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. ! V ; ;x AJ Editorial Comment Life in a Gold Fish Bowl Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, November 17,1982 3 Now the municipal election is over, things should be settling away, but, as usual, there is a post election backlash, with the Editor for some reason being the scapegoat. One woman phoned to cancel her subscription because we had not lived up to her expectations so far as pre-election coverage was concerned. We gathered that her chosen candidate had not been elected. A couple of other hopefuls who made regular calls at this newspaper haven't been heard from either so we suppose we are also sharing some blame for their lack of success at the polls. It's so difficult to be all things to all people. We did make a valiant attempt to provide free introductions for all election candidates with photos and stories about their backgrounds and their objectives. We also gave space in letters to the editor for any candidates who wished to use them next three years its -- yeî administration will be efficient and effective. Those who were elected are by no means newcomers so they should be able to get right down to business with a minimum of delay. Not Carrying Our Share? Last week, at 7:30 in the morning no less, the United Way campaign committee volunteer canvassers and organizers held an historic breakfast meeting at the Lions Centre here. We sat in as an observer and came away considerably disturbed. Volunteer canvassers from this community, one after the other, reported dismal results from their calls on individuals and establishments,' especially when compared to rather glowing successes in Oshawa. Those present attempted to analyse wny citizens in this Town of Newcastle were so apathetic to the cause and why they were so reluctant to contribute. Business and employment conditions are no worse here than in neighboring centres. Finally, it was concluded by several that more promotional effort was needed to familiarize local citizens with the details of the agencies who would benefit from their donations. It was also suggested that better results might be obtained if' Six>;isépat»|ia6^ organization were sëf up bière rhthi^ ) than operating as a segment of the " mainly Oshawa oriented group. The meeting also urgedadaitionai effort by canvassers to complete their canvass before the end of the month and pointed out that groups such as Community Care, the Social Planning Council, the YWCA etc. would suffer, from a shortage of funding, if the objective is not reached. This is the third year that the Town of Newcastle has been a part of the Oshawa - Whitby - Newcastle United Way campaign and so far we have not been carrying our weight. In fact, at the moment, the agencies receiving funding from United Way spend more funds in servicing this area than they receive in donations. Everyone at the meeting was fully aware of economic conditions and the fact that the Cancer Society, thé Heart Fund, the Salvation Army here and other local churches also hold their own separate fund-raising projects outside the United Way. But, the objective set for this area is not large and certainly can be handled easily if we put out hearts into contributing our share. Let's help our local canvassers meet their quota before the end of the month and next year let's get an early Start and put it over the top so we can hold our heads high and again be proud of our participation. Successful Ward I Councillor Sends Post Election Comments On Taxes and Responsibilities ■ Dear Sir: May I use your pages to say 'Thank You' to the many loyal voters who once again supported me on November 8th. I am also including comments on some of the major topics that were discussed door-to-door. Fiscal responsibility is one of my major aims. However, I could not join the bandwagon of pledging to hold the line on taxes at the 1982 rate because I believed such a pledge was grossly misleading and irresponsible. Here are some of my reasons: More than half of property taxes go to the Board of Education. Their budget is controlled by the elected trustees. I have no more input than you; namely the right to vote for two trustees. Town Hall, by law, is simply the collection agency for the School Board. The province legislated that property taxes, in the main, finance the Durham Regional Police and eliminated the Ontario Provincial Police from our area. The Police budget accounts for approximately 10 per cent of your property taxes. No individual councillor has the right or the power to roll back the police salary increment settlement. The Social Services budget is now under heavy attack. Aè , unemployment benefits expire, those people who cannot find work have no choice but to turn to welfare. The question of abuse of this system is being carefully monitored. For every abuser there are hundreds who are in need. As for the 27 cents in the dollar dollar the Council of Newcastle disburses, they too have union contracts both for inside and outside workers to honour. The words here must be fiscal accountability and restraint. That is the aim of the various departments and Council. As for promising to restore the Hampton Pond, this is within the jurisdiction mainly of C.L.O.C.A. and the Ministry of the Environment. They have said 'no' to the million plus price tag and sent it back to the drawing board. One member of Council or Council itself does not enjoy the power to order such expenditures involving other jurisdictions. Again, how could I in all conscience make false promises? Jobs and development go hand-in-hand. We have good plans in place. No one has the power to order those owners to now develop those subdivisions. In these economic times, many of those developers , are experiencing serious financial difficulties. The various unkind rumours that also include a "fight" are malicious and an absolute travesty of the truth. Perhaps those who enjoy embellishing such stories as they masquerade as good citizens should be reminded of the centuries old motto - "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" - (EVIL BE TO HIM WHO EVIL THINKS). I remain, Sincerely, "A Good Councillor Doing a Good Job", Ann Cowman to promote their cause, but apparently that wasn't enough for some of them who lost out. No doubt, as time goes on, the aftermath bitterness will subside and more details will leak out concerning what went on during the campaign that had an effect on the results. Some is already beginning to surface and indicates that there may have been some deals and other undercover operations of considerable interest. We won't go into details here because some of the actions would be hard to prove. Enough to say, these things do take placeln hotly contested contests. Now, let's get to the business of governing this community so that for the Darlington Generating Station --Ontario Hydro Photo SUGAR and SPICE Old Age SUi SLiley To be or not to be? Retired, that is. Thispethe question that many codgers of my age or near it grapple with in those lonely dark hours of the night when you've had too much coffee and can't get into the ravelled sleeve of care, as Shakespeare put it. Or get. to bloody sleep,' as ome of his less flowery countrymen would put it. It's a question that has also stirred a great deal of agitation agitation among sociologists, medical reporters and old guys who are healthy as trout and are about to be kicked out at the age of 65 with a speech, a copper watch and a pension that will have them eating dog food by the time they are 68. It used to be a gold watch. Not no more, not with gold hovering hovering around the $400 an ounce mark. In fact, just the other day, I dug out my father's gold watch which was given me on his death by my mother, because I was her favorite. I have never worn it, because I don't wear vests, and it's a big, heavy brute that must be slipped into a vest pocket. You can't wear it on your wrist, or put it in your hip pocket. It's as big as an alarm clock. I took a long look at it, and if it hadn't been Sunday might have hustled down to my friendly gold buyer. But Roots or Conscience or Common Sense took over, and I sadly sadly put it away again, with such other memorabilia as my war medals, my hip waders, and a fading picture of my first real girlfriend in a box in the basement. Roots told me it was a precious symbol that should be passed on to my eldest son, of which I have only one. Conscience Conscience told me it was a rotten thing to do. And Common Sense told me that there was probably about one-eighth of an ounce of gold in it. I am however, holding in reserve a broken tooth with a gold inlay. When I came back from overseas and was discharged, I was given a form to present to my own den- tist,' listing* the dental work to be done, at government expense. He was a typical WASP. He looked at the list of work, which was quite extensive, after a term on short rations in a prison camp, and laughed. "Ho, ho, Bill. You don't want all that gold cluttering up your mouth. This was signed by a French-Canadian. They're great for gold in the teeth." If that dentist is alive today, I would be quite happy to strangle him. I went along with him, while noting his prejudice, and instead of having a mouthful of gold, I got one little inlay. If he'd followed directions, and counting the teeth that have been pulled, or fallen out, or broken, my mouth would have been worth about $4,000 today, instead of maybe $6. Well, this hasn't much to do with retiring, which we started on way back there, but it does show what inflation can do to a man. What about retiring? I look around at colleagues who have chosen early retirement, or who have been forced to retire because of that magic, arbitrary number, 65. Some are happy as hummingbirds, and swear they would not even put their noses back into the old shoe factory factory (high school). Others are miserable, plagued by illness and a feeling of being useless. The latter drive their wives out of their respective minds, hanging around the house, getting in the way, edging into senility. Thus I waver. I thought some years ago that I would soldier on until 60. Surely 40 years of work is enough. Then I am swayed by my father-in-law, who recently retired at 86, and my wife, who can barely stand me at home for a weekend. If we lived in a decent climate. I'd probably be retired \ and happy. There's nothing I would like better than to saunter down to the square, play a game of chess with some other old turkey, drink a little vino, and watch the girls go by, with cackling remarks. Try that in the local square, and they'd be carting you off to the last resting place, frozen solid in a sitting position. Why don't we all give up, we old gaffers? You know why? Because we are not old gaffers at all. In my chest beats the heart of a 15 year old maiden (who has been smoking smoking since she was two). In the old days, we'd be retired, happily happily playing chess or shooting pool, because our sons would be looking after us, and our wives would feed us well, and know their place, and our daughter-in-laws would be producing producing hordes of grandchildren to light us on our way. These days, we are still looking after our sons, and our wives are avaricious and spoiled, and our daughters-in-law are already separated from our sons and not keen on having having more than one and a half children. Oh, I keep my staff on its toes. One day I announce firmly firmly that I'm going to retire next June. Their faces light up and they say, "Oh, chief, how can we get along without you." Another day I say, "Well, haven't decided yet. What with inflation and all, y 'know... And their faces drop into their feet and they say "that's great chief. How could we get along without you?" And I smile. To myself. I've finally figured out the solution. Retired men, unless they have some insane hobby, like making rose trellises, drive their wives crazy. If my wife will sign a written agreement, duly witnessed, witnessed, that she will go out and get - a job (she once was a waitress, shouldn't be any trouble) the moment I retire. I'll do it. I don't want her hanging around the house, spoiling my retirement. (Eanaùian Statesman 623-3303 (0foA Durhiin County'» Orest Family Journal Ealabllahod 111 year» ago In 1854 Alao Incorporating The Bowmanxllle New» The Newceatle Independent The Orono New» Second claaa mell reglalrellon number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62,8 Kln B SI. W„ Bowmanvllle, Ontario L1C3K1 .1 * e JOHN M. JAMES Editor -- Publisher O lb' RICHARD A. JAMES Assistant Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. 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Newcastle, Ontario, November 6,1982. To the Editor: On Sunday, May 1, 1983, we are planning a reunion of all former Newcastle Guides and Guiders on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Guiding in Newcastle. This will be held in the Newcastle Community Hall. Further information will follow follow in the New Year. If any of your readers are interested in assisting or providing memorabilia for this event, would they please contact Marie Pedwell, R.R.2, Newcastle Newcastle (987-4331), or Lynda Farrow, Box 33, Newtonville (786-2910), Yours in Guiding, Newcastle Guide Reunion Committee. Dear Mr, James: Recently local businesses and organizations have received requests for donations donations from "THE CANCER RESEARCH SOCIETY INC." which is a Quebec based organization and is not affiliated affiliated with m 1 connected to the Canadian Cancer Society. This is very confusing to the concerned public and the fol lowing facts should clear up misunderstandings. Prior to 1981, their campaign campaign efforts were confined to the province of Quebec. But since that time they have solicited solicited funds outside Quebec. They use a logo similar to the one used by the Canadian Cancer Society which adds to the confusion. The main concentration of cancer research in Canada is done through the National T)ancer Institute with about 98 per cent of their funding provided by the Canadian Cancer Society. As far as we have been able to ascertain, the N.C.I. have never received any funding from the Cancer Research Society Inc. The Canadian Cancer Society Society is the organization which provides assistance to cancer sufferers, including those in this area by means of drugs, dressings and transportation to treatment centres, We of the Canadian Cancer Society, Bowmanville Unit of Ontario Division wish to place this information before the local public to clear up any confusion between the two organizations, We also wish to express our sincere apprecia tion for the very generous support of previous Canadian Cancer Society April campaigns campaigns and hope that like support support will be forthcoming for our April 1983 campaign. Marg Maclver, Publicity Canadian Cancer Society The Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Fund Dear Editor: Christmas is just around the corner, Only 43 shopping days to Christmas. The advertising media does keep us informed and we thank them for their reminders. We would also like to remind the public that for 98 years the Salvation Army has conducted a Christmas Cheer Fund in our area, raising money for needy families, For public information, the Bowmanville and area is not a member of The United Way. If you give through your employment not, one red penny comes to the Newcastle area of the Army. To further inform the public last year a religious cult or sect canvassed the area and picked up some of our donations donations using the Army's name to give credibility to their campaign. An unethical practice practice indeed. The volunteer canvassers this year will be identified in the following way: An identification identification badge with the words "Today I'm working for The Salvation Army" written on it. The person will be carrying a red collection box. All others will be fraudulents. All residents residents will receive a letter with a return addressed envelope. No postage necessary but if you wish to do so it would be appreciated. A receipt will be mailed to you immediately on receipt of your cheque. The campaign this year is a Hard Times Campaign. Please give generously, Yours truly, Ellis Cuff Captain Canadian Innovators Eligible For *75,000 Manning Award The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation wants to make another $75,000 award to an innovative Canadian. The Foundation, formed two years ago to promote and reward innovation by Canadians, today announced it is now accepting nominations nominations for its 1983 Award. In September of this year, the Foundation presented $75,000 for its 1982 Award to Dr. Phil Gold, a Montreal physician who discovered carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a substance which has greatly enhanced the detection and early treatment of certain types of cancer. Dr. Gold was selected from more than 170 Canadians who were nominated for the 1982 Award. George E. Dunlap, , Executive Director of the ' Foundation, explained the Foundation presents at least one $75,000 award each year to a Canadian who has shown 1 outstanding talent in conceiving conceiving and developing a new concept, process or product which is of potential widespread widespread benefit to Canada. Nominees for the Award must be a Canadian citizen resident in Canada, and must be nominated by at least two people. An information pamphlet concerning the 1983 Award, together with a Nomination Form, can be obtained by writing to: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation Suite 2300, 639 - Fifth Avenue S. W, Calgary, Alberta T2P0M9 The deadline for receipt by the Foundation of nominations for the 1983 Award is March 31, 1983. If. so more will live !