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4 The Camaien stateM mna, mvmfl, zen. s, lmS EDITORIAI. COMMENT Back to the OId Stand Again AUl was rweetness and light as Bowmanville's on again, off again Scnli started the New Year on Mon- day night by reversing a decision taken iut the last meeting to collect ai] taxes at the Bank of Montreal, instead of the Town Hall. New, dear taxpayers, your six pay- mnents wiil be made at the oid stand ini the Town Hall. We heard of one resi- dent who was eager to pay his taxes eàrly to obtain a discount. Hie went ta the Town Hall and was directed to a bank instead. He visited his own bank but they didni't know anything about the procedure. Ris next step took him ta the Bank of Montreai but they wveren't acquainted with the set up elther, but firially took his money and Issued a counter receipt which in due Urne no doubt wiII find its way to the Town Hall for processing. Quite con- fusing ! At this council meeting, we attend- ed for a few minutes expecting a crowd of citizens to be on hand, complaining about the snow removal . .. or lack of it . .. following the big storm. No one Showed up so the matter died a natural death, but we don't feel it shouid be 1eft there because ini our opinion the roadi have never been in warse shape than during the past week and a hal.1f We are stil trying to deternune the background of the situation but ta date haven't corne up with any concrete an- swers. Whether it was a shortage of help, a desire to keep expenses and overtime pay at a minimum or what, or just too much snow for our equip- ment and manpower to handie we haven't been able to learn. But, most citizens will agree that there is much room for iniprovement . .. and it's still quite early in the snow season. Let's hope the situation wiil be corrected before we find ourselves completeiy boxed ini by high snow banks that even now on many streets ailow insufficient room for two vehicles to pass. In this day and age citizens have been trained to expect their 'roads clear for travel soon after the heaviest storms. As the New Year gets underway, we also hope that members of council wilI take more time to think their pro- posais through before putting them into effect and then finding that the wise course wasn't being followed. 1 In- one of the many trial balloons that has been launched by the provin- Cia government te test publie réaction to ideas on regional governmcnt, it has been said that no municipalities - or governrnentai units -will renain with &,unties this would, we believe, wîpe otIal the townships except Darlington, aIl the villages, and the town of Camp- bellford. Port Hope, Cobourg, Bowman- ville and Darlington would remain, and presumabiy the others would be group- ed together to forni units with 8,000 people or more, or, where practical, be added to one or other of the larger units which were to be spared. Another of the ideas which has been bandied about semi-officially is that a governmèntal region must not be so large that its people do not have a sense of belonging to one community. This niakes sense until we hear, almost i the same breath, that 150,000 is con- idered akind cf minimum population for a region. Quite obviously there is no group- Even Shakespeare's imaginative Puck thought no higher than putting aa girtile round about the earth," yet today men have done the far greater feat of having thrown one about the moon. Anti while George Moore may have been right to write that "the moon is more interesteti in the earth than in à*«îy other thing," one can say with cer- tainty that today the opposite is truc. For the year 1968 is entiing with men 's eyes on that beautiful satellite anti their thoughts on the amazing accom- *piishment of America~s space prograxn. Thare are events that are beyond the power of words ta describe or ade- q uately record. Anti who would deny tat the orbiting of the moon by three earthlings in a tiny spacecraft fell into this category. When ta this is atiteti the achievement of televising both the moon's surface from a few score miles away anti the earth's from a distance of some 200,000 miles, men can intieed stand in awe of what their application of intelligence has done. With this stupendous accomplish- ment mnen take a many-league step for- ward towartis an even more sensational goal, that of actually setting astronauts and their craft tiawn on the moon 's glittering, dusty surface anti then re- turning them ta their homes on earth. Andi beyond that, who knows, other than ta be certain that still greater feats in space wîll surely follow. We are also confident that, con- trary ta some criticism of the space prograni, its great achievements will b. of early anti tangible benefit ta men anti their problems at home. Lt is im-j possible for mankindti t have achieveti se signal a victory in space anti not to have this reflecteti in mankind's out- look on the more mundane challenges on earth. Earthsitie probleins have been solv- .d anti wili continue to be solveti only as men 's thinking is openedti t a recog. ing of 150,000 population which wouid include, for instance, Port Hope and Cobourg, where the people would feel a sense of community. We feel no sense of comnlunity now with the Oshawa suburbs in Durham County or the Trenton suburbs in Northumnberland. Il we were to add Belleville and Picton, or Peterborough, or Oshawa, any talk of community feeling would be arrant nonsense. Public expression of opinion by thinking citizens is desperately needeti. It is quite generally recognizeti that some change in local government is necessary, but if we get a full-hatched system froni Queen's Park with no op- portunity for modification before it is implementeti, there will be a lot of un- happy people. The government should holti hearings across the province, or provide some other opportunity for citizens to express themselves in a for- mal matter. No matter how the plan- ners feel about it, the people should ,have the type of government they want. -Port Hope Guide nition of these probleins and ta the possibility of, settling thein. No man, no nation, no race can fail ta think more broadly anti higher as a resuit of men's having circleti the moon. With such an achievement in their eyes, few- em persans will be temptedti t believe that earth's problems, however stark, are beyond settlement. Anti, since few men will ever have the chance ta roamn outer space in capsules, the space prog- ram's greatest anti healthiest impact is almost certain ta be oDn events back here on earth. More than six tiecaties ago the fountier of this newspaper, Mary Baker Eddy, penneti the remarkable pretiic- tion that the time would came when astronomers would no longer look up ta the heavenly bodies, but woulti look out from themn upon the universe. This was from the knowledge anti convic- tion that men would increasingly eflect anti utilize the divine source of intelli- gence anti that this would more and more enable mankindti t break earth- bindîng fetters. Men's flight about the moon is an impressive first step ta- wards the fulfillmxent of this prophecy. -From The Christian Science Monitor THE COUNTRY MILE I like to tireain a countr 'y mile, On a brisk winter's day, Treasuring ail the happv things I finti along the way. I touch the snowv, glistening white, Like a blanket of eiderdown. t covers the earth, lef t anti right, Anti neyer wears a f rown. I like ta dreain a country mile Anti no mater where I roam My soul is filleti with giatiness, For it leatis me back home. -Marion Taylor Ford 1 Utuzxu~~t~u -t e. o q g o v The Orono News 1p Authorised u Second Clatsa Mail by the Pont Office Dept., Ottawa. and for paymnent of postaqe in cash Produced *very Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Box 190 62 -65 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario JOHN M. IAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS EIT0I-PUISNER ADn'a.. MANAGER BUSINESS MGR. "Cpyrigt and/or proporty rtghts subsistin athe. Image appeaxîinq on this pruot. Permission te reproduce in whole or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by photoqralphic or offset process in a publication. muet bho btained front t. publiaber end thé. printer. 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OTTAWA-For the first time siiice the Infamous pipeline debate the House of Cominons saw anl attitude of "reasonableness" prevail- Ing ln the chamber as the Government and oppositior agreed to forget their dis- agreements and adopt ruie changes so that ail the memn- bers cou]d get home for Christmas. Rather liban ram a controversial section of the proposed rule changes through the House, with Its large Liberal majorlty. the Government backed down ln the face of a determincd comhined opposition anti agreed to send the question- able section biick to the <special committee for further corsideration. This ended the henteti wrangle and the opposition went along with the Gov- ernment in approving ail other proposed changes in the rules and procedures. The good natured bantering and the exchange of 'Merry Christmas" a n d "Happy New Year" greetings shout- cd across the floor of the chamber was something that bas been sorely mIssed for many years. Later, Govemrnent and opposition members joineti lni Mr. Speaker's chamnbers te raise their glasses in toasts te one another. It was reminiscent of the "club- like" atmnosphere that used to prevail ln parliament be- fore the pipe-line struggie destroyed tihe good feeling, The MP's miay now be on the way teo verlooking that bit of business that saw sev- eral careers destroyeti andi took the Ilfe of more than one member as tension andi tempers caused blood pres- sures ta risc bcyond the dagrpoint. The Goverfiment hati pre- sented a report calling for several major changes ln the rules of parliament. The Opposition was prepared ta go along with mpst changes -but It dug ln ls heels and protested vigorously about a a "ime-allocation" p ro - vision that the administra- tion wanted se that IL could curb the length of debates. The opposition had announc- cd It would fight the Gov- crnment on that provision and if need be launcli a filihuster, forcing the ad- ministration te Invoke "clos- Ure"l. The Government at first doubted that the opposition was determined as iL deciar- ed IL was. Mr. Trudeau waq confident that when It came close to Christmas the Con- servative and New Demo- cratic Parties would back down. But when Fridav, December 20 arrived and the opposition gave no sign of relentIng. the Govern- ment suddeniy gave ground. IL agreed ta send the ime- limiting proposai to a rules ;t comniittee for re-examina. 8 tion and recammendations. e With that road block me- e moved the Opposition ex- tended Its co-operation and B appraved the other sweeping 'l changes designed ta niake *parliament a much more D effective anti efficent Insti- tution. *Under the new rules the Commons agreed - unani- nimously in each case - to have a new committee on procedures keep an eye on the new system of studylng estimates in standing com- rnittees. Study of the pro- poseti spentiing by the Gov- ernment in commlttee, In- stead of examination by the commons as a whole Is a major new feature of the rules package. The rommittee of ways and means, a eommittee of the whoie house, vanishes. This stage 0f debate on budget resolutions Is repiac- cd by a six-day budget de- bate and a later debate on bis arising from budget tax proposais. The present 38 days de- v'oted ta money votes is re- duceti to 25 plus time left over from the eight-day Throne Speech and budget debates. Non-confidence votes are limited ta six occasions In a session. The daiiy question perioti Is reduced to 40 minutes. IL now ranges from 30 minutes ta one hour. Sitting hours will lie !romi 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. ta 10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. On Wednes- day it will sIt froml 2 p.m. ta 6 p.ni. On Fridays the House wili sit from 2 p.m. to, 5 p.m. This adds half an hour on Wednesday and cuts off 30 minutes on Fr1- day. The Government House Leader Donald Macdonald thanked the members for adopting ail the rule changes except the main contro- versial provision. Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield warned that the Conserva- tives would regard the re- turn of the ime allocation proposai as a breach of faith. The New Democratic Party House Leader Stanley Knowles, probably the mos*t knowledgeable memnber on the rules, suggested the nma- jority Liberal govemment learn fromn the good feeling in the house. By showing a wiilingness to compromise and by not being stuhborn In trying ta ram through the questionable section, it hed gained the co-operation of the opposition. Opposition members were gleeful. They had forced an administration which had shown some signs of becom- ing "arroizait" to hack down. The Government 4 1 and tý wDistant Past Froin the Statesman Files 25 YEARS AGO (Jan. 13, 1944) Jr. W. A. of St. John's Anglican Churcli helti their annual meeting on Tuesday atternoon. Canon C. R. Spencer presideti when these officers were electeti: Past Pres., Audrey Humphrey; Pres., Mary Humphrey; Vice- Pres., Marjanie Mutton; Sec'y, Betty Lunn; Treas., Mary Southey; SuperInten- dent, Mrs. Forrest A. DilIng. Recentiy dischargeti from Lhe Canadian Active Army, W. R. "'Rex" Caverly, son of W. C. Caverly, Bowman- ville.,lias rejoineti the On- aia Provincial Police at Kitchener. Stanley H. Malcolmn & SonE. Nestieton, have reg- Istered tie naine "Maico" with the National Live Stock Records for their ex- clusive use in nam.tng Lie purebred Holstein cattie bred on their farin. Mr. anti Mrs. C. Tucker, Mr. anti Mrs. B. Caskey, Mr. C. Fi-ost. Stirling, visiteti Mr. and Mrs. Earl Osborne, Providence. Mr. and Lirs. G. F. Krleg and son, George, Kingston, were visitons with hem par- ents. Mr. and Mmm. Charles Carter. Cpi. Frances Clarke anti Cpl. Forbes, Ottawa, visiteti the former's maLien, Mrs. F. Clarke. A gang of three desper- adoes who hati terrorizeti citizens of Cobourg anti Part Hope during Christmnas week were raundeti up anti cap- tured an a sideroad north of Maple Grave, Sunday even- lng Mr. W. E. Allan, operator et the Rayal Theatre, visit- ed bis motier ln Toronto. Miss Elleen Manuel, of Toronto, wam weekend guest witi Mr. anti Mms. R. H. Westaway. Miss Alice Lee, Strati- cana Private Hospital, To- ronto, vlsitedlier mother, Lirs. Selena Lee. AC 2 Ross Richards, R.C. A.F., lias been posted to Ottawa. Mapie Grove: Mrs L. C. Snowden, Mn. Ivison Mun- day and H. R. Foley attend- eti the Fetieration Conven- ion ln Toranto. They had won the suppc of the Opposition by givil a littie anti as it wes, the- *were several on the Go, ernmrrent sIde, who private' had doubts about the col troversial section. * However afLer the MF had retumned ta their homq for Christmas Prime Mit ister Pierre Trudeau ma have undone ail Lhe gac that was done. He caIleti press conference on Decent ber 23 and answered a questions put to hlm. Obviously smarting ovE press reports that his Go' ernment had "backed dowr Mr. Trudeau suggested was ail a carefuily devise plot by is House Leadei Commenting on the approv ai the rule changes by tih government liesRaid "Lliing went well, exactly accord Ing ta my expectations' Asked If he Inciuded th controversial section - an( Its referral back ta a coi- mittee - In that statement lie said lie did. When asked to expiait Mr. Trudeau said he notec sorte correspondents wrati that his government liai been "beaten" in its attempi ta impose an arbitrary ruli en the commons, that iL liai suffered a "setback". Hi said that was one Interpre. taLion and hle liad no objec. tion ta iL because It could be taken as an Indication o: how reasonable his Govern. nient couid lie. However lie suggested the Govern- mient had proposed a set of Ivery revolutionary changes knowing full well that the opposition would seize on the most arbitrary rule and focus Its fight against the passage of that one par- ticular section. He said that was exactly wliat happened. When the opposition had aimed ail it.- debating on that target tht Government had "apparent- ly reluctantiy" given ground and the opposition LhinkIng IL hati scored a victary had quite willingly granted iLs approval for the other pro- visions. In the words of the Prime Minister: "The trap sprang shut". Whether Mr. Trudeau's version of what transpired In the rules discussion wili make for liammontous dis- cussions in the new special committee remains ta be seen.* Perhaps It would have been better If In the spirit of Christnmas and the New Year lie had refrained frorn such comnients. Mr. Tru- deau Is eitlier a poor loser or a Machiavellian Prime Min ister. Dear Sir: A 27-year-old girl from Keswick, who hati neyer worked before due ta arth- ritis, is happily operating a bookkeeping machine; a man with no kidneys la Ottawa Is micro-filming bas- piLai records; a Young girl ln Port Arthur who Is a controiled epileptic is sort- ing spruce seedts for the govennment; a pamaplegic whose first job was found for hlm by the Foundation at the age Of 3.5, is working at the aduit educatIon centre In St. Thomnas. These are orne of the suc- cess stories whioi cen lie ettributed ta Lhe Mardi of Dîmes, the annual compaign of the Rehabilitation Faun- dation for Lhe Disabled. Our campaign ItselI lias been a success stary each year - thanks ta you people of the news media - and I arn once again asking for your sup- port next month so that aur wark can continue anti graw ln effectiveness. Throughout the montb af January we wilil be looking for a total of $875.000 ln this Province. In 29 localities we are members of the Unit- ed Appeal, but we will be canvassing In orne 430 otli- ers. Our campaign will close with a one-niglit biitz of residences around the end of January - Lhe exact date will lie given to, you by a member of our local corn- mittee. We will be sending you publlcity material anti would be most grateful. once affain, for your vital sup- port. Drt lng el cy a n- EiL r J- t cd ,r n. le id 1- t, LErS HEAR YO1JR VIEWS Nothing like a good dose of the 'flu to make you feel like turning out a- coiumn of deathless prose. I feel like a fighter on the ropes in the fourteenth round with the crowd yelling to the other guy, "Kili him! Kili him !" So perhaps you'll forgive if we don't sparkie too brilliantly today, and just clear up some items this week, then begin the New Year with a fresh siate and a sound constitution. We had a very merry Christmas, thank you. But an insidious old customn is heing revived. No less thaR three dif- ferent groups of carollers appeared at the door, and had to be suitably enter- a tained. By the tinie the Iast gang had left, we were well into Christmnas morn- ing, among other things. It's a charming old tradition, but I hope it doesn't spread too far. If it does, next Christmas Eve I think Ilil just cal the cops and have the carollers charged with disturbing the peace. It would be a lot cheaper. For once, everything fitted when the gifts were opened. See me in my new off-white turtleneck sweater and Pierre Trudeau will look like somebody from Hayfork Centre. Kim, xith her usual exquisite sense of timing, almost turned Boxing-Day into a boxing match when she announc- ed she'd like to go to Israel and work on a kibbutz for a year, after finishing high schooi. So a couple of years from now, I may be a Jewish grandfather. That wou]d be a switch. Church beils and a blazing log fire and jolly evening with old friends brought in the New Year on a pleasant note. Not for nme the $30-a-couple New Year's Eve ini a nightclub with a lot of idiots in paper hats, throwing stream- ers, biowing their littie horns and kiss- ing evervone in sight. Speaking of beils, Lt. Col. John McEwing of Spokane, Wash., retired, has a bell in the helfrey which is both- ering him. Describing himself in a let- ter as a "sentimental nut," he says he has bought the bell from the littie red schoolhouse he attended as a boy, near Port Elgin, Ontario. t.X Corner for THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS 'Twas the night after Xmas, anti al through the house, r as a mouse. The stockings, sa lately St. Nicholas' came Were emptieti of ail that was eatable theme. The tiarlings had dtuly been tuckedi in their betis, With very full stomachs, anti pains in their heatis. I was tiazing away in my new cottorn cap, Anti Nancy was rather far gone in a nap, When out in the nursery there arase such a clatter, I sprang from my beti, cryîng, "What is the maLter ?" I flew ta each betiside, stili haîf in a tioze. Tome open the curtains, anti thmew off the clothes, While the light of a candle served clearly ta show The piteous plight of the objëcts below. For what ta a fathem's fond eye shoulti appear But the pale littIe face of each sick little dear. I'rr each pet who hati crammeti him~self full as a tick, 1 knew in a moment, now feit like Olti Nick, Their pulses were rapiti; their breathing the same. What their stomachs ejecteti, l'Il mention bv naine. Now, turkey, now stuffing; plum pudding of course, Anti custard, anti crullers, anti cranberry sauce. Before outrageti nature ail went ta the wal I. Yes, lollypops, fiapdootiles, tiinner anti all. Like pellets that urchins from pop guns let fly, Went figs, nuLs anti raisins; jain, jelly anti pie, Till each error of duet was brought to My view To the shame of mamma anti of Santa Claus too. I turneti fromn the sight; ta my betiroom steppeti back Anti bmought out a bottle marked, "'Puly-palack" When Nancy exclaimeti, for their sufferings shocketi her, "Don't you Lhink, you hati better, lave, run for the Dr. ?" I ran anti was scarcely back under my roof, When I heard the sharp) clatter of aId Jalop's hoof. I may say, I hati hardiy tumneti myself round, When the Dr. came into the romr with a bounti. He was covereti with muti from bis headti t his feet Anti the suit he hati on was his very worst suit. He hati hardly had time ta put that on his back, Anti he looked like Olti Falstaff, bum. He planned ta present It, no strings attacheti, to the new consolidat.. ed school which has replaced the littis one-room country schools, as a "yzbol of ail of them, those humble Institutions where many a great man got his start. The Colonel flew east and talked to the architcct responsible. He was en. thusiastic..But the trustees stalled. They were goîng out of office at the end of the year, andi "couldn't make Up their minds" about having something as olde fashioned as an 1875 school bell on the premises. To me, it seems an excellent Idea, and I hope the new board will b. reoep.. tive to the Colonel's idea. We talk a lot about Canadiana, and preserving our heritage. Why seli it to the scrap dealers ? This brings us in a round-about way to the new school systemn in Ontario, which promises to be interesting. The oid local school boards, chosen in their own commun ities, are bcing scrapped, and county boards, elected, have ai- ready replaced them.' Theoreticafly, the idea Is à gond one. Lt shouid give equaiity of educa- tional opportunity to ail children, That', the purpose. In the bad old days, before 1969, the fatter centres got the best facilities and often the best tcachers, while the leaner ones had to struggle along with what they could afford. I hope it works. But I have reser- vations. Many a time have 1 seen some. thing madie bigger, so that it would be more efficient and cheaper to run. Usually, the opposite occurs. Expenses increase anti efficiency decreases, be- cause of sheer size. Parkjnson's Law takes over. Em- pire-building begins. Already hundreds of new administrative jobs have heen crcated for the new systeni. Under it, board.members will reccive a stipend, and no doubt, expenses. The old boards worked for nothing. Paper-work wil double, then triple, and se on. Hope I'm wrong. It will take a couple of years to tell. And by that time, the system may be so rigid that changing it would be like getting an elephant to stop standing on your foot. fuddled with sac. Ris eyes, how they twinkied! Hati the Dr. got merry ? His cheeks looketi like port but breath sinelt of sherry, He hati not been shaveti for a fortnigbt or so. But the beard on his chin wasn't whit46 as the snow nspecting ther tngues, in spite of their teeth, Anti drawing his watch from hie waistcoat heneath, nHe felt each pulse saying, "Each littie- belly." a "Must get riti," herehe laugheti, "of the rest of that jelly." I gazeti on each chubby, plump, sick; little elf, Anti I groaneti when he saiti sa, in in pite of myself. But a wink of his eye as he Doctored aur Fred, 1Soon gave me ta know I hati nothing ta dreati. He tiitn't prescribe, but went straight ta his work, Anti doseti ail the rest, gave his trousers a jerk Anti atiting directions while blowing his nase, Hie buttoneti his coat, from his chair he arose, Then jumpeti in the gig; gave oId Jalop a whistle, Anti Jalop tiasheti off as if pricked with a thistle, But the Dr. exciaimeti as he drove out. of sight, "Thev 'Il be well by tomorrow: Gooti night, Jones, gooti night." -Authar Unknown -Submitteti by J. Stainton, 14 McLaughlin Blvti., Oshawa THE GNARLED OLD TREE High on the top of a lonely hill, The prouti olti tree was fighting still, ILs branches broken, gnarled anti bent, Honourable scars from a winter spent, With neyer a moment of peace or chance ta rest, Weamily battling the cruel, cold, wind from out of the west. But Spring at last, softly came ta screen The gnarled olti tree in a mantle of green, AIl thraugh the bright summer tiays se long Birds filleti the golden air with merry sang, Anti in the jay of sheltering a robin's nest, Forgotten was the cruel, coiti, wind from out of the West. Then Autunin came with its cold anti storm, Leaving the gnarled aid tree sati anti forlorn, Bent untier a loati of sarrow andi shame,ý Brantieti with a new unwanteti name, Oh, Hanging Tree, Goti grant you eternal rest, Whispereti the cruel, colti, wind from out of the West. -Le Trial Balloons Looking Out from the Moon . Durharm County's Great Family Journal Established 115 years aqo in 1854 Alzo lncorporating The. Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent (7ý, t-.F (jets