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Those Couniel Salaries Of course we should not let this week go by without making some observations on the recent salary hikes for council members. It seems as though there are two schools of thought on the subject of remuneration for elected officials. The first school of thought believes that service to one's community is its own reward. This means that whatever amount is paid to elected officials is not intended to provide a full-time salary. Councillors have the honor of being leaders in the community and their financial reward is only intended as a small contribution towards their earnings. The disadvantage to this way of thinking is that the job of a municipal councillor or school board members becomes closed to some people who simply cannot afford to stand for public office because they are too busy making a living. The second school of thought believes that being a politician in today's complex world requires a full-time commitment. Therefore, to make the job open to all kinds of qualified persons, the salary level should be set at a point where the elected official could support himself and his dependents. There certainly seems to be all kinds of evidence that at the local and regional council level, full-time work is required. For example, Town of Newcastle's planning. committee agenda this week contains a time-consuming 500 pages. Like it or not, local government is becoming more complex than it was 10 years ago and more time consuming. But whether you believe the local councillors deserve an additional $2,500, the regional councillors an extra $1,000 and the Mayor of Newcastle a further $2,000 depends on which of the philosophies of salaries for elected officials you believe. Clark Needs Finesse Joe Clark must have had one of those weeks he'd sooner forget during his debut as Prime Minister. His government's handling of the plan to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem indicates that the new boys on the job should take time to look at all the angles before making snap decisions. Otherwise, the Clark regime may not last beyond Christmas. About the only good thing one can say about the government's embassy decision is that the Prime Minister was attempting to act quickly on an election promise. Such quick action may be commendable although it is also politically dangerous. Joe Clark seems to be a man who is serious about nailing down each plank in his election platform. That's a good sign in one way because it was presumably this platform which won the election for the Tories. But in the future the Clark government will have to show consicderably more finesse in implementing its plans for Canada if it is to be successful Education with Terry Hawkins Everybody Should Have One I just purchased the most useless, irrelevant and unnecessary object that I have purchased in a long, long time. I do not need this item and never will. Now that I have it, I don't really know what to do with it. If you were to guess at all the useless things which I might have bought, I doubt if you would name an 1880 vacuum cleaner. Yes, that's what I bought. An 1880 vacuum cleaner made by the O.K. Vacuum Cleaner Company of Trenton. Now, as you can appreciate, this is no ordinary vacuum. It doesn't work by electricity. You pump it by hand and it really'does work. I bought this vacuum at an auction sale. I didn't intend to buy it, but for some unknown reason, no one wanted it. My fear that if no one wanted it, it would end up in the junk pile. Of course, maybe it should have been junked, but I don't think so. Over the last number of years so many things from our past have been discarded, that now we, as a nation, are sorry that we were so careless. A great many common, everyday things from even a generation ago have disappeared and as a result our connection with our past and our heritage has been weakened. I think that each ,of us must do our share to retain and regain our heritage. That's why I bought the vacuum. It's hardly a major contribution to Canadianna, but it's my little effort to do my share. Our past is in many respects our present and our future. Much of our prosperity today is the result of the efforts of our forefathers. When you look around in any community, the fine buildings, the mature trees, the beautiful parks, the industry and the community spirit are often the result of the foresight of the generation before us. So much of what we have today is a reflection of the wisdom and thoughtfulnesA of people who were concerned about us, even though we didn't yet exist. Fortunately, we have today many community leaders who continue to build and preserve our heritage and who are introducing many features which generations to come will enjoy. We are not letting our past slip away on us so easily any more. One cannot help but wonder if the young people of today will appreciate our efforts to preserve our past heritage. I think they will. Some will not appreciate it until they are in their teens and some may not appreciate it until they are in their 20's, 40's or even older. But, whenever they realize that our historical link with the past is our strength for the future, they will appreciate that someone has taken the time to preserve the features of the past. Many young people greatly appreciate their heritage now. In great numbers they enjoy the pioneer villages, ask questions and show great interest. Who knows, maybe some day they will be lucky enough to visit some place and see an 1880 vacuum cleaner. One of the best ways I know to knock the mortar out from between the bricks of your marriage - to uncement things - is to join your spouse in cleaning up the basement/attic. Take your pick. One's as bad as the other. My wife's been talking about cleaning up our basement for approximately 15 years. I have avoided it by resorting to a number of subterfuges that I will gladly send you on receipt of a certified cheque for five bucks. That may seem a little expensive, but it takes a mighty lot of subterfuges to get through 15 years. But nemesis is unavoidable. It came last week in the form of an ad in the local paper stating that the town trucks would pick up household junk on the following Thursday. It caused a lot of deep thinking in our town. What constitutes household junk? Some chaps I know sat there, pretending to watch TV, while their dark and secret minds conjured visions of chloroforming the old woman, putting her in a green garbage bag, and sticking her out by the curb on Thursday. I'm happy to say that nothing of the sort occurred to me (it says, here). But the notice did draw a deep and anguished groan, right from the heels. I knew what was coming. I thought I might be able to stall her until the Wednesday evening The Gathering of the Clans, P.O. Box 130, Halifax, Nova Scotia Dear Editor: A unique and spectacular event will take place this summer when Scottish clans from all over the world will gather in Nova Scotia. The Gathering will be offi- cially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother on June 28 at a spectacular Scottish Tattoo in Metro Centre, Halifax. As many as 33 clans have responded to the clarion call from Cape Breton Island and other Celtic areas in the province, where Scottish traditions have been nurtured and protected ever since the first Highland emigrants came here in the 17th Century. It will be the first time that the clans have gathered out- side of Scotland on an interna- tional scale, ahd for six weeks, beginning in late June, the whole of Nova Scotia will be a continuing festival of pipe bands, Highland dancing, Scottish games, sheep dog trials and Scottish culture. In an attempt to inform and interest Scotsmen in various parts of the United States, Canada, and abroad, who are not aware of the Gathering, we will be sending fortnightly updates of program develop- ment and packages of before, when we could lug a few thingsout of the jungle that lies below, and leave the rest to rot, as it has been doing for 15 years. But it was not to be. With complete disregard for my feelings about the sacredness, the almost holiness, of weekends, she dragged me down into the underworld, on a perfect day for playing golf, pointed, and coldly said: "Let's go." Oh, I could have sneered, picked up my golf clubs, walked to the car, and driven off. I wish I had that kind of guts. But I knew I'd come home to a living martyr and six months of sheer hell. I went. Down. That's when I began to envy those lucky devils who have converted their basements into rec rooms. If you have one of those, you don't unpack a box, remove the contents, and happily hurl the container down the cellar steps. You get rid of it in some seemly fashion. It's not the grubbing through spiderwebs and other assorted dirt that I mind. First job I ever had was cleaning out latrines, and I have no dignity when it come to dirt. What gets me is the dialogue. We were in two different rooms, she in the place where the oil tank is, and the Christmas tree stands, and the paint pots, all with a little in them, and the old drum and cymbals set, and son Hugh's pots and pans and dishes, from the time he was informational materials to are engaged in a day to day Editors, to clan associations, struggle. Their fight for life and to travel oriented may involve the need for organizations. dialysis (artificial kidney Thank you for your co- machines), special treat- operation. ments, and for some - kidney Sincerely yours, transplantation. A. Gordon Archibald, Enclosed is our brochure Chairman, Board for the which outlines the purpose Gathering. and special work of the Foundation. This being The May 11, 1979 International Year of the DearMSira 1 Child, we thought it appro- The Kidney Foundation priate to highlight the specific needs your support to continue cot ern we havdisar hile the fight against with k support will help them and disease. Your help can make a spotwl epte n difference to someone in need many others throughout the This year the Kidney year and hopefully, for years F Tion is aeariny to come. Your generosity will more ctomnis apthngerprovide for special services, Found ompaniesap ra ever rsearh and the prventioof before in a special effort to kidney disea se. help make that difference for On behalf of all those who many kidney patients. Should On beef from yosr wo yu have already be will benefit from your effort you ae ready been and support, I extend a warm contacted regarding thisaprctin year's campaign, your under- appreciation. standing of any duplication Sincerely, will be greatly appreciated. John Sweeney Kidneys are critically Executive Director important in maintaining life. In the course of a minute, one R.R. 3, Bowmanville, quarter of your blood circu- June 8, 1979 lates through the kidneys filtering waste products Dear Mr. James, through the urine. When this I agree with Dr. and Mrs. H. process is affected by the Anfoss is co m m ed t s .a o u incidence of serious kidney Anfossi's comments about disease, end stage renal apathy referring to the recent failure wi eoccur. anti-nuclear demonstration Thousands of Canadians (Statesman, June 6), but afflicted with kidney disease personally I was happy to see batching, and a lot of interesting artifacts like that. I was out in the main cellar, where we normally shovel a path from the bottom of the steps to the furnace, the washer and dryer. It was full of wet cardboard boxes, pieces of linoleum, ancient lamps without shades, ancient shades without lamps, mildewed purses and gunny sacks and jackets, warped curtain rods, ski poles without handles, skis with the harness missing, various pieces of torn plastic, great heaps of old sheets, kept for dusting rags, and similar fascinating items. She hollers: "Bill, I think there's enough green here to touch up the woodwork." I have just lifted an anonymous box full of dirt from when the furnace was cleaned out. The bottom has dropped out, and I am contemplating a one-foot mound of furnace excrement on the floor. Me: "That's great. Shove it - uh - that's fine, dear." She, appearing round the door: "You're not going to throw out that perfectly good chunk of linoleum! We might need it to patch the kitchen floor!" Me, sotto voce: "Why don't you make a bikini out of it, you great seamstress, you?" Me, alarmed: "Hey, you're not going to throw out that gunny sack? I had that in Normandy in '44! a few dozen familiar faces there. I appreciate your coverage of the protest. However, I cannot agree with your editorial. You ask "What did the protest --- an orderly, peaceful demonstration - really accomplish?" I think that the demonstration does have an effect. For example, some of the locals, whom I saw there, were curious spectators. Perhaps they learned something about the drawbacks of and the lack of need for nuclear. Hopefully, your coverage will arouse some people to a lighter level of apathy and others to a deeper level of concern. The demonstration showed, in a non-violent way, that there are people who will devote their Saturday to show their concern for the quality of life and their opposition to nuclear energy. What do you suggest? A violent demonstration? Everything but this is being done. The June 3 demonstration was a small but non-isolated, important part in the long, day-to-day "fight" against nuclear power. You are right! We must gain the support of the silent majority. We are! The demonstration was part of that. Other ways of "fighting" She: "It has a hole in it and stinks of mould. And what about these old medals?" Old medals, my foot. They are precious. They are not exactly the V.C. and the D.S.O. As a matter of fact, one is for joining up, another for getting across the ocean without being sunk, a third for staying alive on wartime rations, known as the Spam medal, and the fourth for getting home alive. But the grandboys like to play with them. And on it goes. We fight over every item, for sentimental or practical reasons. I hate to see a perfectly good breadbox go out, even though it has no handle and doesn't match the kitchen. She gets upset when I want to discard the third-last vacuum cleaner we had, because it has the propensity of being a great spray- painting weapon for painting fences, if we had a fance and she could find a bottle exactly the size of the one that is missing. Like marriage in general, we give a little here, take a little there, and both wind up furious and exhausted. When it was all over, there wasn't much left but a bagful of mouldly, green love letters, 30 years old. She doesn't know it, but I'm going to get up at five on Thursday morning, sneak them out, and bury them among the junk. I simply couldn't stand hearing what a chump I was in those days. are our daily lifestyle of conservation, the development of alternatives (Andrew Antenna, Whitby, is researching the collection of solar energy with their paraboloidal, micro-wave reflectoré. This would make a very interesting and educational newspaper story!), teaching others about violent and non-violent technologies, requesting an environmental hearing, etc. The last demonstration to the DGS site in 1977, which I missed, consisted of 200 (?) people while this one consisted of 1600 (? some say 4000). This sounds like exponential growth! How many people will demonstrate next year, if it will be necessary? Personally, the demonstration deepened my anti-nuclear convictions. Sincerely, Henry Tensen Dear Editor: The North Bay - Mattawa Conservation Authority invites canoeists to enter Ontario's longest one-day canoe race. The Mattawa River Canoe Race Will be run this year on Sunday, July 29. The course, 40 miles in length, is scenic and challenging. In 1978, 100 paddlers from across the province took part in the race. The record finishing time is 6 hours, 7 minutes, 8 seconds. This year's race will have five classes; expert, advanced amateur, amateur, mixed and novice. The specifications are based on those of the Ontario Marathon Canoe Racing Association. The race fôllows the route of the voyageurs. It begins at the Lands and Forests beach on Trout Lake in North Bay. It ends at Explorer's Point, at the mouth of the Mattawa River in the town of Mattawa. The course includes exciting, rapids, portages and lakes. The Nugget trophy will be presented to the canoeists with the fastest finishing time. There will be trophies and prizes for other top finishers. This challenging race down the scenic and historic Mattawa River is expected to attract canoeists from across the province. For entry forms and further information on the Mattawa River Canoe Race, please contact the North Bay - Mattawa Conservation Authority, P.O. Box 1215, North Bay, Ontario (474-5420). Wendy Martindale Fitness. it gives much more than it takes. One of This Area's Picturesque Spots de Sugar and Spice Cleaning Up e7 d9 3<kr