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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. June 2, 1976 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Letter Writers Take Over Most editors of newspapers, especially weeklies and this one in particular, are always delighted when they receive Letters to the Editor for publication. They not only make good reading and provide opportunities for people who feel they have a cause to support, a complaint to present or an error to rectify, to air their views and test them out on other members of the public. The editors are happy because it indicates that subscribers are read- ing the articles that appear in their newspaper each week, and are taking an interest in their own community. The letters also enable the editor to get on with his other work and leave the opinion expres- sing to someone else for a change. So, keep those letters coming and so long as they aren't slanderous or libelous we shall do our utmost to publish them the same week they come in. Just sign your name and if you don't want the name published, indicate your wishes on the copy. They are many things to be discussed these days. Why just last week we heard that school teachers are learning that boards are cutting back considerably, using older students in place of costly supply Complains of Dear Sir: Much as I enjoy and appreciate your reporting of municipal affairs I must at this time take you to task over some inaccuracies in the May 26th edition of The Canadian Statesman dealing with Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. As a member of the Newcastle Industrial Committee I have been asked by Council to spend long hours collecting FACTS and meeting with appropriately qualified staff of various levels of government to assess the pros and cons of a uranium production plant at Port Granby. The Canadian Statesman reported that Eldorado has asked to have some 650 acres rezoned from agricultural to industrial use. Also it was reported that during a meeting of the Industrial Committee on May 20th I was opposed to allowing the public into future meetings as "the prospect of clamouring hordes of people disturbs me". At this time Eldorado have NOT asked that a 650 acre site be rezoned for industrial use. They have requested verbally that we consider the acceptability of a production plant that would possibly occupy some 40 acres at a cost of some fifty million dollars, employ between 150-200 personnel and generate cash in lieu of taxes for the municipality of some quarter of a million dollars. With regards to the second report, Eldorado was not present during the meeting of the Industrial Committee on May 20th. However, there was a brief informal conversation in Mayor Rickard's office between Eldorado representative, the Mayor, Councillor Ken Lyall and for a few minutes, myself. Councillor Lyall has since informed me that the reports in the media emanated from his pen. However, those reports The Report 73 Alonna Street Bowmanville May 29, 1976 Dear Editor, I awaited with great anticipation a report by our town planner, "The Official Plan Amendment No. il" be placed on the agenda for the next meeting and further that the directors report include certain information missing at the present time, and to include comments relating to taxes and other benefits which could be expected from the .development."' Wednesdays meet- ing was the next meet, I did not hear the requested report, did you? The resolution, P-35-76. It seems the planner is not the only department head who seems to be ignoring the wishes of our elected teachers, lowering the benefits they will receive and such. Maybe one of them might like to comment on that subject if there is in fact any truth in it. Surely, there must be someone here who feels the government's recent budget action in increasing the qualifying period for unemploy- ment insurance from eight week to 12 is either good or bad. It could be that the honeymoon is over and all of us are going to learn the hard facts of life that money doesn't grow on trees. We attended the Durham College ConvQcation on Saturday and talked to a couple of the scholarship winning graduates. They so far haven't found jobs in their chosen career and there must be many others among them who are wondering how they are going to make out. And they are in a much better position than a great many who are graduating from universi- ties this year. It's a grim picture at the moment, but there usually is a place for those willing to work and eager to make their place in the world, even at first if they don't get the job they eventually want. Best of luck to all graduates and letter writers too. inaccuracies failed to state that I asked that at further official meetings representa- tives of the Provinicial Ministry of the Environment be present, that Eldorado's requirements be spelt out in writing, and that Regional Staff be involved and, in the interim, that public information meetings be held to inform the citizens and politicians alike as to the amounts and effects of the reported radiation and chemical polutants that such a plant might generate. I ask you Mr. Editor, do not Ministers of the Crown negotiate foreign policy in private to formu- late a proposal which is later presented to their colleagues for full public debate? Do not elected Union Leaders negotiate union contracts in private before presenting them to their members for debate and decision? Surely, it is my duty to acquire the facts about what has happened in Port Granby and what is proposed and then to make every effort to see that this information is passed on to the public. Or should I hide my head from information and encourage public fear, which seems to be Councillor Lyall's forte. By his own admittance he claims that he has a closed mind. Is this an attempt to publicly brow beat me into keeping my mind "closed"? I would respectfully suggest that Councillor Ken Lyall remember once in a while that, at this time, his first duty is that of a paid elected representative, both of the Town of Newcastle and of Durham Regional Councils and not to use this position in conjunction with his journalistic experience to promote publicly his own personal aggrandizement. Yours sincerely, Mrs. Ann Cowman, Councillor, Town of Newcastle. Never Came representatives. The recreation dir- ector, though doing a wonderful job, has not yet acted according to CS-302-75. " . . .the Director . . . priority to developing a park in Waverly Gardens, next to the school, including landscaping, shade trees, upgrading of the turf, the funds to be furnished from the lot levies". The scope of the land is as fiat as a runway, shade trees are non-exis- tant, the only relief is a border of donated ornamental saplings. Have they been so indoctrinated into not spending that when the opportunity arises it is difficult? Seems to me that would be the fault of council, for not making the fund available. If there is anything in the fund? To return to Wednesday's evening game, the teams, "The Theorists" - captained by the town planner Durham County's Great Family Journa!* 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. 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'W~ VA~/FLT/N EL/EN 77/E C05T 0F 3UJ/)/I'LoLAVi(P01" Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, questions, then went home and opment as she does fot live in I would like to reply to the prepared our briefs and sent ported this proposed develop- letter in this column on May them to the planners. ment as she does not live in 19, 1976 by Mr. Sadler. There In Stage No. 3, we were Bowmanville and her votes do are a number of items of given 6 alternatives for the not core fror here. interest to your readers con- expansion of Bowmanville. cerning development in Bow- The majority selected Altern- A few points to think about manville, which he failed to ative No. 4 as the town we in favour of North Eastward mention. wanted to lîve in. This does not Developrent are: First I would like to corn- include the Proposed Bow- 1. Schools - Public, Senior mend our council on their manville WestDeveloprent. Public and High Schools are ability to make a decision on Had the rajority wanted this within walking distance. Thus the proposed Bowmanville Westward deveioprent, fo Buses or new schools. West Development, whiie alternative No. 5 would have 2. Services - Stores, Library, under tremendous pressure been selected. Medical Centre, Arena, Town from developers. A decision The developers of this Hall, etc. ail within walking supported by the majority of proposed West developrent distance. Bowmanville residents, as I knew of this selection prior to 3.Arterial Roads already laid have pointed out below. Draft 4 being presented and out. Over the past year the they hoped to apply pressure 4. Trunk Sewer partly instal- Durham Region Official Plan on council, to go against the led. has been presented to resi- wishes of the voting majority As to developers. I ar sure dents in 4 stages. On each and approve Westward De- if one checks, developers are stage we, the residents, went velopment. One councillor 'orking together in the to the presentations, asked our supported this proposed devel- North-East equally as well as Must Ca i anner ait Dick Rohmer is a verstile man of ability and energy. He was the youngest wing commander in the RCAF during World War Il, won a DFC, became a top flight Toronto lawyer, member of Royal Commis- sions, counsel to other commissions, now holds the rank of general, helped to get a new-fangled type of gasoline service station off the ground, and oh yes, has written several best-selling books that have been given hard times by the critics, but which have sold like hotdogs. This man of many achievements is a continuing source of amazement. He has supreme confidence in himself, and why not? One of his friends once said that if the time ever came when the U.S. invaded Canada there would be one man out there fighting till the last, and that man would be Dick Rohmer. Needless to say, perhaps, he is all for free enterprise and against big government. This week, Rohmer went after the size of the civil service. He said Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau promised in 1969 to freeze the growth in government jobs -- but there has been 25 per cent jump in five years. There are now 2,386,380 people on the public payroll in Canada at all levels of government, including hospitals and schools. One in every 10 Canadians! Ottawa's personnel costs will rise 20 per cent this year, largely from higher salaries at the top. This year there are 52 more executives in Ottawa service making $27,500 or over than last year. There are now 89 people at the deputy minister level -- think of that for awhile -- 89 of them! There are now 1,300 feds with rank of deputy minister of senior execu- thves. "Canada's bureaucracy is top- with a religious doctrine-like belief in his team of the Jones Concept - and the Jones Commercial Needs Study (neither having any large amount of public input), versus "The Public" - captained by the Chàmber of Commerce, wanting a centre at the 401, ably assisted by Mr. Dykstra, a downtown business- man also in favor, along with the Waverly Community Association. In the face of constant attack "The Theorists" defended well. If the east-center is approved it will require a zone change, the chamber requested high rise around the downtown fringe, the shopping center is presently zoned high density. The majority of the fringe area is residential, some of that area would have to be rezoned to comply with the chamber's ideas. Would the heavy -- it has too many chiefs and not enough braves," said Rohmer. Federai deputy ministers make up to $66,000 a year -- more than Henry Kissinger, the U.S. secretary of state. Government jobs now pay far more than private enterprise, he says, "Civil servants have a level of job security unmatched in the private sector -- and the higher up they are, the less likely they are to be fired." In 1975, only 211 of the 474,351 federal employees were fired for misconduct, incompetence or incap- acity, he said. They just can't be that good! Look at business, says Rohmer. One of Canada's largest pulp and paper companies just fired its president and the second-in-com- mand because the company was not performing. "Is the Post Office performing?" he asked, and answered, "No. But who has been fired there?" Rohmer says expansion of govern- ment employment should be limited to population growth, and the people who don't perform should be thrown out. The bureaucracies must be made more accountable to the pub- lic who elects them, and pay and pension benefits in the secure public service must be kept equal to, or below those in the private sector. Rohmer's speech was given to a regional conference of the Interna- tional Personnel Management Asso- ciation. In the audience was the general manager of the Civil Service Association of Ontario. He told the conference that Rohmer is "way the hell off base". We think he was right on. Sometimes, the truth hurts. - Adapted from The Cobourg Star. present residents of the fringe stand still? I doubt it. Another way "The Public" could lose. Little was said about servicing these projects, the two on the 401 woula be costly, another loss to "The Public". Therefore, we should all watch over the town to be sure the developmer pays all servicing cost NOT JOE TAXPAYER. To conclude, I feel the Town of Newcastle is in need of someone who is capable of co-ordinating not only departmental business but also ensure the three-way co-operation of the departments, elected represent- atives and the people who live here. Then we could look toward an even greater future in a growing town built with people involvement. Yours truly, Dennis Sadler. 25 Years Ago Thursday, May 17th, 1951 Rev. M. C. Fisher, chair- man of Oshawa Presbytery will conduct the Dedication Service at the official re-open- ing of Tryone United Church, Sunday May 20th. Rev. Milton Sanderson former minister of Tyrone and at present minis- ter of North Parkdale United Church, Toronto will preach at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Two thousand tons of rock on the East Beach at Port Darlington will be used to lengthen the breakwater on the west arm to 500 feet, making the total length of the man made peninsula 800 feet. Bowmanville Hospital Board -plans to open sub- division along St. George Street. George Sparrow, took over engineering duties at the Hospital on May lst. Stanley L. Dunn was elected President of the Kinsmen Club at their election meet held in the Balmoral Hotel on Tues- day evening. Bill Tait was elected vice-president. Mrs. Marjorie Pewtress, Cobourg, Regional Advisor of the Business and Professional Women's Club for this district will install the new B&P executives at their meeting on Thursday at the Balmoral Hotel. In the Dim and Distant Pastj 49 Years Ago Thursday, June 2nd, 1927 At the Bowmanville' Wo- men's Institute annual meet- ing in the S.O.E. Hall on Friday afternoon the secre- tary Miss Edith M. Weeks, reported 67 members, and 12 meetings. Total receipts were $313.50 total expenditures $278.00 and a balance of $35.50. B.H.S. Literary Society met Thursday May 26th Merrill Ferguson was presented with a signet ring in honor of his placing first in the district oratorical contest held in Cobourg, recently. University of Toronto, announces results of the Faculty of music Fifth year - A. Ross Tilley: third year Doris C.T. Foster. Rev. H. B. Kenny, Pastor of the Tabernacle United Church, Belleville, and a former highly esteemed pastor of Bowmanville Meth- odist Church, has retired from the ministry. A new board fence of red cedar have been erected the whole length of the line between the United Church and Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Galbraith's home in New- castle. To Keep Whitby Police Station The Durham Regional council changed its mind last week on the fate of the Whitby any would in the West. Also I am sure our hired planner and his assistant are working with regional plan- ners to develop a proper town to live in, taking into account the wishes of the majority of citizens. Thank you K. R. Barkley Liberty St. N. pff il M M M Si By police station. The station will now stay open at least until the end of 1976. In a decision made last Wednesday, the council voted 16 to nine in favour of keeping the Whitby police facility. This was a reversal of an earlier decision taken two weeks before by the same council. That was when a vote of 15 to 14 recommended that the station be closed and at that time the council recommend- ed that it be replaced by a "storefront" police operation in downtown Whitby. Whitby mayor, Councillor Jim Gartshore made the motion calling for council to reconsider the previous de- cision. It will now be up to the region's finance committee to produce $41,300 necessary to keep the Whitby police station operating1 ugar ud Spice Bill Smiley My wife the wizard Some women's hearts are won by French perfume, mink coats, and diamonds. I've managed to steer clear of this type. All it takes to make my wife happy is a new machine. After years of comparative poverty, during which everything we had was second-hand, falling apart, or broke, I am occasionally able to gratify her lust for something that hums, purrs, growls or roars. None of those verbs applies to me, by the way. It doesn't matter what it is, anything from a kitchen gadget to a grand piano; it pleases her pink, for a while. Not for her the big bouquet on Mother's Day, the fancy ear-rings on her birthday, the coluptuous dress- ing-gown for Christmas. She wants no part of such frivolities. Just give her something that beats or churns or sews or polishes, and she's in ecstacy. I didn't know this when we were first married. I thought she was a normal, greedy woman, and kept trying to please her by buying blouses that didn't fit, sweaters the wrong color, earrings she wouldn't be found dead in. My first knowledge of her true cravings, in material possessions, came after we'd been married a year. I was a student veteran. Our total income was $88 a month, believe it or not. Our rent was $75 a month. We ate only because I took part-time and vacation jobs. One day I came home and was stunned to discover she'd bought a sewing machine, for $149.95. She had also signed up for a sewing course, at $15, and had bought material to make a suit, for $20. I have never been stingy, but I was a trifle aghast. She had bought it on the instalment plan, naturally. The story has a reasonably happy ending. She quit the sewing course after a few lessons, finally threw out the suit material, about 10 years later. But she traded in that sewing machine on a new one the other day, and got $75 for the old one. So her sewing had cost her about three dollars a year, over the years. Even a skinflint couldn't quarrel with that. Another day I came home and steam started coming out of my navel when she coolly informed me she'd bought a grand piano, for about $4,000, also on the instalment plan. Our income by this time was just about $4,000 a year. "Migawd," I thought. "Hate to do it, but I'm going to have to have her committed. We've gotta educate the kids, pay the mortgage. She'Il ruin us." Once again, her extravagance turned out to be shrewd dealing. She gave piano lessons, the kids were educated, the mortgage is paid. And the other day, an expert told her the grand piano, as it stands, is worth about $5,500. I compare these gambits with my own investments, in which a couple of thousand dollards worth of stocks inevitably wind up as 50 shares of moose pasture, and I can't be anything but humble. This has gone on through the years between, and I've never ceased to be amazed at this woman's thing about a new machine. There's only one flaw in her aberration. Get her a piano and you never get a meal. She's too busy playing the thing. Get her a record player, and everybody who comes in range must be interviewed. Forget about reading a book or relaxing. Right now, it's the new sewing machine. It's a beauty, according to her, a Bernina, the Cadillac of sew- ing machines. It will do anything. In a flash, your garment will have seven new button holes or a monogram stitched onto the pocket in purple thread. We're probably the only people in town who can read in bed without taking a book. We just turn down the sheets and spell out what she has stitched all over them. Things like: "Cold feet make cool bed-fellows" and "Some limousine is my sewing machine," and "How now, brown cow." It's a lot of fun, but it's hard to get to sleep with all the Braille stitching tapping our messages on your anatomy. I'll admit the new machine will do everything but button up your fly. But it's playing havoc with our domestic life. She can't drag herself away from it. The Old Lady is up at five o'clock in the morning, sewing. She sneaks down after the news at il p.m. to whip off a few stitches. I have to get most of the meals. She has time to iron only one shirt and wash one pair of socks at a time, which rather keeps me on edge, sartorially. I am barraged with totally incomprehensible terms such as tucks, darts, pleats, basting gathering. I know it will end, once she is on more familiar terms with her nev toy. But until than, it is rather like- - living with a child who has discovered what fun it is to pound on a drum. Maybe I should have got her one of those garden tractors, with a tiller, and cultivator. At least she'd be getting some fresh air, and I'd be getting some peas.