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O'he Canadian Statesinan, Bowmanville, Apr. 3, 1oge 1The tremendous interest evident li the forthcoming Liberal leadership campaign was interrupted by another mhajor political event on Sunday night when U.S. President L. B. Johnson stole the show by making his own heatiuines. His announicement of the hait in the bomnbing of North Vietnam was a big enough story to overritie ail other riews, and when he foliowed th*at by bis surprise deciaration that he would not seek re-election to the presidency, the evening became an historie event of uriparaileleti current importance to the worid. Now we are waiting with bateti breath for some indication from Hanoi that Ho Chi Minh wiil be willing to sit down and negotiate a peace settiement that could brinp an endi to the bioody and costiy confliet. Possibly, by the time this appears in print there may be some reaction of one type or another as heatis of other countries bring their influence to bear on North Vietnam. If nothing is forthcoming andi Johnson's inove is interpreteti by Hanoi as weak- .iiess or wavering by the Unitedi States the next step couid be a major escala- tion of the ivar. Let us ail hope that doesn't happen or the possibility of peace In the near futuire wouid be much shore remote than it is at present. Only time will bring the answer and this aiso applies to another more peacefuily conduicteti battie or war that will be brouight to a climax this week- endt at Ottawa with the election of Cari- etda's new Prime Minister, and the retirement of the Right Honorable Les- ter B. Pearson, While the task of choosing the right man for the. post is tip to the nearly 2,500 delegates from across Can- ada, most citizens of this country ap- pýear to be taking an intense înterest in the campaign, feeling no doubt that teir particuilar welfare anti weil-being verv much at stake. The choice puts 4tremendous responsibilitv on the delegates. those comparatively few sup- #orters of thp Liberal party who coti #iake or break the party and the coun- Who Wants the " by Elgin R. Taylor R.R. 1, Enniskillen In these limes of stupendous change, finlimiteti ideas for new living stand- 4rds, new moral caties anti new educa- t'onal systems we often hear, "Oh, for the Good Olti Days !" il've been watching the progress of etir country for over seventy years. Anti tor sixty of those years, in the small torner I've been privilegedt work in, N,ýe triedti give my best in helping ide its tiestiny. This- is the view, of Pe past anti the prescrit, that I sec ý,Xom the top of these accumulateti y.ears! I've always liveti in the rural tbuntrysitie; Anti I receiveti my educa- t«fôn in a one-roometi cauntry school - Most of it under onetleacher; one of the best teachers Ihat ever faceti a class- room. To his memory I offer my high- est regards anti mv deepest gratitude for his guitiance tiurîng those years. Through him, I reccivedt he very best educatiori available at Ihal lime. I have anly the grealest praise for the one-room sehool, for the achieve- rnierts bhey altaineti, anti the wonticrful place they have laken in tht building of our nation. I tiitn't have the opportunity of ettending a secondary school, but I've triedt t make the best of my education; ta keep in touch with al bbc changes anti atvancements taking place. Anti when 1 scecthe ativantages offeredti t the chiltiren totiay - the hroadness of the elementary curriculum; the scope of facilities ax'ailable for ativancement; tht oppartunity for a secontiary educa- tion for every chilti - I wonder who woulti want ta recal bbe "Goati Olti Days". It's truc, the pupils must attend school farther fromn home. But under today's conditions, a school six or seven miles away is as near a3 the schoal two miles away, years ago. Ritiing a school bus is not as tiringf as that long waik. When I starteti scliool, as a five- *vear- olti, wvc xaiked (>ver tw\o fmiles anid stayeti i sclîuul a 1h11 day (but 1 did have a sieep every atternuon ! In the Gooti Olti Days eke only 15 to 3'0 comparions tiuring our eiementary schooliirg. Today's chiltiren try. If they select the right mani who in turn will choose an able cabinet, this country can move forward rapidiy, meeting the problems that confront it and its people and solving themn with ingenuity, wisdom and justice. If they don't, ît's another story. Fortunateiy, the tielegates have a witie choice of excellent men available. While we watcheti the aging, tireti, sad anti frustrateti Presitient Johnson give in to his opponents on Sunday night we, like so many others, were appalieti at the change ini his appear- ance the rigors of his high office had brought about in only a few short years. When he took over the office, he was filleti with vigor andi ambition. On Sun- day, he was by comparison, a broken mani who hatir't been able to fi his office to his satisfaction or the satis- faction of his colleagues. There was so much stili to be done but things hadn't worked out the way he had hoped they wouid. It matie us wonder why men of bis calibre anti the calibre of those now seeking this country's highest office want any part of the positions. Is it love of power for power's sake, a des- ire to serve, one's fellowmen, or what ? From the moment they go after the posts, they are subjectedti 1 the cruel- est kinti of scrutiny by the general public, most of whom hav'e little or no idea what the job entails. If they win the positions they seek, they are pro. jecteti onto a treadmili' that goes almost day anti night with thcm on it. There is little rest,' less relaxation anti alwavs crises bo meet one on top of another. The peoples of bhc worlti shouiti thank their iucky stars that there are public- spiriteti citi7ens at every level of gov- ernment willing to accý-pt the abuse we give them anti the tiemantis we make on them when they become our lead- crs. Sometimes we wonider if we col- lectively realize and appreciate the sacrifices our polîtical figures are mak- ing on our behaîf. Where woulti we be without such men - anti women ? 'Good OId Days"? learri at an eariy age ta work anti plav with a much larger cross-section of humanity, anti so are preparedti mix witb larger groups in later ycars. Parents have a lerrific responsi- bililv - anti a remendous opportunubv - ta instill in their chiltircn's mintis the desire for a high aim in life; bhe nccessity of dcvcloping strang self-con- trol. The ativantage parents have totiay -- in having their chiltiren aI home during their secondary sehool years - allows for a stronger influence on thieir activities. (I recaîl how wc chompeti on bbc bit for a litIle heatiway, mnaking tiemantis that scantializedtihbbcltier generation of aur day !) Each genera- lion must adapt ils standards according ta the knawledge available at the lime. Over 700 years ago Galilco irvented tbc belescope. Ht worketi anti waited two years bo show his invention bo the public, because bis knowledge contra- dicteti tht teacbing of centuries. Anti bhe olti leaders feareti a collapse of tbc moral standiards of civiliza lion! Tht same moral ethics are being taught today, anti appliedti modemn liv'ing. Whicb of us bas bbc right la jutige wbicb generation bas bbc truc irberpretatiori of moral issues ? We must'remember bhis: Thc mer anti women wbo are guitiing bbceticstiny of our country taday are bbc boys anti girls we traineti 30 anti 40 years aga. Anti their boys anti girls will be the mern anti women guiding the country in the year 2000. So wbo wants the "Goond Olti Days"? Only bhose who war't look back, anti properly assess tbc values; those afraidt o look forward la oppor- bunities they were unable la attain. There are none Sa blind as those who wiil flot sec In conclusion, I woulti say bo thc young peaple, "Set a higb aim in life. Dex'elop a shrong scnst' of self-control. G ive 'votijbest !" 'Lt heir parents, t a)hie great oltunity I liai i.s yotiîs, and make the mosi of il. " And la the aider folks, " Stop pushing back- wards. Get on anti help steer - for the welfare anti the desliny of aur nation! " 'f 4 RELEASED FROM CAPTIVITY Hati a taste of utter tiomestic free- dom anti peace tiuring the recent holi- days. Daughte'r Kim went off to spenti a few days with ber Mum in the city. Anti there I was, ail alone in the big house. For the first time in years, nobody to bug me. Not a sou] to tell me it was lime 10 get up or go to bcd. Nobody Io tell me to stop tioing Ihis, or start doing that. Nobotiy b natter away while I was trying ta reati the paper. It was a wild, delirîous feeling. OnIy a man who is heleagucred hy women most of his waking hours can appreciate how I felt. 1 just decideti to let 'er rip, go the wholc hog and let the chips faîl whcre tbey might. First morning I siept right through. Until 8:30. I even lay there, grînning tiefiantly anti saiti, rigbt out louti, "I wori't get up until 1 feel like it." Anti there was no argument. Severi minutes later, insteati of the usual juice, toast anti coffee, I rippeti the cap off a bottie of beer anti drank il, right Ihere in the living-room, îiot the kitchen, with my bare feet up on the best chair. It gave me a glorious sense of sheer freetiom. And a heati- ache. But I tiitn't care. r readth Ie morn- ing paper for 20 minutes straight with- out being interrupteti. tnheard of lux- ury! For the rest of the dav, I not only threw convention to the wind, but flouteti every tiomestie rule Ihat has been poundeti mbo me in 20 years. I reati a novel insteati of marking cxam papers. I deliberately let my whiskers grow, right through until naon. I maliciously dirtieti every ash- tray in the house. I refuset Ito take out the garbage. I got crumbs ail over the kitchen floor and just left them there, crunching happily arounti in themn. I tiidn't even go tiown to the basemnent anti do the washing. I reati Mati magazine, I lhrew a stack of exam papers on the f loor anti kieketi them ail over the room. I rip- peti up a couple of bills that came in the mail. MacDuff Ottawa Report YELLOW METTLE O'rTAWA- -In spite of the fact that lie was forced ta give uip his leadership cara- paining and stay close ti-î Ottawa, Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp probably did himself littie harm during the days of the internation- al gold crisis. H-e managed to get more television time than any of bis rivals and what he was saying every- one was anxlous to hear. He also was able to an- nounce after a trip to Wash- ington ta see lis good frlend Treasury Secretary Henry Fovier that Canada had cornp]ete exemption from the U.S. mandatory guide- lines, that Canadian sub- sidiaries of American par- ent companies need not send back retained earnings and that the parent was not limited in sending capital funds for use in Canada. But Mr. Sharp, unlike other candidates. is not go- ing to be able to shut the door on Departmental wor- ries when he moves to the convention centre. There are too many problems arts- lng out of the decision of the gold pool countries two weeks ago whlch resulted in the so-ca]led two price system. Some mnay prove in the end to be academie but in case they are not the Canadian government must be prepared. Others are practical and irnmedlate. They max' not even be able ta awalt the new govern- ment that will replace the Pearson reiie. One is the question of future requirements for monetary gold. Gold pool countries have sald there will be no need to buy frai, the private market, Th:! may flot dlrectlv affeci Canada's traditional expnîi of gold from its own mine, to the United States whlc. amounts ta between $6C million and $70 milliona year. Under the Emergency Gold Mlnlng Assistance Act- the emergency seems ta have become almost permanent and costs the taxpayer about $12 million a year - subsidiz- ed mines have only ont out- ]et for their gold, the Royal Canadian Mint. The Mint buys the entire output at the Canadian equivalent af 35 American dollars per ounce less il cents. The gold is reflned anc delivered ta the Exchange Fund whlch in turn, until now, lias sold it ta the Unit- ed States. Mr. Sharp told tht House of Commans the other day that gald deliver- ed since the decision of the gald pool was belng held in the Mint vaults until the situation was dlean or, in other words, until the Amer- icans let us know whether they want It. Tht mines standing on their own feet have tht option of selling In the free market or ta tht Mint but tItre is na obligation on the part of the Mint ta buy it. Whule the free market price remains about $35 an ounce U.S. tIent is no problem. The Mint wlll continue ta, nct as refining agent, ship- plng the gold for export as directed by tht mine. About $30 million ta $40 million Is disposedi of yearly through thscandl Distant Past From the Statesman Files 25 YEARS AGO (49 YEARS AGO> <Aprîl 8, 1943) (APril 10, 1919) Mrs. Edna Jouies, W.M., Sunheam Chapter, O.E.S.. Oshawa; Mrs. Eleanor Chambers, W.M. and Mn. F. W. Bowen, P.P. of Durham Cliapien, O.E.S., Bowman- ville, attended the banquet. reception and dance March 31st. ai tht Royal York Ho- tel, given in honor of Mrs. Florence Eastman, W.G.M., aund Rev. Josephi Stewart, W.G.P., of the Grand Chap- ber, Order of the Eastern Stan. Mrs. Geo. Yu1e anid Miss Ella Jolloxv were tea host- esses when Mns. James Sproule, Oshawa, ententain- ed ai tea for lier daugîter. Miss Caro Irent Sprule. w luse na ui:1uýe I ookuplace las- d 'eek. A oý lcation s for su 'a i for Canninuug must be li 1v Apuil 15th. Youu application slould be senit to Allek Lyle, Seure- tariy outhte local ration boaard. Bowmanville, and not ta Peterborough, Bowmanvllle welcamnes Dr. H-. L. Ballantyne who las laken aven tht practice of the laie Dr. G. C. Bonnv- casile. Dr. Ballantyne cames fram Uxbrldge and Is un- marrled. Chiarles E. Mcllveen las surcessfully completed tle second year Medical Course ai Quten's University, Kingston. Misses Shirley Campbell and Jessît Scott, Toronto, were weekend visitons with Miss Ileen Coudh. Bandsman Kenneil Fletdch- er, son af Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Fletcher, is now stationeti ai Halifax, N.S. Miss Danotîy Elwood spent tle weekend in Toron- to wih her nomalen, Mns. D. Ellwood. Mns. W. S. Roy las ne- tunned ta Onono afler spend- ing sarne weeks wiil Mns. Stephens, Odell St. Radio licences expireti March 31s1, requlnlng lm- mediate nenewal. Mrs. Harvey Nivins, of Torante, visited In town, Thursday. Nestleton: There was a party and presentatiori for Mn. and Mrç. Wm. Morden on Friday evenlng. before they move to a farmneantr m ýis et -t ýh io a 'y e t it it t ti f Fred M. Hughes, son af General John Hughes. of Orono,, is Manager of Royal Bank of Canada ai Moose Jaw, Sask., Iavlng Itee pro- nioted from Stettler, Alta. Mr. James T. Thampson of tht 136th Battalion, who lias heen vlsltng Mrs. S. Ferguson, Pari Hope, las accepted a position with Mr. L. Thompson, Bowmanville. Mn. Cass. Brittain, Las Angeles, Calif., Is visltlng bis father, Mr. Jos. Bitiain. Mrs. Geo. Melnose and daughten, Llstowel, are visi- ing lier uncle, Mn. W. His- bop. Apnil 27th, 100 yeau-s aga, In the City of Baltimore. Md_, seveiîmnorganizec îlie luîdelpr.nceiî (.)udei of Ocld Fel lows, nernhei-sîi p now grown Into nmillionîs, Flor'ence NIghtitigale badge. No. 66, I.O.O.F., will cele- brute the eveuit by attendIng 1l a.m. service ln Disciples Churdli on Sunday. 27th insh. Tht prapenty occupled by Mr. Willard Caldwell's Liv- ery an King St., las been solti and Mr. Caldwell has declded ta sel i ls entire equipment. Mr. A. E. Luke bas pur- chased Mr. Alex Colvllle's Brick residence, corner ai Centre and Concession Sis., and will reside there. Mrs. S. F. Hill bas return- ed home aller a very pleas- ant visitl n Toronto with relatives and friends, andi where she alsa met her gnandsan, Conpl. Fred J. Gale, fram ovenseas. Mn. and Mrs. Jas. Rogers have neiurned home afler spending a pleasant lime with fniends ln Brighton, Smthfield, Trenton and Hil- ton. Miss H. M. Mann has re- turneti alLer spending the wlnier with ber sister-in- law, Mrs. F. H. Mann, Windsor, Ont. Mns. Lee Ellinwood of Akron, Ohio, Is vlsltlng ber slsl.e-ln-law. Mrs. J. S. Lun- ney at the Goodyear Hotel. Mn. R. J. GU has return- ed fi-arn a trip t the South- ern St.ates and Is spendlng a few days ai lis farm. Mrs. Ranion las sold lier Iproperty, west ai Newcastle, tOM.stephen Dudley. But suppose the price on the free market draps below $35 as many experts believe It will. Gold production of tht non-Communlst warld Is about twice the amnount tht free market has been absorblng. Whlle the subsi- dlzed mines would stilll have a floor as well as a ceillng at $35, the unsub- sidized mines would have ta catch-as-catch-can on the free market or take what- ever price tht Mint would pay. One suggested solution Is that the Exchange Fund shauld buy the entire Can- adian output as monetary gold and hold in the reserves whatever could not be ex- ported ta the United States or shlpped elsewbere as rnonetary gald. This wou]d mean that Canada wauld have a one-price gold system whlch miglit be costly far the taxpayer. Every pur- chase of Canadian gald means an advance fnom the Treasury whlch in this case miglit be a very long term Joan. That ralses another prob- Under the 1965 agreement wlth the United States, Canada lias undertaken nat la let ber reserves af gold and U.S. dollars exceed $2.550 million. Whenever lhey readhed this ceillng she would have ta get rld of U.S. dollars by purchasing Can- adian or other securities held by Americanis and turnlng them over ta the govern- nient's security holdings. AIl this means that Mr. Sharp must soon: 1. Amend tht Gold Bul- lion regulatians. This can be done by Order-In-Coun- cil. 2. Pnohahlv amend the Emergency Gold Mining As- sistance Act whlch wlll need leglslatlon. 3. Approach the Amnen- cans wlth a vlew ta re- varnplng the 1965 agree- men t. Another question that must be discussed soon with the Canadian chartered hanks and other dealers ln gald Is whether Canada, under tht circumstances, is to le part of the wonld's private market for trading ln gold. There is no law ln Canada against holding gold on since 1956 agalnst lmporting or exportlng it. In spite of this gold trading until recentlv bas been a relalively small operation. As ln ailier counitnies, Canadians jalned the wave of gold buylng. A good many of these buyers were newcomens from Europe, same of vhom had lad ex- peniences which made themn distrusiful of paper money in any e\ ent. These were the smallen buyers emptying bank accounts of $2,000 or $3,000. Most of the purchas- es were made ln a range ilear thie $:15 U.S. level. Oune l)[ V, ws a former ecl lizeu of WeVst Gn gllc îu ld rcmeunbeu' the -ollapse or the paper mar k and of Gen- mian governnnt bonds after World War 1. Another \vas getting a substantial part of lits Incomne from the United Kingdom and lad awaken- ed one mornlng last Novem- ber ta find that lis poundsq sterling that lad been glv- lng hlm around $300 to adl In Canadian curnencv were nlow worth only $2.60. In most of these cases it was a transfer from paper maney ta gald as protection against what they thought might happen. But tItre were otheri caming miat the bank wlth satdhels which pulled down their shoulders when lhey left. A few of themn ad- mitied bo wearing guns. Some athers wene accom- panled by guards who prob. ably carrled guns and watch- ed every movement. These prabably were speculators lnveting ln gold ln the hope that the United States would be forced ta Increase the pnice. It may be doubtful w heth- the banks really want te continue this business. It certalnly took littIe per- suasion on the part of Mr. Sharp when he asked for suspension of gold trading. TItre Is also the question of smuggling gold across the border whtre haldint iL is prohlbited. This, 50 far, liai been a minor problem but could develop. Sugair and Report from Otfawa By Russell C. Honey, M.P. bpice I darned welI plPased. Peanut-butter anti jarn sandwich andi frozen o\ster soup for lunch. With a wine sauce that I neyer got arounti to cookirig. Didn't eat until some crazy hour. About 12:30. At dinner-time, I tiid the same. Just sneered at the big 'roast of beef cooked for me before the girls lefi. Hati exactly what I wanteti, pork andi beans. Anti exactly when I felt like it. About 6 p.m. I just let the olti dishes pile u p anywhere. Din't even put them in the sink. In fact, I sneereti at themn a couple of limes as .1 waiked through the kit- chen looking for somebody to talk to. That night I carried right on with my orgy of freedom. Hati a brandy anti a cigar somnebodv gave me six months ago when his wife had a baby. Search.. ed out relentiessiy and watched three westerns on TV, including the late-late. Diti I go to bcd then ? Not on your life. Went clown anti without sa rnuch as a hy-your-ieave, made myseif a hig, fat roast beef and horseratiish sand- wich. Washed it dlown with four cups of mY special coffee, the real thing that you can stand a spoon ini. And when I went to bed, il was exactly when I feit like it, with no nag- ging. It was about i1:30, as I recali. Anti it was about 4:30 when that snack wore off anti I went to sleep. Next day wasn't so wild or hilari- ous, quite. Oh, the freedomn was stili there. But so were the dishes and crumbs and ash-trays anti exam papers. Anti robodv else. I must admit a smali surge of pure rage went through me because nobody hati cleaneti the place Up. I1tiidn't just give up, though. I went right on dirtying dishes anti paddling arounti in my pyjamas anti smoking like a diesel truck. On the third morning, the cleaning lady arrivedl. She was a littie taken back ivhen 1 embraced her heartily. And she was even more surprised when 1 foliowed ber about ail morning, bah. bling away about nothing. There's nothing like freedom. Wives shouiti go away and leave their bus- bandis alone for a few days, once a year. This wcek I was askcti at a tiinner in Peterborough ta express the appre- ciation of the audience ta Prime Min- ister Pearson. I saiti historians woulti have bo assess anti evaluate bis record. We are loo close ta ilta give an objec- tiv'e appraisal, il is a big record, full of accomplishments. Mr. Pearson's grcatest impact bas been in bbc fielti of national unity. He has initiateti tht continuing Conference wbich is intendedti ta ventually write a ncxv Constitution . . . a staggering task which includes initiallv a mean- ingful Bill of Rights, secontily, reform of bhc Supreme Court of Canada anti bbc Senale ta make these institutions more effective anti represenlative of your sysicm. The last stage will be a redivision of Fetieral anti Provincial powers on a basis of realism. In bbc area of business, Bànking laws have becri up-tiateti, regulations affecting the transportation industry have been reviseti anti motiernizeti. The new Labour Code was passeti. Labour Relations legîslation is being reviewcd. We have a new broaticasting Act. A reform Liberal, Mr. Pearson brought ini bbc massive Canada Pen- sion Pla-i, bbc Canada Assistance Plan, increaseti Olti Age Security anti Vet- et-ans pensions anti allowances. Ilis Govcrnimcni establisheti the guararn- leeti minimum income for Olti Age pensioners, Youth Allowances, Stutient I oan le,<,isla1 ioni, bhe Ilea Ith Insurance Iiuid andi probLabl ' hue Most. 1imprtp-a nt ofai l, .ir. lPearsonî lias îmade il possible, witlî thLe conicur-renlce of ail Provinuces, after Julv lst, 1968, foir everv Cana- dian lu bave cumprehiensive medical cave rage. Mr. Pearson bas stateti that bis social se-rvices legisiation program is now completeti anti recently he moveti bo caver other arras of social reform. Divorce laws (virtually untoucbed for 100 \-Pars) have hpen brought up-ta- date. A huge omnibus Bill b make im- portant anti colîtroversial changes i the Criminal Code in the areas of birth contrai, abortion, drinking-tirivers' f ire< arm safctv and lotteries is riow befor4 Parliament. Collective bargainirig rights for the Public Service, Unification of thc Arm- cd Forces, ARDA, the new Immigration Act, bbc Deparîment of Industry, the Deparîment of Manpower, tht Depart- ment of Consumer anti Corporate Af. fairs, the Economic Cauncil of Canada, bbc Canadian Dairv Commission anti the rcview boartis ta watch prices anti wages, are just somne of bbc achieve- menis of Mr. Pearson in bbe legislative f ielti. Canada now bas a new Flag, and a National Anthem. No Canadiari cari sec aur flag flying abroati or hear a group of public school chiltiren siriging "0 Canada" . . . in cither language... without a feeling of emotion, anti pritie. This was rot possible before Mr. Pear- son. No other Prime Minister bas hati the courage ta attack the problems which unticrstandabiy woulti creale resentment . . . but they hadti l be aI- tacked if we arc going ta eaul ourselves a Country witbout aI bhc same lime having bbc uneasy feeling that we are still reaiiy oniy a Colony. -Mr. Pearsori titi it whcn no ane cise dareti! Mýr. Pearson was ridiculeti anti rex'- ileti for establishing the Royal Com-. mission on Biiinguaiism anti Bicultur- aiism. The Commission's Firsl Report (tare abo nutîî seven more to come) lias now heen accepted acî-oss Canadla b.\ (;uvertnmeuîts ai ail leveis and all political stripes as bhe Guide by which bluev hope la finid the way taý a ncw undiersianding between Canada's bwo fountiîng graups. At the tinner I said bistorians will assess Mr. Pearsan's record anti atteti, however, tIai I was quite salisfiedti Iat he, would "stand in the shadow of nri Prime Minister". I think Ibis is an Jl) Corner for enk0et s WINDS Mary are the wintis that biow, As tht seasons came anti go; The narh wintis arc tht winter wintis, That bite anti sti ng tht fingers, Anti tht soutb winds are tht sofi wintis, Where the scent of summer lingers. Anti cool anti fresb, tbe wesb wintis That lift the spirit higb, As lhey chase away bbe raîn-cloutis, Andi leave a clear blue sky. Anti don't farget the March winds, So boisterous - mati - anti sirong, Yet they bolti a promise, haîf concealeti, That Spring wili not be long. -Marjorie Cun.ningham SPRING The' snow is gane from the hptiges. Ini the' distance I hear tIc brook sing, Anti suddcnly, there against bbc blue, The flash of a cardinal's wing. The grar-leti aid trees in the orcharti, Have taker a softer hue, Andtihbb lie white caps an the s n iw trap s, 'Neath tle earib have corne paking through. Sooni bbe saps ir tIe trees wiil be runninr My leart is heginning ta sîng, This nli worid las a way of knowing, Jts wontcrful, gloriaus, Spring. 1 -Marjorie Cumninghai CONVENTIONI i À p7i EDITORUAL COMMENT An Historic Week in the Making ~be ~mbrn ~t~te~1 Durham County's Great Family journal Establshed 114 years ego in 1854 Also lncorporating q The Bownanville News The Newcastle Independent inThe Orono News L % £uthorised ce Second Clast Mai bY the Pont Offic Dept., Ottawa, and Lot poyamnt et posage la cash Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Box 190 62-66 King St. W., Bownianville, Ontario IOHN M. JAM1LS GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS EDrTOa-PUBLISRIt ADYTO. MANAGl BusNoEss MGR. " Copyright cnd, tu ProP.rty rights subulît in the image aPP.armnq en this pied. 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