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IbTe Canadian Statesnian, Bowmnanville, April 22, 1964 EDITORIAL COMMENT 'Hopeful' Stirs Up A Discussion j Last week we gave considerable Eprominence to a lelter from a lady who signed herseif "Hopeful". Those who read il, and there were many, have been discussing the situation all week from their own particular points of view. In fact, a couple of them took a few min- utes to put their thoughts on paper, with the resuits published on this page. We kept out of the picture last week because we happen bo be a land- lord and our comments mîght have been mnisinterpreled. We hope we aren't one of those greedy ones, allhough all of us become a bit hungry aI limes, we sup- pose, especially when we are trying to, raise money to pay the mortgage in- teresl on the places we bought as an in- vestment and are renting. If dear "Hopeful" believes tenants are baving a tough time, she should talk t o several landiords as we have who would like nothing better than an op- portunity to gel their money out of their properties and mbt something else with a more secure return and fewer head- aches. There are good tenants and bad ones as there are good landlords and bad ones. Il isn't all one-sided by any mneans. Certainly there is a great shortage of rental accommodation here aI the present lime. That is why there is con- siderable activity in the real estate field that should resuit in several new apart- ment buildings being constructed Ibis year. But, with costs what they are, il is impossible for private interests 10 construct aparîment dwellings that will rent for less than $100 a month. The folks who will construct the buildings are doing so by borrowing money and investing their own savings, in the hope of receiving reîurns that will be com- parable or better than they could oblain by buying bonds or investing in some other f ield. However, there is a good prospect that the new buildings wil relieve the pressure on other, cheaper, older accommodation in the community so that more lower rentaI aparîments will become available. l is mosl unfortunate in many ways thal more people in town did not see their way clear 10 investigate bbc pos- sibilities thal were presented when the rental survey was being conducted some time ago. At that lime Ihere wasn'I the demand Ihere is at presenl but had more citizens îndicated an inî-erest, the scheme might now be producing the accommodation so sorely needed. Pos- sibly, council might be well advised to contact the authorities again to have another survey made as soon as pos- sible. If such a course were followed, we do hope Ihat "Hopeful" and many others would corne forward without worrying about disclosing the informa- tion required. The overail benefits that rnight accrue would make a continuance of such reluctance seem very short sighted indeed. In the meantime, Bowmanville is flot alone with this problem, Oshawa and Whitby are in the same position due 10 the rapid growth that is being experienced. Fortunately, along with the problem, there is a bright side 10 the picture. There is litîle unemploy- ment for those who wanl work, es- pecially for those who have skills, and wages have neyer been higher in the area. This means that people can pay rents that make il possible for land- lords 10 not only receive interest on their invesîment, they also should have some lef t over to fix up their places. Even "Hopeful" would admit that prop- erty owners have done a tremendous amount of work on their places during the past f ive to 10 years and if possible, will continue 10 upgrade Iheir proper- Lies. Those of us who have lived here for quite a number of years can re- member when there were far more cockroach infesled places than there are here today. Tenants, especially those living in places where the rent is ridicu- lously cheap - and there are some - can play a part as well as landlords in keep- ing Iheir places in good shape and dlean. Probably, in many instances, the cock- roaches were not placed there by any action of the landlord, but rather by the tenant or tenants who preceded the present ones. And once they are in, they are most difficuit 10 dislodge. And thal concludes our comment bo "Hopeful" and the dozens of others who are trying to find rentaI aparîments or homes in this area at the present lime. Has anybody else any constructive com- ments to make on the subject? We would be happy to hear f rom them. We have tried 10 be as fair as possible in Ibis editorial but must confess b a slight bias. You see we weren't greedy enough in our early days as a landlord with the result that departed and neyer heard from tenants owe us about $2,500 in unpaid rents. Comments on Local Developments Clarke Township's auditor Walter H. Pope of Georgetown receivcd con- siderable publicîby last week when he commended Ibis township for putting surplus tax monies int a reserve fund inslead of granbing temporary lax re- duclions. His suggestion was thal be- cause the cost of living bas been rising at an approximate rate of 3% each year txes normally shouîd increase in about that proportion. We would agree wlth him that some counicils in the pasî have been short-sightcd in using surplus funds 10 bring about a one or bwo year reduction in taxes, only to find that in the lhird year, a large increase in the mili rate has to be made to break even. We have often thought that if councils could plan m~ajor expenses ahead for a five or 10 year period, they could build up re- serve funds 10 take care of them instead of doubling the cost by issuing deben- tures. Mr. Pope praised Clarke Council and ils clerk Ed Milîson for a fine fi- nancial position and excellent records. Such commendation must be gratifying to those who have been doing the plan- niing and bbe detailed work and should be noled and appreciated by the rate- payers of Clarke. News also cornes forward this week that Orono bas received municipal board approval for a new walerworks system cosîing $174,000. Ibis will be great news to bbc supporters cf bbe program wbo bave worked long and bard 10 sl the proposition to village citizens. We are happy to pass along bo our newspaper colleague Roy Forrester of the Orono Times, one of bbc strong- est supporters of the plan, our sincere congratulations that must also go bo bbc other Police Trustees. Ibis is a ma- jor step forward 1cr Orono. But, down Newcastle way, tbey stili seem ta be baving trouble convincing tbc Ganaraska Conservation Autboriîy Ibat bbc village sbould be allowed to opt cul of the sebeme. The argument taI no conservation work bas been carried on in Newcastle bardly seems to be adequate nor, apparently, is the village in any worse financial position than many other municipalities. How- ever, as they say in other circles, you 1can't blame a fellow for trying, and H. C. Bonathan has certainly been putting up a good fight for his village. We would think that Newcastle citizens who recently installed a waterworks system must realîze the importance of conservation work to maintain water tables throughout the authority area. As more building takes place in this 1district, the work of the Conservation Authority will become much more im- portant in lrying to maintain adequate water supplies for future generations. Borrowing Is a Hazard Subscribing to your local newspa- per, instead of borrowing it, may be the most convenient way to get your week- ly reading done, according to the fol- lowing item. A man too stingy to subscribe to his hometown paper, sent his little boy bo borrow a copy from his neighbour. In his haste, the boy knocked over a stand of bees and soon looked like a warty summer squash. His father ran to his assistance and, failing to notice the barbed wire fence, ran int it and ruined bis good trousers. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence, got in the corn f ield and killed herseif by eating green corn. Hearing the commotion the farmer's wife ran out and upset a four-gallon churn of cream into a basket of littie chicks, drowning lhem ahl. In the con- fusion she also dropped a $35 set of false teeth. The baby, being left alone, crawled tbrough the cream into the parlor and ruined a brand new $50 carpet. During the excitement, the oldest daughter eloped with the hired man, the dog broke up il setting hens and the calves got out and chewed the tails of four fine shirts on the line. MORAL: Don't borrow the neighbour's paper, it's too risky.-Drayton Advocate Ute %anabian Authoniz.d cmSecond( JOHN M. JAMES EIITon.-PusLiS $4.00 a Y.x Durham Coun ys Great Fami)y fournali 9 4a Established [10 years ago in 1854 Aise Incorporating The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent %W The Orono News Clans Mai by the Posl Office D.pt., Otawa, and for paymént of postage In cash Produced every Wedneaday by THE JAMES PIJBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Box 190 62-66 King Si. W., Bownanville, Ontario GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS Anv'ra. MANAGER BusiNEss MGR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES strictly in advance $5.50 a Yomr in the. United States Although *very prucaution wlli h. taken ta avoid errai The Canadian Stotesman accepta advertie. Ina . n is columns on the twde:atandinq tbat it wilt not be lhable for any error in any advertisement pu ished hereunder uness a proof of such advertisement is requested in wwntinq by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Stateaiman business office duly signed by the advertiser and with such eriai or corection ploinly noted in writinq thereon, and in that case il any ernar so noted is flot corrected by the Canadian Stalesman itss iibilitY chai) flot excud such a portion of the entire cost ci sucli advertsement au the space occupied by' the noted error bears ta tg. whoim épace occupied by sueb advertfaeflnt. VACATION WINNER-Eleven-year-old Barbara Herteil, winner of a $500 Ontario vacation contest, and her mother, Mrs. A. P. Herteli, lry to solve the pleasant problem of where to use the prize. A grade six student at Fairfield Public School, Barbara won the vacation prize at the Ontario Souvenir In dustry Exhibition in the Sportsmen's Show. The contest wvas sponsored by the Ontario Department of Tourismn and Information. At last report the Jlertc*lIs, who live at 6 Allan P~ark Road, Etobicoke, had flot decided what part of Ontario to visit. Letter to the Editor- £aiilorcls Y/oiýn't ot/Vi-ew Mr. Edîtor, As 1 arn a landlord (which seems to ho a dirtY word), renting both apirtments and bouses, 1 fe]t I .ýhotîld ans- wer Ilo)pLfnil'(Slatesnian April 15, 19G4). First, let. me say tha t landliords do flot creato slumns or "cock- roach allc' s." tenants do. From this side of the fonce, il is \VO \ha teed like throw- ing in the iowel when xve find that \Vdliiii oflemonth aftcr re-clocora:r'ýng a place, the paint is scratched, wall- paper torn, doorsi loose on the hinigeos, tllu te-jujts be- hind in ront but w7-ith empty liquer hn1ttlcs aver-flowing thoir girbago, pails. 1 wcnder if "Hopeful" is suggesting the use of pub- lie funds for this sort of urgent situation? If sa, rnay I say that public maney spant by aur governments, municipal, provincial and federal, for xvhat t h e y thought were urgent cases, now provide us with baby bonus, o]d age pensions, hospitalization, sehoal buses, million-dollar arenas and a hast of other things. Now 1 arn not necessarily com- plaining about each or any of these, but the money to provide themn must corne from taxes which the land- lords, not the tenants, pay and whicb are increasing yearly. No, the landiord can now recaup the rnoney he's investod, by renting apartments under $85.00 or houses under $100.00 month- 1ly . Anytbin.g less than that bcaves nothing for repairs after taxes and baating are paid. Yes, Hopeful, thera are urgent cases. I suggest you read Ann Landors, April 15, 1964. thon pull y;ourself up by the baot-straps and gel ta work. Most cf the uir.g- ent cases" 1 sc are just people who wvauld rather complain than xvork, and spending more public money will not cure that. This can mily bring highier taxes anid lower efficiency. A Landiord. Star Citv\, Sask., April 6tl 1. 1964 Doar Sirs: Thanik yau for returning McI],,, order f'or papor. 1 tcld Mrs, Jac klin that I bad sent it but hatI la.t the re- ceipit. r. Jackliri is in Tidlale St. Trs Hospital. I teck lier dcxvc last Mon- day. she had a licart attack and fluid on lier lung. Tbanking yau again, T. W. Jacklin. P.S.--Tbere is a lot cf saow here yet and xvo will bave a late spring, 25 YEARS AGO (April 29, 1939) Master' Johniîy Iraland, Toronto, is visitinîg his aunt, Mn' FR. If. XX'staway. Mr. W. A.Clre Toroni- tn, spemit the wcekend with bts fancîilv liere. Lienit. Cel, Il. SaUva and Mr. Dontrelal Maiax" vore SLI11daIV gc. ts c f Mr. Lents Mr . Wrll Porcyv Toronto, wils a wuekend "Lnl.st of bis sis ters, the :Xis. s Pcrcy. Mr. ami'd Ms. J. Il. Il. Jury, m'hoîSpunct tOc vilii Iciinn St. F'eto cr.îîmFlotciida.returic- ed lIonie Frida v Dr. fil. V. Sicimion, Sick Climrinc(,is Hosapital, Toroînto, spenit the vcckî mCidwit bis parc rtt> , Dr and Mrs. C. WV. Stei.and R'v iln att' nidcd tii' Anînnal Dîmîner alirdci i' Ni gît of tihe (Ckeniera i .îcA( ct: tsAssoc- l!o mu lid in ftic' RoyaI Yorik, 'o'nnto, uni Mcutdax night, XIn4 XW' R. Sti ike. solicitonr foi, tile 'Torwnl Bo.v ofi villce. loi t Scilîd v foir.Xaslî- îmîgtîui.DC., w1lInre lie \VHii cndcavnn Iotacainîete c r- rril gulmclits tIoa cIllie MC- (li tiilcnldi-ig. partialltvown- ed hy Ibis ntnicipalit v. St. Ptl Y.P.U. held a xe'env nj m encet ing am1 MVîaîicyex ening vith con- venor Mrs. (io. Grahamn iii Provilciani (ffiîcît- D. P. olmi f BTwixvilc' is Conu nt ing an a c vectil Ictoi r'nto Ibe o: intn:~~ f eigbt u: h hof, aifalfa frorn thel b:îrlr of 'U.Nusbit, Cart- xvi <_ht 'I'axnsilia. Valrred aI S161 per bushol, il is esti- mnated the Ithieves' bot anianintocl ta abont S125. Nuxvwast1e- Mr. Raîpli Gib- soit liasreturned 10 bis position xiîh Beaton Dairy, Os lic xv, Oromia: MXr. L A. Dent ia- formed us 'Ioiidavl that ha bad a fulîl swarrn cf bacs at bis placc--a sure srgn cf Ncexwtaonxvi1e.'M r s. XVm. Whittnrker 'vbo spent tha wimîîc inn Toronto, Hanîli- tai, auji Osha-.xa, lias returri- cd !lonie. Blnickstnmc(k:Mr.Robert steoie hai relriimnîo athe nartihorn i limbet camp after recovering fromn an injury. Tampa, Fia., 13 Apr. '64 Dear John: Please send our paper to R.R. Foxboro, Ont., as we are leaving in a few days. The Waltans are fine. We have bad soe nice weatber past two montbs: xvas cold and wat carlier in seasan. The flawers are extra fie Ibis year, bave neyer seen such large flowers or deapar colour. Fishing has been good the last montb. Our regards le Dorothy 49 YEARS AGO (April 29, 1915) Mrs. J. H. Brimacombe bas reîurned from visitiîîg ber brather, Mr, W. T. Greenaway, Port i-lpe. 1Mr, John Rankin, Van- couver, xvas guest Saturday cf the Misses Galbraithi, QurecisStreet. Mr~. W. Dunit anîd son Willie bave beeri visitimîg at Mr. Wm. Tbompson's, Clare- maint. Mr. J. J. Masomi, Toronto, is visiîing lus brother, Mr. T. G. Alasoii, Mr. Arthurr Morris, Wind- sor', was hure recerîtl', aI- teiîdimg the fumeraI cf iris sîster, Mirs. Richard Pacte, Onono, and visiting bis brother, Mr~. Levi Morris. Mrs. Hlarris amîd chlrdrea, Boxvmainville, arrivecl la Beavorton, Fidav, anrd bava lakumi up re-ýidcrleice itiha hanse cwrîed bv Nr. Thomas Treeaemu -rmîiaTimies. 'l'ine Ford car seoms ta be tIne papular auto iii Bows- iîcc'n ic as Bradley Bras. delivered ca rs ta Ibese citiz.ccs hast week: Messrs. y-ar Rice, Arduie Tlait, J. Il. Cryderman and Jack Webster. WIs.X. N. Tilley, Toron-~ te, was la Iowri Fnidcy visit- ing ber racîbher. Mrs. C. Young w'bo is iahospital haviiig cracergoria a critica] operation Tuesday marning. Fîre alarm Scîcdav evomi- ing- abouct 9 c'clock stirrcd rip ori, citizens for ci short lime umtil il xvas drseavered that a blaze started in a litIle framie building occupied by Thomcas Peale, dver and clothes cleaner, bcd been extîîîguished. TUesdlay noca the bell agaimu called ont the brigade whea il was forînd te ba sorne grass burning in a field near the G.T.R. sta- tion. Mr. Alax Taylor, Conces- sion St., received word Mon- day that bis san, Mr. Nor- mari Taylor, Fort William, who is chief englacer of the tug Morrisea, bad bean bad- ly' burned as a rasuit cf burns and shock received by ccmiag la contact witb an electrie power lice. Taylor climbad anc cf the higb pales for a cal xvhich had cliashcd te bbe cross arms. Hampton: Mr. Rease Johns bas returned from O.A.C. at Guelph. and farnily. Yours sincerely, Floyd Dudley. April 14, 1964 Dear Sir: I arn deligbhted ta send to yo)u and your nowspaper the sincora appreciaticu cf tbe Ontario Society for Cripplcd Children for the goneraus support you bave given to our Easter Seal Campaign. Our Annual Appeal ta the publie is simply a letter in- viting thocir financial assist- ance. With your help in rerninding and encauraging a response, aur caropaigns have been succcss4ul. I send Ibis expression of tbanks on bebialf cf aur cam- paign valuntcers throughout Ontario . . . and especially for cripplod (hildren. Sincerely yaurs, J. C. Preston, Chairman, Provincial Easter Seal Committea. HURRAY FOR 'HOPEFUJL" April 17, 1964 Dear Mr Editor, MYvnionev %vas well spent tcday xvhen I bougbt my Stateýsman. Lt was well wart h it, just ta read one cf the letters ta the Ed itar by 1lopeful. I sboutecd 1-loorayl for Ilopeful, and a big Ilie- ra .v ta van for printing il. This is sornieling,, which bas beon long overdue for somneore ta speak uip about. [t is a crv for biel p. 1 hope the person %x ho wrote it hasn't x ît i n vain and tbat sornetb ing will ho done about the dc;ilorable condi- tions in u b ch sonme cf aur citizens live. Not ju.st for the people ý\xho livo in these place: ,but clso for isitors acd people dî:gtbrongh town. Wlict a terrible irn- pression lthev iimnst gel of Bovmiville. These bouses are reci eve:rî,bcdlv In need of rp ' A good paint jobi tvulîd help somle, cnd an tIhe o! licr band soraoý SIIOLIIII hi t rn cdownLot, Ois butie 'onicoîie wîll ans- wer sonie o f tire questions a.sked ho I loxful. The onl yý tingi that dis- appointeci nie wa:, thore xa nt tbe famniliar Ed's note. An Editor is anili- fluential persaon in a small town like ours cnd could reallv belp 1w' sax ing vhat hie tbinks. t don*t sa'.' ou should take ail of tbis serions situ- ation on vour shouldars, juist that .%ou con!d help so wuh~ ith words c f an- couraugerent Besicles, there s no athet w':ta lot peo- ple know bintcwýn but bv vourn palier, and flopetul is riglit, unr Ecfhocrii-ls are excellent. Sa bow about it? I have livcd lbore a gocd maci%, vears and bave sean soma of the maers describ- ed and il ns ail truc! one more Hooray also 10 Mrs. A. W. Prescott for wriîing on the Hampton sehool bus situation. This is also sorelv needed for the littile kiddies. Hlo\, about 'A. Darlinr!ton people, wbat's the answer here' Signing off ta say keep up the good w.ork. 1 read every inch of miv paper and en- jay' it, but aspecially t0- daýsý Yaurs truiv. Bo wnnaîviiile. M. Price. I- That Dan Seto is a basketball whiz! Besides winning trophies in other years, he really hit the packpot, recently, with four which included three individual, and one teamn tropby, but you'd neyer know il by Danny, who is one of the mnost unassuming, modest, chaps imagin- able. He goes about his job of being a waiter in the Coronation Restaurant in a pleasant, efficient, unobtrusive manner that could well be emulated by a lot more of us, including this writer. The term, gentieman-athiete, fils Dan to a "T". Congratulations to this native son of Hong Kong who consistently adds lustre to the Bowmanville sports roster, by his gentlemanly conduct, and athletic prowress. Congratulations, to Veronica Opsit- nik, of Pontypool, for one of the most articulate letters 10 appear in this pa- per for a long lime. If any of you miss- ed il, just hunt up page six of April 151h issue, and you will agree with me that, if there xvere more tobacco farm- ers with the same courage bo admit that much of their present trouble lies with their own past actions, and attitudes, lhey mightn't be too long, with assist- ance from the tobacco companies, and government, in correcting the situation. We are prone to blame our misfor- lunes on others - neyer ourselves - but Mrs. Opsitnik tells us, bluntly, who is to blame, and how it might be corrected. Unlike a lot of people wbo write com- plaining letters to newspapers, witbout including a sensible corrective solution, this talented lady uses constructive criticism. In the past, the citizens of Manvers Township, have been noted for their fortbrightness wben discussing any subject, and it is pleasant 10 note that, the present crop are just as capa- ble as their predecessors, if Mrs. Opsit- nik is any criterion. Most readers of this family jour- Sugc If ever you decide to do somne re- search on bbc lower forms of wit, I can tell you botv to go about it. JusI gel yourself a black eye. I had a doozer recently. My wife gave ilt t me. All rîght. Not lbat way. She 'vas sitting in the car, waiting for me to carry the groceries intobbh bouse, througb bbc rain JusI as I bent and rcached for the car door bo open il and asic ber if that was ail, she open- cd it smartl y from bbhe inside bo ask me why I hadn'I brougbt out an um- brella. When the door nailed mie in the eye, 1 tlîought 1 was a goner. My wife shrieked and ran straight into the house to sec whether iny "loss of limb or eye" accident policy wvas paid up. Within a few minutes, bbe eye was the size and color of a bartender's beezer. But by the lime we'd finished arguing about wbose fault il had been, il was obviotts that I'd live. We didn'î have a piece of steak, and if we'd bad, 1 doubt lhat il would have beon sacrificed. But tbc Old Girl, bless ber, dug out some bamburg that was going a bit blue, and made me lie down with a hir,, bamburg poultice on the injurod optie. Riicbt off the ice, il feit prelty good aI thaï, and I dropped off to sleep, moaning but brave. During the nigbt, the bandag~e xvrked loose, and wben 1 woke in thbc dark, I thought the eye had fallen out. But il was only hamburg, aIl Ove'- the pillow. Nexti morning, the orb looked like a purple golf bail. We patched il up as best we could, and 1 set off to face the wits. The cammonts were hilarious. Tbey nal are familiar with the name of Mrs, Bertha White, whose name is synony. mous with children's foster homes, but ll bel not many of you know that there is another, younger, Mrs. Bertha White ini Durbam County. The latter lady lives near Orono, and is the wife of Carman White. I don't think the two "White" families are related. A couple of weeks ago, Mrs. Car- man (Bertha) White, and 1, became ac- quainted. She referred to this column, and indicaled that she didn't think very highly of il, or the writer. When press- ed for her opinion of the writer, whorn she had neyer met, Mrs. White was em- phatic in her appraisal that, he was notbing but an old wind-bag who wouldn't let anyone gel a word in edge- wise. Now, lots of people would feel hurt, but I didn't because I realized that the lady was speaking the lruth, and be- ing very candid about il. So, guess it's up 10 me 10 mend my ways, and stop heing a wind bag. If Ibat happens, Mrs. White will have accomplished a major project. In the meantime, her candor is appreciated by Ibis scribbler, and prpb- ably tickles the risibilities of a lot of readers who have been dying bo say the same but neyer just got around tu il. Last week's paper carried an ex- cellent Editorial on carelessness with grass fires aI this lime of year, point- ing ouI the property loss that can re- suit, besides loss of valuable man hours bo the fire-fighters, as well as use of expensive equipment, 10 say nothing of bother, and irustration. May I add my small word :f caution, and plead with the general public te "please be care- fui with fire." Most people fail to real- ize that, Ibis is one of the most danger- ous periods of the fire season because of the dried-oul stale of fuels such as grass, "slash", etc., plus lack of ramn faîl. ir and Spice 3y Bill Smiley ranged from the simple, dry brilliance of "Hoo hitcha?" and "Forget bo duck, eh?" b bbhe coy, insinuating, "I knew she'd catch up wilh ya some day." They ran the scintillating gamul from the inevitable, "I suppose ya ran intoa door" to the ineffably humorous sally, "Meet bbe former welterweight champ of bbe Smiley household." 1 came back with some real f un- nies myscîf. "My wifc," I replied'î)ot- work isn'l wbat il used to be." 4ad- mitîcd. "Yotta see bbe other guy," 1 quipped. I can go along witb a joke at well as the nexî bird. But afler a wbile, in fact if I re- member rightly, il was jusl af 1er the fourteenbh "Ho bitcha?", I began gel- bing a litîle sore. I mean, fun's fun, you know, but, afterlaii. So, when the next joker made his niove, 1 told bum, dolefully, that a maiden lady who didn't like my columnn l'ad thrown acid in my face, and Vt~ N' nover have the srht ed it again. He turned green. My nexl customer was a woman, wbo tittered, "Tbat'l beach you to write things about your wife in that column of yours." I gave ber a gentle, sad look from my good eye, and sug- gested Ibal she not let the divorce alienate ber from my wife. I lefI her with ber moubh open. 1 quickly dîsposed of an elderly lady, strong in bbc temperance move- ment, by informing ber bbc injury had been received from my young daughter, when she clubbed me on the eye with a half-empty wbiskey botîle. Il's good sport. NexI lime the old brouble-and- strife bangs one on you, Jack, you'l know wbat to do. 1¶ , fR tg 1 Net toc longl agci ail indications pointed toanci evor xvidcaing split in Canada that could, indced, have brougbt about tIhe end of Confederation as our fcrrefathnrs scw il. Quehec seemed bent on a patî t Iat could only lead bo seces- sion, with ail lte difficulties and bard feelin 'gs thaI would accompany sucb a drastie course cf action. As of ilMtnday, the pîclure bas taken cri a brarîci rew co-operative, friendly and optimistie ap}uearance due primarily bo the patienice, understanding and skili cf onc cf Ccn-da's greatest diplomats, the Prime lVinisîcr cf Canada. Coinci- dentallv, lthe event reached its happy climax on bhe day the Prime Minister and the Liberal party were celebrating the anîîivui'sary cf itheir first year in office. It musî have been a most gralify- ing birîlîday prcsenî for Mr. Pearson. Ib certainl v vas for aillcf us in Canada. From this new base, il can only be boped that there will be more evidence in future cf genuine co-operalion be- tween lthe centrai government and ail the provinces cf Canada, so Ibis country can procced on its expanding, produc- tive course. Speaking cf major evenîs Ibis mnonth, the recent discovery cf vasb quantities cf copper and related melals in the Timrnins area was undoubîedly sbarbîiiig ('\idcICOC that we Canadians have not yet exhausted aIl our oppar- tunîttes in ltre natural rescurces field. It was an American firm and their money Ibat discovered bbe metal ore, but ail Canadiaris will benefit from its disccvery and probably other similar deposits will be found as bbe feverýsh prospccting continues. So, as we enter the final stages cf April, 1964, we find it bias really been a mosî historic monlh. New metal sour- ces have ')ee-n located bo add millions in wealtb bo our country, a change in attitude bas baken place between gov- crnments Ihat have been babtling at logger beads for, months, an overaîl na- tional, portable pension plan of sizeable proportions appears to be in bbc im- mediate future and there is no sign of anyîbing but a prosperous future ahead cf us. Tbis bas been one cf the biggest months in history, one to remember apei recaîl because, especially in bbc dorrq cf provincial-federal relabionsbips, bad the Prime Minister been as impatient and annoyed with Quebec's altitude as bave many cilizens bere with wbom we have talked, the path ahead migbt have- been sîrewn witb violence, bloodshed,- and trouble. The federal government has paid quibe a price bo oblain this new friendliness from Quebec, but in lbhe long run il should be wortb bbc sacri- fice if only our country continues on 4 united patl. &I YJoungman's Co/umn cLetters &070crf/w 8clstor In the Di and Distant Past From the Statesman Files jïbtt#inan î