall town dorrnitory for Oshawva. Trbe cernent plant is the firsi real prospect of any size that bas appcared in this area iii sorne ime. Frankly, we doubt if it can noxv be stoppcd and so far as we are concerned we can see no particular reason for going ail oui bo try and have il excluded. From aIl reports, St. Marys Cernent is a good company that shouid be able to roake a real contri- bution ta this area if we do not alien- aie thern before they ever gel here. Keep in mmnd, please, that there arc hundreds o! other communities that would welcomc with open arms ibis carnpany or any allier organization wilb far less potential. We've been dor- mant long enough, while other towns have gone ahead wilh expansion. Sa, let's sec what Si. Marys Cernent cari do to hclp us by exbending a warmn wclcomc bo them instead o! trying la clobber them ai Ibis point. That's where we stand on bbc malter! This area is no longer rural. It is part o! a vibrant, suirE(ing., indusi rial economvy that cati go ahcead to pravide more employment at higb xvages, more opportunitv for our cbildren in tbc vears abead and more taxation to bake care o! the municipal requiremnents in qil fields. IDurham Counly'ar Great Family Journal %lie* t Established 111 years ago in 1854 Alzo Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independeni The Orono News k Producsd every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Box 190 62-66 King St. W.. Bowmanville, Ontario JOHN M. IAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS EDrrOn.-PtJLISHEE ADVTG. MANAGER BUSINECSS MGR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $500 a Year, strictly in advonce $6.50 a Yexr Aflthie United States Aithough *vet77precautio n wIl De tlco n taovoid «roal'h.o(Lanadmn ,Stent.sman accepta adyt,.. tjaq in lie coumne on the unde.stoindinq the# t il wi not b. iabe foi ciny arroi in al¶y rdv.rt:ssmnent publismhed horeundet n... a vientnf of uch rtvertisomnnt ta eufaied n- witinq bN the advertiser «yd raturned tri The Cinirdion Stitprn, buinss office dui çqned bv the odvertroi yand w:th sticks .*tel etmirOlitott pirtly ,3131d in wyitll1i thoreun md n thi case il t «v arroT i Sn et.d 13 lot c»rn.eted b, the Canmdinr, tmt.orncn itV. Iibltv thtyll ,,teti*xem esrh crmrt,,mm et thé entîr. rosi etS uels jdverti»ameiit ne the. trir. rumî.zè t'. e noee4 errir, hne,.bthewhal.e paee occupied bV such odertlaam.nt ýp t e s t OUR B ES T WISHES FOR 1966 There's always time to extend to our count.ry correspondents and manv readers our sincere thanks and best wishes for a very successful New Year. May it bring you continued prosperity and ail the good things you wished for! Editor and Staff of àL Cet ters December 25, 1965 '188 Kaiser Cresc., Os.hawa. Ont. Dear, Sir: The tirne las corne for a rlii< approach ta the y carl '\1dcficil of The Hospi- tal for Sick Chidren. No cau.e is more worthy of support tilan the life-saving miedical services provided. The Hospital carrnes on 25 VEARS AGO (january 2, 1941> Alnme Nortlîcutt, tlent- ed and accomplished youog daugliiter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlcy W. G. Northcutt, was gucst speaker in Toronto, Saturdax', at the salesmen's convention af the Lowney Co. bin he King Edward 1-l. Upward of 200 ex- ccutives and salesmen heard Alnme tell the -tory of the Lions Bicycle Safcty Club of Bowmanville. Mr- and MîIrs, Jack Bird, Toronito, spent the weekend viIih his brother, Mr. Rog- er Bird. Jack wenb avec- sea03 with the 48th High- lanciers just a y ear ago and %vas recentlv retucncd home due ta illîe ss. Coir. R. H. Callat, lias returned to Petawawa Miii- tar 'v Camp alter spending Christmas leave witli his wife at the home af her parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Spr\1. Byron Crawford, "Sandy" Colville. Lindsay Mitchell and Biain ElliaIt attended the FridaY Supper Club dlance in Peterborough Y. M.C.A. an Friday evening. Bnci Hooper received a souvenîir of a piece of shirapoel froni a bamb dropped in England. Pte. Sidney Casboucn is in Moîîtreal visiting iriends and relatives on his New Year bave. Ed. Hooper lias arrived saf,] *v in England. on Dec. 23rdî a draw was madie for t<e eiglit prizes offered by tlie L.T.B. Lodge. John Graham picked out the lucky tickets. Winners wec F. Builivant, Oshawa, and Les. Nichais, Wm. Ruckle-y. W. J. Berry, Alex Edmondstone. Mrs. Tho. Hamilton, E. Clarke and Sidi Walker, al af Bowman- ville, Miss Kathleen Sisson, Businiess College, Montreal, ta spending Chrisimnas holi- days with her parents, Dr. an'i Mrs. E. W. Sisson. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Dow- 11iP ', Peterboroughi, spent Chîristmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hoar. Holiday Visitors: Mr. and Mca. Beecher Barcett and Billy, Consecon, with Mr. A. E. Beilman and Ma r ion. Miss Helen McGregor, Peterborough, with her mother, Mrs. D. S. McGreg- or. Mcr. and Mcs. Hacvey Joint spent Boxing Day wibh her parents ini Lindsay. Mr. Ned Rehder, Matît- real, with his parents, Mr. and Mcs. C. E. Rehder. L/Cpl. Robert Bate, Camp Bordrn, was home foc New Yra r's. Miss Mai-ion MacDonald, Trconto, wiîh Miss Gwen Caveriy. (:70 J/e &/,tor ,«ome 70) projects reiatinR to childtren's disenses research and biologicai studirs. This program c o v t s $2,000,00 alane ta carry out. Deficits arising from <tie treatment 01 100,000 out-patients, pr;- marily indigent patienitg, takes $484,000 yeariv %vith costs rising. Moral and lega! oppo.;î- tlion tea making sweepstake.s 49 TEARS AGO (January 4, 1917> Mr. Wm. Rocnigk of the Royal Bank, Sarnia, receni- ]y visited at his fathcr's, Mr. Jule Roenigk's. Mrs. John Grigg, Miss Edra Grigg and Miss Muriel Deck visiled Mrs. W. J. Ward ia Owen Sound. Mrs. G. A. Knight. Turtie River, Man., is visitiog hec sister, Mrs. Alex Hume and other friends in town. Messrs. Johni A. Holgatr & Son have extended their business materiaiiv by buy- ing out the Builders' Sup- ply brandi af Mr. William Brock. Mr. Archie Thompson spent the weekend with lis sisiec. Mr.r. Howacd Wil- loughby, Island Grave, Lake Si mcoe. Holiday Visitors: Mrs. W. B. Couch witli hec son, Mc. A. B. Couch, Montreal, Mca. Fred Rp.lider and Miss Ruth, Tronta, wiih Mr. C. Relider. Miss Giadys Westaway, Port Hope, wibli <le Misses Van Neal. Mis,; Julia Sinclair, Toroni- Ia, witli ler sister, Mrs. A. T. Christie. Miss Maude Wilii, Taran- ta, with hec sîster, Mcs. Wm. Maynard. Mr. W. Claudec Ives spent tNe weekeiîd wi<N iciends in Bloomfield. M;ss iildred Willmott, Picton, wiIN lier mother, Mca. E. Wiilmott. Mr: and Mcs. W. J. Colwill and son Ross, Toconto, at bis motier's. Mca. W. Rosevear and babe, Toronto, at liec Iabh-1 er'q. Mc. Jas. Jolinston. Miss Muriel Chactcan and Master Gardon Chactran witi friends in To'ronto. Mca. W. B. Pollard and Greta spent Chr istmas with relatives iin Port Pecrv. Mc. W. I. Hellyac atîd .son John. Clinton, witli lis mother, Mca. John Hellyac. Mrs. T. E. Knowlton and Mi3s Marjarie King, Toron- to, visited their father, Major W. C, King. Me Mr. and Mca. Chas.M- Clung, Spokane, Wasi., are visibing his motier, Mcs. Wm. McClung, and sister Miss Jennie McCiung. c Mc. and Mrs. Fred Os- borne, Toronto; Mc. and Mrs. C. W. Blow and family, Oshawa; Mc. and Mca. H. C. Osborne and family, Mrs. E. I. Osborne and Mc. and Mca. R ic ha rdc Osborne,v town, ai Mr. W. H. Qaborne'se foc New Yeac's.e Miss Barbara Yellawlers,i Toronto, with Mcsç. L. Jollow.M Mc. anîd Mrs. AU. PFctsYEv spent Christmas in Oshiawa. c legai for such i re-savi ng projects is virtually non- existent. Police and gzovern - ment officiais turn their backs when Irish and other sweepstake winners are an- nounced, takitig millions of dollar.,; ut of tlie country and bringing noî.hing ta the treasurv of thie country, Many Roman Catholic chur- ches hald tc'gular bingo Rames although illegal un- der th e Criminal Code, while betting on horse rac- ing is legal. Cerlainly rno broadmind- ed politician, clergy or par- ent cou]d oppose legalized Gav't. supervised sweep- stakes lield o nlIv ONCE yearly for the excl usive uçe of research ho.mpitals like The Ho,%pital for Sick Chu-. dren. Letticocliild's suffering go uniheard. Sm ce r c. 1 Retty Kelly. Memorial Hospital Weekly Report Week of l)ec. 20-26 inclusive Admissions 41 Birtlis--4 m;;](, 2 female 6 Discharges - 79 Majoro perations ------ 9 Minor opecations - --l1 Emfrgency tceatments .-20 Visiîing houcs 3-8 p.m. daily Hold Children's Festival at Knox Scliool A capacit 'y crowd ai avec 4001 childcen and sevecai lidred adults packed the auditorium af Knox Christian Schoal on Wednesday, Dec. 22, for an evening.ai praise ta <lie "God ai Ail Grâce", eiiered by way af sacred sang and spak- (In word. Duriîîg <he course ai lie thrce-hour programme, <lie scheol chair presented sevecal selections under the direction af the Principal,* Mr. Uit%-lugt. AI tle chuldcen oi thie sz.Nool look Part in thks '-Christialr Children's Festi- val*', wliichî is a vearl;- evenlt usuiallv lield on Christinas dax' but this yeac lield on the Iastl' day of scliooi. Also participatig were the children af bath cangregations oi <lie Chiristiani Refarmedi Churdli in Bowmanx-ille, Re- hoboîli and Macantha. The childcen lraced <lie coming oi Chrcist "In lie Full- tiess ai Timp' back <lirough the Old Testament propho-sies and patriarclis ta ithe fîcat promise ai His coming in Genesis 3:15. A skit war peirfarc'ci de- picting the bac'kgr'ound stoî'v ai the Wise Men iror <lie East who discovered HîsstFar iri the heavens and wendecd their way, fist ta King Hrr- od, then on the Child Rinig, led by the stac's liglit. Th .e chuldren recited lenglhy por- tions ai scriptuce and carried tlie lieme ai Clirist's first camixîg on irîto the future ta touci brieily on the pr-omise of His second coming, "The hope oi every longing heart". Rev. Verbrugge closed the Festival witli prayec, aller whicli <le children wece serv- ed treats and the adults enjoy- ed a lime of iellowship and îefceslimcnts. Tic chuldrPn wliho had ceaclic'd the' age ai 12 weeprfstnted witli heautifui Bibles liythheir teachirs. hon- ouring a seaâonal tradition. Another Christmas Becomes History Sugar DECEMBER How duil lb would be i0 Decçzmher, Were there no Christmas ta remember! The darkesb monlh of a]l the year, With winds a-blowing, cold and drear. But in bbc homes red candles glow, Their !riendly liglit glcams bîrough the snow, Promising warmth, and hope, and cheer, Well! H-ere we are, at the end of another year, and just in time to wish every one a Happy, Healthy, Prosper- ous 1966. For your scribe, 1965 has been a sort of end of an era as he reached the Bible-prescribed man's alloted span of seventy years which meant retirement from the Ontario Civil Service, and the start of being a Senior Citizen, entitled to receive seventy f ive bucks per month f rom the federal treasury, put there by you bard working wage earners via the income tax route, for wbich we thank you. Leaving the Dept. of Lands and Forests meant vacating their bouse so, after putting in forty six years on that rugged old Pine Ridge, we obtained Tommy Masterson's old shack which be vacated for better quarters, and, in February, moved to Bowmanville. Everybody in the Pontypool area seemed relieved to learn that we were xnoving right out of the neighborhood. In fact, they were so dam bhappy they gave us a "send-off" present. On the other hand, the citizens of Bowman- ville didn't exactly stage a welcome parade, with brass band, probably be- cause they know the nasty reputation of us "Stump-dodgers"; but for better or worse, Bowmanville is stuck with us. The Town Counicil of 1965 can con- gratulate themselves on the fact that, due to the monthly handouts from Mike Pearson, and John Robaris, Butch and me managed to stay off relief.* l'Il sav one thing for our neighi- bors, 'n the South lWard, thev mind their own business. Some o! thýem say hello if they can't avoid it, wvhile others adroitlv turn their backs when they se us coming. and so far, they have neyer discussed our short comings in our presence, but us South-Warders serve notice on the rest of yez, that, we'd rather fight than switch. Lou Wiseman lives across the street. He and I work the Sunday laie shift at the Arena, and if Lou doesn't notice that it is time to f ix the ice because he's busv dispensing witty sal- lies with the customers, I sing him a littie ditty, to the tune of "Meet Me In Saint Louis, Louie." It goes like this! "Meet me in the back shed, Louie, meet me right out there. If you are a minute laie, I will pull your hair. The boys ail think you're wittv. The girls ail think you're nice. But! Meet me in the back shed, Louie. It's and Splice, By Bill Smiley THE ORGANIZATION MAiN Ail my life I bave admircd organ- izcd people. This doesn't mean that I like them. ln faci, my usual response ta this type is instant babred, because tlîey make me look so confuscd in corn- parison. You know the sort o! persan I mean. The chap leering ai you from the life insurance ads. Mortgage on bouse paid up, pension all !igured oui, and a big, fat annuitv wben lie retires ai 60. And dies ai sixty-anc f rom sheer boredorn because there's nothing left tb organize. Then tlere's the wife who runs ber house like clockwork. Everything on time. Not a dirty asb-tray. Not a haîf-hour in the day of pure bumming for anybody in the family. Surely it isn't ber fault that ber kids hecorne greasy beatniks the minute they leave home, and ber hushand goes the nor- niai course, from ulcer to coronary to stroke. MucI as I detcst arganization, 've got ta ]et admiration over-rule distaste. It's not easy, afler a lifetirne of corn- Sortable chaos, but I've been driven bo it. By my daughici-. ln a fit o! teenage blues tle other day, she was sounding off on the futility o! life. Naturally' , I tld lier she was crazy, that life was a glorious adventure. "IIub! Sorne adventurc! Sarne <ld tbing, day after day, weck afier wcck, year after v year. Tell me, Dad, wbat do vou and Mom have ta look !arward XVcII. that sti-uck hom-e. Il dicn't scem quite the moment ta talk about tle resurrection and the life ever allr. Or even about growing aid Rraeefully. Or even about tIc shver ,ioy o! having the living-room papered. lb was rigît thrre and lIen I de- cided she xvas right. I don't plunge ahcad toward a goal. I merely go around in ever-decreasing circles. I dan't seize life by ;he scc-uf! of the neck and shake il I rnerely beg ilta leggo and stop shaking me. Ji Vomn'er [or L-o et s And this is tbe reason 1, who kas neyer made a serious New Year's reso- lution in rny life, have a Eist of themn draivn up. No more of this tottering from crisis to crisis. No more of. thi* hein,- late and lazy, inconsistent and inefficient, .unhealthy and unwealtby. Resolved: that I'rn going ta stop !ighbing with my wife. In 20 years, 1 haven't wan a single battie. Why spoil a record like tbis? Resolved: that I'm going ta stop smoking, drinking and ogling. I think my lungs and liver are shot by now, s0 bbc firsi two don't amount ta much. But tle third one is liable to give me a heart attack fromn sheer indignation bliat these sbarneless hussies are allov,1 cd ta go around like that on bthe beach. It says bere. Resolved: that I'm gaing ta stop pampering my kids. The next lime Hugli suggests lie needs another ten bucks, l'Il punch bim right in thc nase, Thc next lime Kim tells me I'm an old fud, l'Il take a strap to her. Ib's going ta be difficuit, as be outweighs me by 10 pounds. and I couldn't heat tbat sweet if sIc cornmitted murder. But organizalion will make il passible. Rcsolved: lIai I'm goîng ta take regular exercîses, someihing more strenuous ilan bcnding my elbow, striking a match, or taking a cap off a jîar o! îam. Resolvcd: that this column wilI be writtcn at my leisure, not to a deadline whicb means sprinting througb the snow to the inaibox at 9:59 p.m. In iy slippcrs. Resolvedl: thai I will rnakc lessori plans like bbce<tler teachers, and nat arrive daily, gaily, and ask, "Well, where wrre wc yesterday?" Resolved: lIai I wiil stop being îiice ta îpeople just because I like them, and will assiduouisiv court those who can do me same gaod. % Sorry, we've run oui, of space. Tîcre arce.374 niler resolutions, and I feel thal l've iust scr tched tîle sur- face. But ioak for ;t ,-i re dynamie, diqgusting Bill SmiIeyOP '66. I'm organ- ized. Brigltening these last days of thp vmar. Oftimes when life secms dark end sad, A miracle cames to make you glad, Perhaps lhat's why - I often wonder That Christmas came in dark December. -Marjori- Cunninghamn, Newcastle, Ont. 1 1 time to f lood the ice." If we hadn't moved to Bowman- ville, I would neyer have been a cub reporter, or wet nurse to a million ruddv earth worms on a golf course, or apprentice "rink rat". Neither w0 Id we have known the delightful s;r-ý of Arabv that are wfted our way ffrJ the Goodyear plan r If. a year ago, a nybody had sug- gested any o! these possibilities,ý.'*e would have thought that person was "balmv" because, what Ed Youngman knew. about anv of these jobs could be printed, in capital letters. on the bead o! an ordinary pin, and about ail be knows now is that, il takes a lot of bard work, long hours, and intensive study tb successfully manage sucb pro. jects. Besides so many things apt to go wrong, there is aiso the unpredict- able moods of the paying customers who don't like this, or don't like that, and who, when they pay the small ad- mission charge, think they own the blinkin' joint, and can do what THEY like. Now, don't get me wrong. Only a small percenlagýe fit into the "no good- nik" category. but they are, usually, se vociferous and catty that they can send a manager right up the wall. An old cliche asserts that, "life begins ai forty." Maybe so, but if a person isn't ioo stodgy, doesn't minc acceptings orders from juniors, and doesn't cultivate a bumptious sense of pseudo dignitv, life can be pretty in- teresting ai 5e\vent 'v. Because of occasional leisure lime in the forenoons, I'm able to attend the daily sessions of the "Intellectual Club" ai the Coronation, where business men, and others discuss various aspects oif the town's cultural, and business life. These conclaves are conducted on a higli, moral plane as befits the leaders o! a community noted for ils probity. It was only natural that, last week, the discussion centred around the on-. gin of Christmas, when it, was heart. warniing to note, how these mnuch mal- igned business men deplored the intrus- ion o! base commercialism into thii happv, festive season. One man positively beamed as lie reported that, the day previous, he had not broken anything, purchased noth- ing, and sold nothing. Another reported unusualiy brisk business - didn't know wvhcre il was aIl coming from - seems lie works ai, the town's sewage disposai plant. Wonder what 1966 will bring? Battie Opens Against Cernent Plant In the Dim guei and 1 Distant Past From the Statesman Files h 1' --%f (77 /*") .