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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 13, 1974 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Liberty -Liberties? With the current increase in the number of strikes in transportation, both national and local, and invol- ving planes and trains as well as bus and, subway facilities, is it wise to keep emphasizing that "we're not doing too badly," in these near- mer gencybasituations?Rather shouldn't press, TV and radio be emphasizing that the "liberties" which are being taken with the much-boasted principle of liberty, not only by striking employees, but by many mnority groups which take the law into their own hands, represent a definite threat to the very freedom which the word liberty proclaims? Today in practise, our so-called liberty is beginning to border upon lhcense, with little regardto the fact that there can be no liberty unless it is accompanied by a necessary sense of responsi- bility. With the increasing com plete disregard for the rights and welfare of others, there will come a time when the majority of persons will rebel against such lhcense, and stricter le gal prohibitions will be initiated which could lead to actual curtailments of our hard-won free- dom. Unless we learn to accept respon- sibility for the welfare of others, and place limitations on the exercise of our liberties, more drastic ones may be forced upon us. So, let's not talk of how well we did, or could do again under strike conditions, but concentrate instead upon what more we can do to prevent such emergencies recur- ring. Both employers and employees need to realhze and accept the responsibility for the inconvemence, discomfort and actual hardship they are causing to others. Not "my rights" but freedom to act within the limits of the rights of the general public should be the accepted criterion. The Population Puzzle Nothing can be as discouraging as to give long speeches on the need for population control to a conference whose delegates know that, for the time being at least, they are fighting a losing battle. Yet that is what occurred at the August World Population Congress hel in Buchar- est, Romania. Some delegates implored. Others warned. Quite a number didn't turn up because inflation had eaten into travel budgets. And none who came had a meaningful solution to what is probably the most pressing problem in the world today. Unless the people in poorer lands tend to follow the example of more affluent nations, where young people are beginning merely to replace themselves by having no more than two children in many cases, future generations face a grim prospect. The recent floods in Bangladesh, for instance, which covered almost half the country and which took thousands of lives are a form of p pulation control that was accepted b huranity for centuries. If the nd had to support too many souls, vast numbers starved to death, or died of thirst, or were killed and drowned in storms and floods. Mankind, with its new technology, today can overcome the cruelties of nature on most occasions. But will we conquer nature if we grow from today's figure of 4 billion to 8 billion by early next century? Will the massive international relief operations that were mounted in drou ght-stricken Ethiopia or flooded Bangladesh be enough? Will the hundreds of millions of unemployed wandering the world by the year 2,000 be content with degradation and deprivation? Clearly, one must answer NO to these questions. And therefore daily the need to search for meaningful solutions to the population puzzle becomes more urgent. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Saughall (Near Chester) Cheshire, England Oct. 23, 1974 Dear John: Perhaps you will publish the following letter in the "States- man" and thus enable my wife and me to contact uite a number. of relatives, friends, old neighbours, former work- mates and so on. It is three weeks ago yesterday since we arrived la Englandto take upresidence in the Cheshire village of "Saughall." We are four miles from the walled city of Chesterwhose massive Cathedral had its founding in the tenth century. Indeed, many remains of Roman times are being un- earthed in and about Chester, but the Cathedral is probably stile its greatest attraction. As pensioners, my wife and I have obtained "passes" which entitle us to travel on some of the local busses at greatly reduced fares. We may not ue the privilege until after aine o'clock in the morning, nor during the afternoon rush hour of between five and six, or al day Saturday. However, al day Suaday is open time. In moving some of the cherished possessions from, Bowmanville, we were obliged to forego some electrical ap licances owîag, to, the difference in voltage between here and Canada. Consequently, we have al- ready bought a new refrîgera- to, and a newx- "radiogram"' as the English say. The refrigerator is of Italian manufacture, thus showing Common Market influence. The radio and record Vlayer, combination is a "Bush ', one of the best British makes in its ine. We did take a small "Canadian Tire" radio which we run on batteries Do you know, it picked up the Eaglish vocabulary right off the bat, accent and all. This bouse is heated with "North Sea" gas, and we have radiators in the respective rooms. A part bag of cement was left in the brick garage by the former owners, and with the help of Winnie's son-la- law, I put la a concrete base up in the garden for one of those circular clothes lines. Incidentally, I carried this umbrella-like line home on the bus, using my pensioners pass, and feeling a bit sheepish all the while, but managing to complete the journey without knocking any person's bat from their head. I have the "makings" for a pulley clothesline as well. Like the radio, these came from Bowmanville, and I may put the line up someday,tand Sossibly. start a new trend ereabouts. We live about ten or fifteen minutes walk from Shelagh Milîs. Winnie's daughter. She- lagh and Derek Milîs have three children. Keith, the elder, is seventeen years of age, and is in the "Merchant Navy". He is home on a brief leave rigt at present. Fifteen ý ear ol1d Susan hopes to ecome a medical doctor and is away this week at a "Biology Seminar". I call Catherine,mthe"eleven-year- nId, "my mate". She and I play the harmonica together, and she also plays the "Recorder" in conjunction witb me. At sehool, she and her classmatesh takesformai lessons on the latter instru- ment. Her school bus passes here in the afternoon and to occasionally stop off at "Man's" for a cup of tea is somewhat of a novelty. Derek Mills is a "Vauxhall" employee, and "Vauxhall" is closely allied to the Canadian and American General Mo- tors. It was wonderfully good news to hear of the resumption of work at "Goodyear." I got the first inkling throughthe "Wingfoot Clan" and later through the "Statesman", which now arrives regularly. I am sure she will pardon a personal reference, ibut a valued and longtime friend, Mrs. A. Saunders, at 2 Nelson St. Bowmanville gave me an entire year's subscription to the "Statesman", and it is like a weekly letter from home. John, would it be pemis- sible for me to exten greet- ings to former neighbours, friends of "Trinity Church, Choir and Frieadship Club", Bownanville SeniorCitizens, The Goodyear Retirees Club, and the "Odd Fellows" and "Rebekahs". We attended a weekday service in the local Methodist Church recently and after- ward a tea at the village "Vernon Institute." The occa- sion honored "The Golden Links", the Senior Citizens here. The Mayor and Mayor- ess of Chester were in attendance. We were grieved to learn of the destruction by fire of the old higb scbool building at Bowmanville. May I thank you in advance for your consideration and extend best wishes to all the Staff. Yours gratefully, Colin and Winnie Taylor Dear Mr. James: On Hallowe'ea Night our house was invaded by crowds of witches, goblins, rabbits, kittens, balloon girls and other varieties of creatures, al good looking, gay, happy, laughing and without'exception, polite and well behaved. We oldsters got more plea- sure from their calîs on us than tbey got from our treats to them. A salute to our younger generation. Sincerely, (Mrs.) Katharine Ferguson Bowmanville Letter to Editor: Mental Heaith-Durham wishes to thank you for your splendid coverage of talks on Volunteers la Schools by Dr. Hedges held on the 23md October 1974 and also the article on Teach-In. Sincerely yours, (Mrs.) S. Hopkins, B.Sc. N. Executive Director SUICIDAL SOCIETY "A society in which people earning $50,000 a year (e.g. senior airline pilots) threaten to strike for inflation-compen- sating pay increases; in whieh firemen let blocks of bouses burn in an illegal walkout (and perhaps resort to arson) to enforce what they consider just for tbemselves; and la which farmers claim to be driven to destruction of food while millions of people facef death by starvation---such a society is not oniy sick but suicidal". -- Lubor Zink in The Sun. i.\U Durham County'sGreat Family Journal Established 120 years ago in 1854 Aso lncorporatng q The Bowmanv lie News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 E D (JL Phone Produced every Wednesday by 623 3303 THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LiC 3K9 Phone 623-3303 JOHN M. JAMES GEO. P. MORRIS PATRICKGOULD DONALD BISHOP Ecitor Publisher Business Mgr. Sales Manager Plant Mgr. 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EVERY7f/C- G-O/A/G P, 71/E KORD /V /5 WI/POQf /½ WA-/ DECREED --T T .50 E r_5CY com DOW/V How to Cure Our Countrys Ills Editor's Note: Our tbanks to former Bow- manvilleite Wreford F. Souch of Winnipeg for sending along the following editorial for a Shrine publication. In view of the current publicity about police brutality in Metro, we feel it is quite timely and contains the opinions of the vast majority of Canadian citizens as we, as those of our neighbors to the south. After they've read it, we'd apprec- iate comments from subscrib- ers. "There are tbose who dlaim ours is a "sick" society; that our country is sick; our government is sick; that we are sick. Well, maybe they're right. I subb uit that Fa sick. and maybe you are too. I arn sick of having olicemen ridiculed and cal ed "pigs" while cop killers are hailed as some king of folk hero. "I am sick of being told that religion is the opiate of the Ce egbut marijuana should "I am sick of commentators and columnists canonizing anarchists, revolutionaries and criminal rapists, but condemning law enforcement when such criminals are brought to justice. "I am sick of being told that pornography is the right of free press, but freedom of the press does not include being able to read the Bible on school grounds. "I arn sick of paying more and more taxes to build schools while I see some faculty members encouraging students either to tear them down or burn them. "I am sick of Supreme Court decisions which turn crim- inals loose on society - while other decisions try to take away my means of protecting my home and family. 'I arn sick of pot-smoking enter tainers deluging me with their condemnation of my moral standards on late-night television. "I am sick of being told that policeman are mad dogs who should not have guns - but that criminals who use guns to rob, maim and murder should be understood and helped back to society. "I am sick of being told it was wrong to use napalm to end a war overseas - but if it's a molotov cocktail or a bomb at home, cmust understand the provocations. "I am sick of not being able to take my family to a movie unless I want to have tbem exposed to nudity, homosexu- ality and the glorification of narcotics. "I am sick of riots, march- es, protests, demonstrations, confrontations, and the other REPORT FROM QUEENSPARK by Alex Carruthers, M P.P. INFLATION AND AGRICULTURE No segment of society has felt the impact of nflation more than the arming community where in-put costs have risen significantly, while farm income has remained static or has been reduced. Research reveals the unfavour- able position in which the farmer finds himself incomparison with other wage earners. The following facts are signifi- cant: a. The food budget, as a percent- age of consumer expenditures over the years from 1960, re- veals the following: In 1960, the food budget was 20 per cent of the consumer's expenditure; in 1970 it was 16.2 per cent; in 1972, it was 15.3 per cent; in 1973, 15.7 per cent and in 1974, had risen again to 18,5 per cent. b. In 1961, the average industrial wage was $1.83 per hour; in 1974 it has risen to $4.09 per hour. c. In 1961 it took 32 minutes for an industrial worker to earn one pound of sirloin; in 1974 it takes 23 minutes. In 1961 it took 24 min- utes to earn one pound of pork chops; in 1974, it takes only 22 minutes. In 1961 it took 8 minutes to earn 1 quart of milk; in 1974, it takes 5 minutes. In comparison, farm in-put price index costs, based on the base period of 1960 equal 100, rose in the second quarter of 1973 to 163.9 and in the second quarter of 1974, the index stands at 193.7. d. In two years, from 1972 to 1974 farm feed costs have increase 28 per.cent. e. Fertilizer costs have increased over 36 per cent in the last year. f. It takes about 55 to 60 cents per pound to produce a calf to 300 to 400 pounds. At the present time calves are selling at about 35 cents a pound. While the major portion of the farm economy is under the control of the federal government, through tariffs and export quotas, etc., the provinces are in a position to alleviate the heavy financial burden on the farm community. In Ontario the present govern- ment has endeavoured to meet this reponsibiltity through the following programs: 1. Provide marketing support through the establishment of Marketing Boards. for example: the Hog Marketing Board and the Tobacco Marketing Board. 2. The establishment of a food-land deveiopment program with the objective of putting vacant land back into production. 3. The provision of credit counsel- ling and training in business management decisions. 4. Tile Drainage Loan Program which provides up to 75 per cent of the Cost of drainage to be re- raid over a 10 year period. 13,300 oans are out at the present time with a total value of $33.3 million, at an interest rate of 4 per cent. 5. Municipal drainage grants, to- talling $7 million snce 1970 have provided outlet ditches for farm ramage. 6. An industrial milk incentive pro- gram has resulted in an increase of 39 million pounds of milk in the last 4 months. Loans under this program total 2,000 for an in-- vestment of $27 million and in- clude a 20 per cent forgivable clause. 7. A Capital Grants program to assist farmers for capital invest- ment- in buildings, water ser- vices, and land development. Since 1967 almost $100 million in capital grants have been appro- ved for farm communities. 8. Through the Ministry of the Treasurey, a once-in-a-lifetime gift exemption to a minimum of $50,000 is provided to farmers. 9. Amendment to the Succession Duty Act provides for one- twenty-fifth a year forgiveness in succession duties and, if the farm stays in the family for 25 years, there is no succession duty to pay. 10. A rebate of 50 per cent on farm property taxes is provided through the Income Tax pro- gram. There has never been a time in the history of Ontario when as much food products have been produced. The arguments that farmers are going out of production; that over 15 per cent of approved land has 'gone out of production' in the last three years and that young people are leaving the farms in large numbers, are discounted by the following facts: 1. Farms with produce sales of $2,500 and niore, in 1961 totalled 480,903; in 1971 the total was 366,128 - a decrease of 23.9 per cent. Farms with sales of $5,000 and over totalled 140,266 in 1961 but 195,305 in 1971 - an increase of 39.2 per cent. Farms with sales of $10,000 and over in 1961 totalled 49,841; in 1971, 113,192 - an increase of 127.1 per cent. 2. The average age of farmers in 1961 was 47.7 years; in 1971, 48.2 years. Over 65.5 per cent of the farmers are in the age group from 25-54 with about 38 per cent under 45. 3 147.8 million acres or 87.1 per cent of farm land in Canada is owned by private individuals. In com- parison, less than 3 per cent is owned by farm corporations. While the farm picture at the present time ma be considered serious, the above acts indicate that the farm community, given the proper frame work in which to operate, can look forward to the future with confidence. Govern- ment's role is t provide that, framework. mob temper tantums of eople intell ec tually incapable of working within the system. "I am sick of hearing the same phrases, the same slick slogans, the cries of people who must chant the same hiçý- like bnmié- b vuse 49 Years Ago Thurs., Nov. 26th, 1925 The Spanish Dancers in the cast of Princess Bonnie, a coric opera to be presented in the Opera House, on Decem- ber lst, are Misses Isabel MeMurtry, Rena Caverly, Berniece Bagneli, Dorothy James, Dorothy Bonnycastle, Agnes Van§tone, Lucy Mc- Murtry, Vera Woods, Elinor Millson, and Gladys Bateman. It may have been the idea of the Board of Health, the Public Health Nurse, the Public School Board, the Home and School Club, or maybe it was Principal J. H. Johnston, who issresponsible for milk being served each school day just prior to recess, to those who wish it. Induction of Rev. R. J. Sbires M.A., B.D., as Rector of St. John's Anglican Church, will be beld on Wednesday evening. Total receipts raised by the Woman's Auxiliary, of the Bowmanville Hospital, at the annual bazaar, came to the grand total of $1,030.15. Graduation exercises of Bowmanville Hospital for Nurses in Training, will be held in the Opera House, on Monday, December 7th at 8 o'clock. Dr. J. W. Aikens, Toronto, will be the Guest speaker. The nurses receiving their diplomas will.be Misses Helen B. Caverly, Annie G. Everest, Mary E. Sauva, and Elsie A. Peters. In the Dim and I Distant Past 25 Years Ago Tlursday, December 8th, 1949 Decoration cf the Scouts and Cubs meeting-roomna the .Specialty Paper Products Building has bjeen nearly completed this week. Scout Master Dennis Pickard has been working on the pmoject with considerable assistance from other sources. The interior decoration was done by Dave Preston and Sons, who donated botb time and equipment to the project. Gerald Morris was valedic- torian at the High School Commencement Exercises on Friday. By aaclamation, the Presi- dent of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 178, Bowman- ville, for the coming year will be, Stan Dunn, six members were nominated for first vice-presodeat, Elgie Hara- dea, Art Hooper, Robert Caif, Joe O'Neil, J. R. Aberriethy, and J. R. McKnight. The Leslie Bell Singers will be presenting a concert of choral music lanTinity United Cburcb, on Satumday eveniag, December 17th, under the auspices of the Bowmanville Lion's Club. The Dariington Township Couneil will have one new member for it's 1950 session. In the Monday elections, Gamnet Rickard and Harold Skinner were e-elected and Russell McLaughlin was given a seat on the council for the first time due to the retire- ment of Roy McGill. t ings iezommes oecau they haven't the capacity for 1s sick - when we have the sing my anger and indignation verbalizing thought. greatest nation that man bas to-elected officiais. I arn sick of those whosay ever brought forthon the face "You will find me speaking owe taem this or that because of the earth. Fully fifty per out in support of those of the sins of my forefathers - cent of the people on earth officials, institutions and per- when I have looked down both would willingly trade places sonalities who contribute to ends of the gun barrel to wtb the most deprived, the the elevation of society and defend their rights, their most underprivileged among not its destruction. You will liberties and their families. us. find me contributing my time, I an sick of cynical "Yes, I may be sick, but if I money and personal influence attitudes toward patriotism. I am only sick, I can get well. I to helping churches, hospitals, am sick of politicians with nc, can also bel my society get charities and other establish- backbone. wel- and herp my country get ments wich have shown the "amskofprisv-well. truc spirit of this country's ns a sick of permissive "Take note, all of you .. determination to ease pain, you will not find me throwing suffering, eliminate hunger "I am sick of the dirty, the a rock or a bomb; you will not and generate brotherhood. foul-mouthed, the unwashed. find me under a placard; you "But, most of all, you'll find "I am sick of the decline of will not see me take to the me at the polling place. There personal honesty, personal streets; you will not find me - if you listen - you can hear integrity and human sincerity. ranting to wild-eyed mobs. the thunder of the common "But you will find me at man. There, all of us can cast "Most of all, though, I am work, paying taxes, serving in our vote - for a nation where sick of being told I'm sick. I'm the community where I live. people can walk the streets sick of being told my country You will also find me expres- without fear. gg S By Bi aSmiley Some Bits a--nd Pieces> A Bits and Pieces column. First item shows a maicious delight in "eatching someone out" as the phrase goes. It is one of the less pleasant aspects of the human character, but at the same time has given a great deal of pleasure, over the centuries, to the human race. There is nothing people enjoy more than somebody else's feet of clay. How we all secretly rejoice, if not openly, when a cabinet minister is caught with a blonde who is not his wife, or a prominent judge is nailed on an impaired driving charge, or a teacher is discovered nurturing marijuana in his or her window boxes. Disgusting, and definitely not Christian, but it's fun. I've been a victim myself. Sent out a question- naire to elementary school teachers of English last year. There was one spelling error in it, and I didn't do it, a secretary did. But about 50 per cent of the questionnaires returned had the mistake circled, and some gleeful little remark attached. Now, it's my turn. I have before me a list of novels and plays sent out by the Educational Communications authority, a fairly sacred cow with the Ministry of Education. The Authority wants English department heads to tick off a lhst of the books most used by students in our high schools, with a view to buying the movie rights to the 20 most popular, so that they can be video-taped and made vailable on a wide basis. A laudable plan. It was when I started to scan the list that I thought it must be a put-on. I re-checked the accompanying letter. No, it was real, it was official. I looked over the list, a fairly comprehensive one of most of the literature used in our hi gh schools, and started ticking off t he obvious ones: Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Death of a Salesman, Huck Finn, The Great Gatsby. Everything in order. Then I turned to Page 2 of the list and nearly féIl off my chair. I came to two conclusions. Either the chap who had dictated the list had failed to proof-read it, or the secretary who had done the typing had finished Page 1 and gone out and had a large liquid lunch before tackling Page 2. Don Quixote came out as Don Quiote. This must be an animal story about a coyote called Don. Emily Bronte must be twirling in her grave on the moors, to see her magnificent Wuthering Heights described as Withering Heights. Thomas Hardy will be having a celestial seizure when he realizes that his great Tess of the D'Urber- villes has a new title: Tess of the D'Umbervilles. D'Umber than what? A science fiction novel, The Chrysalids, has a new life as The Chrysslids. The Luck of Ginger Coffey has been transformed to Lack of Ginger Coffey. Probably some sort of rationing. A fine western novel The Ox Bow Incident, has changed shape. It is now the Ox Box Incident, a rather square title, if I maysay so. A Grade 11 standard, To Kill a Mockingbird, has become To Kill a Mocking Bird. Can't you see that bird, just sitting around mocking the old lady who owns it? But perhaps the greatest blow to Canadian literature, and certainly the one that nearly bust a gut in a number of English teachers, was the updating of that fine, old novel about French Canada, Maria Chapdelaine. It is now call Marve Chapdelaine. That is an obvious backlash by some male chauvinist pig to the entire Women's Lib movement. But I'd certainly like to read the new version. I can just see Marve up there, in the Quebec backwoods, bringing in the kindling, worrying about wolves, and havîng babies under primitive conditions. Poor Marve. It was OK for Maria. She had guts. But Marve doesn't sound as though he could hack it, with a name like that. I imagine he'll die in childbirth, or be eaten alive by mosquitoes, or drop a pot of scalding soupe aux pois on his foot, or something like that. Now I know this entirè column is completely unfair to the poor guy who made up the list. But I got so much pleasure from it, purely malicious pleasure, that I couldn t refrain from passing it on. And the sheer joy of it is that it comes from an Educational Author- ity. In capitals. It would be no fun at ail if it came from an illiterate book- seller. It's interesting to learn that your neighbour is gong to have a baby, after 15 years of sterility, or that your Uncle George had an affair in Singapore when he was in the merchant navy, and before he became a church elder. But it's sheer glee when you discover that someone away above you in the hierarchy has committed a monstrous boo-boo. We all have clay feet, but most of us keep our shoes tightly laced, or at least our socks on: ladommmail.. 1 QC;NA