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I I The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January SO, 1985 3 A ■J /:A j SMALL TALK By Donna Fairey Celebrates First Birthday A patch of concrete sidewalk is her home. She spends much of the day squatting on the dirty pathway which leads to the beach and Acapulco Bay. A sparsely branched tree provides the only shade from the sweltering heat of the tropical sun. The woman and her family are not untypical untypical of the average Mexican Mexican peasant. While on holiday in Acapulco recently, I fell into the habit of microscopically observing observing this particular woman and her family and their way of life as it unfolded on the street several floors below my hotel balcony. balcony. They followed their normal routine without ever knowing that for a solid week much of the family's coming and going was being watched. At first I was overwhelmingly distressed distressed at their quality of life. This reaction later levelled out to a state of low grade "disturbed". "disturbed". I took to keeping a diary of their movement. movement. The lady and her family arrived every morning, including Sunday, at 8:00 a.m. A watch could be set by her punctuality. Where ' she and her brood spent nights is anybody's anybody's guess. Perhaps in a cave up the hillside. hillside. Perhaps in a tin shack. This, I never learned. The only significance separating any one day from another was better better and brighter clothing clothing worn Sunday. Perhaps the family had attended mass before arriving at their concrete concrete address. Each day the routine was exactly as it was the day before. Mother arrives arrives followed by her husband, another male who appeared to be in his early teens, several toddling children ranging ranging in age from two to seven and a young girl who appeared to be about 12 years old. On the woman's back she carried a baby papoose-style. I later learned that the young girl, probably about 13 or 14, was a daughter and mother. The tall boy was not a son but the girl's husband. husband. One of the smallest smallest children who rarely wore clothing was their child. The remainder of the boodle of kiddies seemingly seemingly belonged to the elder couple. Neither man appeared to contribute contribute to the family's income which was generated generated by selling small bags of shell peanuts, oranges and sometimes bananas to the sun- bathers on the beach. The men either leaned against the cement cement fence which ran along the edge of the sidewalk, guarded the children or slept. As the heat of the day rose, the males mostly stretched out on the hot concrete and made Z's. Meanwhile, the women walked the burning sand beach in their bare feet (none of the family wore shoes) and tried to hawk their wares for 100 pesos per bag - about 70 cents Canadian. In fact, they would likely have struck a bargain at 50 pesos a sale. When the women weren't selling, they tended to the children and men. What their meals consisted of beyond oranges, I was unable to determine. But anything that looked like it might be breakfast or dinner was eaten from the top of an empty orange crate. The older woman attempted attempted to keep the concrete house as clean as possible by using one Fifth Wheel Bantams Lose The Bantam B's met Port Perry on Monday of this week in the first round of their playoffs. The B's also play Uxbridge in this round robin series. In spite of an excellent overall performance, the Bowmanville team lost 5-1. The two teams played to a scoreless tie at the end of the first period. Even though Port Perry applied a great deal of pressure throughout the period, Scott Hanthorn, in the Bowmanville net made many outstanding saves keeping the Toros in the game. The local team had several good scoring opportunities only to be stymied by the Port Perry goalkeeper. All of the games scoring came in the second period. 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Newsprint was also used to contain contain garbage, including human excrement. Moreover, not a square inch of the precious paper was wasted. Sections Sections were torn off in the exact size to fill a particular need. When I finally screwed up sufficient courage to approach the family and ask permission permission to photograph the children, the answer answer was an anticipated anticipated "no." The women were willing but the men were immovable. Instead, I bought a bag of oranges without trying,to trying,to whittle down the price. In Mexico, you're expected to bargain for everything. Had there not been a language barrier and had the older woman Bowmanville team. Port Perry quickly scored four more goals before the Toros completed the scoring with their only goal. With approximately one minute left in the second period, Mark Van Leeuwen stopped the puck at his own blue line, picked it up and carried it just short of the Port Perry goal before making a nice pass to David Smith who directed it into the net thus finishing off a fine play. The Toros didn't give up but continued to play a determined game throughout the third period. Scott Hanthorn continued to play a fine game and once again kept the Port Perry team scoreless. This was the third game in the round robin series for the Fifth Wheel team. They had lost the two earlier games to Uxbridge. The next game is on Sunday at the Darlington Sports Centre. ABERNETHY'S PAINT and WALLPAPER & 55 Hint- SI. W. 623-5431 Bowmanville 3 (perhaps 35 years but who looked 50) been approachable, approachable, I would like to have asked her several questions. Maybe she was happy with her life - who knows - for the peasant woman always wore a broad smile revealing a set of healthy, white teeth. I would have talked about happiness. happiness. There were other matters I might have discussed like where she came from and where she hoped to go. Did she in fact hope at all? Was there a square inch of her life set aside for gratification or fulfillment? fulfillment? How old was she when she married? Did she ever attend school? At what age did she bear her first child? Were theYe babies lost from a lack of medical care? How does the family earn a living when the tourists leave? Watching the woman perform her daily chores, it was clear that she didn't undertake the tasks with even the slightest hint of resistance. resistance. It seemed that life was accepted as it was. It was this ingrained ingrained acceptance which bothered me the most. Looking down from my balcony, quite a different different life unfolded on the other side of the family's cement fence. Contained over there were the lush grounds of a privately owned and exclusive condominium condominium complex. There were tropical flowers, waving palms, a cool breeze, a freshwater freshwater swimming pool, comfortable sun cots and the affluent people who owned them. The stark contrast was difficult to digest. Indeed, the very real illustration illustration is the fuel from which uprisings are fired. However, in the event of trouble or upheaval of any kind, officers with the Mexican Mexican army stand guard at strategic locations along the beach. Each one, trim and alert, carries carries a modern machine gun capable of wiping out 50 to 100 people in a single swipe. Though I'm frequently frequently given to complaining complaining about government government and the way matters matters of varying importance importance are managed, it's good to be Canadian. Town Leogue Hockey In Town League Hockey, January 24, Bowmanville Golf and Country Club was unable to overcome a three goal first period by the Town Sports side, and ended up on the short end of a five to four count. Dutchman Atoms Lose The Bowmanville Major Atom Toros, who are sponsored by the Flying Dutchman Hotel, were handed a 2 -1 setback at the hands of the Uxbridge Atoms in a game played on Saturday in the Darlington Sports Centre. This was the first playoff game in a round robin series with all the clubs in the Lake- shore "A" Major Atom League, with the two top clubs battling it out in a two-out-of- three series with the winner advancing to play Trenton in the finals. Uxbridge scored in the first period, but the Toros evened the count when Kyle Purdy won' the battle in the corner, passed to his centerman Ryan Stewart who then sent a perfect perfect pass to his left-winger Marty Burgess who fired it home. There was no more scoring until late in the final period when Uxbridge scored with 2:50 remaining in the game. Rudy Kuasnak scored two for Town Sports, including the winner, as Gary Dusseldorp, Bob Jones, and Jim Baker added singles. Assists went to Baker (two), Dusseldorp, Kuasnak, and Sandy Brown. Scoring for Bowmanville Golf were Doug Crough, Ralph Cryderman, Pete Krukkert, and Wàyde PrLatfn. Mark Luxton had two) assists, as single helpers went to Ralph Cryderman and Mike Smith. In the second game, Castle Hotel and Three Brothers Pizza traded goals in the first period as Doug Rickard and Steve Simpson found the range. Jerry Leddy notched the winner for the Pizza crew, at 5:28 of the third period. Collecting assists were John Conboy, Tom Langmaid, and Bob Dwyer for Brothers, and Mike Mackie for the Castle squad. In the finale, Hunt's Photo- CHIN LUNG SUPPLIES KARATE-TAE KWON-DO KUNG-FU-JUDO AND NINJA UNIFORMS - BOOKS SUPPLIES CALL 885-5405 graphy handled the Deli Hawks easily in a four to one victory. Brian Allin, Rob Small, A1 Brunt, and Rod Plain were Hunt's snipers, with assists by Allin, Small, Brunt, and Terry Vanschyn- del. Dave Brown scored the lone Hawks marker. 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