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4 The Canadian Statsnimn, Bowmanvffle, Feb. 14, 1998 A Second Look at Pierre's Book Last week, we had only read the first haif of Pierre Bertori's new book "The Smug Minority" and really shouldn't have commented before f in- luhing it. Now, we have done that and changed our opinion considerably, al- though we stili have rnany reservationh. As one might expect the book is wel written and documented. It amounts to a condemnation of our present system that doemn't give adequate assistance to the poor to enable them to be rehabili- tated, fails to provide sufficient funds for those with the mental capacity but flot the financial resources to acquire an education, and so on. Hie caims these shortcomings are wasting Canada's most valuable asset, human resources. And it's ail the fault of the Smug Minority, including the Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Manufacturers Association and the well-to-do because they resst any efforts to extend the governxnents' welfare services. Mr. Berton adinits that his propos- ais for a guaranteed annual wage of a minimum of $3,500, for paying people to attend universities, for Medicare and the many other services would be cost- iy but he feels such measures are just as important an investrnent in human resources as 12-lane highways ... and he might well be right. What he fails to offer is some way to provide ail these human investment opportunities without increasing taxa- tion and aiso raising prices of every- thmng to the point where a guaranteed annual wage of $3,500 would be no more adequate than the welfare pay- ments now being received. The Smug Minority is a disturbing book and a powerful one that cites the problems of our age, but doesn't spel out the solutions that will have to corne before the weaknesses can be correct- ed. Other countries much older than Canada have tried many experiments in the social welfare field that are far more extensive than anything tried here to date, but we have yet to hear of any that have been able to bring about the idealistic conditions visualiz- ed by Mr. Berton. We suggest you read the book and let's have your opinions. During the weekend, we also re- ceived a fascinating Russian travelogue written by Dan Murray, Publisher of the Alaska Jrighway News of Fort St. John, B.C. It included an easy to read group of articles on a trip he made to the Soviet Union last year and was most interesting. Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rov- ers make up the Scouting family in Canada - a family of more than 300,000 boys and Young men ranging in age from 8 to 20. It is no wonder, therefore, that the Boy Scouts of Canada say quite confi- dently that "There is a place for you in Scouting". For indeed the four groupa mentioned above (and there are others as well) offer a wîde vaniety of programs and activities which ap- peal to ail eligible age groups. Wolf Cubs (aged 8 to 10) enjoy indoor and outdoor sports and activi- Lies, while at the same time learn about nature, woodlore, and the meanings of friendship and citizenship. Boy Scouts (aged Il to 14) are faced with many new and exciting challenges in a program whîch just this year is broadening its scope to such an extent that membership is expected to soar to even greater numbers. Venturers (aged 14 ta 17) take part in aircraft gliding, skin and scuba div- ing, ham radio, go-carting, even crim- inology, as well as outdoor sports of al kinds. Rovers (aged 16 ta 20) provide Young men of this age group with op- portunities to continue Scouting acti- vity with others of their own age, specializing in service, social, outdoor, training and other activities. "Boys and young men enjoy work- ing with others of similar age and in- terests," says J. L. MacGregor, Direc- tor of Program Services at Boy Scout National Headquarters, Ottawa. "The Scout Movement provides them with the resources, equipment, and leader- ship to do just that." Boys who live in remote parts of Canada, and cannot join a regular Cub Pack or Scout Troop, are provided for through the Boy Scouts' Lone Scout and Lone Cub programs. Under these circumstances, the boy, with the assist- ance of a willing neighbor, or even parent, carnies on his Scouting activi- ties thnough manuals provided by his nearest Boy Scout Provincial Head- quarters. In 1967 World Scouting - for Scoutîng serves some ten million boys and young men in 145 countries - cele- brated its Sixtieth Anniversary. Febnuary 18 ta 25 is Boy Scout Week in Canada. As the more than 300,000 boys and young men in aur country celebrate it, let's stop a min- ute and salute this organization which will soon be 61 years young. We Don't Cut Muc h Ice Tt does not seem ta have been determined as yet whether the riew county school board which the provin- cial government has decided will gov- ern our educational affairs will be a Durhamn county board or a United Counties board. We wish ta go on record as agree- Ing with Mayor Michael Wladyka that West Durham should go with Ontario county and that East Durham and West Northumberland, that is the Port Hope and Cobourg areas, should be under the same board. Presurnably East Northumberland and Trenton should, If this were done, go with Hastings County. It is not apparent why Queen's Park feels existing county boundaries ta be sacrosanct. They may stili be useful for some purposes in some pla- ces, but we have feared for some tirne that the regional governrnent planned by the province might end up being county governrnent aIl over again but with less local autonomy. Such a rid- iculous development could only be change for the sake of change In a recent editonial The Orono Weekly Times, in oppasing the idea of one school board for the entire United Counties, states that the Orono area really feels ties with Ontario County. This would seem ta bean out Mr. Wladyka's thesîs. Thene is certainly no question but that the Part Hope area feels much dloser affinîty ta the Cob- ourg area than it does ta West Durham. What, however, can we do about it? If the people of Port Hope want ta be under a school board whose junis- diction also includes Cobourg, and do flot want ta be under a school board which covers Countice and ather Osh- awa suburbs, what can they on their elected representatives do about it ? We doubt if aur wîshes cut rnuch Ice in Toronto. After ail, duning the last election the premier did not even delgn ta came ta, Port Hope, thaugh he was urgently requested ta by the local Progressive - Conservative Association and though he was in the area and visit- ed Cobourg. -Port Hope Guide Exercise and Heart Disease «"Get Fit - Keep Fit", a publication of the Department of National Health and Welfare states that there is some evidence ta suggest that men in occupa- tions requininq a good demi of physical activity ma yh ave a lower death rate from coronary heant disease than those in sedentary occupations. Regular vîg- ourous exercise may actually prevent heurt disease by incneasing the blood supply to the heart muscle and decreas- ing the amount of cholesterol deposit- ed 1iD plug the caronury artenies. Exer- cise, of course, helps ta combat aven- weight which is often associated with cononary diseuse. Farmers and labour- ers have a iower death rate from coron- ary disease than business executives, and pastmen iower than clerks. In addition, the sedentary occupations usualiy require a greater degree of mental activity, anxiety and stress, which mnay contnibute funther ta this probiern. Exercise of the proper type and in the proper umount is beneficial and actually improves the function of the heurt. February is being observed as "Heurt Month" throughout Canada. ge 0Fba ~4tm3 Durham County's Greati Family. Journal Establisbed 114 yecragao in 1854 Alsa Incorporating The Bowmanvllle News The Newcastle Independent <OueIS 0-* The Orono News L0 £itauted et Sécend Clase Mail by the Pott Office Dept., Ottawa, and for payment ci postage in cash Produced every Wednesdczy by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Bx 190 62.66 King St. W., Eowmanvlle, Ontario JOHN M. IAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS EDrrTOE-PtMLISKRER AnVro. 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Canadien Statesinan ifs lbability saah net *ceed such a portion cit hé entire ceet oi sucit adyuetiaemoen tuhe upoco eecupted by' th*. poted errer beau tetahe whole s pooo ocoupied by .ucb ,dvertfuezuet. Mlsslng Perrsons DearSir: Feb. 9, 1968 I arn enclosing a clipping that was in this week's "Family Herald" that could be of some value to one of the Mitchell famnilles in Bowrnanville. Would you please print it in your piper. Mitchell: Information is requested concerning only relatives or next of kin of Orvîs Vernal Mitchell born et Bowrnanvjlle, Ontario, an July 4, 1890, and who died at the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, on the 28th day of December, 196,5. Dennis R. Shepperd, Esq., Public Trustee, 635 Burrard Street, Vancouver 1, B.C. Telephone No. 684-6311. Yours truly, J. H. Coombs, R.R. 2, Bowmeanville, Ontario. Hanover. Ont. Feb. 9, 1968 IJear Editor: Premier Robarts in his speech tunning down medi- cane, in neferring ta the twa provinces (N.B. and P.E..) claiming inebility ta afford their 50 per cent of the cost. said: "Like the starving man offered a loaf of bnead for 5 cents, it means nothing If he lacks the 5 cents." He feit thît "We couid not, in ail con- science, take advantege of a plan in Which the cast of medical cere in Ontario wýould be subsidized by tex revenue raised in -other provinces who have indi- cated that thein resources are nat sufficient ta, permit thernita pey that portion of the plan that would be their responsibility." That state- ment is a bit confusing ta me but I wouldn't mind giving the stanving min a 25 YEARS AGO (Feb. 18, 1943) Mn. and Mrs. Joseph Coop- er, Bowmenville, w er e guests ut the wedding of the former's niece, Miss Jase- phine Elizabeth Cooper, formerly of Oshawa, ta Stafford J o h n Sullivan, R.C.A.F.. which took place at the Chunch af the lni- maculate Conception, Peter- borough. Mn. Cooper gave bis niece ln marniage. The September Probation- ers' Class of Women's Cal- lege Hospital, Toronto, ne- ceived their caps an Febru- ary loth. Among these were Misses Jessie Scott and Jean Pattinsan. The ewerd given by the hospitul for the high- est standing in the class was wan by Miss Pattinson, who is thc daughter of Mn. and Mns. Fred Pattinson. Durham County lncneased Its production of cneamery butter from 42,645 lbs. ln Janumry, 1942, ta 45,186 lbs. in Januury, 1943, îccording ta the Ontario Dcpartrnent of Agriculture report. Miss Donothy Wright, daughter of Mn. and Mns. Russell Wright. Manvers Raid, who ls attending High School in tawn, staya with her aunt. Mrs. W. J. S. Rundle, during the week. A nuniber af Bowrnanville people were pleised ta hein Bruan Flaherty an "The Happy Gang" program ramn Toronto on Tuesday. He la with the R.C.A.F. ln Toron- ta. Miss Beulah Tammey spent the weekend with her mother, Mns. R. F. Tommey, Caoksville, and alsa visited fiends ln Brampton. Miss Dorothea Jeffeny spent the weekend witb ber parents ia Toronto. AC2 Bob Evans, R.C.A.F'., Toronto, spent Sunday with his parents, Mn. and Mrs. E. C. Evans. Haward A. Piekard ls now stationed at Nanairno, B.C. Miss Ida West visited In Toronto during the week- end. Starkville: Miss Gwen Gilmen of Bawmmanville wau home. Sunday. Haydon: Spr. Jack Patta, Debert, N.,,la home on furlough wlth bis wlfe. nickel. There is a bright ray from the west coast. Pre- mier Bennett announced that B.C. will be able to meet ail the requirements of the national plan and "if the plan is la operation, in we'll go." Alsa fram the east coast cornes evidence of progres- sive thinking. Premier Smith of Nova Scotia ne- cently indicated that his government has calculated on a $15 million a year ex- penditure on medicare. Youns truly, John Gilbert. Bowrnanville, Ont. Feb. 12, 1968 Dear Editor- On behalf of the March of Dimes, I wish to thank your newspaper for the ex- cellent coverege you gave Our campaign in Bowrnan- ville. The carnpaign was most successful - our final total is $1,373.39, of which we cen be justly proud. To my committee I ex. tend e particular thank you, Mrs. Bruce Cole, Mrs. Egon Rietmuller, Mns. Al1a n Strike, Mrs. Merrill Brown, Mrs. Gardon MaeNeill, and Mrs. Ian Smith. And ta the Marching Mothers, too nu- merous to specify, may I say a presonal 'thank you' for li your time and effort. Sincerely, (Mrs. Edward) Margot Samuel. ANNEXATION Bowzmenville, Feb. c, 1968. Dean Editor: Please allaw me a littie space in your voice of flow- manville and district. Hîving retired from muni- cipal life I feel I mey sit on the sidelines end criti- cize, canstnuctively, I hope. I attended lest night's regular Council meeting and, 49 YEARS AGO <Feb. 20, 1919) Mr. Fred Foley, Bowman- ville's enterteinen, ussisted at a concert near Trenton on Monday evening. In the greet rush o! wark ln this office appointrnent o! Major E. E. Sniden, M.A., principal of Part Hope High School. as successon ta Dr. W. E. Tilley, M.A., Pub- lic School Inspecton. for In- spectanate No. 1, Durhamn County, to become effective Sept. 1. 1919, bas not been announced, Dr. Tllley bas held this position for 35 years and for 24 ycars previaus was engaged ln teeching. Major Snider will be expected ta reside ln Bowmanville for convenience of teechers and trustees. The inspectorate Includes Bow- menville, Darlington, Clarke, Manvens, Cartwright, New- castle and Part Hope with a teachlng staff of 96. Mrs. I. Scripture and dmughter Evvm are spending the winter ln Culifonnia. Miss Louise Hardy recently met with a very seriaus and painful accident ta ber band while tunning on a wuter tap which wa defective. The porcelain end broke and caused i deep gaah, the metal spike w hi ch held the rnrelain, also enterIng thei hand, injuring the tendons and mn artery. Mn. H. G. Hutchinson, new manager of the Stand- &rd Bank ,Osh awa, haa pur- chaed tram Mr. Robt. Mc- Lmughlin, the handsome bungalow an Sirncoe Street North. Mrs. Wm. Marrison (nee Minnie Rogers), Whitby, bas been guest. of Miss Lillian McLean and rela- tives here. Mn. Paul Trebilcock was ln tawn recently,'neturnlng tram a trip South ta his home ln Peterboraugh. Mn. Herbent 13es s ey. Georgtown, bis been visit- Ing his uncie, Mn. Jacob Gaud. Mr. B. Donley o! Myrtie ia the new station agent at Burketon. Mr..and Mrs. Chas. Larke,1 Coiborne, a pe nt Sunday . with their daughter, Mr&.5 Geo. Hlnd& except for a probable minar mistake, think Bowmanville cen be proud of this year's Coutîcil. Being a spectaton of one In the visitor's gellery for most of the meeting, m: main concern was ta see il sanie of the new members inight take up what I con- sider a mistake of lest year's Council in instigating the annexation of a part of Darlington Township. I feel I have sanie knaw- ledge of this metter, having been a member of Derling- ton Township Council wher the gentlernenly neighborly negotiations were cîrriec out between the two coun- cils to enable Bowmanville ta accommodate the plans of Johnson & Johnson. Bowmanville bas several hundred acres of Industria] land availahie without reaching for the plurn Dan- lingtan was able ta acqu ire ln the multirnillian dollar plant of the St. Mary's Cern- ent Company, wiich, by the way, many Bawrnanville citizens vehernently appas- ed. Six yeans ago, Bowman- ville ernbarked on a pro- ject of servicing appraxi- mately 100 acres of indus- trial land, and up ta the present has been able ta dispose of only four or five acres of sanie. It is my opinion that when industry chooses ta locate in this area, if we are prepened, we will get industry and not before. The following item tramn Picton may be of consider- able interest here: 0MB reJecta Picten attempt nt annexation PICTON - The Ontario Municipal Board yesterday rejected a bid, by this Prince Edwerd County town ta an- nex 770 acres of adjoining Hallowell Township. The board said Pictan had flot proved Its need for the land and admonished bath municipalities ta settie their own batties ln the future. Picton began lis bid ta an- nex the land three years mga. Reeve Bruce Hyatt af Hallowell said the town was tnying ta take aven the best of the township's assessment on the pretext of attracting 1 see it as a golden oppar- tunIty for sanie of the new members o! cauncil ta brlng this natter before council as baving been a prernature nove. Let's hait the spend- ing o! thousands of dollars o! the ratepayers' money on further litigatian. Having ln mmnd that If and when BowrnanvIlle needs mare land fan develaprnent, it cauld be handled as the Johnson & Johnson demi was, let's stop thinking of Bowrnanville versus Dan- lington and instead think a! it as part af Durhami County, Ontanio Province and, we hope, part of Canada. Bowmanville's cammercial assessment Is 20% of the total assessment and, as the population of Darlington Is langer than Bowmenville, it Is quite logical ta expect thmt much of this assessment iq gîined by the merchants serving Darlingtan residents. Sa, let's keep it that way and live as good neighbons sbauld. Sincere]y, Ross Stevens. OBITUARY BENJAMN PAGE The deîth occunred sud- denly, Feb. 8, 1968, at the Oshawa General Hospital, fol- lowing a veny short sickness, cf Benjamin Page o! 600) Wychwood Street. He wms in his 59tb yeîr. Born in England, Dec. 23, 1909. the deceased llvcd in Bethîny, Ont., before rnoving ta Osawa 24 yearsamgo. Prier ta, bis retirernent in 1965 he was employed by F. F. Welch Construction Ca. and Alnor Earthrnoving Ca. Mn. Page is survived by bis wife, the former Florence Milne Welcb; a stepdaughten, Mns. Bruce Barrett( Jean) of Oshawa and tbree stepsona, Stanley and James Wclch oi Oshawa, and Donald Welch of Taunton. Tbe memonial service wîs beld at the Armstrong Fun- eral Home, Osamwma,Feb. 10, followed by intenment ini Mount Lawn Cernetery. S. G. Saywell, lay piston af St. Stephen's United Church, con- ducted the service, )r le )r if s s I Sugar Bi DR. SMILEY'S REMEDY Well, the old 'flu bug, or something equally virulent, hit me on the week- end. This column cornes to you via gobs of aspirin, hot toddies and sheer will-power. Sunday morning, 1 woke up feeling like a mackerel. Not just out of the sea, fresh and quivering. No. One of those that have been gutted, packaged, frozen and then cooked over a hot f ire and re-frozen and re-cooked. My wife had several theories, as usual. First, 1 had a hangover, plain and simple. There's no such thing, but I reminded her that we'd spent the pre- vious evening quietly watching tele- vision and fighting as usual. Proof positive came when she offered me a hair of the dog and I recoiled in horror. Next, she decided I was going through the change of life, with those hot and cold flushes. I pointed out that my breasts hadn't grown, and that I wasn't growing any more hair on head, face or legs, which have always been like an Airedale's. She was discom- bobulated. Finally, she proclaimed it was food poisoning, because Kim and I are ai- ways thawing f ish and stuff and then re-freezing it, for some reason. Obvi- ously I'd had bad fish. Turned out we'd had steak, ail fresh. Couldn't convince her that I might have the 'fEu, which has been knocking people on their keisters for weeks at a time around here, ail winter. That's because I neyer get sick. Or rather, I'm half-sick ail the time, but neyer take a day off. When I do, about every three years, she panics and starts demanding to know where the insurance policies are. I neyer have a dlue, so I just groan and say, "Leemee-alone !" Which in- creases her anxiety problems, which are already Grade A. Whatever it was, I take back al my public and private utterances about people who've had the 'f lu this winter. ln public, "Pampering yourself. Take some whiskey and an aspirin." Or, to myseif, "What a slacker. Do anything1 for a few days off work."1 Report from Ottawa zpIce* 'y Bill Smiley sick at the stomach, I didn't have a sore throat or the snuffles or the sneez- es. But I haven't feit like that since October, 1944, when f ive burly Germ- ans set about me with f ists, boots and rifle-butts, for some trifling crime whichI tan'th ecsali. sap t tietA d Idokthe saime e apet timetateI ithacoedft timeI ead. a timns atro thmeyacoleoffbthoGkr. asBrut lm te acoeof abo-aokn But dIn lathe rechtintatbox-card on a siding indtheadUtchtSainardin IHolladand radUpton inlaiy r inc Ir was adn geus rmiasmwrist wnkee wire toeterno a were my anokses.he were noeuhancufsand t okd sme ophysfcalyaneeui, band Ied coud se outnof olyoe eybu ea.Anoutthe pairniglothe away. boutin hre trd night the e.. aebetin charge ausctueeandy rougtle. ina tin obpoiof nus coffe anwenhed in garbie h of nlshrdmearench. oe wha onhytehmsrudimenastayidea aout bhutthe thce er chp wastaing h aetbout, t i uke eup hikh fet better, to teelatwek en.It was ab out theamefr olast ouek tendminureaI olda for itol aout ten inutsataistwthoueerat he faintinf But amdstpthfever and thpe csol ocolffeleberofe-r by mTe s nalloaledb iIardeHllreanTh Lthenem"nby Richr HuMary",and Mhx ne "An Na Hedre'sa,ce Maxio Fegusn, B n fe-ac railomar n.ayug nlsmn Hxf arypewass yoEgishman, elf Oxfrd, wuppe-lasse gisiself- sufentre, horealizd hough bisnd own surib un(e)was's iht donmanter tihe uned) an's iofurina It wto min, hey ubivrka.tHeo wsuffleing. teriasi nly bookhte. He askilmed literinoa night-fgtr itntookdme backinto a wotfrld oftraningand ighr-flying an Spitiesttwa ie el eph. ao i cnciulyfn- Fergbuson's book iy cnously fun.s ar ny, bu tistsunny. And boh rie toare tnhevduast o swho fer oehope to il th grn et ofusthe ferwearnd betein round btoeweofthe upper and cnther ml-tne fte nit Today I wrote a letter to my great grandchildren (which they wiil prob- ably be reading in about 40 years) and I thought you might like ta see it Dean Kids: You have studied a bit about Con- federation in 1867; how Sir John A. Macdonald and Mn. George Brown set aside partisan differences ta agree that we should have a Country called Can- ada and how Sir George-Etienne Car- tien helped ta brîng the French speak- ing people of Quebec into the Union. I know you are pretty proud ta be Canadians and so are we, but we had a few difficuit years in the Sixties. There are some Canadians, particulanly in Quebec, who are dissatisfied with the way Confederation is wanking. We just finished a Constitutional Conference in Ottawa. Our Prime Min- ister and the Provincial Premiers met hene for three days. It was the mast important meeting in Canada since those in Charlottetown and Quebec City which arnanged the terms of Canfede- ration aven 100 years aga. The neason this week's Conference was sa important is that we faced up ta reaiity about the things that are dividing aur Country. The Conference was a success and is probebly the nea- son that you kids can caîl yourself Canadians today. Evenyone et the Conference was pretty reasonabie, but there were four men wha neally should have medals. I know you have iearned about them from your "school video screen". Fiere are a few things you may not have learned: You know, things would aiways be upset in your home if the biggest of you kids was seifish and domineering. Thut is the way it cauid be in Canada now if we didn't have a really great Caniadian in John Robants, the Prime Minister of Ontario. Mn. Robants want- ed Canada ta survive and he showed he realiy meant it by agreeing to reas- onabie changes that will make it easier for ail of us ta live together. In yaur tume it is not this way but back in the Sixties the Prime Min- isten of Quebec had ta take a pretty tough line with the Federal Govern- ment in orden ta remain poiitically popular in bis own Province. Prime Minister Daniel Johnson does nat have an easy time now because there are many pawenful farces in Quebec that would like ta see that Province le-ave the Canadian Union. Mn. Johnson saîd he dîd not want ta destroy Canada and that he wanted ta keep talking about the ways we cen make a Con- stitution in Canada that could be amended in Canada also. Mr. Johnson could have wrecked the Conference but he chose ta work fan a united Canada. It was a pretty important deci- sion and we have ta give hîm a lot of credit. This was the first Federal Provin- cial Conference in the last 30 years where the Prîme Minister of Qu.ebec Honey, M.P. did not h ave almost the whole say as spokesman for French speaking Cana- dians. Justice Minister Pierre Elliott' Trudeau said that he had just as much right ta speak for Quebec as Mr. John-il son had. This was quite a change. Mr. Trudeau forced Mr. Johnson ta be expli- cit about his demands and this was a" good thing. Mn. Trudeau spoke very cleanly and precisely. He said French_ speaking Canadians should have exact- ly the same linguistic and cultural rights as English speaking Canadians have in Quebec but that Quebec should have no special status or pnivileges. Mr., Trudeau made a lot of sense. You know ail about Prime Minister Pearson. Fie was the star of the Con- ference. Mr. Pearson wil be resigning -i a couple of months after beîng Prime Minister for five years. You know how Mn. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize and was Secretary-Gen- eral of the United Nations, and so on. Sometimes I think Canadians do not reaily appreciate Mr. Pearson. This makes me a bit sad because I think he is one of the great men of aur history. This week's Conference xvas his great- est success. I really tliink Canadians are starting ta appreciate him now. Enough of that . . . you kids are in a much better position than 1 arn ta know what kind of Prime Minister Mr. Pearson was and aiso about the other men 1 have mentioned. Be goad kids an.. d do your homework! DUAL SOLITUDE Man cannot dweii in happiness, With his feiiow-man, and brood, Upon pust !Ils and bitterness, On he'il build a solitude Sa vast, so dense, that the way between, Cauld be forever lost, And ail that be left, the "migh. have been", And the counting of the cost. Sa man to his fellaw f irst muât prove The friendship he fain would see, Rancoun and spite o'ercame with love, If brothers they would be. Then happiness bis life will crown, With the wall of solitude broken down. Marjonie Cunningham WINTER THOUGHTS Seems some just have ta do breath- tuking things, For me, I find a quiet joy in scented Springs, And if some f ly the limitiess blue aky, I see the lovely flowens that all around me lie. Whiie some seem born ta soar aloft on golden wings, There is a sweet content just doing ' sîmpler things, In restless search of happiness, how fan we sometimes roam, When ail the time it could be there beuide you - just at Home, 60m" - -Marjorie Cunningham Something ln Scouting for Everyone Jetters to t/he <citor and From the Stateaman Files By Russell C.