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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 11, 1976 Section Two EDITORIAL Concerned Citizen 73 Alonna Street, Bowmanville, February 8,1976. Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportun- ity to reply to "Concerned Citizen", though I am not ashamed of being a concerned tax paying citizen of the town of Newcastle, and will sign my name. Firstly; the three million was not intended as a gift merely as a bonus lot levy payable on the issuance of building permits. In some ways this is understood as while the land sits idle Milani is probably paying more dollars as interest on monies borrowed for purchase of the land. Second; the town of Newcastle has not as yet set its lot levy. The six hundred figure is the levy charged by the old town of Bowmanville. Third; as a citizen of the town of Newcastle I attended Saturday's meeting of Committee of the Whole, where I was glad to see our council recommend rejection of the Milani offer. The other people present were staffs from: Milani and Milani, M.T.C., Region of Durham, Town of Newcastle and reporters, (where was our Concerned Citizen?") Fourth; the building of another town the size of our present one will be taking place, according to stage four, to the north and east, so why the sudden furor if it took place to the west, either instead or in part. My own personal comments follow. Milani has been given the runaround for over two years. I feel COMMENT Didn't Show Up he deserves a consolation prize for perseverance and be allowed, through official plan of Darlington amendmepts, to develop phase one of the Bowmanville West Commun- ity. Further to that, to return in about fifteen years for possible action on stages two and three of the project. I cannot help but wonder where our 'concerned citizen' was when council approved the present west- ward growth, in particular the south-west corner. This corner is effectively cut off from town by regional road fifty-seven and lacks any real identity. This identity could come about with the development of phase one of the community project. Our present council have now freed themselves from any re- proachment by future councils, who could have felt forced into westward growth by the acceptance of the Milani offer. Now, let council act and ask region for appropriate approval for phase one, and at the same time knock the top off of stage four Bowmanville, which was taking residential growth too far from our east-west commercial core and the transportation centres of highway four-o-one and number two. Hurrah to council for the rejec- tion, but now let's ask them to get down to the real planning of a town that we can remain as proud of as we are now. Yours truly, Dennis Sadler No Way To Win Friends One of the major obstacles facing such as exists in Britain today. the federal government's anti-infla- The postal strike and the teachers' tion program is the unwavering walkout in Toronto, both originally opposition of most segments of demanding settlements far above organized labour to the guidelines the guidelines, served only to and the restraints on contract alienate supporters of labour, to increases. exacerbate relations with other It is a dangerous over-simplifica- segments of Society and to destroy tion to place the blame for inflation the credibility of unions as respon- on the demands of the unions or on sible to the whole of society. the disatrous strikes in the post Canadian social structures are office, or the Ontario high school under severe strain. No segment can teachers or in the pulp and paper set itself up as the tail that wags the industry. dog. If the tail feels it deserves But, having issued that disclaim- priority over ail the other parts then er, we believe that labour must look the operation fragments. to its own house before too long. Its And.if the tail insists that if it does insistence on contracts in excess of not get what it wants, iwill shut 18 per cent annually and a desire to down the dog then without warning pursuenegotiations as if controls do we find ourseves facing the ravages not exist only serves to isolate of New York, Italy and Great labsour into a class within society, Britain. sboTwehortleoae t As 1976 gets under way, people everywhere wonder what lies ahead. The world economy is still very sick. There are civil wars in Angola and in Lebanon, and soldiers and guerillas are fighting in other regions. It is not a very auspicious beginning to the final quarter of the 20th century. But always there is hope. Whereas some men take up arms to prove their point, others choose the road of peace. The organization that offers mankind an alternative to wide- spread general warfare and possible nuclear destruction is the United Nations. The United Nations is moving into its fourth decade of existence, and during the past 30 years both praise and abuse have been heaped upon the world body. Yet few would deny that the United Nations must struggle on, indeed must thrive, if the world is to avoid disaster. The very fact that the United Nations today has 142 members -- almost 100 more nations that the 46 signatories to the 1945 San Francisco conference -- is proof that statesmen everywhere recognize the organiza- tion's importance. But just what are the achieve- ments of the United Nations, many will ask. Its very survival is a triumph for those who prefer peace over war. And there are proofs that the United Nations is succeeding where the League of Nations failed. Its peacemaking role in the Middle East, past efforts to avert protract- ed warfare between Indi.a and Pakistan, moves in different parts of Africa to prevent fighting from spreading were not always entirely successful -- but a United Nations presence always helped. In the development of international law, economic and social cooperation, in providing an annual international forum where countries can debate the vital new instruments for peace. It also acts as an invaluable safety valve for some angry and embitter- ed nations, and as a house for all nations where politicians and diplo- mats can exchange views freely. The United Nations has a long way to go before it attains the heights we may expect from it. But in the history of humanity, 30 years is but a moment. And during its fourth decade, the United Nations will have towithstand new tests. This it can do -- but only with the support of those who believe in a truly hopeful world of nations that are united in' their efforts to better the lives of all. A Corner for Poets THOUGHTS OF SPRING This morning I heard a whisper- Like a tiny drop of rain, It set my heart to flutter As I tried to wake in vain. I dreamed Spring had come, What a happy happy thought Like a festival choir in fond Memory, What joy it brought! The Maple sang so softly - The sap its tenor trilled - Spring in all its harmony - A loving soul fulfilled! -Marion Ford Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 122 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62.66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publisher S GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. 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First of all, it is with a great deal of pleasure and relief that I am able to announce the opening of a full time con- stituency office in Bowman- ville at 26 King Street West, phone: 623-9155. The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and my riding assistant, Vi Pilkey, will be there to help you with any problems. For those of you who wish an appointmûent to see me, I will be available Wednesday even- ings from 7 p.m. and Saturday mornings between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. I will continue to take Friday night appointments from 7 p.m. at 31/ Simcoe Street South in Oshawa. To make an appointment please call the Bowmanville office. If that means a long distance call for you, you can leave a message with either of my answerng services instead Oshawa 576-7880 or Orono 983-9302. Since September we have handled over 200 calls for assistance- That is a sgii ant rnumber of queriesighen you consîder that many pro- blems require several hours of work to ring to a conclusion, and a few require an even greater expenditure of time. This is one reason why 1 am very peased that the govera- vmet has agreedato fun riding offices in each riding in the province and has agreed to pa the salary of a full time riding assistant. t wîli help al of us serve our ridings better, A number of people have called me to express concern about the recently passedhseat belt legisation and have asked that representation be Official Plan Discussion paper No. 4 Jan. 29, 1976. Dear Editor: Stage 4, Draft proposal for Durham, appears to " be a straight-jacket for develop- ment within our municipality, which will limit individual participation and opportun- ity's and will create an environment in which only big builders and developers will be able to operate. We acknowledge the need for planning, but that does not mean that the average citizen wants to live exactly in the cubbyhole designated to him by someone who is paid for from the taxes we pay. General lànd use in con- formity with the needs of community, the need for food production, livingspace and recreation are quite lanorder, random devel.pment ls a tirne of the past. We are happy with the general scope of the planning presented herewith, its a step in the right direction, however there are many details men- tioned which are too restrict- ive, especially those pertain-_ ing to the area outside the urban centres. Why should everybody be forced into townhouse devel- opments, built by out of town corporations whose only in- terest is turning over raw land mixed with some brick and cardboard into 40 and 50 tbousand dollars 12 per cent mortgages? This discussion paper wil aggravate bbhe situation in wbicb the prospective bouse- buyer finds himself today, of not being able to acquire a building lot at an affordable cost, this paper speaks of providing bousing accom- modation at an affordable cost, and here is perhaps the crucial difference of whab planning is supposed to do and is not doing at the present. Builders, either local or otherwise will mn our free market system provide affordable housing, provided however tbat those who have taken upon thernselves to build tbe services needed to serve that affordable housing, do indeed create the lots on which the builders can build. made to the minister to nave the law changed. As you know, the NDP supported the seat belt legislation. We supported it somewhat reluctantly, but all the information we had indicated that wherever seat belts were mandatory, there was a considerable reduction in the death toll and serious- ness of accidents. I'm willing to accept seat belts as an interim measure - but not as the final answer. I feel that the government should have put a time limit on the legislation and given car manufacturers a limited time period in which to install a number of other safety fea-, tures in cars which would make the use of seat belts obsolete. My concern is that since the legislation has been passed, car manufacturers will no longer feel any obligation to produce safer cars. The NDP lias received a great deal of correspondence on this issue-mostly critical. Ou aucus has thîs rmattýer. under continuous study. I doubt that our position will change, but we are certainly open to argument I would be very interested in hearing from you regarding the seat beit legisiation. Two other ieces of legisla- tion which nave created a great deal of comment in other areas of the province, do not seem tost have aroused much interest in Durham East. The two issues are the store closing legislation and the government s policy of elosing hos e italsinsome areas of the province. I assume that the store hour and holiday closing legislation has met with everyone's approval since I haven't received any calls or letters on the subject. I have received a few comments from people opposing the government's decision to close some hos- pitals as a means of saving money. Several people have suggested that since the Wintario money is not being spent as quickly as the government anticipated, the surplus might be channelled into providing additional hos- pital services in much the same fashion as the money from the Irish Sweepstakes is used lm Ireland. That makes some sense to me, but only if we have reached a point where we either can't build cultural and recreationa efacilities at a greater rate then we are at present, or if the need for thoserservices bas been met. One last point. Dr. Charles ,,,odfr-ey, Durham West; Michael Breaugh, Oshawa Centre; and myself have been conducting a series of publie hearings in' the region of Durham with regard to the future of the region. We have been asking the residents of Durham how they feel region- ai government could be made to Wrk better on their behalf. If you have any ideas on this subject and would like to drop me a une, I would be pleased to hear from you. Submissions may be sent to me at Room 230, North Wing, Queen's Park, Toronto. afford not only affordable housing on plentyful and cheap lots, they will also have some money left to pay for the soft services which come afterwards. It is in the power of elected officials to reduce the cost of housing, they set the stand- ards and control the avail- ability of hard services, it is them who failed to create an adequate supply of serviced land, it is them who prevent others from providing it by well intentioned zoning and building by-laws, therefore we expect that they will honor the obligation to provide what is lacking now and thereby restore the balance of supply and demand for the benefit of ail concerned. Therefore to that end, Regional planning should be of a provýding nature, concer- ing itself with the actual creation of serviced land leaving local authorities con- cerned detailed planning in their area, giving room for private persons, small build- ers and business people and large developers to create their own environment within broad guidelines. Respectfully submitted, Dirk Brinkman, RR..1, Bowrnanville.Ont. COUNTDOWN ON SMOKING "Countdown on Smoking" a smoking withdrawal course is to be conducted in six sessions by the Durham Region TB and Respiratory Disease Associ- ation at the Dr. F. J, Donevan Collegiate, Harmony Rd., South, Oshawa, starting Mon-, day, February 9th at 7:30 p.m. SMr. Willard Eastwood, the chairman, met with his com- mittee this week to finalize the arrangements. Speakers will include Dr. Norman Delarue, Dr. Harry Eerkes, Dr. H. R. Rowsell, Dr. John Deadman, and Dr. R. J Kimmerly. A special film will be shown at one session, group discussions and question and answer periods will be held. A pre-registration form appears in this newspaper, or you may obtain one from your doctor. They are also avail- able by calling the association at 723-3151. This is another Christmas Seal Service. j' M M M It is not the builders and the developers, nor the specula- tors who are to blame for 25 to 30,000 lots in the town of Bowmanville, no, that blame lies with those who failed to build the water and sewer- works, the pipelines and other basi.c requirements which our population needs require to- day. Their failure to foresee the need and to plan ahead is costing literally millions to- day, granted this is certainly not a local isolated phenom- ena, it is Canada wicle. In neighbouring U.S.A. even in fastgrowing San Bernan- dino County, Cal., building lots cost no more than 5 to. 6,000 dollars. And if this plan, this official plan which we can expect to be ready by May 1976, d.oes no more than past local plans, that only curtails and says what we cannot build and may not build where, failing to indeed provide the lots on which to build, by actually starting to build either new or extended water and sewer facilities and laying the necessary trunklines, not even a Rockefeller will be able to buy a bouse in Bowmanville in 1979 What we, the orjinary citizen and prospective citizen homebuyer in this municipal- ity need, is a council either local or Regional, who will dare to slan asurplus of serviced lots, and who will dare to let the free market supply the housing on those lots, - but make an end to the shortage of serviced lots. The much talked about Milani and Milani offer of 3 and 1/pmillion dollars is a clear indication of the straight jacket bousing ,development bas been brought into, the need for housing is there, the buildersoare eager to put their money on the uine and fuifili the need, but the lines are not there, and the rules of the game prevent them from putting in those lines. 1 What we need--isa plan to build trunklines toNwater and sewerplants, now, next year, get to work, reduce the price of lots on wbich to build, and the next 20,000 citizens of, Bowmanville will be able to In the Dim and Distant Past4 25 Years Ago 49 Years Ago Thursday, February ist, 195 Thursday, February 10th, 1927 In a vers imressive service The regular monthly meet- held in t. John's Anglican n of the Music Clu was Church, Reverend Warren N. hPaul's Seooiroom A paper Turner was inducted Rector on Sir Arthur Sullivan was by Rt. Reverend A.R. Bever-ogie 'yEseruthsand leBishop of Toronto, o given byElseCarruthers and laruary 24th. f a paper and oiano number on T. Garnet Shields, Lîberal Franz Schufert by Phylhs Challis. candidate in the last provin- A illard's Chocolate cial election bas been, appoint Shoppe bas been installed in eduCensus Commissioner for W.I Corbett's Bakery Shop. WuraltrDGe aae f A Chevrolet car has been She r DadGillLmbnaer Co. resented for use of the Boy's Sheýar ad GllLumber C.ýann School by Geo. W mtd. as been elected Chair- MLauhlin. man of the Central Ontario The fine new 3 storey brick District Retail Lumber Deal- building which bas recently ers'Association at a meeting been completed and equipped coenrfoeKThe district for the Nurses Residence will Whitby, and Kingston to be opened for the first time to Whitby, and north to Peter- the publie on Wednesday, Feb. borough and Lindsay. 16. Northumberland - Durham Bowmanville Chamber of Health Unit Nurses paid 10,470 Commerce has been in touch visits to almost 3,000 United with Goodyear Tire and Rub- Counties families last year. ber Company, and has ar- Some 356 cases of whoopmg ranged that Wednesday after- cough were reported, 332 noon will be visiting da cases of chicken-pox, 130 of Rev. A. G. Huston of Albert mumps and 109 red measles. Colle e Belleville is suppl The high seven averages of ing Colborne United Churc, the B.H. S. bowling league are' during the absence of Rever- Bob Gallagher 260, Jackie end S.G. Moore, Pastor, who is Elliott 191, Shirley Kitson 181 spending a few' months in Bruce Caverly 176, John Arizona for health reasoris. Stainton 175, Ted Colwell 174, Bowmanville Juniors de- and Ken Kelly 191. feated Oshawa 5-4 on Thurs- The Ray Dudley Recital will day in a fast moving game. In be held on T hurs dayin oal J. James, defense Os- Trinity United Church, with borne Elliott, Centre Candler. assisting artist, Miss Olive Wings Rundle, McMullen, Rankine. subs Hooper, Turner. uankande By Bi SmileyI Enliid of For young folks and city folks, it won't mean a thing. But for small town and rural folks, especially the older ones, the end of Eaton's catalogue is the end of an era. During a couple of generations, the catalogue was the key to a storehouse of treasure that Aladdin would have envied. Fifty years ago, especially for farm people in isolated locations, it was as important as their television set is today. After a day of drudgery, a leaf through the pages wàs a form of escape for the farm wife. Even though there was no money for more than the essentials, she could dream over the illustrations of furniture, clothing, sets of dishes, curtains. At that time, it was literally one of the very few means of communica- tion with the big world outside. Even if you never received a letter from one year's end to another, you could be sure of receiving mail. You carefully chose what you wanted from the catalogue, made sure you got the right number, sent off your order, and sooner or later there would be a parcel in the mail. Eaton's was as reliable as the Bank of England used to be. Besides its exotic allure, the bulky catalogue had a dozen utilitarian values. People didn't just chuck out last-year's catalogue, as they would in these careless, spendthrift days. Old copies were used as doorstops, in the backhouse, and as insulation. I, have personally used them, at a tender age, as shinpads for hockey, stuffed inside long woolen socks. Many a boy, in those days when the only parts of a woman exposed were her hands and her face, learned all about women, or had his first sexual experience, if you prefer, by sneaking a look at the corset ads when his mother wasn't watching. Many an older person of the gentler sex today spent happy hours- as a little girl cutting things out of the catalogue with scissors and pasting them in a scrapbook, or making paper dolls. Other uses were: half a dozen pages to start the morning fire in a ouse where paper was scarce because there was no daily néws- paper; 20 or 30 pages cut in the shape of an insole and tucked into the boot or shoe with a hole in the sole. But let's not get sentimental and weepy about it. Eaton's catalogue is a hangover from the days of the outdoor Johnny, and certainly few mourn the demise of the latter. I'm sorry for the many people across the country who will lose jobs because the catalogue has become defunct. And many a housewife will feel a real sense of loss for a while. But it won't be missed all that much. The catalogue had outlived its usefulness except as a strictly functional means of shopping. It was no longer a cherished household article. It had become about as, glamorous as the telephone direct- ory. I know quite a few people who will' be cheered by the news. These are the small-town and-rural merchants who had to compete against the giant department store. They simply an Era couldn't, and many were bitter about it. A merchant who had a stake in his community, paid taxes, and served his fellow citizens had some right to feel a little sour when he had to go up against a faceless, impersonal titan which could operate from a hole in the wall called an order office, contributed virtually nothing to the community, and could undercut his prices every time because it could buy in volume. And I know another group that will be happy with the bad news that they will never again have an Eaton's catalogue in the house, Men like me, and they number in the thousands. I don't care if I never see another Eaton's catalogue. Or Simpson's either. For 25 years I have been taking parcels back to the Eaton's order office. My wife never takes them back, and she rarely keeps anything she has ordered. It's a casual: "Drop this off at Eaton's on your way to work." And I've had to stand shamefaced in the order office, among a bunch of women, and mutter something about the three brassieres being too small, or the panties being too large, or the stockings not being sheer enough. And then there's the monthly bill. My wife has been carrying on a- running battle with Eaton's billing department for years. Every month there's a mistake in it, the old girl gets furious, and I have to listen to the tirade, which can go on for an hour. She has written letters which were brilliant, cutting essays in satire. She has written furious, blunt letters. She has written letters to the accounts manager the public rela- tions vice-president, the president of the whole caboodle. She has wept with rage and frustration when they have been ignored, and the voice- less, faceless computer spews out another monthly bill, goofed up again. Farewell, Eaton's catalogue. You were a great thing in your day. But I, for one, say good riddance. LETTER TO BILL SMILEY General Delivery February 4, 1976 Dear Mr. Smiley: In the first place, the public is getting fed up with strikes. And the teachers' came just after that postal strike. Too much. Also, if you strike against a steel factory - fine. But if your actions result in some sort of harm to a child or youth, then you will get little if any sympathy from the public. The child is a sacrecd symbol in our society. Even if - as you say - most are spoiled rotten, Then - the teachers do not know how to conduct union business - they call it an "association", A u-,i contract involves a bargain" committee to bargain. You get a little here; you lose a little there. You settle on a compromise. You do not scream - "Give me a thousand dollars a month or 'l keep your brats out of school forever." They should listen to Poe's raven, raving. T. Lithfield Lee o the Editor Ip