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-j ' '7 PAGE TWO THE CANADIANf STATESMAN, EOWMANV1LLE ONTARIO TmTRSDAY. FEN. ~rd. 1053 EDITOR1.4L Town Council Has -Busy Year Ahead At the inaugural meeting of Town Council several important questions per- taining to the activities of the 1955 council were presented and casually discuszed but lef t for action at future meetings. Very few citizens go to the trouble of attending council meetings uniess they are speciaily interested in a proposed project, or maybe have "an axe to grind". Sueh an attitude of inaction or indifferene 1; a terrible slap to our boastful democratic system of government. Taking- the stand that an informed public is essential for intelligent and help- fui criticism we propose bringing to the attention of our readers somne of the probiems council will be considering. F'or the maintenance of democratic institutions, such as town councils, school boards and other public bodies, depends in the long run on an aiert, knowledgeabie public. Our citîzens can neither appreciate nor criticize if they are ignorant - of what is going on. e on't ask you to agree with any of the ideas expressed in this editoriai. Our main objective is to arouse your inter- est in cîvic affairs sufficiently to stir you up to do a littie thinking for yourself, and maybe you wili pass on some of your ideas to the mayor or councillors so that they may truly carry out the wishes of the electors in some of these contentious probiems. Need Waverly Cloverleaf Badly Mayor Osborne in his inaugural address made mention of improving and widening Waveriy Road to facilitate the growing traffic when the cloverleaf is erected at the intersection o! Highway 401 and Waverly Road. In miany ways this i; the No. 1 project as it would greatly simplify the entrance te the business sec- tion of the town, instead of the hidden and awkward entrance at the Station Road. The Waverly approach to the town wouid also mean thousands of dollars increase in business te the merchants along King Street, whereas now many motorlsts give the town the go-by. A municipal garbage collection which has been brought up annuaiiy for discus- sion for years and then forgotten, has again been turned over te a committee for coinsideration. We wauld suggest that our readers look up the article in last week's Issue on this subjeet. Discuss your views with members of council or send them in te The Statesman for publication. Last Stage of Zoning By-Law The Zoning By-Law, the purpose of which is to regulate the orderly growth of the town for the future, and which has been underway for two years, may finally beconie law this year. It is now befare the Ontario Department of Planning and Development in Toronto for final approval when it will then be giveri its third read- ing in town council. If this by-law isn't soon put into action it will be useless, for already teo much building has been gaing on in a haphazard way which is detri- mental to the proper growth and beauty o! the town Te local Planning Commit- tee are to be commended for the time, thought and labor they have given to this project, the importance of which is net suffieiently appreciated by most citizens. A concerted effort ta secure new in- dustries for the town, also deservès more corisideration than has been given in the f ast if Bowmanville is to keep in the Une o! progress with other communities. Now that we have an aggressive Chamber o! Commerce which has offered to co- operate with the town council in this movement no time should be lost in get- tinig together ta 'organize for action. It is a slow and difficult process ta get new industries with competition from other towns and cities being so keen, but Bow- nianville can't afford ta sit on the sidelines any longer. Firemen's Salaries Go Up Then there is the ever pppular de- manti for increase in civic salaries. Fire- men are the first with their request which la more than double the amount they now receive. The brigade o! 18 now receive around $2.300 and are now asking around $5,600. This figures out $300 per 16 fire- men; $350 for a deputy and $540 for the l'ire Chiè!. The £un and exc'itement of being a fireman for the thrill of It and services free gratis, without remunera- tien, is now a thing of the past. Anyway, we don't begrudge them ail the money they can wrangle out of the city fathers. Next thing xve know, the Mayor with his trifling stipend o! $250 a year will shed his purple robes andi golden chain of office, andi the councillors their $100 gratuity, maybe it is more dignifiedti t term it honorarium, (plus abuse they sometimes receive) andi the whole shebang o! tbem will want ta join the f ire brigade, or go on strike and set up a picket line around the municipal edifice, demanding an hourly wage with "fringes". Last, but by no means least o! im- portance, there, is the movement to restore the harbor at Port Darlîngton. This pro- ject wasn't on the Mayor's agenda, but to make sure there is no idle time f or the town council during 1955 we accommodat- ingly interject this project. Handicapped Without Harbor Bowmanville is the only town of any size aiong the north shore of Lake Ontario that hasn't a harbor. Now that the St. Lawrence Waterway Project is now a reality anti under construction it is high time that this town is put in a position to compete with other places by having this cheap means of water transportation. It's a big proposition and will require united effort on the part of the Town Council, Chamber o! Commerce, andi fot overlook- ing our fetieral member of parliament te overcome reti tape and other such obstacles in dealing with government affairs, by leading local députations to the top brass at Ottawa who recommend such prajects. It's years since a deputation from Bowmanville went to Ottawa with its hat in its hands for a "hand-out", so this shoulti be a ready-made occasion. If you have reati this far you will recaîl we started out this modest civic basat with the idea o! getting aur citizenrýF te become more civically conscious. If it has hit a responsive chord our effort will flot be in vain. So now that you are in the right mental attitude jot down on a piece of paper "What do you think Bow- manville neetis most in 1955?" - signi i aur name anti send At to The Statesman for publication. Are you ane of the people who sits back anti contentis that the Memorial Hospital is none of your concern because you have beenfortunate enough that you or your family have neyer required its services? That being the case, your so-calleti luck shoulti assume an obligation of thank- fulness whereby you shoulti glatily sup- port the hospital marally anti !inancially. Maybe such a response is tee much ta expect, at the moment, f nom those who have canelessly or selfishly shinketi their just responsibility by thnowing the loati o! management anti operation on the Hospital Boardi, the Women's Hospital Auxiliary, the Hospital Supenintentient, the nurses anti other niembers o! the 'Memonial Hospital staff. We ail shoulti be mighty thank!ul we have people in our community who are public spiriteti enough to carry on this great humanitanian serv- ice for the gooti of thair neighbors. This editorial ivas inspinet i ater reati- ing the most enlightening report in this issue on how the hospital f unctions. We woulti strongly recommend, if you live in Durham Countv, that you turn now ta ta this article anti reat iit fnom start ta finish. You'll finti some intenesting, as well as some startling facts. For instance, there were 3,866 patients treateti in 1954, an increase of 275 aven 1953. It cost $13.90 per patient per day, while the .rqom rates run from $7.00 ta $12.00 per day. Municipalities only pay $450 per day for indigent patients. F'rom Pnobably no other industny in Canada has. as much research directed tawards increasing its efficiency as agriculture. Huntiretis o! wankers from caast to coast at federal anti provincial experimental fanas anti research labaratories are making in- tensive studies o! a witie variety o! agri- cultural problems. These range from studies in animal nutrition to deveiop- ment of disease resistant creps; from soil conservation te woodlot management; from the effects cf mii conditioners te the econom.ics o! recently developed pest con- trai chemnicals. In universities and at science service laboratorie answera are being sought ta such questions as: How do inseets develop resistance te, insecticides? Can some o! the diseases af!ecting plants anti livestock be reduced by feeding trace minerais? A cew tae liasboen placed in the =-=tia these figures it Is self-evident the hospitai must depenti on government anti muni- cipal grants, as well as private donations and bequests from individual citizens if the hospital is te properly function. In tl;is connection there was one startling statement in the report we coulti net understand. It is why, thnough a gentleman's agreement, Clarke Township Council has n'ot made its bal! mili grant ta the hospital in the past two years, whereas Bowmanville, Darlington and Newcastle have fulfilleti their full obliga- tions. There must be, some explanation why Clarke Council has flot contributeti its fair share when the statistics show 657 patients came from Clarke, o! whom there were 182 indigent patient days. We wonti- an if the Clarke people are aware of this situation. Another discouraging point the report reveals is the serious financial loss hos- pîtals sustain in only being able ta bill municipalities $4.50 a day for indigent patients when it cost $1390. This is a problem which *the government shoulti revise upward, for it is one o! the chie! reasons why so many hospitals in Ontario show a de!icit year after year. We hope wîth this bnief comment that citizens in Durham County wili reati the complete report anti thtis be better acquainteti and more sympathetic toward the operations of the Memonial Hospital - one o! the finest public institutions in aur, community. hantis - radio active tracers - which moakes certain phases o! their work in!ipîtely easier. Intiustry tee is playing its part by pro- viding better fertilizers anti more effective' chemicals for killing weetis anti insects. Test plots are maintainedti t stutiy how industrial products can best be usedti t increase crop yields anti provide more abuntiant footi supplies for ail Canotions. Once the wonk a! research has borne fruit, the information is passedti t the farmer in mnany ways. The stary is tolti in newspapers anti farm magazines; aven the radia anti on television. Pamphlets and motion pictures are matie readuly availabie ta junior fanmer short courses anti adult stutiv classes. What other Canadian business con boast o! such intensive interest in penform- mg a Sood job still bettert. (J>arlarnent EI{d[ By John M. James, M.P. Brrn! It must be nice in the banana belt along Lake Ontario where it's only zero anti there's little snow. Outsitie my window in the Panliament Buildings, the snow is about f iv4 'feet high with a bristling winti blowing it even higher in drifts along the roati. The Maunties on guarti look haif frozen al- though bundIeti up ini buffalo skin coats anti hats. Last -rright the temperature tiroppedti t 23 below in the city and 32 below just outside. There is much ta be saiti for Flonitia. Drew Returnlng A news report this week sug- gests that Hon. George A. Brew, leade~r o! Her Majesty's loyal opposition, wilh be neturning ta duty sometime turing Febru- ary. XYou will necaîl that he suffered an attack o! meningi- tis shorthy before Christmas. Intimate fnientis of his tell me that for about a week he hov- eî-ed betwecn ife anti death, .much sicker than reports stat- cd. New antibiotie tinugs are given credit for the eccavery, but the after affects o! the di- sease anti the tirugs make a hengthy nest necessany. His ab- sence since the, opening has handicappeti the opposition considerabhy, even with veten- an parliamýentanian Hon. Earl Rowe doing his best ta carry on in the meantima. For Tobacco Farmners Tobacco farmers who hati a run-in with the lncome tax folks hast yean will be pîcaseti ta heann that the matten hias been cleareti up satisfactorily. Ail that wiil be nequireti in future is a list o! names anti atidresses of their wonkers. Thay will not be requiredti t make tieductions. The confu- sion came about becausa o! a misundenstanding which has now been stnaightened out. Spreading the Butter By the time this appears in pnint, more information will have been neleaseti about the disposal of surplus butter ta Canadian institutions. The govennment is holding about 70 mihlion pountis at the mom- ent, 20 million more than they feel is nequireti. About 1500 in- stitutions, such as hospitals, have been contactedti t sec if they wouiti ha intenasteti in punchasing butter about 20e a pound cheaper thon the going rate. They hope to get nid o! the surplus quickly without up- setting the domestic market price. Back to Goose-Step Aftcn nearly five days o! de- bate, Paniament this waek ap- proveti the protocol which wi]h permit Genmany ta join NATO 25 YEARS AGO (1930) The death of R. J. McKas- sock, schohmaster at Sauina for thirty years, was negretfuily recordeti. Ona nemark in his obituary is particularly im- pressive: '1t may ba truthfully said that anc always fait ail unconscious influence for gooti after having beau in the pre- sence of Mn. McKessock." Scotch Night was halti at St. Andraw's Preshyteriani Chunch with Col. L. T. Mc- Laughlin as Chairman. Reati- ings - anti Scotch songs madie up a pleasant evening. Thirti prasentatian was matie o! 'Qucen Esther" under the direction o! Mrs. J. Clark Bell. The cantata was first given in December anti pravet s0 pop- ular it hati twa repeat presen- tations. Mrs. Eleanar McLaughlin, Oshawa, wife o! the founder of the McLaughlin Carniage Ca., celebrateti han 9th binth- day on Jan. 20. She was Elea- nr Smith, bann in Sussex, Eng- land. v Principal L. W. Dippell, staff anti pupils o! the High School enjoyeti a skating panty at Tay- lon's Arena. Numben o! pupils w-as smalier in those tinys. Orono-John Notien was cut while' shaeing a hanse. The hanse phungeti about, knacking him down anti the conks an the newly-shod front foot eut Mn.' Noden's ncck, narrawly escap- ing the juguhan vain. Ncwcaste-J. H. Gibson at T. F. Branton were busy han- vesting ice at the lower mansh. PONTYPOOL We extant congratulations ta Mn. Robt Hallbran who cale- bratati his 84th birthtiay last week. Mn. Lawrence anti Maurice White have returneti from a trip through the U.S.A. Among the places visiteti were Mia- mi, Washington anti other pha- ýces of anterest. They report a -wonderful trip anti a very en- joyabha time. Blochati roatis anti sub-zcro waather tiidn't stop the Fanm- ens' Union holding their auchre party at Canscatidens Schooi on Thurstiay evening. The pnize for the ladies went ta Mrs. Mervin Bawins and for the gants ta Mr. Walter Fallis. Consolation awands went ta Mrs. Zralks and Mn. Aubrey Cain. Mn. anti Mrs. Cliffonti Curtis, Mrs. Ceci Green anti Mn. J. Payne attended the officia anti rearm. Ail parties except the CCF were uniteti in 'their approval,. That party split three ways. M. J. Coldwell, their leader anti three others voteti for il, sevenral abstaineti anti 12 voteti against although, Mn. Pearson matie a fervent phea for unanimous approval. Matit of us hati concutieti that, much as we tiiti't like the idea o! ,Germans in jack-boots, goose- stepping once more. this mea- sure was the lessen of two evils. History ahane wihl tell. Endlcott on Hand Sinca the session openet, we have been bombartied with reams o! propaganda f nom Communist front organizations in Canada directeti against ap- proval of German nearmamnent. I One day, the building was jammeti with delegates fram the Canadian Peace Congress. Somehow, 1 was, one o! the few who misseti being interviewed bv these folks who tniadt t con- tact every member ta present thein point o! view. In the pub- lic gahheny an Wetinesday, we spotteti thein main promoter, Dr. James Endicott, who was a M o s t interesteti spectator. Fnankhy, it makes your heant sick wontiering how men o! his education anti backgroundi can be dupeti into supparting pro- cammies. P. M. Goes to London Over the weekenti, the Prime Minister anti Mn. Ptarson lcft for London ta attend the Com- monwealth Prime Ministers' Confarence. Finst item of great importance ta be discusseti un- tiaubtadhy wil h the citical situation ahong the coast line o! China. With the Amenican Seventh Fleet in those waters ta protect the Nationalist Chinese hait islands anti the main isianti o! Formosa against Rat Chinese invasion forces, anything con happen. Everyone is hopîng the affair wiii nat explade into a shooting war, but it coulti easiiy happen. Of- ficial Ottawa, is fan !nom en- thusiastic about the U.S.A. move. Another week shoulti clarify what the future hoits. Everyone is keeping his fingers crossati in the hope that the third worlti war is not about ta start. In trying ta assess the seriausness o! the situation, we must o! course nealize that ifj Formosa fehi ta the communists it w'oulti give thenm control o! an ishanti vital ta tha dafense o! the Philippines. Sa long as it is in aur hants or in Nationist Chinese hands, we have con- trol o! the air anti sea hanes in that panticulan area. But, any way you look ot it, the situation is nasty anti coulti headti taworlti con!l.ict. 49 YEARS AGO (1906) T. H. Knight, The Motiel Gnocery, was offering new ma- phe syrup at 30e a qt. "the hast we aven hat." Tea wos 35c a lb. on sale for 25c. Suiphur was 8 hbs. for 25c. James MacConnachie want- cd ta buy butter, aggs, pauhtry, dresseti hogs, heans, baiiing peas, dnieti apples etc., ot high- est pnices at the same aid stand, Temperance St., south o! Stan- dard Bank. Rev. J. J. Rae, Picton, a former Bowmanvihle pastar, was ane o! the speakers at the Epworth League Convention haIt here. Health note says that per- vous hreakdown is oftenar tue ta avenwank the digestive organs than ta mental strain as such. Pale or stout girls wene atisedti t run ta bring the ro- ses ta thein chaeks or take the pauntis off. Social anti Personal item - Capt. A. E. McLaughlin attent- at the Conversazione in con- nectian with the opening o! The Armounias at Cobourg Fnl- day night. Farm note an the draft hanse says: "It is !oily ta think that the time is coming when hanse- power wil ha dispensati with, because 'hetten anti cheapen maous o! service can ha sub- stitutet." Notice o! Trinity Church an- niversary says that a New Engiant tea will he senved on the Montiay falowing. Query- what was a New Englanti tea? Board meeting of the Unitedi Church helti at Bethany ne- centhy. Quite*a numben o! aur citi- zens attentat the tance helà at the home o! Mn. anti Mrs. Cifforti Curtis on Saturday evening. Mns. Lily Richardison anti Mn. George Van Dam sup- piet gooti music. L.O.L. 82 helti a vany suc- cess!uh meeting recently when threa candidates were initiat- et. Arrangements wene matie ta attend the County Lotdg meeting in Millhrook on PFb i st. We w-ena sonry to leann that Mrs. Maute Emmorey o! Pe- tanhoro, has ta undergo a ser- ious aperation in haspitai scon. Ail the roads have been op- enad after the racent storm. Cool bins anti wood piles ware hard hit turing the colt sna p. Mn. Ted Graham was a re- =et visitor to Toronto, Minister Praises Local Hospital 33 Church St.. Bowmanville, Ont., .Jan. 22, 1955. To The Editor of The Canadian Statesman. Dear Mr. Editor: I have recently returneti from a sojourn of thirteen days, in the Memorial Hospital, Bow- manville, as a patient, and I thought that you might be in- terested in my experiences andi impressions, while I was in this firie institution, o! which every citizen should be proud. It is well-equipped, weli-staffed and Well-managed. It certainly is one of the best hospitals in which I have ever been. 1I occuPied Private Room, No. 31, in the southeast corner of the building. It was spa- cious, with two large windows, one facing the'1east and the other the south, and it was quiet, away from the noise of the street, the sound of traffic in the corridor and the clatter from other wards. I 'was deeply împressed by the friendly atmosphere of the hospital. The nurses were sym- pathetic, patient and kind, and were ceaseless in their endea- vors to relieve the distress o! the sufferers and to make them as comfortable as possible. The capable andi efficient Superintendent, Miss Shaw called to see me, and also, her gracious assistant, Miss Hincks%. The'supervisors ahl paid me a visit or two, anti were very kînti. This friendly attention made me feel that the mem- bers of the staff were interest- ed in me personally, and did not regard me merely as "an- other case". The atmosphere of the hospital was warm and friendly the entire time I was there, and gave me' a sense o! peace and good-wil. Another thing that im- pressed me was the efficiency of the staff. They knew their work andi they titi it well. I was especially interested in their strictness and obedience ta orders. One morning 1I asked the nurse what she was injecting in my hip. She answered: "I cannot tell 3'ou. It is against the rules." Another nurse came in that same morning with a meters. She thrust one in my mouth anti went on her way. As she did nat return for a few minutes. I thought I would read the thermometer myself, anti find out my temperature. Just as I took the thermometer out of my mouth, and before 1 coulti reati it, the nurse return- edi anti caught me in my wil!ul act. Oh, wasn't she cross? She reprimandeti me severely. "You must not do that"', she said sharply. "It is against the rules." I slumped in my bed, crest-fallen and in despair. It was evident that the. nurses were in a conspiracy against me, a conspiracy of secrecy and silence. When the nurse saw my ut- ter discomfiture anti deep hu- if to say: 'You have been naughty, but since you are -penitent, I wilI forgive you." I may say that I admired these nurses for their strict obedience to rules and orders. It increaseti my confidence in them. I felt I was in safe, trust- worthy hantis. Another impression 1 receiv- ed was that o! a spirit o! co- operation. The nurses, assistants and helpers worked together in perfect harmony. They were very busy, with too much ta do at times, but they worked rapidly, steadily and calmly. The Hospital is a very busy place, but, due to this spirit of co-operation, the machinery runs smoothly.' We are very fortunate In h aving Miss Shaw as the Su- perintentient of the Hospital. Whenever the supervisors andi nurses referreti to her, they woulti say, enthusiastically: "Isn't she lovely. She is so easy to work with." I asked Miss Shaw if she liked her work in Bowmanville Hos- pital and she answered, "I like it ~ ~ _ veymcaTiIhav 'arin cence, I had accumulated con- siderable impedimentpt-books, lovely -Get-Well Cards' from magazines, plants, flowers. sympathetic friends. On the morning of my departure, 1 said to the supervisor: "I1 stiould have ordered a truck, instead of a taxi." She ga ciously answered: "The girls will help you." In a few minutes my room was filled *ith nurses andi helpers. As my wife andi I marcheti down the long corri- dor, to the door where the taxi wvas waiting, we were follow- ed by a bevy of beautiful an- gels, clothed in white garments, carrying my grip, plants, flow- ers, a radio, books. magazines, etc. It was quite a procession! 1 ON ANY BU V Nw1955 MU LOVA For youfself, or for a gift, take advantage of this unusuol opportunity to bu>' a reailly fine waitch--a BULOVA, during our sensationol trade-in saiel IREME expansion ba«4e $5950 DOLLY MADISON 21 jeweis, expansion bracelit $7150 AMBASSA0O'R NEPTUNE 17 Ieweis. 21 lowels, expansion bêAd tmfedwat9ruer $599 ~radums. anus& dll seop second ha", exisaxn s5M6 MARR'S Jewellery. BOWMANVI LLE BOY SCOUT PAPER DRIVE'l starting at 6 p.m. Frideuy, Feb. 4th Citizens ara requesteçi te have their papers tied in bundiès and placed on the boulevard in front o! their homes. Your co-aperation is respectfully solicited. BARGAIN COACH FARESI GOOD GOING E'D 1t1t RETURN LIMIT - 7 DAYS Return fares frorn TORONTO TO YOZI SAVE MONTREAL - * $12.90 $815 OTTAWA - 9.55 6.00 PETERBORO . . . 3.00 1.85 OWEN SOUND - - 4.75 3.00 LONDON - - - - 4.40 2.80 WINDSOR - - - - 8.65 5.50 Does not cxppl y on RDC "Doyliner' service between Toronto- Windsor aIs', Toron to- Peter boro and ali Interm.date stations Baqign tares apply a'so, between points Ilsted and inte. mredîite stot'ons witli plnportînfet savinqi. Chidren ,,nder 5 travel trec -5 oand under 12, bali- foe I~Oli. bagqaqe allawanc. Wotch for Bargain Coach Fares effective Marcb 15-16 The Hospital is Everybody's Con cern Reseach Works With the Farmer l'e - - 1 li-l - - , , - , - - --- - , ý , ý , - - - - - ý - - , -7- . . - - l - - - - ý C - - - THURSDAY, FEB. 3rd, 1053 felt very proud. As I drove away in the taxi. I thanketi Goti for the Mem- anial Hospital, Bowmnanville, wvith itls frientily atmosphere, ils gentie nurses, anti ils heal- ing ministry. Yours sincerely, (Rev.) Richard R. Nicholson P.S. - Dear Mn. Edit*,,Me horrid thought has now- %vhelmned mie. Do you su se those sweet angels in white, wvho hati bèen as.sisting and speeding niy departure, wert saying ta theinselves, as I drove awav; -Good riddance; you garnulous olti nuisance?" Oh, I can't endure that thougx- Please, oh please assure it is flot true. R.R Have you hearti of the Scots- man who founti a package of corn plasters anti bought a pair I o! tight sh oes? TIME UN IILICIII 1 reclimeni