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PAGE Y~3 ?~E CANADIAN STATESMAN, EOWMANVILLE, ONTARTO THURSDAY, OCT. 23r~, i988 EDITORALS A New Council in the Offing -As our Centermial year draws toaa close, it woulcl appear that there will be several changes in personnel in aur main governing body, for the start of aur second hundred years as an incorporated town. Mayor Nelson E. Osborne assured The Statesman on Wednesday that he will be retiring from the post which he bas accu- pied with distinction for four years. AI- though election resuits are diff icuit if not impossible ta prediet, if would appear like- ]y that Reeve Wilfrid Carruthers will be the logical successor ta the town's highest office, with Deputy-Reeve David Higgon stepping up ta the Reeve's position. How- ever, in ail of these off ices, there may be opposition although at the moment none is in evidence. The purpose of this editorial is ta draw ta the attention of citizens the fact that there will be vacancies on council which should be f illed by competent citizens, men or women. It is time now for individuals and' organizations ta be thinking about such things because Nom- ination Day, Nov. 2lst, is only a few weeks away, with Election Day following on Dec. lst. The new councîl will face important problems in many fields, many of them financial. It appears probable that finan- cially the town will have ta issue deben- tures of sizeable amounts for its portion of a new hospital wing and also for one, two or three high schools thrdughout the area. This, before they start ta deal with problems or projects directly under coundil's jurisdiction. We will need inter- ested people ta deal with these problemi and 'others which will be evident as aur community continues ta expand. There is a need for mare housing ta take care of aur growth and, it is haped that the new council will be faced with the prospect of adjustments due ta incoming industry. Due ta the resignatian of long-time Town Clerk Alick Lyle who bas given valued service fa the cammunity and the hiring of bis successor, Robert B. Reynolds, it would appear likely that many new developments and alterations may be made in routine and procedure around the Town Hall. Good minds on council will be essential ta guide these changes info the right paths ta ensure thaf aur tawn wili continue ta be well governed. We ask aur citizens now ta think and plan ahead sa that when Nomination Day arrives, we shahl have a full slate ready ta fMIi all vacancies. As there definitely wîll be a vote on the subject of Sunday Sports, this would be an ideal occasion for an aid time, hotly contested general election with a surplus of candidates and an excited. enthusiastic electorate. The council ta be chosen will be in office for two years as the new by-law takes effeet from the fîrst of the year. To Defend Canada L.O.D.A. and Daviîd Fif e The passibility of an s-gricul- tural achool somewhere in the Counties of Durham and North- umnberland is ta be investigatcd by a special committee of the Lake Ontario Development As- sociation. This recalis vividly to mind a speech made by the late Senatar J. J. Duffus of Peter- borough to the Senate in Jan- uary 1955. Senator Duffus ap- pealed ta the Senate to exert its influence ta finance an 'ap- propriate and practical mem- orial ta David Fife, a pioneer farmer of Otonabee Township' whose Red Fife spring wheat fabulously enriched the econ- amy of this country a century ago. The Senator's cloquent ap- peal went largely unheeded, the David Fife Memorial Society which had been organized in Otoriabee for the purpose of building a 'school and adjoini- ing community hall' has beeri Inactive for more than two years. This revival of interest in an agricultural college in this vi- cinity could be an appropriate extension of the campaign launched by Senator Duffus; moréovér, the special commit- tee might consider a change of locale and investigate the pos- sibility of a college in Peter- borough County or, more ap- propriately, Otonabee Town- ship. *At the time Senator Du'- fus made his sugcgestion, he cs- timatcd the cost of such a mern- o, -ial as $300,000; a fund was opened at the Royal Bank of C'mada in Peterborough and, in the words of Mr. Duffus: 'When the amount required is fully subscribed, we will im- mediately start making arrange- ments to prepare- the site and erect the memorial.' The off;- cial opening was to have been in August, 1955. Only a small amount, however, was given ta the fund. despite the nation- wide appeal. What makes it appropriate that David Fife should be com- memorated in some way? David Fife lived with his wife and family on a farm in Otonabec Township in the early 1840Js. The only wheat available in Canada at that time had a nun%- ber of defects and Fif e won- dered how a grain which would mature earlier and be immune to rust could be developed. On a visjt to Glasgow, Scotland, in 1841 Fife watched the unloadi- ing of a shipment of grain to a distillery from Danzig. H-e pro- cured a sack. flot knowing whe- ther it xvas fail or spring wheat, and brought it back with him ta his farrn. He planted it in t'he spring of 1842 only to find thý.t rnost of the seed wvas a winttr varicty. However, five heads started to grow; two of the heads were devoured by an ox and Mrs. Fife, seeing w hat was happeniJng, managed to save the three üther heads. Fro-n these threc heads Da- vid Fife was able to grow 3 srnall crop which rnatured ten days earlier than he had ex- pected and, of the utmost in-- portance, th e cop was free froni rust, smut and- frast , daniaÏM. Thus Fife's farm becamne the first experimental farm in tne whole of Canada. Subsequent bountiful harvests riultiplied the grain and through Red Fife wheaf, Ontario became a wheat producing province of import. ance. The grain wvas takent the Prairies and ýc4ame ii standard sp"ring t of the country. For '~'ears .)r more. Senator D*1Tfs told the Senate, Red Fife wheat piled up tremendous wvealth for Can- ada and until 1905, David Fife'& wheat retained ifs supremacy. From it were developed Prestozn Ladoga. Stanley Ruby' and th(3 direct offspring, Marquis wheét., which earned for Canada the name 'granary of the Empire' For the Marquis crass-fronî Red Fife and Red Calcutta- Charles Saunders was knighted in 1910. The concern in 195.! was that David Fife woulcd be forgotten; it seems likely that he will be, for the small amaunt of maney subscribed ta the Memorial Fund has been lying at the bank gathering interest, and no suggestions have been made by the- trustees for Its employment. It would be fitting il the Lake Ontario Develop- ment Association côuld revive the idea which was sponsoredt by* Mr. Duffus and combine it with their interest in an a.gricul-1 tural colle ge; the debt to Da- vid File can hardly be tgnore'd for ail t!me by a country whlch protes! s its anxiety to foster its ail too few traditians.-pe. te-borough Examiner., APlea for Accu racy Scissors and a paste pot are essential elements in the trade of journalism, but they can get an editor into trouble as we found lasf week. In a last minute effort ta include as much news as possible in The Statesman, we clipped or scissored several items of news from other papers, rewrote them and inserted them in lasf week's issue. Ta aur harror, we were informed on Friday that we had repeated errors and we herewith submit aur humble apologies. The item cancerning the magnificent price of 58e a lb. awarded tobacco growers in D)urham and other parts of Ontario re- minded us of the story of the chap wha was supposed ta have won a large amount of money at the track. If turned ouf that the story was accurafe, except that he hadn't won the money, he'd lost it. In some respects, the tobacco men were in the same position. They were awarded a minimum average price of 52c, NOT 58c, but, according ta one informant, who shauld knaw, will end up worse off than last year. Apparently, in this area, many used a type of spray which bas not been accepted by the buyers who are not show- irig much inferest in the crop. Sa, the rosy picture we painted of the tobacco industry faded as the trutb came ouf. Secondly, ;ve rewrote a story fromn anather paper of the wonderful effort of Newcastle merchants unselfishly and most generously dipping into their pockets ta send their Juvenile basebaîl champions to the World Series - a most commendable effort. Later, we were advised that the merchants really didn't play such an essential part in this wonderful freat, although thcy had supported the teamn ail year and deserve the highest accolade. Apparently, the Series trip was a combin- ation of private enterprise amang individ- uals and a contribution from the villagre council. Again deepest apologies fa every- one cancerned, especially ta our Newcastle correspondent, who we were going ta speak fa for having missed the item. Another erroneous report stated that Bowmanville and Newcastle Juvenile bal teams would hold their playoff gaine on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at Vincent Massey grounds. This xvas given ta us in good faith by one of the players on the Newcastle team, but was inaccurate be- cause we learned later, the Bowmanville club bad not been consulted and were unable ta play at that time. All in ahl, if was a rough week, which we hope will flot be repeated for some time ta came. It seems there is a society or a week set aside for almost everything these days. One of the most interesting that this Editor bas received lately is the publicity of the American Feline Society, Trie., 41 UJnion Square West, New York 3, New York. The bulletin reads that Cat Week will be held Nov. 2 ta 8. Apparently, it was called National Cat Week from 1946-52, but the rnovement.spread so rapidly that it bas now become "International" ta more accurately describe its geographic range and impact. The work of this vast organization is amRZing. It has moved the cat from l2th ta second position as a pet. It has nothing to sell, conducts no fund raising drives, makes no charge for any services per- formed or for food and medicine supplied. Because of these features, the society classes îtself as a true charity. 0f America's 21 million cats, about half are owner-fed, housed and cared for, statistically breaking down ta 1.2 cats per family. But, this Society is not tao wor- ried about those cats, its interest lies with the "under-cat", the stray or unattached animal. The stray is the most difficuit ta help, owing ta almost universal indiffer- ence and widespread cruelty, indeed, ignorance on the part of the public. Historically, we burned "witches" (and their cats!) at the stake, a scant 300 years ago. A generation ago, stray cats were associated in the publîc's mind with "pesta" and were subjected ta destruction by poison or other violent means. Today, public health authorities recagnize the cat's warth in controlling rodent infesta- tion - hence, filth-engendered diseases Ëffecting humans. Child psychologists agree that homnes having small pets, rarely turn out juvenile delinquents, because of ÎUhe Q2naabian t >ftemnau EstaIbihed 1854 wth whicb is zncorpoxated lb. owmanville News..The Newcastle Indepeuda" cnd The Ozono Nws IO4th Year 01 Continuoua Servic, totahe Town of Dowraonvlle and Durham Couafy AN ZNDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION RATb 8M OOa yé. e trictly in advSe MO a s Terini the Unitd Statu £tutbo3i..d aM U.oed Cou. 1101 roo OMMDpot»a4 ~Oumwp Publlib by MTU AMS PÙUELSDG COMPA1IY sowmozif.. ontaul. JON M.JAMES. Boe a sense of responsibility instilled in the young, grawing and mentally-developing persan. Due ta their quiet and genfle nature, their' cleanliness and ease of maintenance, cats make ideal pets, enjoyed by the chîld and the parent. To belp inform those interested in this greaf and much-needed humanitarian work, a "Caf Kif" bas been prepared describing the Society's work and progress ta date. If will be sent ta anyone any- where in the world via first class mail, Display material is also available for libraries, schools, humane organizations and other graups. It does look as fbough caf s are on the march and we are highly honored ta aid in this worthwhile work by shining the lighf of publicity upon it, in order ta break down the anti-caf prejudices of per- baps eighf centuries standing. Sa, .dear subscribers, there you have it, the graduai evalution of the caf from a pest toaa respect abilit y. The next time your rest is disturbed by cafs on a nocturnal 49prowl", let your heart go out ta them. Don'f thnow your boots, gef up and put ouf a dish of warm milk ta help The American Felîne Society's work along. The Lighter Side An Amenican visiting a small English town hast a valuable dog, the Reader's Digest reports, and he asked ta have a notice printed in the local evening paper offcnîng 100 pounds for the dog's return. Evening came, but no paper appeared. The Amenican waitcd, and finally strolled around ta the newspaper office. The only one thene was a nighf watchman. "Isn't the paper coming out?" asked the American. "I doubt if, sîr. The wbole staff is out looking for a lost dog." Individualism Upheld Is being "well-adjusted" sucb a good idea affer alh? Dr. Claude T. Bisseli, the new president of the University of Toron- ta, cahis if a psuedo-ideal. I bis opening address ta students he told tbem not ta fear bcing angular or lop-sided. He said thaf after graduation would be time enougb ta secure that happy state of weli- roundedness and tagetherness favoned by self-styled specialists in social engineer- ing. Middle age is the time fo be spher- ical, he added. Dr. Bisseli refcî'red ta nioting and other destructive political action by stu- dents in otheî- parts of the world. Wbile he deplored such excesses, he had no praise fan students who are passive and tractable. "If, in auy country, passionate concern for the genenal good. enthusiasmn for ideals and zeal fan reform are nat ta be found in academnic halls, then that country is prey to a malignant dîsease", h. said. &/ YJoungman 's Coluinri The "Bomare", a radar-controlled ground-to-air missile. is ta be purchased for Canadian air defence, it has been anriounced by the Prime Minister. Here its racket matar thunders as the supersonic unmanned intercepto.- blasts off from its launching pad. CAPht 25 YEARS AGO (1933) 49 YEARS AGO (1909> Nearly 200 war veteraus of Zone 23 attended the first rai- ly since W. F. Wand of the lo- cal Leyion branch was elected Zone Riepresentative. A parade with tarchlights aglow anound the town ta the Cenotaph was iu charge af Sergeant-at-Arms Jack Goadall. Arrangements for observance of Remembrance Day caiied for a service in Trinity Chunch conducted by Rev. W. J. Todd of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church wha was also head of the Ministerial Association, fol- lowed by a parade led by the Canadian Legion Band, ta ftac Cenotaph. A Home and Scbool Club was organized at Shaw's, with Mns. W. J. S. Richard the firit president. Approximateiv 751/î, oftax- es had been collected for 1933, which was better than the pre- viaus year. Total amount due was $11,399.95. Mr. James Brown of Spring- creek Farm, (native af Scot- land) purchased the 103 acre "Beith-Waverley Farm"' from the Raynes Estate, which was understood'ta be the hast par- ccl af Raynes' praperty -ii town. Richard Hughes, fan many years a resident in Bowman- ville, died in Toronto lu bis 71st ya.He wonked wbile here at the Upper Canada Fur- niture Company and the Dom- inion Organ and Piano Ca. plant. He also played in the town band. B.H.S. Intermediate rugby team wonu 11-10 from Cobourg ia thrihling game at Bow- rnanvilie. On the team-Col- ruer, W. Bagnell, F. McIlveeu, Siemon, Vanstone, Hunt, G. Mc- Ilveen, Wilson, Jackmau, Reh- der, Wnight, E. Bagucîl, Cour- tice, Ames, Oke.t Fred Axford, Winnipeg, who received bis educatian in Bow-v manville schaals, was about ta i retire from bis position as1 Cierk af the Executive Councilf of the Manitoba goverumentt He was a brother af Charles( Axford, Maple Grave.r Rev. Veran Emory of Picton, a former Methodist pastor bere, occupied the pulpit at bath serviçes for the Methodist Sun- day Sehool annivensany. In the alternoon an interestiug pro- gram was preseuted by Super- intendent Mr. William Trcwin. The obituary af William G. Glover wha died an Oct. 7, re- hated that he dicd at bis nesi- dence, King St. East. He had canried on 'the livcry business~. previousiy canducted by bis father, for aven 30 years. Mr. A. Mitchell, Acting Chaplain af the Oddfeilows, c onducted the graveside service.t About 100 relatives and ncigh- hours af Mn. and Mrs. F. L. Squair, Darlington, assembled at thein home ta celebrate witb themn their 2Otb anniversary. Mr. W. G. Rundie read the ad- dness wbich was signcd by T. J. McMurtry, S. J. Honey and H. B. Foster. John Clemence died at his farm, referred ta as the Mal- lory farm, a mile and a hall cast of Bowmanville. It was said af him that he was a fine example of the sturdy type af English yeomanry wba were hanest, industriaus, and thrîfty and ambitious. He camne ta Ca- nada from Cornwall in 1850 and later manried Maria Rick- ard af Darlington. Dr. Amyt's report given to the Board af Health advised that water from the public and high school wells, also Balmor- ai Hotel welh, should be bailed as they were aflected by scep- age fram outhouses. Sauina- Arthur Wcstlake was W.P. of Solina Division No. 40, Sons af Temperence, John Ba- ker, Treasunen ...... Mr. and Mrs. Wmn. Werry celcbratcd thein 4fltb wedding anniversary. Tyrone- While playing foot- ball iu the school yard, Harold Skinner trippcd and broke his thigh boue. Among auction sale notices wcre those af Mn. Robert Field- ing, stock a nd imptlcmenit3. Mrs. Thos. Richards, houschohd furniture, sale ta take place on the Market Square: J. H. Kydd, Concession St., bousehaid fur- niture. £etters g& oheJ/ie ctor Hampton, Ont. Dean Mn. James, Since the 'noise of sellish îtrile' aven othens' isiands bas died down. and while the Reds arc p-cparing ail for anather p3ot: with Nwhat sanity we bave leIt. we should becancerned at our srupine acceptance oainl- flation. The Prim-e Minister called ahi ta 'bhd the lune", but even the centre broke, and federal spending, steel pnices, etc.. have nisen. There seems ta be but little nesistance ta mouniting wagZe dernands. Us- ually there is a split an saw- off between labour and cam- panty-a split that leaves fthc consumner, and we ail are-on the short, paying and. . It is rcported thaf the new contracts in the Auto industry arc "non- iulflatiouary", and yet carry added bendfits af an es- timated tbirtv cents per hour per workcr. This does nat came out af the air. There scems '.o be a new ausb on for a new 'punt' lu costa-. The owter'-s shane oI profit shouici take into account the decrease in dollar vahue, the wankcr shouhd lbe weli paid, but the cousumcer's share in the "conciliation" shouid lbc as im- portant. At present, rnast on fixed .rcoine bave no chair au conciliation boards, and there must soon be a vaice fan the sense of near injustice that lu the. cosy adiustmenta between While loading pulp wood at the Darlington Township For- est, Oct. l6th, your scribe pick- ed severnl hall ripe, xild rasp- berries, his first, in any Octo- ber. One of the other fellows savs his aged mother sweas that that indicates a lon,,, tou,,Yi ,%vinter, s0 get your snuggies andc car flaps ready, and don't say you weren't warned. One of the pulp loaders oh- served that, he wvas fifl y-eight years aid the day belore and that l'e had corne from En-- land to Canada forty-nine yea'rs ago: vý4ere from? the very sama orphanage as the writer of this coium n. One evcning, the men enquir- cd where they could purchase propane gas, whichi led ta the statement, by me, that 1 thouglit 1 had seen a propane gas heater in one of Joe Hengen's tobacco kiins. Only ta have the stranger calmly state that Joe Hengens was married ta bis sister, Betty; he caused further surprise bv stating that another sister was now Mrs. Roy Foster. One of the other chaDs asked if I was acquainted with Her- man Smith-seems he worked for Mn. Smith for a yean and a half. Another trucker (for the sarue company) wondercd if 1 knew Harold Kyte; upon receiving an affirmative reply, he startle-d me by cammenting that, bis bro- tber- in-law was marnied to Har- oid Kvte's sister-ar something like that. This same chap clairned ta have d-awn cedar posts froin Manvers Township. The reason ail this interested me was be- cause it ah bhappenied with'n the space af a week, and invôlv- cd people who live in or near Tiilsanburg. Delhi, Thorold, etc., whomn I had neyer met bc- fore, and wbom I neyer thought were iýcquainted with any ane 1 knew. But you can neyer tell! It was alsa last week that Lloyd Gifford and bis attractive daughter-in-iaw, Anne, drove inta aur yard ta solicit my help in building a fish pond. I arn many things, but a hydrologzie engineer, I a-n't; however, I sic- ced 'ern an ta a feliow who bad had some experience in that liue, and here's baping the ad- vice be gave was useful. Our bouse guest af a lartnight ago, was describing raads, and enquired if I had ever travers- cd a plank road during wet weather; it didn't take long ta tell hlmi about -lugginge a pack mule aven the plank road at Vimy Ridge, oniy to have liln say that be had driven a truck aven thie same road many times, after the P.B.I. had chased aur friend, thé enemy, offthe ridge. While yarning about Toronto, Albany Ave., was mentianed; we found that, wbile I was raoming at 215 Albany, durint 1913, he wvas staving right across the road, at 192. My wife meutlonied ber schoal days, and cômPanions, iu To- ronto, and blowed if dur guest hadn't gone ta schoal with somae af the same campanions. But strangely enough, although our paths had crassed in Toronto. in 1913, and again, on acti#e ser- vice in 1917 and quite frfieuent- ly in aur present jobs v4h the same department, since 1946, we neyer.met until one dayJ~n Oc- taber, 1955, when he t*iék off bis wet socks and ýspread theni) on a rock ta dry, while 'We ats aur lunch, seated on thtý same rock. but u p*jnd froný.,those smelly loýeemers. B,é', did they hum! meeti ngRasu in Snowdon Township.'S you sec, a persan ca e living back in the "sticks" adstihi fid ie intercsting, esecialiyt.,un~ pétted incidents. Newtonvllle, Ont., October 18, 1958 The Canadian Statesman, Dowmanvilie, Dean Editor, WilI? Will 1 not write this letten? These imps bave been capital and labour, fhey wbo pay the shot have no adequate represcutation. It seems ta me that, unless we are ta accept inflation as cbronic, the con- sumer must be given a seat on conciliation boards. This, in ad- dition ta gav-etnment media- tors, wbose hands are not ai- ways frnec ta dictate ta virtu2.l 'states withiu the state', who seem ta be dictators ta the whole public. Yours truly, Fred J. Reed cbasing each other through my brain fan weeks. The instinct for self preservation counscis .no" and the neason is obviaus. My son's business of transport- ing sehool childrnu as more on less brushed off on me-I know everytbing I say or wn{te about sehools will be discount- cd and my nlatii'es misinterpre- ted as self interest even when those who know me bcst know this interest in equal chance Ion ail childreu ta receive a good educatian runs very deep and gaes back many years. I have decided that I would rather be criticized for trying than for not trying wbere with physi- cal and mental health af littie children are invoIved. There are many gaod citizeus working on the High Sohool question and the right answer will be found. My conccrn is "What bas hap- pened ta us that si4ch situations eau arise bath in Durhain County and Clarke TownshiP particularly. If is partly a lack in interest in public affairs.- As long as fhlngs appear ta be run- ning smoothly we are content ta let the other fellow wrestle with the educatian af aur ch'l- dren and kecping business ot commuuityv tidy. We eau baud out advice ta, the Great Powers but aI wbat is happening ln aur back yard we are ignorant. We farget that how we bandi, aur business lu the little coffimut- ities determines what we be. came as a nation. Are we becaming a self.cen- (Continued on page five) -:SUGA.R and SPICE:-., Dispensed by Bill Smiley And what about aur popu- lan sangs? If they bit tht. moon wvitb one of those cou- traptions, can you imagine yourself sitting araund the camphire at a weenie Poast, singing: "Shine On, Harvest Cnater-filled Body Emanat- ingý Gaseous Substances", an samething aI the sort? It'm ail vcry weil ta hall these latest exhibitionistie ef- forts of the seientists as tre- niendous strides on the stairs of man's progress. But man might bc a lot botter off If lc wcnt downstairs and clean- cd up blm ecliar before ho starts going upstairs to make a, mess in the attie. w * ** Mmnd you, I'm nof against science. I took it in schoal once. Pistils and stamens and H2S04 and litmus paper and ail that stufl. I have a very sound scienfifie backpround. But I thînk the scientists bave gone a littie baywire. Muck- ing about with missiles in what wvas prcviausly a well- ordered universe is like sec- ing haw many haies you eau blast in a big dam belare it crumbles. Or like crassinp rattlesnakes and rabbits, just ta sec what vou'll get. 4M0* 4 Rlght here on carth we have enough trouble and bu- man misery and appallig Ignorance ta keep us and our eblldren'm ehildren occupied for another 500 ycars. trylng ta sort things out. We are barely scratchlng the surface of man's knowiedge of hlm- self. WVhy nlot turn ail these Incandescent - brained scen- tUa. te work on our own woes, before we start horsing around in outer space? Oh. 1 know, I know. Il we dou't do it the Russians mlight get there first. Weli, I say ýlet them go ta it. If same thlck-' headed teen-ager in toa. wants ta go swimmning ou thc finst af March, does tha: mean I have ta go fao, even though I'm stlll suffering froin a dreadful coid? Scientists eau bulld satel- lites and launchlnt ramps and submarines that don't have tu surface for air. But are any of them delving ita the fuit- damentals of human behav- lour? Show me a, scientist who lu dolng research on why ',T leave It until a blizzard Is biowlngto put on rny 15 storm Windows, anddJ'il show yeti a seientist Who tgutmrnu to the world. Scientists bave practically avercome such great human ills as tuberculosîs, polio, sma]lpox. But show nme an* scientisi. who Is devoting h te 111e ta Iinding a cure for hem. orrhoids, anc af the grea4 afflictions of the human race. and l'Il show you a scientist wha is worth his weight in suppositories. The world wouM b. a lot better off If they rounded ulp about 800 of, those scientiste engaired in akApKmrude noisi es In the a ;Î,ýhre. locket theni up In àeres"roll. centre, gave £'*IilIthqj money they wanted. and sal4.: "«O.K.. boys. You've got six monthe ta find a, cure for the common cold", Cat Lovers, Your Week Is Coming In the Dim and Distant Past From Thse Statesman Files "Rural Grandmother" Gives Opi*nionon,,*Schools It seenis ta rue that the world's scieutists -are behav- ing like a bunch of juvenile delinquents baose iu a chem- istry labaratory. Either tbey've hast sight aI the lundamen- tais af 111e. or they've beeti readiug fao many science-fic- tion stories. Scientiats used ta ho odd, but useful people who con-' flned their activities ta in- creasing man's knowledge of hîmseif and the world about hlm. They mlnded their own business. Thcy pottered about wlth their bits of wlre, their rocks and plants, their elec- trodes, and their formulac. Sometimes they came up with somethlnt useful, like the wheei, the egg-beater, a vac- cie against smallpox, or a cure for constipation. Iu those days, they didn't canstitute a danger ta soeiety because they neyer had mucb maney, so their activities were nestrained ta comparativeiy harmiess, if iuteresting re- search. Nowadays, with vast sums at their disposai, thev nesemble uotbing more than gangs of hot-rodders hurtling about. daring each other to go faster and take mare chan- ces, vchiinx "chjcken" at each ather. Take this shot at the moon, now. What did the moon evcr do ta us, that we want ta start firlng rackets at it? if the madmen of the laboratar- les are aiiowed ta continue, lovera wiIl bc pllghtint their troth under a man In the moon with a big, fat hole lIn big head. THURSDAY, OCT. 23M, 19U TM CANADIM STATF£aL4», BOVfIL&NVnJ-e ONTAIUO PACM YOM