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r 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 13,1985 Mixed Feelings Appear Over Metric Relaxation Two Goodyear Employees Receiv e Cheque» for Suggestions POLICE BRIEFS by Catherine Denny There are mixed feelings among local garage owners and operators about whether they will continue to market their products in metric or return to imperial measures. The decision now facing these retailers retailers is a result of the federal Conservatives Conservatives relaxation of the metric regulations to allow certain products products -- food, gasoline, floor coverings, coverings, and furniture -- to be sold in both systems. Although most petroleum related businesses were initially opposed to metric conversion, now, after having gone through the expense and inconvenience of switching everything everything from labels to signs, to customers customers thinking patterns, it's hard to decide whether it's worth the bother. "I don't think that it would benefit our business in the least," explained Ron Brock, owner of Brock's B.P. on King Street. "Besides "Besides the hardship and money it would take to convert our pumps, I think that it sounds better to quote a small price per litre than a large sum for a gallon," he added." Be sides this, people are now accustomed accustomed to buying their gasoline in metric, and for gas station operators to switch back would be little more than a novelty. However, a contrary opinion expressed expressed by Texaco Car Wash owner Brian Bastianelli revealed that there are two sides to this issue. According to Brian, most of his customers prefer their gasoline to be measured in gallons because "litres always stick you with such high digits that you need a calculator calculator just to simplify things a bit." But all personal preferences aside, most gas station proprietors proprietors interviewed by The Statesman Statesman agree that the cost and inconvenience inconvenience of converting their pumps back to imperial measures would be tremendous. "I can't see Texaco spending another million dollars to switch back to the old system," said Robert Cook of Cook's Texaco in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. "It's not worth the bother." He also added that gasoline is the same price whether it is sold in litres or gallons, and it really won't affect his business whether the product is marketed in imperial or metric measures. Town Opposes Closing Newcastle Town Council has gone on record as opposing the closure closure of the customs port in Bowmanville Bowmanville and will send a letter to that effect to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Revenue H.P. Beatty, and local MP Allan Lawrence. Lawrence. The Council will also seek assistance, assistance, and support for its position, from the Regional Development Department. Ât the Council meeting on February February 11th, Councillor Marie Hubbard Hubbard asked the Mayor to report on the progress of the investigation into the closure. Mayor Rickard told the councillors councillors that a number of concerned citizens and business people who would be affected by the closure had met at the Bowmanville High School to discuss the ramifications. He added that a meeting was being set up with the federal authorities authorities and MP Allan Lawrence. "The arguments for closing it (the customs port) are pretty strong," he warned. Councillor Ann Cowman suggested that the Town formally lodge its protest and ask the Region to support its objection to the customs' customs' closure. H Byline... By Peter,Parrott ■n w Imagine what you would do with $66,000. That represents a decent decent sized sailboat or a trip around the world or an early retirement. It also represents the cost of raising a single child in Metropolitan Toronto from birth to age 18. (It does not, by the way, include the price of daycare.) No doubt it is cheaper to raise a child in Bowmanville and area since we don't have all the big-city prices. But I imagine the total tab for care and feeding of one child would still be somewhere around $50,000. That's still an amount equal to half of a Wintario windfall. One look at these statistics should tell us why the Canadian birth rate is at an all-time low. Those who decide to remain childless or have only one or two children are not necessarily necessarily too selfish to become become involved in diaper changing, teething, teething, earaches, school traumas, adolescence and all the other disagreeable disagreeable aspects of child-rearing. Modern parents are, more than ever, victims of economics. In our grandparents' day, it was possible to raise a huge brood of kids on a farm. There, food was plentiful and the only expense was a pair of boots in winter and new overalls every now and again. Today, it's not quite as simple. People tell me that if I think the cost of stuffed stuffed animals and picture books is high, I should wait until teen years when the cost of child- rearing really goes through the roof. Some say that about two-thirds of that astronomical astronomical cost involved involved in bringing up baby is incurred around the time that baby becomes old enough to borrow the car keys. There are those who say that the high cost of having kids should be eased by government programs which will recognize the important important contributions that parents make to society. society. Perhaps they are right. Maybe some kind of government assistance assistance based on need and income should be invoked. invoked. Perhaps we The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Are You Interested In Late French Immersion? DO YOU HAVE A CHILD EHTERING GRADE 8 IN 1988? The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Is offering Late French Immersion for the Town of Newcastle In September, 1985, A mooting has boon scheduled lor Tuesday, February 10,1085 at 7:30 p.m. it M.J, Hobbs Senior Public School HAMPTON Paronlo will liavo tho opportunity to Indicate tliolr Inlorosl In onrolllng Ihnlr children In Iho program, Al.l. Inlorostod poisons mo welcome to utlond, Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 MOMS • Htfhwey No. 2 L N.. A number of doctors' offices offices at 222 King Street East in Bowmanville were broken broken into on Monday, February February 11th. The building, was entered through a window window on the north side A 26-year-old Newton- ville man was taken to Oshawa Hospital Saturday following a head-on collision collision on the Fourth Line of Clarke Township, east of Highway 115. Durham Regional Police said Hollande Whitehead received facial and scalp lacerations as well as a possible possible broken leg and arm as the result of the accident. He was taken to Memorial Hospital in Bowmanville and later transferred to Oshawa General Hospital. Damage was estimated at $2,200 when a two-vehicle collision occurred at Highway Highway Two and Tooley's Rd Saturday. Police said the accident occurred as one of the vehicles vehicles was attempting to turn north onto Tooley's Rd. An unidentified driver was reported to have stolen $10 worth of gasoline at the Pronto Self Service Station in Bowmanville Sunday. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. Minor injuries resulted from a three-vehicle collision collision on Regional Rd. 9 east of Highway 115/35 on Sunday. Sunday. One Bowmanville driver was involved in the incident. The accident occurred occurred at 4:15 p.m. Celebrate» Her 90th Birthday Two Goodyear employees were presented with cheques last week in appreciation of their innovative innovative suggestions which were adopted by the company company last year. The money* totalling 15 per cent of Goodyear's annual savings due to the new innovations, innovations, was received by Wayne Harrison and Steve Davey. Pictured here (from left to right) are Wayne Harrison, winner of $5,274; Senior Industrial Industrial Engineer, Bob Doherty; Plant Manager, Stan Hollingsworth; Managing Engineer, Ralph Tuk- ker; and Steve Davey, winner of $302. On Saturday, February 2nd, Mrs. Lyra C. Metcalf quietly celebrated her 90th birthday at her home in Hampton. Her daughter, Mrs. Bruce Steven son (Madeline), Auburn Heights, Michigan, grandson Paul Stevenson, Brampton and son Ross were with Mrs. Metcalf on this memorable occasion. Many cards, flowers and gifts were sent to Mrs. Metcalf by relatives, friends and neighbors, also congratulatory congratulatory messages from Prime Minister Mulroney, Rt. Hon. John Turner, David Peterson MPP, Hon. Allan Lawrence MP, flowers and greetings from Mayor Garnet Rickard and Newcastle Council, plaques from Premier Wm. Davis and Sam Cureatz MPP and a letter of congratulations from Durham East Liberal Association. need more generous regulations on benefits like maternity leave. 1 But I am not entirely dismayed by the declining declining birth rate which results results from economic pressures. For one thing, scientists say that the world is rapidly becoming over- populated and a zero population growth is necessary. But there's more to it than that. I find that although although there may be fewer children in our society, I think we are better able to appreciate appreciate the ones that we have. There is something to be said for the quality of childhood as well as the sheer quantity of youngsters. It's wrong to generalize, because I'm aware of large families which are still very successful. However, it seems to me that our down-sized North American families are generally producing youngsters which are more carefully carefully nurtured, and intellectually intellectually stimulated. I'm hoping that the product of these families will be kids who are smarter, more confident, more creative, creative, better disciplined, and generally well- rounded individuals. They'll certainly need to have all these traits if they (and perhaps the world itself) itself) is to survive in the 21st century. by Catherine Denny Local Goodyear employee Wayne Harrison saved his company $35,160 last year with his impressive impressive energy-saving suggestion, while another Goodyear worker, Steve Davey, helped eliminate $2,013 in the plant's yearly produc- tion costs. The two innovators, whose ideas were adopted by Goodyear in 1983, were recently presented with cheques amounting to 15 per cent of the annual savings achieved by the company in the past year. Wayne Harrison, an employee of the Bowmanville branch for the past 13 years, received his award in the form of two cheques totalling $5,274. Steve Davey, an employee with 12 years' seniority, was awarded the sum of $302. Mr. Harrison, a lead electrician at the plant, was recognized for his innovative plan to reduce energy consumption in Goodyear. ^ ■ His suggestion, which was vficeB. only tfrter months of sketching, planning and revising, was to build a more efficient electrical system in the plant, one that didn't burn energy all day long. "I devised a logical new DC system system for Goodyear," explained Mr. Harrison, "It is designed to consume consume energy only when necessary," he added. This means that the system will only be operating approximately 40 per cent of the working day as opposed opposed to 100 per cent of the time, cutting Goodyear's costs considerably. considerably. Steve Davey, who was commended commended earlier in the year for another suggestion, received his latest award for improving the manufacturing manufacturing of the multi-ribbed belting belting "Steve's input reduced the manufacturing manufacturing time of the belt, which in turn saves us money," explained Senior Industrial Engineer Robert Doherty. "With Steve's suggestion we were able to eliminate a time consuming step in production," he added. Mr. Doherty went! on to explain that over 87 employees submitted' recommendations in the plant last year, 23 of which were adopted by Goodyear. Special Levies Force Council To Increase Tax Rate for '85 by Diane Pickett The increase of the municipal tax levy in Newcastle's 1985 budget is due to special levies for Memorial Hospital Bowmanville and a new administrative building. The Town is making an $83,334 instalment instalment towards its $250,000 commitment commitment to the hospital's re-de- velopment fund. In addition, $200,000 will go into a reserve fund for construction of a new administrative centre for Newcastle. During budget discussions at the general purpose and administration administration committee meeting on February February 11th, Councillor Ivan Hobbs opposed putting tax revenues in reserve reserve funds and 1 suggested taking the $200,000 building fund out of the budget. "People want to see where their money is spent...revenues in reserves reserves can't be seen," Councillor Hobbs remarked. He went on to say that the municipal building might never be built, or built so far in the future that the people paying for it now will never see it. More on Junior Kindergarten Parents of students in the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle school system are invited to discuss the issue of junior kindergarten at a meeting scheduled for board of education headquarters in Cobourg Wednesday, February 20. The meeting was originally slated for Tuesday, February 12, but poor weather conditions resulted in a postponement of that date. The Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education may decide decide to make its decision on junior kindergarten after hearing presentations presentations from the public at next week's special meeting. Junior kindergarten would allow parents the option of sending Ibur- ycar-olds to school for a half-day program. But the cost of extending education education to this new age group has been estimated at just over $1 million in Bowmanville Kinsmen Will Host National Convention Councillor Ann Cowman commented commented the Council was being "honourable "honourable and sincere" in putting the money aside for a new building. Councillor Marie Hubbard strongly opposed Councillor Hobbs suggestion. She has been a proponent proponent of a centralized facility for the town administration for a long time. As council's liaison with the planning planning department she often needs a place to meet official visitors to Newcastle. "We have nothing to be proud of," she said, referring to the dilapidated dilapidated Town Hall on Temperance Street in Bowmanville. The committee recommended approval approval of the special levies for the contribution to Memorial Hospital and for the $200,000 to the Municipal Municipal Building Fund. The fund was established in 1980 with revenue from the first building permit at the Darlington Generating Generating Station, over $400,000. Since that time the fund has been, increased with other large building fees and has accrued interest. It now stands at $612,000. Bowmanville's Kinsmen Club will be playing host to between 1,200 and 1,400 fellow-Kinsmen from across Canada this summer. The local club has been selected as the host of the 1985 national convention convention to be held in Toronto during during August. "We hosted a district convention in Niagara Falls five years ago. We wanted to move along to something bigger and better," explained Mark Borutskie, chairman of the national convention committee. As a result, Bowmanville made a successful bid for the 1985 confer- Town Tax Hike From Page One TlJkybudget recognizes tax loss through assessment and business closures, "it should also recognize anticipated growth," said the mayor. Councillor Bruce Taylor supported supported the mayor's position. "We can reduce the citizens taxes by putting the estimate in revenue," he said, adding, "it doesn't look like a very hazardous gamble." Councillors Marie Hubbard and Diane Hamre both asked why the mayor hadn't brought this up at prior budget discussions, hinting that he had waited for the public forum in order to politicize the budget. Mayor Rickard said it was not until the week-end before the committee committee meeting, when he had a chance to study the budget package, that he realized the effect the Hospital Hospital and Municipal building levies would have on the mill rate. the ence and has been planning event for the past 18 months. The Kinsmen Club holds conferences conferences at various regions of Canada. Generally, a convention only comes to Ontario once every eight years. Bolstered by a roster of former Kinsmen from the K-40 organization, organization, Bowmanville's 41-member club is in charge of all the details connected with the annual meeting. Responsibilities include everything everything from booking the hotel to promoting the conference and arranging arranging speakers and entertainers. Of course, clubs from across Ontario Ontario will be available to help Bowmanville Bowmanville co-ordinate the mid-August mid-August event. "We enlist help from other clubs," explained Mr. Borutskie. One of the highlights of the '85 convention will be the election of a new Kinsmen national president. Early Estimates Point To *440,000 Surplus Early estimates point to a surplus of $440,000 in the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's 1984 financial statement. Thé projected surplus was revealed revealed in a draft of the 1985 budget presented to the town's general purpose committee Monday. The surplus is the result of supplementary supplementary taxes collected after the 1984 budget was approved and returns on investments. It is slightly higher than the previous previous year's surplus and was described described by councillor Diane Hamre as "moderate" during discussions of the '85 budget. the first year. Of that amount, approximately approximately $800,000 would be provided provided by provincial subsidies. The school board report estimates estimates that the program would add more than 700 new students to the Northumbcrland-Ncwcastlc education education system. It added that while the program is valuable and enriching, attendance attendance will not be compulsory. Moreover, a child coming from a stimulating home environment would not necessarily need junior kindergarten. Junior kindergarten would be a play-based program in which children children would learn motor skills, social social interaction and problem solving. solving. As of 1983, a majority of school hoards had junior kindergarten programs. In fact, 79 per cent of separate schools already have kindergarten kindergarten for younger pupils. WIN A VALENTINE GIFT FOR YOU AND YOUR SWEETHEART With each film developed you have a chance to win a CHAMPAGNE DINNER FOR TWO BOWMANVILLE RESTAURANT & TAVERN Second prize will be a framed 8x10 picture of you and your sweetheart. Draw will be made February 28,1985. Dinnèr will be March 3,1985. SNAPSHOT 1 HOUR PHOTO 237 King St. E. Bowmanville 623-1501