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4 l'h.Cman ~Staieman, Eowamnvtfeine , m 1988D EDITORIAL COMMENT Hindsight Is a Wonderful Asset Thlis i4 the second editorial we have *written this week concerning the "about ta be oPened under a clou&' new town building on Churcli St. The first one, written Monday night following the * Cuncil meeting was quite critical of those responsible for the fire hall sec- tion of the building. This particular portion of the structure has been the subi ect of controversy for some time, even bel are construction began. Nowi that 1t ls finished and ready ta, be open- ed a survey by the Fire Marshall's *De artment has found considerable fau iwth it. One~ major poin: was brought out attemeeting that, incidentally, was niitted by His Worship Mayor Hobbs to ask questions, even .-nake speeches if they wlshed. The point that was new ta Most of those present, including coun- cillars, was that the Fire Marshall's office has no jurisdiction or power to approve or disapprove plans. They wüU ait down with an architect and discuss what they would like to see in a build- ing such as the fire hall here, but they have noa power ta, en.force their recom- mnendations. They made a survey at councll's request, submitted that sur- VeY to council and if council had decid- ed ta put it in the files without taking anY action the Fire Marshall could do naothing. This seems rather ridiculous. The second new point was that the architect had phoned the Fire Mar- shall's office but had flot in fact con- sulted with themn about the plans for this building. There was a suggestion by smre members of the previaus coun- cil that they were under the Impression that the Fire Marshall had been con- sulted by the architect and had in fact approved the controversial fire hall por- tion of the new building. We could go on, blasting those res- ponsible for this building, stressing that the faults found by the Fire Marshall's ,e office do actually condemnn it for use it and create a hazard to firemen, equip- a ment and others. But, what's the use ? eTwo open meetings have now been held eon the subject, the building is about ta ýf be opened this weekend and we feel *quite confident that once everything ris installed and operational, much of L, the controversy will be forgotten... at leait until something happens ta 7bring it ta light again. * It certainly is an improvement in imany ways over the old hall while lackinig some of the good features af that building that has served the town well for many years. We are stuck with it. Coundil, in its joint wisdom or lack of it, decided to proceed with the build- ing, although it was obvious at the time that it was not an ideal situation. The building is now complete, the deben- tures at current high interest rates will now be put on the market to raise the over $430,000 to pay for it over a num- ber of ears and we'll just have to learn to live with it. It's a fait accompli. Let's get on with it and forget ahl the fuss. Council was well intentioned in trying to make the best possible use of the location. They inay or may not have made a mistake. If they did it was an honest one and at this time there is no point in condemning themn for it. The building undoubtedly has many fine points and appears to be well con- structed, although many citizens may flot approve of the design. We'd suggest they visit it during the opening on Saturday afternoon and reserve their decision until that turne. The easiest thing in the warld is ta be critical of the actions of others who have tried to build something. We com- mend the mayor for his handling of the situation on Monday night and for al- lowing everyone an oppartunity ta become involved in the discussions. The only resuit apparent is that foresight is a niuch mnore elusive item than hind- sight. Candidates and Parties Need Your HeIp A little over three weeks from nonw, there will be an election that will leave candidates from one end af this country ta the other up ta their ears in debt. The smre applies to ail partisan parties involved. Saine of thein are that way already because there have been so niany elections in the past few years, as Cangdians and their leaders try ta brlng about a majority governinent in Ottawa that can rule effectively. Surely, the citizens of this country not only have a great responsibility ta mnake certain they vote, they also should flot expect ambitious aspirants ta lead- ership ta have ta dig deep into their own savinga or borrow maney ta carry the costs of the election for which they have been nominated as party candi- dates. If this condition continues, the ultimate result wull be that only people of considerable means . . . or borrow- Ing power . . . will be able ta allow their names ta, stand as candidates for --rovincial or federal elections. It will 1easad 'day for this country if and -when that happens. l:. facts are that costs of conduct-i Ing elections are increasinz just as rap-, Idly as are other costs. There is no suchi th.ing as a spoils or patronage system1 any more s0 workers must be obtainedj * #om lnterested public-spirited citizens or those who are paid. In this partic'u- lar area, the size and population af the new Northumberland-Durham constit- uency has ak-nost doubled, making an election here almost twîce as expensive as it was previously . . . and twice as demanding upon the candidates in ener- gy, turne and effort. Very few people have any idea of the additional amount of money that will be required here for candidates ta make effective use of comnmunications media, for renting comnmittee rooens, halls for meetings, postage and sa on. This editorial is published in an endeavour ta arouse a feeling of res- ponsibility ini citizens af this community, business people, industrialists and any others, so they will lend 'a hand ta the candidate and party of their choice. Many individuals, industries and busi- ness owners in the past have accepted> some of the burden by contributing financially not just ta, one party or can- didate but ta two or possibly three, because they realize that aur systera of deniocratic goverfiment depends upon obtaining suitable men and women who -will be willing ta make the many sacrifices that are part and parcel of being a candidate in such an election as we now have. Give thein your help and financial support They need it. 0 s.w i i ls5 1 seven per cent increase in spending on construction, a decline of five per cent Ini spending on machinery and equip- ment. The increases are concentrated almost entirely in housing, schools, hos- pitals and vrius governinent projects. Business spending will be almost up ta, 1967 totals, down by about one per cent. It is a very optimistic forecast, but one fact must qualify the eptimisin. AI- though a four per cent increase in total capital spending is anticipated, it is doubtful that this will mean an actual increase in national production - which is the one certain source cf improved prosperity. Because prîces are increas- ing at an annual rate of about four per cent, capital spending in 1968 may turn eut te be really juÈt about an the saine level as In 1967. Hawever, if the fore- cast indicates that the economy is not in for a boom, there is certainly ne bust in sight. A joint survey made by the Dom- 'Inion Bureau of Statlmtics and the Trade 'ndCommerce Department forecasts : that 1968 capital spending will total ,,,$15,802,000,000. This total represents a ,gain of 4.1 per cent over the 1967 figure of 1 $5,174,000,000. The forecast af capital spending is X'-a pretty good yardstick against which ta measure the prospects aI the level ,,.o prosperity, writes colu.mnist C. J. -Hlarris. Significantly, the 1968 forecast ,3s estimated at about 24 per cent of the :country's total output of goads and ser- "vices, which is well above the level af : less than 22 per cent that prevailed ,4uring the early 1960s. «â By industry groups, it is expected ..there will be increases in forestry, utili- :'tes, housing, trade, institutions, gev- *ernrnent departments, decreases in .aniing, manufacturing, finance and 0eomercial services. By type of invest- raient, it is expected there wfIl b. a Durham County'a Great Family journal Est abli shd 114 years ago in 1854 10 Alec Incorporatlnq The. Bowmanvlle News The. Newcastle Independent a«md Cktu Naie y the mPont Se p L. Imae aped ar n tcpostaeminash < la Whle e Parod d 1» ny onnWhuaeves, artclribpotgahi offe pbod~u w 62-66 econ St .,iaw. ny unauOntario a aYom - 6 montbu 82.75 $7.Oca Yomr In the United States eticiyU7-in. advano - ~ uu 41%< tbe Udo *tamdbig fuelIt viii ot bb le lmiany erra: in any advertjemnî enje £ poolci m~ adeguemee le eq infedla tfnq by th adiertie: iýdtý* t» ûw wadamabSteamabuclu office dulyafneb; theadvertisez and with .uch ekdwoSs..Ih» obd la w t ere t" I that case Ua~rf entdA o b e @Pmlb oed uu .amte spa» cc oupwe Ottawa - Canada is slow- ly pulling out of a recession Period and is now headed into a moderate period of expansion. That was the optimistie message Finance Minister E. J. Benson had for Vhe Cana- dian Mutual Funds Associa- tion at its reoent annual meeting in Quebec City. What Mr. Benson had to, say was of speejai interest because it was his first ma- jor policy speech since he was sworn in as Finance Minister. He had good, news for the Mutual Funds people and good news for the Canadian people as a whole. The last half of 1966 and Mnost of 1967 was a perjod of adjustment. Growth of' output was only half of wrhat it had been in the earlier years and while levels of investmnent were naintained, their growth iras almost r.on-exjstent. Thle most difficuit feature in the Minister's opinion vas a slowing down in the ate at which new jobs were created at a timnewhen the babies born after the Var were entering the em- Ployment market. This had rouglit about a rise in un- ýmployment. Happily now the past few nonths have shown signs ;at the 1967 slowdown, is nming ta an end. Output continued to grow; i rr w in th wc 25 VEARS AGO Mr. Wm. A. Cryderman, 'Vernon, B.C., lias been visit- Ing his brother. Mr. F. M. Cryderman. Silver St., and numerous other relatives in this district. Mrs. T. H. Knight, Mrs. Russell Hobbs, Misses Mary McAllister, Betty Rice and Bernice Gay were hostesses at a miscellaneous shower for Miss Gertrude Hooper, brlde-elect, at the home of Mrs. Knight, May 26. Corporal Glaire Garton, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Garton, has recently gradu- ated as a mator mechanic from the Airplane School at Gaît. He has now been appointed an instructor at the St. Thomas School. Among the honored guests at the rally of the 95th and lOth Girl Guide Companies held at Owen Sound this weck, was Mrs. W. J. Ward, District Commissioner, who has been actively engaged in Girl Guide work -for many years. Mrs. Ward is a sister of Mrs. Herman Westaway and Harry and Fred Grlgg of thîs town. Pilot Officer Harold Jack Jennlngs, R.C.A.F., who was reported missing in March and laVer advised his rela- tives he was "sale and well" Is back Ini Canada and ex- pects ta visit hlg grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sid J. Jackman. thls week. E. W. S. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ward, Con- cession St., won the $75 scholarship offered by tie Asasociation of Professional Engineers of Ontario at the University of Toronto for third year students. Mrs. Alan Marshall and Miss Marlene Webber, Thornhill, Man., Mrs. Car- lyle Stevens and Gerald, Toronto, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Downey. Sgt. Don Cameron, No. 1 Bomblng and Gunnery School, Jarvis, spent the weekend with his parents. CpI. Alex Lyle of the paratroopers is home on leave from Vermont. Pte. Tom Carter, Dart- mouth, N.S., Is 'vistlng hls parents. Mrs. Vicars Beatty. Duns- lord, is vlslting her math- Pte. David Osborne, Dart- nîaut.h, N.S., is vlsittng his Puesn& - _ more goods and services were produced and were available and investment which ustially declines dur- ing such periods remained at about 25 per cent of the Gross Natàonal Product. He believed it safe ta say Can- ada had made the adjust- ment without the usual symptoms of recession. Mr. Benson said, based on recent reports he has re- ceived, that he could talk in optimistic terms about the future. Demand for Canada's pro- ducts is high. Expoots which began to climb in the last quarter cf 1967 rose by a further 14 per cent in the first quarter this year. Housing starts in the first quarter have increased more than 25 per cent for both single family homes and miultipfle units. The total of public and private capital investment Intentions, helped by this improved housing picture, are four per cent above last Year's levels; and inventory investment has begun to increase. Consumer incomes are high and retail trade is moving steadily upwards. With more settled condi- tions In the automotive in- dustry, IndustrIal produc- tion is now on a rising trend. The Finance Minister said that In terms of the real goods and Ser-vices produc- 49 YEARS AGO (June 12, 1919) Her many friends in Bow- manville will be pleased ta learn that Mrs. Clare Reh- der, eldest daughter of Mr. Wm. Quick of this town, has completed her course in training at Grace Hospital, Toronto, havlng graduated with honors and winning the Van der Smissen Medal for General Proficiency. Reeve and Mrs. G. A. Stephens and Miss Katie Stephens, Mrs. W. E. Pollard and Mrs. F. L. Squalr were In Toronto attending the graduation exercises of To- ronto University at Convoca- tion Hall, when Miss Mad- eline Stephens graduated with honors in Mathematics and Physics, obtaining the degree of B.A. We are greatly lndebted ta Mr. T. G. Bragg, Super- Intendent of Yukon School, a former teacher af Bow- manville l-igh Sehool and son of Mrs. Rd. Bragg Sr'. of this town, for sendlng us copies of the Dawson Daily News. Mrs. Fred Roblin and sons, Fred and Max Roblin, and Mr. Jack Mayer, Hamilton, have been vislting Mrs. M. Mayer Sr. The three young men have just returned from overseas. Mrs. R. R. Elllott and daughter Jean and Mr. Vernon Lyle, who has just returned froin overseas, motored down from. Toron- to. and vislted her father, Mr. John Lyle. We congratulate Mrs. T. W. Cawker on successfully passing her Intermediate ex- ams In slght-singing at On- taria Ladies' College, Whit- by. Mrs. L. A. Tale, Mrs. F. A. Foster and Mrs, F. R. Foley are In Lindsay attendlng the Branch Meeting of the W.M.S. Mrs. Harry Goodman and Miss Jessie Goodman, of Toronto, have been vlslting at Mr. A. Mitchell's. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Luke and famlly recently motored ta Brantford ta visit friends. Mrs. John L. Rowe. Cal- garY, Alta., Is visitlng at Mr. ;W. W. Allln's.t ,Mrs. Lawrence Kerr and k Mim Marjorle Virtue, Toron- 1 to, spent Sunday at Mr. Wes. i Mr. Howard Weese, Prince Edward Courity, spent Sun.- çùW Vih hu M" ere, -aI ed by and available to Canadians the country passed thraugh the pe of difficulty with much than the usual. disiocai He predicted that Car can now look forward 1 year af more than mode growth. This he said providing that there are major changes in the in national economtc situat He forecasts a rise in c put through 1968, resuli in a total increase in Gross National Product between seven and el per cent. Inflation is stiil a seri menace however. The' sening in demand pressu in the past Year have been sufficient to elimin price and cost increaý Probably half af the grový cf the GNP is stîli in ter ,of price. This is an 1 pravement oVer last yez performance, but it Is s flot good enough saud 1 Benson. The Governinent tryl to contrai inflation 1 been giving close study alternative means or st p:lementary policies ta ] straîn increases in prie costs and incomes. Progrî towards these goals i volves not only a measur fiscal and monetary expa sion - it also depends u on stability in priCes ai Costs. This in turn mneant thi the total flow of inctome ahl the people in tihe con munity cannot increac. more rapidly than the tot production aI real goods ar services. Mr. Benson suggestt that what was needed wi riot a fixing of prioes, for growing and dynanue ec( romy required some chanà es, but a means of assessin thie impact of particul1a changes so, that other sm tors cf the economy, publi and private will know wha action Vo take. Keystone e the wages and prices polic, which the Government i' considering as a supplemen tà manetary and fiscal poli cies involVes an independen review board made up o representatives of a cross section cf the public. Thi function of the board woulc e ta give opinions on in. creases in prices or wage! :f selected industries - il would have a kind ai vatchdog role. Turning ta reforms in ixation Mr. Benson saýd it 'as a subject on which it 'as difficuit ta find any legree cf unanimity of union. The members af the Car- er Royal Commission on .axation were not unani- eus on al Points and the 'action to their recommen- ations had stressed the ariation in opinion among teî'ested parties. It had nged ail the way from, mplete endorsation of the cport to strongly worded dvice that it be chucked ithe waste basket. Mr. Benson Said the Gov- minent will ot incorpor- te ail of the Commission'% ýormendations in the riPosals it places before ria ment. Hawever he did )i want anyone to Vhink at tax reforin Is not very uch alive and occupying 'iigh Priority In his mind. He said it was fitting at IlI opportunity was ven for aIl who were in- rested Vo make sugges- >is for alternative courses action. These had been ,pul. Now It was Up Vo LGovernmnent te make Ldecisions - and they Il be hard decisions. Mr. Benson plans Vo scrap Icheli Sharp's proposai bring in a White Paper tax reforin poicy. In- ad Mr. Benson will bring I like parades, any kind; trees, any Ikind; grass, green; water, rough or calrn, green or blue; babies, either sex. 1n di slike Italian food, Chinese food admost other "foreign" foods. Yet, when we go out ta eat, I'm always the guy who orders something exotic like jugged hare or boeuf sauvage or chic- ken moulin rouge, only to find that I'm eating baked bunny, raw ham.-burg or fried chicken with paprika sprinkled on it. And yet I love swili. That's what you get when you decide ta have some- thing different. Like the other night. Things were not marching in the cui- sine. In fact, the stove hadn't even been turned on. So 1 pitched in. Literally. I pitched in a can of salmon, one of mush- room soup, one of vegetable soup, one of wieners and beans. Then I pitched in ail the leftovers in the refrigerator; a chunk of corned beef, a glob of cheese, haif a tomato, saine olives, two hard- boiled eggs and four limpish sardines. It was delicious. In fact, it was se good that the rest of the family couldn't bear ta desecrate my mnasterpiece by eating it, and 1 had it three times a day, for three days. On toast. I even gave it a name - Then Burning Belch. gave it a naine - The Burnîng Belch. Report from Queen's Par 1 could write a book about the things I ike, a few paragrahps about those 1 don't. But, as you have craftily surmised, ail this is leading up to some. thing. I HATE PAINTING and DECOR. ATING. Sorry to shout like that, but it's true. I 1 nildly dislike dogs and cats, bores and hypochondriacs. Buit I can put up with them. However, when my wife starts asking "Which do you like, the turquoise or the acqua ?" that's a house of a different calor, and I begin ta ses red. She's in one of her annual Spring frenzies and the house is littered with wallpaper books, color charts and car. pet swatches. Normally 1 snort, "Why the bel] didn't you nîarry a painter ?", and the battie is on. But she's been low, physic. aIIy, and I let my principles droop. 1 painted. And painted. And swore. And grouched. I stood up ta ease my aching baclc and caught a cupboard door corner right in the ear. And the blood spurtecj and I vented a rnost rnighty oath whicli I haven't heard since World War IL She didn't even squeak for 20 minutes, knowing that one word would have sent her, brush and paint can out the door. Oh, well, I guess one can't be per. ESTIMATES 0F THE DEPARTMENT 0F AGRICULTURE CL n peAnD FOtheOD wsofthe a. i In presein the Lviesl fth eenvan ous presein othe pLesae ecenl wtAgiutreect tatedprbmsaffecti Agri'clueI wintimate that in th the prkos cm ouodcus thsae po temsproepsed luios the nsteroan oppeion exreise.yteMnse n oppositonrics lia.Sewrta MiTherHnochrblte llamSearteat Mutins tenphrgeramte e adprienf oted te orammtwi e ad liyas thied overninentnwhch hestaed wam dtesignedraevttelo enasmicncan- matenvoable otantheestbhishin nn fmil nteacec n nusr sdo Taih its.ormeicue Th arisgogrmesnclsdes: d (a) M arig Bards estisedaune- ine Act.raFrnPout akt ib A nctarojno.amla rg (b)anmentarejuio fr an 5 rog-e frmme (orae than 5000 af these7 fiirso~n htae wbn toahng $70 (c milinhaemwen rgrante). c) A fain argement(programi co-aainwith83areAs(5haren talhuing 5a,683aes havne een facred n lae t ners (df iars. spormm 1,4 (d)nt A aptall grants63programe (3,24 grantstotfalling 7,163000 hae bee me)Ade ta fresvqualifin.rnc (e)Arormprehefsiverop nsurface progamme oringrinersinorfa, whyeasrngfrain, rain or (f rssenand frag crps.dfo f) r roeoatraining proid do fare uprators of teomlo r an ete padinaI heskll a pe ()Tetaliarmes. fafam n (g) Te estabihinento cf am n- pcescond îtteles ta rc ul-n ture. Mr. Stewart suggested that the fahlow- ing steps should be taken ta, improve the agricultural economy : (1) The Ontario Federation af Agricul- ture and the Ontario Farm Union should unite as soon as possible and present a single, clear, and res- pansible voice. (2) The variaus Marketing Boards should consolidate into variaus types af marketing agencies with one strong erganization. These agencies could provide needed pro- duction control, marketing contrai, quotas, etc., cise details for examlination by the public and by a par- liamnentairy committee than would a white paper. Such a bill wouid not necessarily ha a)4, ofaaBudget Speech Presentation, although he believed it would be neces- ry to examinathe uaua M.in P.Polig h fprto edrincultur rohingthe . o è,o agricudevlturenoduc. rt ln ily farming where a Iamily, a fath- er and sans or relatives join in establishing a viable farm aperation thus spreading the capital invest. ment af equipinent and stock over a much larger acreage. LIBERAL OPPOSITION SUGGESTIONS Mr. Murray Gaunt, Agriculture critic for the Liberal party made the following suggestions : (a) The establishment cf graup mar- keting through growers comrmittees (e.g.'s poultry and pcultry products; ail dairy praducts; grains and seed crops.) (b) The adoption cf tenant farming ta reduce capital investinent and re- direct capital into actual produc- tion. This practice is cammon in England. (c) Greater consideration of land use with zoning of land rlose ta large cities. Farmers be paid for right af title to compensate for inability ta sell for urban development. N.D.P. SUGGESTIONS .4r Makarchuk (Brantford) recoin- m'ended the followin.- (1) The Ontario Governinent should exetti'oîe pressure on the Federal Governrneni. ta act in areas of agri- culture. (2) Emphasis should be net anly on productively but on marketing. (3) The Governinent should use its powers fo develap farmer awned and operated pracessing plants, packing and canning plants and food terminais, (4) The traditional middleman should be phased out. hy farm marketing graups deaiing directly with chain store buyers and wholesalers. (5) Steps should be taken ta conseil. date marketing boards. (6) A cent or two of tax should be ikn- posed on existîng and new dairy substitutes. (7) The Provincial Gaverninent shouid have a thoraugh investigation into the whele f ield of retailing practic- es, monopoly controi, and vertical integration. (8) Financial assistance should be pro- vidcd for farmers ta move aut of farming and stili be permitted ta for tax reforin in the Iigtht of submîssioais made te the Government and In 1/I ight Of current econo developinents Mr. Bet> hopes to speed up this work. He promlsed quick action if the Government wua £'eelected. wide range of proposaIs and requests for tax changes during Vie presentation of the next budget. Meantime the Finance Department and Depart- ments of National Revenue and Justice are proceeding with ha woek oon propousa Things Look Good Oualified Ontimîicm 1~ I ) J Carruthers jA 6y Alex M.P.P.