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4The. Caiiadian statemmn, Eowmvmle, 11,b. 'T, loge EDITORIAL COMMENT Parity Only for the "Preferred" Few Last week, Jerry Hartford, publi- çity director of the Canadian Region, United Automobile Workers of Amer- Ica, took The Canadian Statesman to task for republishing sanie comment on wage parity from The Printed Word. His letter ta the Editor stated that the U.A.W. had won parity for "Cana- dian workers", but he shauld have spe- cified that "Canadian Warkers" means only those fortunate few in the Cana- dian work farce included in the UA.W. zettiements. The U.A.W. cannat and does nat speak for ail Canadian wark- ers who are not in that union, and who now become second class citizens with- out any fareseeable hope of obtairiing wages comparable with their U.S. caun- terparts. Only joint agreernent by the Can- adian and U.S. governments on the auto pact has made it possible for the UL.A.W. ta raise some af its members ta a unique and preferred positian. Sa long as Canadian mass markets for most products made here rernaîn min- ute compared to those available ta in- dustries in the United States, other workers in this country cannot expect to receive wages equal ta those in the United States; unless, of course, otherI agreements similar to, the auto pact are completed . . . an unlikely prospect at the moment. As the present preferred position of U.A.W. members has been braught about by government action, it would appear reasonable that ail other work- ers would have a justifiable grievance against those who made it possible. They certainly are working just as hard and as diligently as their U.A.W. friends and probably their producti- vity is at just as high a level. Why, in ail fairness, should there in effect be discrimination against them ta the tune of 20, 30 or even 50e an hour ? The next step in the process might well be a dernand that the governiment subsidize the wages of those who are not on the receiving end of wage parity. On the face of it, one would think these non U.A.W. members might be well within their rights in taking such a step. 1 MarIDi ff ATribute to the Essential Services Over the weekend we managed to read mare than half way thraugh Pierre Berton's much-publicized book "The Smug Minority" and are still wonder- Ing why we spent even that much tume on it. As we understand it, he is dlaim- ing there is a group of individuals at the top, keeping everyone else in virt- tiai slavery. Pierre, one of the hardest-working types in the country, appears ta feel that work Is wrong somehow, degrad- ing and absolutely unnecessary. That's the theme of the book. People should neyer have to feel it is necessary ta work, the government should hand them a minimum amount of money ta fuIl their basic needs. Then, if they want ta work, they can, but if they don't wvant to they should be able to lie around and do what they want ta do. Sounds good, huh ? Maybe we haven't reached the point in the book where he salves the basic probleni of who would look after the essential services day and night. On Saturday evening, we watched rnem- bers of Bowmanville's fine f ire brigade spend nearly three hours rîsking their necks on ladders, with dense smoke pouring in their faces at a house blaze on Bradshaw St. All of theni were wet, cold and dirty. According ta Pierre's thinking this would be degrading work that should be eliminated. Maybe he'd have let the house burn down, possibly with everybody in it, sa sornebody could build another one, if and when they felt like it . . . or would that be degrading work too ? And what would he do about the policemen who every night prowl araund the town, trying doors, check- ing ta make certain that homes and business establishmnents don't get rab bed. Where would they be, home watch- ing television instead of trying ta pre- vent a bank robbery, a viciaus assault, etc. ? We've had quite a fcw sîcet storrns In recent weeks and right now they have had floods in and around Chathami. Who does Pierre feel would take care of the essentia] services under these conditions ? Because of his reputation, and a fantastic promotional effort, he'll sel] a great many books and probably will even like this editorial because it may make people curiaus enough ta part with work-earned maney to buy it. But froni aur point of view, possibly as one of the Smug Majority, if's way out in a Utopia that makes Hippieland seeni alrnost normal. Le adership in Research Over the years, Canada has shown the way ta the world in many aspects of medical research. It was here that insulîn, the iifeblood of the diabetic, was discovered; it was here that the Salk Vaceine for poliornyelitis was dleveloped. We should be proud that we have In Canada, doctors and medical scien- tists who can provide the leadership, inspiration and imagination ta the world of medicine. Today many of these men and women are engaged in an ali-out fight against heart disease. They are fortunate ta have at their disposai the facilities of aur medical schools which are among the finest in the world. Already much of their effort has been crowned with success. Res- earch oni heart discase in Canada need know no bounds, unless it is limite.d by the lack of funds. During this month, February, the Canadian Heart Fund is conducting a drive ta ensure that the research may continue uninterrupted. Funds are needed ta meet expenses incidentai ta the work and ta maintain the doctors and medical scientists on fellowships. All of us have a vital stake in the fight against heart disease. Our sup- port of the Canadian Heart Fund will help aur medical scientîsts ta conquer yet another enemy of mankind. Remember: Give From the Heart To Help Your Heart! Block that Misprint Perhapff its aur journalistic train. fng, but we always get a long chuckle out of misprints. In other newspapers, that is. Sa we smiled happily upon reading today that a strike in a Gen- erai Motors' plant had "iddled" 120,000 mnen. That struck us as a fine word, kind of a cross between "idle" and "addle." Sanie risprints are merely funny, others are autrageous, and still others are the kind which a newspaper hmd better correct just as fast as it can. One of the latter is still a great fav- orite with newspapermen. Many years ago a London newspaper wished ta pay tribute ta one of Britain's fiery old seadog admiraIs. It ran bis biography, and, wishing ta end its eulogy with a bang, referred ta hîi as "a battle- scared veteran." There was a bang right enough. When the explosion had died down the paper hastened ta print a correction, assuring its readers that, instead cf a "battle'-scared veteran," it had meant ta terni hini "a bottle-scarred veteran." The Battle of Trafalgar was as nothing ta the conflict which en.- sued. While we promise ta continue daing aur best ta keep misprints or "typas" froni the -Monitor, we cannot promise not ta chuckle at them. -Christian Science Monitor MY VALENTINE - FEB. 14 There's something in a Vaientine, That warms this very heart cf mine, With roses red, and violets blue, That special message just for you. Expressing love with old-\world grace, Encircled by a frill cf lace -- MVay this aid customi ne'er depart, Dear Valentine, - with cupid's dart. Marjorie M. Cunningham 17 ~$-..-. -t :Ottawa Report Through the CeilIng OTTAWA - A ceiling In- terest rate on N.H.A. In- sured mortgages has becomne so much an integral part of the Government Housing Program that lt is taking a good deal of courage on the part of the new Minister in charge of housing ta move toward its abolition. In its early stages at least the National Housing Act was a small man's law if not a poor mans law. it was social legisiation ciesigned ta out ownership within the grasp of the man earning $5,000 a year or even less. With the payment of a nominal prernium he was put In the position of hein g able to borrow a hitherto unheard of proportion of the cost of his house and ]and and over a term which made his monthly payments littie more titan he woulId Pay in rent. And, of course, the Goveroment controlled Interest rate was an impor- tant part of this low bor- rawlng cost The 44-year-old President of the Treasury Board, the Hion. E. J. Benson, has a streak of toughiness in bis nature and certainlv is not lacking in courage. H1e will îlmost certainly carry the day but not without some persuasive effort In the dir- ection of politically more timid Cabinet colleagues. lie will have some strong arguments. The Government has been fighting a losing battie agalnst rising costs and against rising interest rates. NH.A. mortgage termns have been made suc- cesslvely more generous and In an effort ta maintain a flow of mortgage money there have heen massive in- jections of public funds. But Is bas learned that even for governments the well can run dry. It can 25 YEARS AGO (Feb. 11, 1943) Tbe Spitflre Club met at the home of Mrs. Gardon Montgomery on Fehruary 4, for the purpase of business and electian cf officers for 1943. Mrs. Harold Wakelin xvas re-elected president for the third yemr; other officers are: Vice-President, Mrs. Gardon Montgomery; Serre- tary, re-elected. Mrs. Edith Black; Treasurer, re-elect- ed, Mrs. L. Braund. Mrs. E. R. Bounsaîl, wha has been ln Malton since December 19, vlsltirig at the haone ofliec son, Mi. Charles E. Baunsali, returned home Saturday. Mrs. T'. E. Prout spent Mondîy in Toronto and met ber daughter, Mrs. George Hilson, Sarnia, wbo re- turned ta Bowmanvllle wlth ber for a few days. Pilot Officer A. L. Ash- tan. R.C.A.F.. Arnprior, In spending a week wlth his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Asbton, Carlisle Ave. Mrs. T. D. Hutson, Perth, Ont., bas taken up residence witb ber dîugbter, Miss Ida Hutson, at the Richelieu 1-otel. Mervin Scott and friend, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Yeo and baby, visited relatives in Port Hope on Sunday. Pte. Kenneth Nlcks af the Midland Regim-ent is home an furlough and Is staying at R. H. Westaway's. Mr. Tom Harris returns ta the Hollingshead Ca. as night engineer îfter five weeks absence tbrough 111- jurles. Miss Alice Lee, R.N., Strathaven Private Hospital, Toronto, recently vlsited bier mother, Mrs. Selena Lee. AC2 Don Allun, R.C.A.F., St. Thomas, vlsited his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Allin. Miss Margaret West.away. Wbitby, Is bolidaylng at home. Mrs. Nelson Wllkns waa in Toronto recently4 neither beg, borrow nor tax. By raising the N.H.A. in- terest rate ceiling lest Octo- ber ta the legal maximum it succeeded in smoking out more private funds. But by the same token it bas made an interest rate ceiling on NI-TA. loins meaningless. Against a current ceiling rate' on insured mortgages of 8 5/8 per cent conventional martgages are obtainable at 8 1.2 ta 9 per cent. In November 1959 the going rate for conventional mortgages was about 7 i'4 per cent and the N.H.A. ceiling was 6 per cent. Again in December 1965 the con- ventional rnortgage rate av- eraged 7.4 per cent and the N.H.A. ceiling was 6 1,/ per cent. These two widest gaps in recent years between the N.H.A. celling and the going rate on canventional loins diverted too large a propor- tion of institutional funds into the latter, making it more dfficult for the pros- pective home owner ta bar- row. In hoth cases the N.H.A. ceiling was raised ta nîrrow It. At the end of 1966 it was declded ta adjust the N.H.A. celling at the beginning of each quarter at 1 112 per cent above the average yield on long terrm government bonds. In October last year thîs would have meant a celling rate of 7 1ý per cent but borrowers were ready ta bld as high as nine and 10 per cent for mortgmge money and the Government, with no money available for dir- ect lending, had two choic- es. It could let housing mctlvity slump bîck ta the level of 1966 in face of growing shortîges or It could close the gap between the N...and cneta& ~fDistant Past Froni the Statesman Files 49 YEARS AGO (Feb. 13, 1919) Miss Allie Oke and Miss Vera W e rry, Ebenezer, spent Sunday with their cousin, Miss Reta R. Cale. Misses Verni and Rena Jewell recently vlsited their cousin, Miss Gertrude Sîce- min, Oshawa. Mr. Arthur Legge, Osha- wa, and Mr. Victor W. Legge. Toronto, spent Sunday at home. Dr. A. S. Vogt, President of Toontto Canservatory of Music was at Bethune Col- lege. necentl ' , conducting io i d w i ii t e r~ examinations when these piano students of Miss Muriel Penfound, Courtice, wene successful: Miss Audrey M. Werry, Primary witb banors: Miss Louise Stephenson, Elemen- tary with honors; Miss Mar- garet Abernethy, Junior; Miss Aima Kerr, Prlmîry; Miss Sybil Langmald, Prim- mry. Mr. W. E. Jewell wbo wag In Toronto las.t week attend- Ing the meeting of the Cmn- adian Hackney Horse So- ciety, was elected Vice- President. 1He misa attend- ed the banquet given for Livestock Breeders and Ex- bibitors of the Canîdimn National Exhibition. Miss Vildi Symnons ba% completed ber business course and has accepted aL position with the McLmugh- lin Motor Ca., Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. E. Lindsay and family, Vancouver, B.C.. have been visiting ber munt. Mrs. H. Brock. Mrs. Peter Ireland and Mrs. David Irelînd left lani week ta visit relatives ln Carlisle, England. Mrs. Eliza Brown of Douglas, Min.. is vlsiting ber sister-ln-law, Mrs. Chas. Williams. Miss Hattie Weese bas gone ta ber borne at Carry- Ing Place. Mr. G ar n et Richards, Toronto, spent the weekend ai home. mortgage interest rate. The hike ta 8 1¼ per cent ln October had spectacular resuits in spite of gloomy predictions by some institu- tions thît there was no money ta ]end at any price. In the second quarter of 1967 privîte lending had been running at an annual .rate, adjusted ta eliminate seasonîl variation, of 6,000 units. In the third quarter this had risen ta 11.000. Betwveen October and Dec- ember it rose ta an annual rate of 71,300. In December alwaYs a poar month for mortgage lending, private lenders made. applications for N.H.A. loins covering .1,779 units or three times the number for December 1966. But, of course, the in- crease in the N.11.A. interest ceillng mIsa eliminmted an Important benefit ta the bor- rawer of the N.H.A. loin. The jump ta 8 14ý per cent last October meant pay- ment of $ 10.22 a month more over a 25-year period on an $18.000 bouse or a total ad- ditional cost of well aver $1,600. What then, if any, are the remainîng advantages ta the borrower of pîying the pre- MlUmn for an N.H.A. insured martgage. The lnterest rate he will pîy alter allowlng for the Insurance premnium, will tend ta be slightly less but this will be a very secondiry considerîtian. The Most important ad- vîntîge for the min in the lower or medium Income brîcket wi]l be the down payment. Up ta the first $13.000 for the home awner- builder the N.H.A. loin cmn be as high as 95 per cent of the lending. value of the bouse, or ln other words, a down payment as low as $850. On the borrowing be- tween $13,000 and the maxi- mum N.H.A. loin of $18,000 the requlred down pîyment is 30 per cent of the lend- ing value. The combjned effort is a down payment of $1,250 where the loin Is $15.000 mnd $2.150 at the maximum $18,000. Agiinst a boan of $20,000 the borrower bas ta put up $2.750 of his own money and at $21,000 the down payment advantmge of the N.H.A. terms is elimin- ated. The down pmyment on bath a conventional and an N.HA. mortgîge will he about 25 per cent of the lending value. A second îdvantage to the borrower in the lower in- came brmckets Is the longer term ot the N.H.A. mortgage. Conventional mortgîge loins vary but are usually re- payable over about 20 years. The N.H.A. mortgage is usually for 25 yemrs but Central Mortgage and Hous- ing Corporation has the authority bo lend and fre- quently does lend for terms Ap ta xt easo. rm 3 YAn xt3 es rma30 years ta 35 years memnsa reduti on5.4nermont.Bpe- mwenscf5.4 earent.40e- the mn 35y es md ers the 2ontbpretadctor aps tain 2.opre n40d forxy tngrthehnan 40 ylessari the pedvcnt.g slesta For the lender the N.1H.A. niortgage bas sonie advan. tages ovér the conventioal, Administration costs tend ta be lower. Today be bas the added advmntage of a market for buying and seIN. lng N.H.A. mortgages creat- ed and encouraged by C.M.- H.C. He need no langer keep is N.H.A. mortgmge funds tled up for 25 yeîrs. How mucb of these ad- vantages the leader will be ready ta pass on ta the borrower in lower interest rates will depend, of course, on bow mucb he wants bis business. Re-entry of the chartered bînks into the mortgmge field, pirtlculmrly witb the N.H.A. ceillng now above 8 par cent, bas in- cremsed competition. In October, the first month nt the higber celllng rate, 70 per cent of N.H.A. loins made by private lenders were at Interest rates below the ceillng. In November this applied ta 80 per cent of the loins The borrower may by gainlng a corner of the dlriver'a seat Sugar and S piceé BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS \Ve had quite a discussion in class the other day about dreams. School kids have a natural reluctance ta re- vealing their inner selves, especially ta teachers and parents, but after we got warmed up, I wvas wishing I'd had a tape recarder. It was fascinating. It remaved barriers. The whole thing was sparked by a short passage of poet Dylan Thomas's recollections of childhood, in which life is as jumbled and unreal as a dream. It ends, "The mnemories of cbildhood have no order, and no end." Thomas dreamed. Later in life, that he could fly, as a child. I've had this dream many times, and I waken from it feeling wonderful, but then a terrible sadness cornes over me as 1 realize it was just a dream. Some of the kids have had the sarne dream. It takes different forms. Some flap their arms until they gain altitude, then just sort of glide. Mine is always the sanie. I take a long, runnîng broad- jump, and by sheer will power, keep my feet from touching down again. I neyer get more than 10 inches off the ground, but I'm flying, swiftly and easily and surely, swooping around ob- stacles and absolute]y free of the surly earth. One boy admitted a recurrent drearn in which he is at bat in the World Series, bases loaded, a home-run needed ta win the game. Seventy thou- sand people are screaming, "Corne on, Dan ! You can do it." Then cornes the sick realization that the mob is his mother, shaking hini and saying, "Corne on, Dan! Corne on, Dan! Time ta get up for school." Sanie chap confessed ta a dream that would fascinate Siggy Freud. He was buying a new pair of pants. Tried them aon, took theni off for the tailor- ing, carne out and found his old pants gone. He walked aIl the way home with no pants, and wasn't the least bit em- barrassed. A girl confessed that she often dreanis that she is the centre of things, a big Broadway star just about ta, launch into the greatest musical in history, with every eve on hier. Shis the girl least likely ta be a great star, thaugh a delightful persan who will make an excellent nurse, a grand wife and mather. Another girl hias nightmares about big dogs who are always going ta eat her. Still another dreams of cowboys and Indians, and she's alWaVS the caw- boy. And by golly. she looks like a cowboy. She's long-legged and laconic, a Grade 12 Gary Cooper who needs only a hand-rolled Bull Durhami smoke ta camplete the image. Another boy dreams that he has had a sword run thraugh hini, but doesn't feel a thing. From there we get into the business of \Nhether or flot you can feel and smell and hear in dreams, whether they're in color. Then we get into the theory that if you have a nightmare, and actually hit bottoni at the end of that faîl; or that the mon- ster catches up with You, you'll die because your hcart will stop. This kid came up ta me today and said, "Sir, last night 1 dreanit I fell six storeys and I hit bottom, and I didn't die." if "Did you bounce ?," I enquired, "or did you unconsciously spread your wings and land gently ?" "Nope, I Ianded hardi, but I just lay there, ail sort of spread out, but not hurting and flot dead. I was trying ta jump into a puddle and I missed "GIad you're stiIl with us," 1 coun- tered, "but you've ruined one of our theories." He was delighted. He was the one who bas the sword run through hirn about once a wcck, and doesn't feel a thing. Another teacher's theory squelched. Dreams are great; I'm ail for themn. Even nightmares are good for you.- You can wake up with pounding heart, in a cold swcat, scared out of your living wits, but what can compare with that relief, that gloriaus comfort as The Thing gradually fades, and yau realize that you are alivie and it is warm and safe and snug in your own bed. The only thing that is borîng about dreams is when other people try ta Report from Queen's Park by Alex Carruthers,. M. P P. COUNTY SCROOL BOARDS The release of a white piper by the Hon. William Davis last week has provided further enlightenrnent as ta the objectives, organization, and obli- gations of the proposed County Boards of Educatiori. The significant features of the new concept of educational administration may be summarized as follows. * A school division with county boundaries will be established for each of the 38 administrative counties, in- cluding separated cities and towns located in the county. * An elected board of education would have jurisdiction bath public (Elementary and secondary) and sep- arate schools. * Separate school members cf the hourd will represent the interests of separate school supporters for sec- ondary school purposes. * The proposed boards wiIl coni- sist of 14 ta 20 members based on the total population of the county or divi- sion. under 50,000 - 14 members 50,000 ta 99,999 - 18 members 100,000 or more - 20 members (Durhami County as a sepurate division would have 14, a united counties division 18.) *The number cf board members ta be elected in separated cities or towns within the divisioni wouild be determnined by the ratio cf the provin- cial equalizcd residential and faim assessment in such municipalities ta that of the remnaining municipalities in the county. eg. Total assessment of the division $90,000,000 public school assessrnent _- $80,0()0,(00 separate school assessment $10,000,000 a separated town assessment $ 6,000,000 Number of P.S. members in the divis- ion 8/ of 16 = 14; Number of Sep. S. mpembers in the I'umher of town members in the divi- sion 6/80 of 14= 1; The county council wîll determine the caunty municipality or municipali- ties ta be included, for which a meni- ber or members are ta be elected. * In cities or towns members cf the baard wauld be elected by a gen- cral vote. * Separate school members wouild be elected by a general vote cf the separate schooi supporters in the ad- ministrative dounty division. * Board members would be elect- ed hiennially and hold office for two years. * Students attending schools in another county will have the right ta complete their education at those schools. * Future students wiil also have thio same right unti o.ther arrange- ments are mutually agreed to by tïw boards of education concerned. * The net cost of education, exclue6 sixTe of legislative grants and ather revenues, would be apportianed by ti board among aIl the municîpalities î$ the division on the basis of provincial equalized assessment. * The board of education tax bill would be distinct frorn that for muni. cipal purposes. * Tax buis would be calculated printed, and issued hy the municipali. ties as is presently done. *Taxes would be collected by the municipalities and transferred ta the board of education. * Each board of education will issue its own dehentures. * Each board wvilI engage its own auditor. This shouild result un financial staternents bcing made at earlier dated thn is now possible. * Boards of edUcation will (a) Assume ail property, assets Jiabilities, contracts and agrcerents o the former bads. (b) Organize the supcrvisory and administrative staff, and make other necessary adjustments. * An Initerirn Organization Coni- nîittee in cach administrative division wiIl be estahlishied ta facilitate the transition ta te11w x unit of admini- stration. ý:This interirn committe will con- sist of' one repre7sentative from each eXisting pubjlic siltool bord, high school b)oard, and Board of education. *The commitcc, which may wish ta establish other suh-commuttees, will prepare a comprehensive repart pro- vriding information about the existing system. * The report will serv'e as a docu- ment. aon which the new board ta be elected for 1969 may base united decis. ions and long range planning. A Corner for Poets AFTER THE ICE-STORM (Jan. 15, '68) 1 walked 'neath skies cf purest blue, In a world cf spotless white, And as the sun came smiling through, A fairy-land burst on my view, Quick-si]ver, gleuming bright. The trees that were just elrns before, Were crysta] chandeliers, The spruces, frosted flounces wore, The weeping-willow by my door, Shed sprays cf diamond tears. And as 1 watched that glittering scene, All things cf earth in beauty dressed, Nat ail mcn's marvels thît have beerzy# Nor jewelied robes of many a kinw ' Cari equal Nature's best. 4 -Marjori. CU=nzghari Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 114 yeara ago in 1854 Aima Incorporating The Bawmanville News The Newcasmtle Independent The Orano News e1UL FI'I' £thtorizod as Second Clans Mail by the Post Office Dept., Ottaiwa, and for payaient cf postage in cash Produced every Wedneadtxy by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Box 190 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario JOHN M. JAMES GEO. W. 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