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PAGE FOTIR TE~E CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANV1LLZ. ONTAJUO q'mwqflAV WI~ 12VA 10*1 2DITORIAL COMMENT Unthinking *When a provincial education de- partment decided this year to pay 90 fWr cent of the cost of new textbooks Instead of the 50 per cent paid lni the pgst, it found it had more on its hands than just the expenditure of an additional $200,000 of the taxpayers' fâtoney. It was taced with a textbook shortage of alarming proportions. 1The minister was quoted as saying; 1«Because we tried tobe generous we got rooked by an unthinking public." The matter is now under study and it Tnay be that a reduced subsidy will prove the only answer, says an article la The Printed Word. "Students who li other, less gen- irous, years were content to use hand- pie-downs and second-hand books flock- ed ta get new ones. But the cld books were stili around and miraculously came te light when no more new ones were forthcoming. What a pity if a new generation of students grows up ignorant of the charmn of the second-hand book! What a wonderful labor-saving device will vanish when the student must think up ail his own foot and marginal notes! What a loss ta future generations li adolescent wise-cracks, rhymes and caricatures on those inviting white pages front and back! Another example of cleanliness and government taking the fun out of life. That it happened in Newfound- land is net important. It's the kind of universal story that could have its setting in any Canadian province or country in the world. The 0'unthinking public" is, alas, everywhere. Mr. Howard, M.P. for Skeena, was ~ut eut of the House of Commons for a ay recently when he refused to with- araw the words "scurrilous and under- bianded" in cennection with some re- marks of the Prime Minister of Canada. The Speaker said in part, III hope tue wiIl recognize the force and mean- ing of the word 'scurrilous'. If he wishes to refer ta a dictionary he will tjzd that the implications of it are not 4uch as should be applied between honorable gentlemen." The argument was conducted ýhrough four or five pages of Hansard, 1ýut in the time it teck te get ail those words into the record, apparently no Qne scurried down te the Parliamentary 1ibrary to look up "scurrilous". According ta one crapulous (check ~)dictionary in this office, the word 4oesn't exist, writes Editor Wightman ýn The Napanee Post-Express. Accord- tOne could become most distressed and depressed these days when news- Papers and other communication media geem te be jammed full of unhappy news locally and world-wide. 1The United Nations is the scene cf a rnet, the Congo is aflame with civil *rar. There is famine, crimes of ,ýiolence.. upnisings here and there, net tD mention pitiful cases cf unemployed ýrorkers'. horrible accidents and the tfireats cf nuclear warfare. The world ýyculd appear te be in a dreadful mess. But, befere yeu decide te end it al tp be free cf such sorrow and tragedy, we urge you te take a look at a few chieery figures compiled by the Abbots- fbrd, B.C. News. - There are more than 2,300,000 t.eenagèi's and' youths lI 'eanàda -whoi Can we borrow ourselves out cf a depression? To find the correct answer tý that question we should ask our- snIves how we got into a depression. The answer is, we borrowed ourselves i4to it. XVe created a false prospenity býr living beyond our.meians, We put ati accumulative mertgage on the f1 ture. Individu ally, it was i the fonix limass credit buying; municipally, it was in booms cf over-extension on borrowed money; nationally, it was in e:travagant budgeting for "free" public sérvices and the creation of a Welf are State. This latter item alone, with its cumulative burden cf taxation, and the weakening of personal responsibility and thnift, was enough te bning on a dépression, writes Lewis Milligan. There is an oid story of a farmer who weke up one morning and feund a' neighbor's cows feeding in his cern f Id He loudiy bewailed the loss cf hîs rop for which he had iabored te plow and sow, and he vowed he weuld "Theic ust demand te gtve more security te the individual can lI the end only bc met by increasing general prospenity, thus instilling the feeling cf human dàignity and, with it, the cetainty that the individual is inde- pendent. The ideal I cherish is based on the strength with which the indi- vidual can say: 'I want te prove my- sqlf by my own efforts; I want to meet the risks of life mysaif; I want te be idsponsible for my own fate. 'You, the State, must see to it that I shail be li JOHN m. JAMES ing ta another, it means "coarsely jok- ing or abusive and indecent". We suspect that Mr. Howard didn't know what scurrilous means. Certainly Mr. Diefenbaker cannot be considered coarse, joking, or indecent. Hie may be somewhat abusive in parliament at times, (since according te the same dictionary, "abusive"~ means "scolding severely"). But se is any other M.P. worth his sait. "Scurrilous" was probably the more objectionable adjective, since it is seldom used in exactly the right way and its meaning, thus clouded, is sub- ject te incorrect interpretation. We are in favor of Mr. Howard be- ing "named" by Parliainent for using the adjectives in question, because we abject ta aill men who, when invested with authority and position, use big words they don't understand in the hope of impressing their listeners. will not be involved i police courts this year. More than 4,700,000 children under 15 wiil net lose their lives i fire this year. Some 3,400,000 couples wiil stay more or less happily married during the year and nearly 5,000,000 Canadians will be gainfully employed throughout ail of this year. The federal government should aise be consoled te realize that 3,000,000 income tax returns will be fiied cor- rectly. The list of good things happening is endless. Things realiy are net always as bad as the headlines would indicate. This might be an excellent time to count your blessings which far out- weigh the troubles most of us exper- lence. put the iaw on his neighbor. "Don't blame anybody but yourself," said his wife. "I told you xnany times to repair those fences." The moral cf that story might be applied te the present economic situa- tien te which Canadians have awaken- ed from their dreams of affluence. We had labored te cultivate our vanieus fields cf industry and commerce, but we had faiied te repair the fences. Indeed, we left those f ields wide open and have now awakened te the fact that we don't own soeaof them any more. Thus, individualiy and as a nation, Canadians have been living a borrow- ed 11f e. We are now advised te get second mortgaiges te make our payments on the first ones, and te meet our grow- ing commitments for unempioyment in- surance, health services and the mul- tiple taxation provisions for our future welf are. a position te do se.' Thz- cry must not be: 'You, the State, coine te my aid, protect me and help rue', but the other way round: 'Don't bother with my affairs, but give me sufficient freedom and leave nie enougli from the resuits of my labeurs se I can shape my own existence, and that cf my family'."- From "Prosperity threugh Competition"' by Ludwig Erhard, Vice-Chancelier and Minister for Economic Affairs cf the Gernian Faderai Repubiic. GEO. P. MORRIS BxsnmzssMGm Sometimes the crippled children ¶vho wear braces on their legs or have poor control of their hands and arms, also have difficulty i their speech.ý These are the children with cerebral palsy. Here is a youngster at a treatment centre being helped by a speech therapist. Baster Seal dollars help the crippled child as a whole. The Service Clubs i 226 comrnuni- ties will be mailing their Easter Seals on March 2nd. We hope that ail vhe can, will help. Letter to Editor Lawyers "Ail Hea»-rt" In Le gai Aid FielId Editor's Note: The fol- lowlng letter was recelved recentiy at a meeting of the Northumberland and Durham Law Association. IVe are pieased to publii It te show that lawyers thmoughout Ontario are "al heart" when it cornes te taking came of the legal needs of citizens wvho can- flot afford te pay regular fees. Liegal aid in the Uni- ted Couaties is under the direction of the S'heriff John W Foote, vhcse. Of- fice lu located la the Ceuxi- ties building at Cobourg. Mir. R9usselýl C. lioney, Port Hope, Ont. Dear Mr. 1Honey: A littie while ago I asked W. Eý;rl Smith, Q.C., Provin- cial Director of Legai Aid, to lot me have the names cf ail Members of the Bar whe, participated in the Legal Aid Plan. It appears he %vrote te al County and District Directors for lists. In due course these lists were received. I had iu- tended as Chairmnan cf the Legal Aid Cominittee cf Thel In the Dim and Distant Past From The Statesmau Files Law Society of Upper Can- ada, to write to tie individ- ual lawyer commending and thnklrng hlm for his assist- ance but 1 found that i point of fact a very large majority of the nearly 5,000 lawyers tock part li tis worlc. The task therefore, of writing tc each one was considerable and it was ixipracticable un- lesu 1 wrote a circular letter which I dld flot wish ta do. Under ail the circumstan- ces 1 decided to write to you as President of your County Law Association and through ~ou ta express to the Mcmn- esof your Association at your next meeting or at auch other time as may be con- venient, my sincere apprec- lation cf their individuaÎ ef- forts, work and conscientiaus assistance li the interest of legal aid. It I. lnterestixig to observe that lI the five years bet- ween 1955-1959 lI thc Pro- vince cf Ontario in criminal matters 8,310 applications for aid were received and aid given In 4,780 cf which 62 were murder cases and 765 were other serious offences and on the civil side 14,233 applications were received and aid given in 10,107. This is a formidable showlng of whlch the Bar can be justly proud. The effect cf this work given freely and gratuitously by the lawyers cf this pro- vince creates not only excel- lent public relations but gives great assistance to the unfor- tunate needy. Will you kindly express my deep feeling cf gratitude te your members. I enlist their contlnued support for Legal Aid. Sincerely, Chairman Legal Aid Com- mittee, Law Society cf Upper Can- ada. -um Toronto, February 1961. Dear Sir, The 1960 Christmas Appeal of The Hospital for Sick Children was most successful. This I know is due in great measure to the interesting stories that were published in the press and sent out over radio and television. The work of the Hospital is continuing te expand and it lx only through your ce- operatien and the generous support cf the public that we can work towards an integra- ted research pro g rammIne which is se much needed, as well as providing the treat- ment cf eut-patients who are in the low income bracket.I 'Yours sincerely, C. L. Gundy Chairman of the Board cf Trustees. The Hospital for Sick Child- ren. J. Woodward Receives His 25-Year Pin Jim Woodward received his 25 Year Goodyear Service Pin rccantly. The preseutation It would appear that since the Durham Ceunty MUSic Festival was discontin u e d during the second World War interest has been gradually Br Dr. G».. W. James An advance lit cf the cern- petitors fromn outlyixig areas i the Peterborough Kiwanis Muuic Festival which will be held fromn March 10 te 18 has been received at the States- man office. Those from the Bowman. ville district include: Junior Vocal Solos- Linda Martin, John Cunningham, Bonnie Beech and Diana Hoar; Piano Seles-Christena Tighe, Bruce Allin (Newcastle), John Mc- Guirk, Kathryn McGuirlc, Pat- rýcia Fisher (Hampton), Paul Skereyke (Hampton), Pamela Chute; Violin Solos-Richard Skcreyko, (Hampton). In the School and Church Choirs are 16 entries cf ivhich 7 are from Port Hope, but net one entry fromn Bowman- ville or West Durham. 0f the Senior Solos Class there are 13 entries, but again none from West Durhiam or Bow- mauvilie. lessenlng lxi West Durham. It has been quite the opposite in Port Hope and East Dur- hamn which areas have con- tlnucd through the years te have large entries in the Pet- erboroýugh Festival, particu- uarly In the chair groups and the individual Junior Vocal classes. Maybe someone who Is familier with the apparent lack cf young peOPIe in West Durhami iosiug xnterest ln festeriug music through mxusic festivals will enlighten our readers by sending their views on the subject te The States- mnan. We have been told by eider citizeus that Bowmanville and West Durham werè par- ticularly musical folks. They took a just pride in their ac- complishments, holding con- certs and entertaiumeuts in churches, schools aud a thriv- iug Music Club in which light operas and operettas were featured, ail being well attended. Yes, "ud they also boasted of haviug several Maie aud Ladies' Quartettes who were ln great demnand, ýnear and far, for social gath- ESc y/ounqman 's Co/umn Periodically, there is a burst inal;, lets have a distinctly Art enquired what he would of patrietic screaming for a Canadian flag, and soon. If do if the plane ran out cf gas. Canadian national flag. No one net the Maple Leaf, how about' while up iu the air, the boy is more Canadian than youri an Indians head, in fuli head-~ said that hie would tell the scribe, aud ne oue is more dress? passengers te fasten their seat desirous of seeiug a strlctly Doing some painting lu the belts, then hie would bail eut Canadian flag flying from our house, one day recently, gave1sud go for help. flagpoles, but it is disappoint- me a chance te sce Art Link-' One littie girl hoped te be iug te see the red ensigu being letter's pregram, on which he a nurse, w-hich prernpted Art used. Why net somethiug that iuterviewed two girls aud twe te ask what she would do for looks Canadian, such as a blue boys, each between six and! hlm if he had a tummy ache; flag with a maple leaf iu the seven years of age. she would give him a "shot"l. centre, aud the word Canada? Art asked oue little girl What if he had a backache? This wouid de away with ail what her daddy did for fun, She would give hlmi a pili. this fooferaw about incerpor- and the yeungster replied "hie And how about a runuy nose? ating either the Union Jack pluches muminy's fanny when To which the littie lady or the Fleur-de-lis. My ob- she's cooking." premptly replied "I'd wipe it." jection te iucludiug either cf Art then enquired what Somehow, these incidents the latter is because we have miuminy did. and was told don't seem nearly as hilarieus had nxany ethnie groups that that "she pluches hlm back." in cold print as when they have contributed a great deal When asked what she (the lit- happeued on TV, but they al te the physical and cultural tle girl) was deiug while ail point up the fact that the developmneut of this great new this was geing on, she replied average child is pretty ob- laud. As we caunot include "«Oh. piaying with my dolîs." servant at an early age sud aIl their former home land Wheu asked what he wanted can corne up, artlessly, witli f]ags, why net dispense with te be when he grewv up, eue some impromptu, philosophi- ail, sud have a flag that Is boy said "an airpiane pilot." cal humour. simple in design, eye-catch].ug, 1111 sud couipletcly uew? Why clutter it up with the coats-of- anus cf the ten provinces?SU A We kuow damr well why we 9 U A haveu't got a Canadian flag- I bauene political party has d had the courage te declare onean for fear of alienatiug the sup- I port of voters who are either ~~ rabid supporters cf the Union SPICE~ Jack or Fleur-de-lis. There are Canadiaus who don't think the niaple leaf is ___ Bill cile ada. During both World Wars, the maple leaf was the cm- It isn't that I'm scared of my wife. It's just that she blem associated with Cana- niakes me nervous. As 1 daresay yours dees you. Anid yours dian personnel sud materlals, you. For example, last week, we had te make a trip te the aud respeqted througheut theCiy 'YugKmcud' oe Wthse hrpan wonld. In, case anycue wantsciy YogKi culutcre Wihsm otrpan te argue that the xnapîe leaf pupils, she was ruakiug her radie debut on Saturday morning, has no officiai sanction, just on the local radie station. read the 1904 edition cf the records cf the Ontario Histori- Both cf us had te go, so we snow te, our knees, and gen- cal Society, and you will find ergauized a baby sitter sud left erally covered a lot of terri- that on August 2lst, 1860, it without smnail daughter. We tory. At first, I was alarmed, was decided that, as the Eug- planued te hear ber perform- but net unduly se. I searched lish, Irish sund Scotch weam suce on the road, over the car my trousers carefully. 1 emblems, respectively, cf the radio. There was the usual checked ail the bureau draw- Rose, Shamrock sud Thistie, confusion. Our car radio elth- ers. 1 explored My wallet Canadians should wear, as an er gees off when we hit a thoroughily. I began going 25 YEARS AGO 1 49 YEARS AGO was made by Gerdien Mac- cmblem, the Maple eaf.- (Feruay 2, 130)Febuar 29 192) Neill the manager cf the local But regardlass cf what ws (Febuar 27,193) (Fbrury 2, 112) plant. Mr. Woodward was decreed lu 1860, let's ha prac- St. Andrew's hockey teami Joseph Henry's Store, Orono, aise made the recipient cf a tical sud up-to-date, snd orig- wins Rotary Trophy - defeatiwas entere-d and son $200 $100 chaque. St. Paul's lu finals at the ink worth of jewellry sud, $10 in Altbcugh Richard James te, complete the sensen with- cash waere stolen. Woodward was hem lun Tor- eut a lost garno. Members cf The carnivai at the rink ente ha lu almost a life long Scou t I\others St. Andrew's team were: Ga, Tuesday evening was quite a care sid artntf owavile e- Tomlnson; defeuce, C Gwoal,; css.A teddy bean ldad dcuebsprnsmvdhr ~ I and D. Mcllveen; centre, W isc-'1 managad by Mr. Roy Dilling Followiug tha r aiaIlucid elo e F u man; wiugs, G. Mllveen and waisonofteansn a-Flwigher riv n Hatly;sus, ameonsud trc- on c th amsig fa-this town Mvr. Woodward'sN w Hael;susCmeonadr c f the evaning. Th e fat e vt te work at theNe M em bers Knox. pizswere gien s ollws ~ cstue s la Ms. Goodyear plant. Local Hydre Commission to es csue lay r.jim Woodward attandcd The Scout Mothers meeting cxtand Rural Hydre lu rural Fr'ank Rundle; hest costuniedPulcsdHhSbolan on Feh. 9, cpcued with 15 Cub power districts. gent, .larryj Walker; best ces uHblied Gd yaar Schon ec: and Scout mothers raciting Local churches navaermade1 turned girl, Greta Morris; best amiben l7tb, 1935. Iu Septam- together the Prayer sud Pro- special arrangements se thit costurned boy', Ronaldl Snow- ber 1939 hae aulistad lu the mise. their congregations may hear den. l4th Field flattary R.C.A. Presideut Mms. Rac Shackle- the first radio address of Rils Mayor J. B. Mitchell was at During Wonid War II ha sar- ton welcemed four naw mcm- Majesty King Edward VIII at Deteit n abusinaestn hs vad lu action lu France, Gar- bers. Minutas cf the last meet- Il arn. on Sunday next. actikgsudyreeJae was many, Balgium sud Hollaud. ing wene read sud approved. Wear srr t lartatirAssMaor WiigisaanHa attained the rank cf Gun The treasurer bneught us up Wr. aesorryunte iearn thtAn ssrou htn s nSongeant in the 66th Field te date on han accounts sud Ma n o Jess H uSce rSt,1 is ond.Battary. Mrs. Mary Westever second- ha ea f isvauale Pur(- Miss Olive Heaslip has ro- After the wsr Mr. Wood- cd the adoption cf this report. bred Jersey cov.s dia lastI turued fromn visiting friands wardi returned te the local Sewîng Couvaner Mrs. Bon- wieek. T haipired rusl s o-lnWhihGoodyear plant on Noviniben nia McDonald turned lunmon- Huin sab py hnicaed rs R. D. DavidIson ,\ishllfOth, 1945. Ha workcd on ay for scarves mnade. Sunshine eHsunt Devoshirn er car- o thank is ny-ustrnrninger relis for some time. Convenor Mrs. K. NichaIs ne- ens~~~~~~ vihD.oshiecem frrterlberal paitronage anti Later ha w-as transferrad te portad eue card bad beau sent Mrn.sd M~ R. H. Harnley -lbo te Say that ha is stili Fiuishcd Stock. Ha became sud two wvîll go eut te sick annuunca the enrgsgeme.ntcof doii-,7 house wirninl Bo-- iead man ou the latter lu 1955. niembers. If -.nyona knows cf tio r :-uic agtr a- ffull Mn. Woodward is presidant au ailiug cub or scout pleasa inGae. te Mr. Bortrpi M Ars. 1. Tabb recently visiteci 7 f Brauch 178 cf the Royal contact Mrs. 1NlchoiF. Monty Douclas Mutton, snc .br sisitor rs. Bath, Wlitbv, Canadian Legion. Ife is a was turned lu from the trav- and Mrs. Neil Mution. The who feUl and broka han anm member cf the executive elling basket. wedding te take place quietly last weak. badc oa 8 fte Ms enDvt osnc lu arn.Mr. Howard Jo1lowv et Bauk Rubbcr Workcrs Union, sud te send a gift te Past Presi- Messrs, A. F. Bilett, F. C. Of Montreal, London, is home scrved for several years on dent Mms. Kay Stephaen lu ap- Hoar, M. W, Comstock and Dr. Onl the sick list. its Bargainiug Committea. Ha preciation cf lber womk lu the G. C. Bounycastie repre7ented Mn. sud Mrs. W. K. Samp- lu aise a member cf Florence Auxiliary. Last minute an- Palestine Chapter at the Grand1 son sud daughter O1lga, Bagot, Nightingale Lodge No. 66 cf rangements wene discussad for Lodga of Canada. Royal Arch1Man., have raturned borne af- the ludependent Order cf Odd teLesdneFb 3 Masons, heid lu St. Catharines ton meeting mauy old friands Fellows. Hahe LriedsuoMs. Dvit ufrm edus1t3a this week. laud acciuaîutsncas en their bas a son aud a daughter. the aunual Regional Coufer- Mn. James Devitt, Toronto, hOtVISithane.enewlbeedbactth speut Sunday with bis parents, riCar at pina siabs just an- Hce igl Sbol n pnil29.An h Dr. sud Mrs. J. C. Devitt. rvd tLoscombe's ceai yard s. k..À (NL..g..- cuîlacf he dao's pmg29.An Dalivered al over tewu. j'4ut'.,/ii o asheadsdasema cf th NcwtrastneforMisuseain Clark Allun &Cawker wili fil members couseuted ta f111 lutniungfo anuseluBe-your order for potatoes about~ vacant pests; Bock Sale etc. mavileHopial Mrc 5 Lav odes aryW est Durham Mrs. E . Shackleton sud Ms Solina: Miss bea Taylor, Orno: Mn. H. R. Rowe bas E. Blake were elected te at- R.N., attended a nurses' con- bought the Gao. Smith bouse IA-a tend as rapresentatives cf the vention ini Tononto last weck. ou Miii Street, formeriy theOrange Lodge Bowmanvilla Scout Mothers' Salem: Mrs. Lloyd Ricbard's Kinkland residence, Mr. Smith Auxiliary. sister, Miss Ruhy Lana, Pro- wili tenant Mn. Rewe's farmn West Durham Ceunty Or- There wiil be a paper driva vidence, had the misfortune te at Clarke Union, ange Lodge met li Black- Mardi 18. Arrangements wene faîl aud fracture a rnb. Newcastle: Mn. W i1111 a M stock on Tuesday, Feb. 7th, made te serve the beys do-j Eufield: Messrs. Ait. Pnes- Armstrong, Manager lu charge sud elected the fellowlng cf- nuts and chocelate milk and ceit sud H. Schmid attended et Newcastle Hatchary, bas ficers for 1961. tbe drivers coffea. a dalrymn's convention lu beau notified by the Depant- County I'L Wor. Bro. Wes Treas. Mrs. Helen Sturrock Toronto last weak. meut at Ottawa that ha bas Taylor, Dep. County M. Wor. was iustructed te buy a doz- Mapie Groea Congratulations bacu raiiaved cf office. Mn. Bre. Roy Patton, County en membemship pins from the te, Mn. sud Mrs. Wm. Lycatt Armstrong was appointcd te Chaplain, Wcr. Bro. Hartwell new supply Secretary, Mrs. on the arrivai cf a son. the position lu 1896, shortiy Lewery, Couuty R. Sec. Wor. C. W. Witbcmcl. Mrs. Corbet after the Laurier Government Bro. Roy Ferguson, County resigned due te 111 health 1 Tyrone: Mn. W. S. Staples came inte power, succecding Treas. Wcr. Bro. George Mer- Alter a icugthy discussion1 attanded a Massey-Harris cou- Asa Wilmot, then deceased. ton, County Marsbal, Wor. Mns. Nichols rnovad sud Mmi. temenca lu Belleville. Ris successon is a Newcastle Bre. W. Murphy, Auditors, Westoven consented te li- Hampton: Mns. Allan Park- man. Mr. A. W. Mcbeod, who Bros. H. Swain sud L. Deviti; quira inte the pessibility cf an, Moutreal, vîsitcd ber rue- bas heen assistant with Mr. Deputy Lecturers fer Clarke, obtaiuing room ai the Leglen1 ther sud sistan, Mrs. M. Good- Armstrng durng the sixteen C. Heuxilng, Cartwright, Eami for meetings as tbis wouldi mani sud Louise. years thc latter bas beld the Dorraîll.ha a central location; second-1 Blackstock: Mrs. John Car- office. The guest speaker was M. cd by Mrs. Florence Grahami.1 tem entertaiued a few cf thc Maple Groe: Miss Rhea' W. Brother Canon H. E. Ash- Mns. Helen Mllne moved1 neighbors te a quiitiug axid Jeffcry is visiting friands iij more, Grand Master of Black- the meeting be adjourned,1 Oyster supper on Saturday. _Toronto. stock. -àaeconded by Mm Westover.j bump, or sudcleuly emits althrough ail the Pockets cf ail sgreat biast cf music, wben we my clethcs. No tickets. don't even kuow lt's switched I didu't have the nerve te on. We wereu't sure we'd be say a word, of course. I check- able to et the nrogram. My ed with all$hepeop.nle we had wife dithered. I reassurcd. A visited. I searched our lug- famniliar pattern. gage. I combed the heuse The prograni came through !rom attic te ceilar, pretend- loud sud clear. Our stomachs ing I was checkiug the insula- started te churu with that sick tien or something. No tickets. feeling, as the announcer iu- Fiually, I began te panic. The troduced the children's nuni- uext few weeks were a whirl- bers. Each piayed beautifuliy. wiud cf long-distance calîs Finally, he stated, as caimly frautic ]etter-wnitiug a na as auything, that Kim Smiley middle - of - the - night soul - would now play au etude. We searchîng. * ail turned sud grinued tri- umphautly at each other. As the deadllne neared, the * * * pressure built up. By this timo Kimi sailid mb ber piece, 1 was rlpplng the lnlng out of plaed copl ofbar, tenmy clothes. 1 had turned my stopped abruptiy. There was w ad foulnd u nbote cf im a silence cf about three sec- d ai oumanuents, mlsin onds, during whlch 1 couid dis. Portant dcmns isn tlnctiy hear the pulse la my for years. But ne tickets. wlfe's temple, hammering overTedycthfrscoer the roar of the car's engine.aTrhe d Hug hesud irs mucrt Phano the chlad attacked the were makiug big plans. Drive piano agaditand nighedBteotethe city, have a nice dinner, lece reto ablyenou. aunsd drive home, 180 miles in il wa too aie.sub-zero weather, but worth it. * * * I agreed, with a sickly srnile. The Old Lady w-as se mad I was prayîug I'd have a heart aud disappointed that she attack, or that the first Rus- wouldn't speak, for forty miles. sial, missile wouid fali. Just sat there like Let's wife, I î vent eut to get gaisud glaring straight ahead, tears cil checked in the car. 1 tried of rage voursing slewly dowulto rain a couple cf types on her stony countenance. Hugh the way home, but they dodged aud I nervously tricd sengs, me. At last, after six weeks jokes, funny stonies, and peint- cf mounting liorrer, the mom- iug at the new factories. Noth- eut cf truth arrived. ing deiug.** I have related this incident She was tearlng aroand the merely te explalu that you house, doing those lait-minute don't pull auy bouens arouud things, and erying Instructions our bouse, and expect te have to Kim and me. 1 îllpped lnto them laughcd off. That's why the kitchen. teck a big beit I had a few tense weeks over out of the medicinal bottle of the tickets. I gave them te brandy, emerged, put on 'y hem for Christmas. She's a most humble look, and tMI classical music euthuslast, sud ber 1 had a terrible confession our son is studyiug plane at te make. She thougbt it was the Conservatory, se, at cou- about a woman, so lmmedj.ately siderable expense, I erganized sat dcwn, ail cars. tickets for two eutstauding * * 0 concerts this wiuter. She was "I've lest the tickets," delighted with the gift. blurted. * * *"What tickets?" Atter uxclalmnla over my "The tickets for the concert thouxhttuiness, she put them tcnlght, sud the other concert In ber purse, six reserved seat next rnonth." ticket. HereP", I saidhI a "What lu the world are you bluff, manly fasbion, "«you'd talkiug about? Thcy're Iu my better lct me keep those. purse. I teck them eut of You're liable to lbic tbem." your hip pocket the day after She's always leavint ber purse Christmas, because I knew ai the movies, or ai somebcdy's you'd lose them." bouse, or la Toronto. So 1 put I didu't kuow whether te ibem la my hip pocket, where slay her with the nearest blunt 1 carry ail thc ihints 1 don't object, or run screaming ýnto want te lose. the frozen wastes outside. 1 * * *compromised and teck another Wdll, a couple cf days later, big slug ôf brandy before I 1 was changing my panits, sud startcd to sob uncontrollably cf course t bat entai cd trans- from sheer relief. As I say, ferxing the contents cf my hip it isn't that I'm scared cf my pocket. Yep. No ticketp. Iu wife. It's just that she makes the interveuing ferty-eight nme nerveus. heurs, we'd vlsited a lot of (Copyright ----o.--- e'- -- - w -w Thoughts on Festivals AScurrilous Choice Not ReaIIy Going to the Dogs Living A Borrowed Life Security and Freedom que %an4bianUett#man4 Durham County's Great Fanxiy journal £Mtablished 107 years agaola 1854 Aise Ixcorporatin; hj' The. 3owmaxivifll.Nowasu. The. Ncwcastle Independent The. Orono News Autdhoeus*4mSoemd i VinaiMaby thé Pont OMflaiDeIt., offawa Produced Every Thusday by JAME PTJBISHING COMPANY LgMTd= P..Box 190 eue66 nq St W.. Bowmanvlll., Oxtarlo GEO. W. GRAHAM AoVM MANA= SUISCPION RATES $4.00 a Yom,. atxtctly lna dvcice $5.00 ca Yomrin the United States THE CANADIAN STATESMAN BO'VýýZ ONTAPM erings. Guess thc radio end television has had something to do wlth sidýe-tracking those popular old-fashioued "Do-It- Yourself" forms cf entertain- trent. In this connection while on the subject cf music it should net be overlooked that the late Public School Inspector Col. E. E. Snider had the hon- or cf Durham County big the first ceuuty in Onjîý wvhere music vvas taught f' every school and that wasn't se many years ago. Going back still further, before the turu of the cen. tury, Bowmauville was often referred te as the greatest musical town along the north shore cf Lake Ontario. That reputation w as earned through the iuternatioually famous Dominion Organ & Piano Co., Band when it teck part in band cempetitions in Canada and the United States -and often brought home the silverxvare. But the question now fs: How and who is going to brin g back some cf that "musical glory" cf the good old days te B3owmanville in 't'le 60's? Pcupà»o WUUUCI-tl ýILUUU& ul. PACM roux IWUMDAT. M. 23rdL lui a