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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bownanville, Sept. 1, 1976 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Too Long a From the letters to the Editor that we have been receiving in recent weeks, it would appear that the election campaign for the various p osts on town council and the region as already begun, although voting day is Dec. 6th. Councillor Lyall, in his quest for the mayor's job, has even set up a campaign office in Bowmanville and last week took the mayor to task for absenteeism. Just where his figures come from we don't know, but Mayor Rickard was cast in a bad light by the story. On Monday, the mayor visited The Statesman office after he apparently had checked the records and gave us his side of the picture, claiming that he is the only couneillor who hasn't missed a regional council meeting in two years. He says he has missed no local council meeting in 1976 and in 1975 there was one council meeting that was adjourned until the next day when he had to bé at region. He was quite definite in stating that attendance-wise he has the best record of any regional or local councillor. It should be remembered that the duties of the mayor are much more spread out than any councillor. He sits on 12 local committees and three regional committees, either as a full member or an ex-officio member and is also called upon to attend many functions outside of council, representing the town. Possibly, he brought this attend- ance problem on himself by being critical of Councillor Lyall for walking out on some of the meetings where things weren't proceeding according to his wishes, but, frankly, as an observer from a distance, we just don't agrèe that the mayor has been neglecting his duties. Also, we would suggest to Council- lor Lyall that it's a long time between now and December to keep Campaign a campaign going at full pitch. We don't pretend to be an expert on such things, but would think that the electors will be judging councillors or would-be councillors or would-be mayors not on what headlines they get in newspapers, but rather on their record of achievements and performance. For the good of the community, instead of wasting time preparing attacks and replies we would suggest that it's about time every- one concerned spent that time sincerely trying to solve whatever problems face this municipality . . . and there must be many. Leave the election dog-fights until at least the early part of November when there will still be time for the ratepayers to make up their minds on who they want to fill the offices. Also, while on the subject, citizens who would be willing to serve as councillors either at region or locally might do well to consider what contributions they feel they can make by allowing their names to stand on nomination day. One councillor, Bruce Tink, in Ward One has indicated he will not be contesting the seat this year, and another councillor, Ann Cowman, says she will probably seek his regional post, leaving a vacancy there. If Councillor Lyall runs against Mayor Rickard for mayor (if he runs for re-election) that will leave a regional vacancy in Ward Three with Councillor Entwisle probably contesting that seat, leav- ing room for a local councillor. Of course incumbent councillors for all seats may also face opposition from citizens who have not yet made their names known. All we are saying in the above is that several new people will be required for the various seats, so it is time to start thinking about it. The campaigning, if any, can come later. More Power to Ottawa is PM's Plan (From The Cobourg Star) There is an absolutely frightening piece in the current Fortune magazine about Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the kind of Canada he evisages. Fortune comes out with a full bagful of critical references to Canada -- some of them valid, some of them not from a Canadian viewpoint. But the remarks are not unkind, and they help us to see ourselves as others do. Canada, to Fortune, is not a country but rather "1an idea for a country that has not yet come into being." Quebec is a "troubled, sometimes violent pro- vince" and many people want to see it leave confederation. Ontario is viewed with a "mixture of jealousy ,and contempt" and politically "the middle of the road is a fairly empty place in Canada's provinces. "Think of Canada as a collection of notes; do not think of it as music," says Fortune. Well, we can take all this with a grain of salt, or a swig of hemlock, or something. But what really does worry us is the analysis Fortune makes of Trudeau's plans for a controlled Canadian economy. It is not what the Canadian voters asked for. It confirms what a lot of businessmen are now saying, "we can live with the present controls, it is what comes after that really worries us." His Grace the Prime Minister .granted an interview to Fortune, and he expounded his theories on "structural changes" for the Can- :adian economy quite clearly. "The public interest requires government to play a coordinating role in economic planning," he said, "The changes we will make are designed to enable government to play this role." Fortune goes on to quote Finance Minister Don MacDonald about Ottawa's increasing its powers to "coordinate" access by private corporations and provincial govern- ments to the capital markets. The magazine quotes Trade Minister Don Jamieson (till now, at least he has had some recognition of how business works) as saying Ottawa will have a big role in "priority setting" for economic development, and that Canadian companies are small with limited management and finances, and they call for "substan- tial government involvement in their affairs." Apparently, what Trudeau has in mind, is some kind of "tripartism" making economic decisions -- gov- ernment, business and organized labor. As Fortune points out it sounds like a mix between West Germany and Soviet Russia. "Tripartism is the culmination of Trudeau's drive to increase the power of the federal government," Fortune says. The Fortune article points out just how far down the road we have gone in this country in handing power over to the Ottawa government. Are we going to let those same wonderful people who run the post office and the price of eggs try to run the rest of our affairs? How Much is a Billion? The word "billion" is tossed around frequently in talks about the, national debt and in assessing certain fortunes. A billion is one thousand million. The immensity of a billion may perhaps be better understood by figuring what is meant by "one part Per billion". It is: -One kernel of corn out of 7,143 bushels. One fluid ounce out of1 full tank cars. It's one minute all the time since the birth of C An elderly lady was beratin airline passenger agent becaus plane she wanted to catch was "I just don't see," she fumed, anything that's going 600 mil hour could be late." k 0CNA JOHN M. JAME Editor- Publishe Durham County's Great Family Journal Estabiished 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 -HE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62 66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 S r GEO. P. 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O1y12/ /c<E~'A I Let ters to the R.R. 1 Port Hope, Ontario August 30, 1976 Dear Sir; The headlines in the States- man dated August 25, 1976 "Coun. Hobbs Wins Top Prize for his Meeting Attendance, Mayor Tops List of Absen- tees." The news release by Coun- cillor Kenneth E. Lyall left a lot to be desired. He did not report why council members were not present. He left it as if the councillors did not care about their responsibilities. Some meetings do not re- quire the decisions of some councillors as they spent more of their time making more important decisions at other meetings that are scheduled before time arid interfere when town meetings are called. An article such as this has put Councillor Lyall lower on the totem pole because he bas seemed narrow minded for not reporting why these members were not present at council. We and other people would' like to know why be said this. We think he owes council- lors an apology. Yours sincerely Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce Hendry 73 Alonna St., Bowmanville Aug. 29, 1976 Dear Editor, Mary and Read- ers; Democratically speaking it may not be right to withhold information on a contraversial topic, yet Presidents, Prime Ministers, Corporations and) Mayors do it all the time. No matter who says "the public bas a right to know" it still only knows what it is told, and no more. I notice council is consider- ing hiring yet another consul- tant to draw up "skeleton plans". I begin to wonder why another consulting firm. I understand Whitby have 10 qualified personnel in their planning office, yet Newcastle a larger town, bas only three? Would we not save money by hiring maybe two more people and assigning them to the subject areas? I imagine it would save money when consideritig the cost of the 'concept studies' I notice in letters to the editor the treasurer of T.O.N. R.A. is forming our movement against some of the recent goings-on in council. I wish there were more like her, her final plea will probably fail on the same deaf ears as ours. Welcome Mrs. Lilley to the conscientous minority. Mr. Lyall is off to a quick start, his office opened last week, the race is on. Yes, the tunnel is really that bad. It was worsened this last week when Durham Regional Police requested the P.U.C. to turn off the power for the lights because of loose wires in a vandalized light! Why do these punks have to strike at objects for the safety of us all? My wife pursued the matter with the mayor's office, in Mr. Rickard's absence Coùncillor Hobbs did a wonderful job in rectifying the problem. We are maybe only a small number of Bowmanville's total population but surely we deserve a safe method of pedestrian passage to the rest to Bowmanville? The tunnel is our only way. Well, school starts back shortly and my son is being uprooted again to attend Central, no apparent reason, just a whim of our school board. Seems the board decid- ed that the children living in the south-west corner of Bowmanville who attend grades one to three will be bussed (at great expense) to Central, grade four will attend the portables on Waverley Road, while grades five and six walk to Central. Now, if that sounds assinine imagine if you can those grade one to three students, about 60 in number, assembled, unsuper- vised, on the corner of Base Line and Martin Road (a truck depot is on that corner) awaiting their bus! Another absurd decision of an elected body. By the way our kinder- garten students use the same pick-up point and attend Central. I also understand there are no eating facilities at Central yet my son will be taking a lunch. What type of facilities and supervision will' be available? We moved here three years ag4, my son started at Central, then trans- Editori ferred to the portables, now its back to Central. WHY? Surely, all this unecessary moving is not good for a young child. Why can my son not remain at the portables on Waverley Road? While on the subject of Central School, I look at the structure and compare it with the arenas and wonder is the correct building being inspect- ed? It seems a maintenance man fell through a ceiling some time ago, now they are removing the bell tower for safety reasons. Why not re- move the school for my child's safety? I know a school is inspected by the fire depart- ment on a regular basis, but how often is the structural soundness inspected? Thank you once again for your time. -1 Yours truly Dennis Sadler Dear Sir; With reference to the state- ment attributed to Councillor Kirk Entwisle in a page 4 Town Council story that ap- peared in your last week's paper, Councillor Entwisle referred to me as "slurping at the public trough for $20,000 per year." The statement was quite right - --- almost, though it was a ridiculous thing to say even if it was said during some heavy verbal crossfire in the middle of a trying Council meeting. For the record. I do receive $15,000 per year as a Regional Councillor. However, the only way that I can bring the figure of my personal income up to near the $20,000 figure as mentioned by Mr. Entwisle, is to include my Army disability pension of $4,000 per year that I receive from the Canadian Pension Commission for my chest miseries incurred during my war service. Concerning my "slurping at the trough" Army disability pension. Does Councillor Entwisle consider the depepdents of those service people killed in our Wars and other veterans busted up in our wars who receive pensions are also A Lifetime in 35 Seconds ag an For most of us, 35 seconds is not ;e the really a very long time. As kids, we late. often beld our breath for at least "how twice that long. But bow many of us es an have bad to live our whoie ifetimes in a mere 35 seconds? r Rosa Aldun did. Ail of ier 80 years flashed through bher md as tbe walls fell, the earth buckled around ber and the roof came down around her. For over 100 years, her family had lived on the same 60 x 100 foot lot in Chimaltenango, a town of 13,000 some 60 miles from Guatemala City. Then, at 3:04 a.m., February 4, just six months ago, a major earthquake struck Guatemala. In Camalapa, Chimaltenango, Guatemala City, San Andres Itzapa, and scores of other communities, in a 100 by 60 miles area, lifetimes flashed by. As a result of that violent tremor and the aftershocks, over 22,700 people died, 250,000 homes collapsed and over 1,000,000 persons were left homeless. The Canadian, people responded immediately and dramatically, do- nating $1,300,000 through the Can- adian Red Cross for' Guatemalan Relief within days. For Rosa Aldun, that sympathetic understanding has special meaning. Rosa lives with ber daughter Maria who is 62. They lost nearly all their personal belongings in the earthquake. Now they have a new house. It was given to them by your funds through the Red Cross. True, it required a strong man to build the house, and there was no man in the family. But the daughter still had work as a domestic in town and was able to pay 50 cents a day - half her salary - to hire an able man, to work in the yard for her. When her neighbours found out, they gave out their own time to make sure Rosa and Maria got their new house. It cost ber $2.50. Rosa says she's glad the Red Cross and people of Canada helped her. "I'm too old to work now, but the new house will be dry and besides it makes me feel good to help keep it clean." This is just one of some 2,000 stories that are unfolding as a result of the generosity of Canadians to support the Red Cross , relief operation in Guatemala. From Rosa and Maria comes a simple "Gracias amigos", and from us at Red Cross comes a sincere, "THANK YOU CANADA". "slurping at the public Gladiolus Show held at Bing- United Church, Orono, on trough?" hampton, N.Y. September 18 - 19. Perhaps Councillor Ent- wisle would like to respond to this question. dé, Mr. Editor, I am sure that I do not have to point this out to - you - - - - but politics is a strange businere at times. Sincerely _________________________ KenieELyall There are almost one million species of insects. g and By B I Smiley Summer Time Boy, I can't think of anything more harrowing than trying to write a column sitting at the picnic table in the backyard on a mid-summer day. I envy those writers who have a nice, quiet study, preferably without windows, in which to do their work. No distractions, no disruptions. Just the writer and his machine, the words pouring onto the clean white paper like sparkling wine onto a white linen tablecloth, It's almost impossible for me to concentrate on turning out a piece of taut, fascinating, creative prose for more than a minute or two, sitting here today. Too many interruptions. Not only do I not have no windows, if you'1l pardon the triple negative, it's just one big window, and I can't stop looking through it. If it was possible to turn my head in a 360 degree circle, I would see an entire world, mostly green, in miniature. There's my neighbor, Helen, at the clothesline. Uh-huh. Looks like her granddaughter was here for the weekend. Ten diapers on the line, among the towels and sheets. Doesn't believe in disposables. I do. There's a sawing sound across the fence. Wonder what my neighbor, Jim, is working at this fine, sunny day. Better saunter over and check it out. We'll have a chat about the iniquities of the town council. Here comes Patsy Woods, a third side neighbor, with her little brother. Bad news. One of my huge oak limbs, about two feet in diameter, the one that hangs right over their house, bas a split right up the trunk. Have 'to go and look. Yeah, that's bad, Patsy. Ill have to call George, the tree man, and have it taken down. Pity, but it will provide some excitement for the neighborhood. Right behind me is the big, square, brick bouse in which lurks my old lady, suffering from the mummy of all sunburns. Nose like an over- ripe cherry, ehest like a peeling boiled beet. Furious because of the way she looks and feels. I don't burn. After a dreadful experience as a kid, when I had to sit for two days and nights in a chair, plastered from head to toe with some concoction of my mother's for sunburn (was it baking powder or baking soda?), I keep my lily limbs covered. Oh, I get what we call a farmer's tan, forearms, face* and neck, but the rest of me is white as the driven snow. I don't turn around to look behind me at that house. Aside from my suffering wife inside, there is the outside. That beautiful green vine, so much admired by visitors, is climbing the brick wall like a giant squid, pulling the bricks loose one by one, and occasionally hurling one down, just above the back door. At today's rates for repairs, that brickwork will likely cost me more than it cost to build the house, 70-odd years ago. Let's change the subject. In fact, I1 think I'il break off for a moment, it's so painful. There's the garbage can to bring in. Maybe lIl get my seven iron out of the car trunk and cut some weeds. That's what I use instead of a hoe. There, that's better. My swing wa right on today. Kept my head down, my eye on the weed, took a slow back swing, and one whole flower bed is weedless. Also pushed the lawn mower under the spruce tree, to keep the rain off, and picked up the grandkids' inflatable swim pool, which, after a week sitting there full of rain, grass and bugs, left a big round dead patch in the lawn. Good work, Bill. More distractions. A cheeky black squirrel, looking for a handout. Dumb cat rubbing against my leg, looking for the same. Three ugly grackles, striding splay-footed and insolent, across my lawn, pecking up the freshgrass seed. Ahah! What's that noise, down the lane. Better stroll down and see. Great. A Bell Telephone truck and two young fellows digging a post hole. Entire neighborhood watches. Machinery digs hole, erects pole with ease. Old timers comment scornfully. Remember when you dug them by hand, with a spoon shovel. Brutal hard work. There's the fire engine! Better jump in the car and follow. Holy old jumpin'! Why do they let all these crazies follow the fire *truck through town at 50 miles an hour? Somebody might be killed. Wasn't much. Just some dumb housewife let the fat boil over on the stove while she was watching her soap opera. But it might have been a g ood one, like the old lumber mill ast week. That was a dandy. Should get back to the column. Oh, no. There's the old battleaxe at the back door, wailing, "What are you doing out there, just sitting around enjoying yourself, when you know I'm in agony? Least you could do is put a washing through and sweep thé kitchen floor, it's filthy. And you 'haven't brought me any fresh tea for two hours." Oh, lordy. Who's this pulling up? It can't be. It is. It's those people we met at a party two years ago and insisted with great fervor and sincerity that if they were ever in our neck of the woods, to look us up. Look at that. Three kids and a dog. Oh, dear. Perhaps you can understand now why I hate being a schoolteacher and having the summer off and having to write my column out under the trees, instead of writing it at my desk in mid-winter. 25 Years Ago Thursday, August 23, 1951 The Pepsi Cola Queens have won the first round of the Ontario Playdowns. Team members are Emma Bragg, Ruth Brock, Doris Larmer, Dot Kilpatrick, Hilda Brock, Betty Brock, Dorothy Hockin, Jean Perfect, Lorna Sudds Helen Terry, Peggy Goulah, and Carol Caswell. Fred Griffin, Asst. Mgr, Lorne Haines, Mgr., and coach Ace Richards. Winnie Roach Leuszler, Toronto, who came second in the women's English Channel swim last Thursday, is a niece of Mrs. William Clarke, Lo- ver's Lane. Beverley Joyce Tennant was the first girl baby and Richard William Kilpatrick was the first boy baby born in the new Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. There are four radios available for rent at Memorial Hospital at a cost of 50 cents a day. Bowmanville, Fire Depart- ment took only 29 seconds to answer a fire alarm at the home of Andrew Crombie on Liberty St. S. From the time the siren blew until the truck pulled out of the firehall witb Jim Hayman at the wheel the timing was 29 seconds. Fergus Morrill of Willow. Acres Nurseries was judge recently at the International In the Dim andI istant Past 49 Years Ago Thursday, August 25th, 1927 A lawn ice cream social will be held at the home of Mrs. Reader, off Duke Street, on Friday evening for the White Shield Club. Results »of the Standing Field Crop Competition for oats in West Durham Agricul- ture Society are A. L. Pascoe and son, Solina, 95; A. W. Annis, Tyrone, 93; Chas. E. Osborne, Ebenezer, 91; T. Baker and son, Solina, 90; C. A. Blanchard, Hampton, 89; John Baker, Solina, 88; J. F. Osborne, Providence. Mrs. F. Bateman has oper ed a new store "The Little Shoppe for Tiny Tots" on King St. opposite Kerslake's. About 70 'members of the Young Ladies' Bible Class of Trinity Sunday School enjoyed a pienic at Cream of Barley on Thursday. Miss Leta Jackson and Miss Reta Slemon were in charge of entertainment. Merrill Ferguson headed the class in B.H.S. Upper School Results with Minnie Pearce, second and Dorothy James, third. Mr. Tom Fairbairn of Mexi- co who has been touring Europe called on his sister Miss Fairbairn, and other friends this week. A Harvest Home Festival will be held in Park Street