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The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, Nov. 7. 1973 FDITORIAL COMMENT Manager Didn' 35 Jane Street, Bowmanville, Ontario November lst, 1973. Dear Sir: Replying to the letter from D. Welsh of October 31st, which the Editor of the paper saw fit to put under Editorial Comment where it would do the most damage to the hard working members of the Bowmanville Hockey Association and hockey in general. Pu q EwEw 0u First I would like to state that no one condones the fighting that erupted on Sunday night last in the third period and no one felt any worse than the Coach and Managers of the Jr. Eagles, but it was not planned to impress the young boys from Recreation, in fact the very opposite was hoped for - in other words - a good impression. It is very fortunate that these indicents happen now and then in hockey and always will, unless the rules are changed completely to reform our game to a game of Tiddlee-Winks or maybe Hop Scotch. The Ontario Hockey Association and the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Officials are doing their best year after year to stop fighting, slashing etc. without ruining our game completely. If parents and newspapers would only work a tenth as hard instead of criticizing at the first opportunity, these organiza- tions would get much fastersresults.' Let'shave -some letters in the Editorial column of the Canadian Statesman on the many good, dean games of hockey played in our local Arena. This would do more good to correct the complaints that Mr. Welsh voices rather than kicking a team and its association. Does Mr. Welsh think the Coach and O.H.A. will ignore an episode like this? or has he ever seen the Eagles play before? The Bowmanville team lost five players for the next two games under the O.H.A. rules, which they deserve, and the team management will consider whether any further action is necessary. Shouldn't they be the ones to Judge? Bowmanville happens to have a very good record as far as sportsmanship and team control are concerned. The writer of this letter is responsible for handing out the free passes to the Recreation teams and will do so again this week. No one felt any worse than I do over what happened last Sunday, but I didn't expect to have a letter blasting the Jr. Eagles in the Editorial section of our local newspaper. (Has the Editor forgot- ten the games of hockey he played that were just as dirty). If this is the support we can expect from our local paper we can do without it, thank you! Having worked in Boys' hockey for the last 15 years from Recreation and up (or down according to Mr. Welsh) I wonder what he has ever done to help? Maybe he would rather see some of these boys fighting on the four corners or getting into other more serious trouble, which is proven every day in reports from our Courts. In the future let's let the many dedicated and hardworking people who give many, many hours of free time per week handle matters like last Sunday night instead of trying to undo their accomplishments of the past. Just an added note: did Mr. Welsh not see the Eagles Captain Bruce Osborne and a Frankford player trying valiantly to stop the fighting? Apparently, he only saw what he wanted to see. Yours very truly, Carl E. Devitt, Manager Bowmanville Red Eagles. Editor's comments: The above letter has to be dealt with editorially uurnam County-s Great -amily Journal Established 119 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating CNA The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 E D * .9 a 4~ I ~ #oo 0 I ~ * 44 LI L Phone Produced every Wednesday by> 623-3303 THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 Phone 623-3303 JOHNM.JAMES GEO P.MORRIS PATRICKGOULD DONALDBISHOP Editor Publisher Business Mgr. 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Canadian Siatesmanis iability shah nt excedsuciaportion ot the entre cost ot'such advertisemenas h space occupied by the-noted error bears to the whole soaçe occupied by such advertisement In the Dim and 't Like PublicityI and we're sorry. It obviously was written in the heat of frustration and possibly anger and the writer may or may not, by now, regret having written it. We certainly hope so because he obviously fails to see why Mr. Welsh wrote his letter (also in annoyance) and why we published it on the Editorial page. Possibly we should explain further. We've loved hockey for a long time and have the greatest admira- tion for those who have developed their skills in the game to the point where they excel at it. Good play-making, stick-handling, skat- ing and shooting are beautiful to watch, so is the fine defensive work of a talented defenceman or goal-keeper. And there are many good players on the Junior C team if they would stick to playing instead of taking stupid penalties, allowing themselves to be needled by opponents into fights or other infractions that cost their team manpower and, in the long run, goals and the victory they are supposed to be after. If Mr. Devitt will look at a couple of earlier Sportalk columns this season, he will see comments along this line in reference to Eagles' players. We also receive papers from a town where they have played this year, where the sportswriter made simi- lar comments about this team's rowdy tactics on the ice., Far from trying to damage the team or the organization behind it, we published the photo of the fight and the letter from Mr. Welsh to sec if we could smarten up thesc energetic lads and settle them down a bit, so they'd stick to playing hockey as it should be played. If they continue as they have they might as well be fighting on the street corners because they are not going to win anything and could injure them- selves or other players on opposing teams. If they were fighting on the streets the way they were in that game with Frankford, they'd be in court and fined for common or aggravated assault. Sure, there will be the odd fight in a game as tempers get frayed and frustrations boil over; it's built into almost any contact sport and especially one as fast as hockey. But when a brawl occurs, don't expect us to turn our head or our camera the other way. And don't expect someone connected with a younger team to be happy to have his young, impressionable players present as guests to watch how the big boys make fools of themselves under pressure. Every week in our news columns we report the spectacular plays, the goals scored and all the rest of the achievements by players and teams from the youngest to the oldest in competition here. In the Sportalk column we draw special attention to specific individual performances. So, please don't suggest that we're not doing our part to support hockey. But, we refuse to condone, excuse or turn a blind eye to stupid, costly and hazardous playing. If you think Mr. Welsh's letter was harsh, you should have heard the comments we did from other spectators who had paid to get in so they could support the local team and encourage them. Mr. Welsh apparently was the only one who had the courage to write a letter about it. But, he was far from alone in his sentiments, we assure you. We don't envy you your job as manager, it's not an easy one. We're trying to help you and the others involved in running this team if you'd only reahize it. Publicity and criticism in the paper may well bring some of the players to their senses much quicker than anything you can do. It's happened before. Let's hope it gworks again. We wish you luck and look for results., 25 Years Ago Thursday, November 18,1948 Country Couples Club met in Courtice S. S.. Room with Wilf Brown, presiding. The meet- ing opned with a hymn. Jean and Frank Yardley, Florence and Howard Cryderman, Jean and Carl Adams had charge of the following program. Devo- tional-Carl Adams, rayer. Solo-Florene Cryerman accompanied at the piano by Eileen Down. A quartet com- posed of Howard Cryderman, Carl Lloyd and Alan Down, assisted by Eileen Down, sang, "Where is my wander- ing Boy to-ight. (Editor'S note, could hie be own at the dock, Howard?). Wood Senate in special session Saturday, Nov. 15 eld a birthday party for two or is octogenarian members. Hon- ored were Senior Senators John Metcalf and George Pearce both 82 that day. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchB azaar under the auspces of the C.W. L. was held this year in the Lions', Community Centre. Mrs. Tru- deau and Mrs. Morrill poured tea in the dinngroomn color- fully decorated with autumn flowers. Winners of prizes were Nel Clarke, Myra Coo- per, Jack Elston, Mrs. Lorne Doreen, Ruth Stocker. Mrs. Lawrence Mason drew the winning ticket. A dozen girls met at the Agricultural Office on Nov. 5 to organize the Junior Home- Makers for the roject "Being well dressed' and weli groomed". The following off icers were elected Pres. Colleen Hutchinson Secretary Muriel Reynolds, res. Marg Reynolds, Press Correspond- ent Doris Butterv. Mr. Jim Caswell, Carol Caswell, Jim and EÉileen Brown, Mrs. Harold Caswell, Jean and Iris, Zion attended the pictures shown by Mr. Cecil Carveth, Newcastle at Bunker Hill School, Monday evening. Pre. . Um mot"oe M anad *By Bill Smiley Letter to Editor Why Council Chose Full Time Route- Dear Sir: I noted while reading The Globe and Mail over the weekend that some Regional Government politicians at- tending a Toronto meeting at which the Hon. John White, Ontario Minister of Treasury, Economics and Intergovern- mental Affairs attended, stat- ed that they thought that Mr. White was sounding a warning over salaries that Regional Couneillors were voting them- selves. Last week, the newly elect- ed Regional Councillors for the Regional Municipality of Durham voted themselves a $10,000 annual salary. The week before, the Peel Reg- ional Councillors set their salaries at the same figure. As one of the Regional Councillors of Durham who voted in favor of the $10,000 stipend, I an of the opinion thiat Mr. ht lobdook inito his own situation at Queen's Park and let the Regional Councillors alone to do the job they were elected to do. With regards to the job of Regional Couneillor. There are two alternatives, either it is a full time job or else it is a part time job. Looking at the magnitude of the position -it is without doubt a full tibe job and a Couneîllor must be paid a full time salary to get the job done. There are 200,000 people in the Region of Durham living in an area of 954 square miles. The responsibilities of the Council are the responsibili- ties of overall planning, water supply and distribution, sew- age collection and treatment, police, main roads, traffic lights and controls, refuse disposal, health and welfare services, emergency measur- es and the financing of capital expenditures. A' part time Couneil could not do the job of worl needed. Here in this district we have a fine example of part time elected administrators trying to do a very difficult job - this example is our hard pressed School Board Trustees. The Northumberland and Durham County Board of Education has a budget of upwards of 20 million dollars and this money, and what it buys for the taxpayers of this district, is supervised by School Board Trustees who gather for two business meet- ings a month in Cobourg. At these two meetings business meetings - the Trustees are faced with .a pile of papers and a load of work that has been assembled for the meeting by ý the civil servants of the School Board. All the Trustees can do is peek at the pile of papers and the loadof work in a tentative mannerteand then rubber stamp the whole deal. The definition of the word "trustee" according to the, Oxford Dictionary is "a per- son who holds property in trust for others". A fine lot of trustee work a Northumberland and Durham Trustee can do in the course of two business meetings a month. The question arises "Why not more Trustee meetings?" A good question, but by law, a Trustee of the Northumber- land and Durham County Board of Education is paid Letters to the ditor $200 per month for his or he services. This law is a law created by Queen's Park. As School Board Trustees have to work for a living,a Trustee can't put the full tim needed to supervise this 20 million dollar corporation ona part time salary. The result? The School Board is run by the Board's full time civi servants on direction of the Ontario Department of Edu- cation in Toronto while the elected Trustee has a puzzled look on his or her face. Councillors of the Durham Regional Government could have gone the part time route and voted themselves a $4,000 annual salary, attended two meetings a month and in turn allow the Regional Govern- ment civil servants and the civil servants of the Mini'stry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs run Durham. The ne«' Durham Council- lors refused to do this and chose to go the full time route and to pay themselves a full time salary. Ater all, when one analyses the condition of education across our province of Ontario (read "Are teenagers wasting their time in school?" Toronto Sun, 'PP M5, November 4, 1973) and when one analyses the mess that civil servants have got us into at Queen's Park, (Moog and Company, Darey AlcKeough and Com- pany, etc.cetc.) andawhen one analyses the messes that the Federal civil servants have got us into in Ottawa (do you need a list?) then the time has Dear Editor: So man' people have com- mented verbally with regard sv the splvîdid advances made recently by the "Canadian Statesman". May 1 be among the number who might make bold to write in and say sq' Typographically and pictor- ially, thenew-foundapaper is a joy to behold and read. We trust that the following British connotation will not render our beloved "States_ man" any less Canadian. "Here's hoping this wee verse rec ords 1 The pleasure our "S atesman" affords; Aquiring the New Look, Has found him his true nook, A seat in the House of Lords." Colin K. Taylor 4 Jackman Road, Bowmanville, Ontario October 19, 1973. Dear Editor, f was very interested in Mrs. Eddyveàn's letter about oir emp4z churches, but 1 really don t think all the fault lies with our ministers. Our, ministers have many different kinds of jobs to han dle besides visitation, and I do believe it is time for we volunteer shep- herds, as Mrs. Eddyvean calls us, to get out and do our p art. As Christians seach oner of us has been called to be Christ's disciples on this earth, if we dont do our p art, wvho will do Christ's work for Him. Many of us have sat on our hands for many years and it's about t°me we got thencourageand went out and did what He expected of us. S ome of us are Sunday School teachers. Other than teaching our lesson on a Sunday morning do we ever stop and take the time to ask a child if he or she bas a roblem, either at school or at homne, that we can be of some help with? Do we as Christiams ever ask a lonely person to. share a meal, or write a letter or read a book for somneon'e etting up in years? Even the Boy Scouts have this in their promise, to do a good turn for someone every diay. How longvare we goin to sit back and watch our unday School attendance dwindling, or our emply pews not heing filled, and complain, instead of springing into action?. Even Our teen-agers,. al over the world, are realizing there is somethin missing in their lives, and hundreds of them are finding out Ihatý Jesus Christ is the answer to their problems. Our town is g rowing much lar er and a l f our people don t have any church affilia- tiop. Il is more important that we present Jesus Christ 10 these people when we knock on their doors, than it is to tell them we wan them to join a specific church. Put the devil on the run. Make Christ the Head of your home and your heart. Believe me, everything won't always be easy, you will have problems and temptations, dand more of them because the devil doe'sn't give up easy, but ,the difference is, you'll have someone to share them with Just recently I have written a new Christmas Carol for the Joy-Belîs" and I would like to share thealast verse wilh you. Do you know Him as your Saviour? Have you made Him your Friend? Is your life drifting by with- ouI meaning'? May this Christmas be the time that, You will say "Yes" to Him, He wîll gîve you a joy with- out end. Yours sincerely, A Corner for Poets REMEMBER 1hat war was not good for a uounirys own peace. They decided to quit; they decided to cease. So the warswas now ended and peace ruled supreme. The silence was lovely; come true had, their dream. , The doves were all over to start a new trend, Not any more wars, not ever again. by Rosemary Kîlleen, 12 years old, Grade Eight, ,M., J. Hohbs Senior Public School Remember the hatred and fears of the wars. Remember how people feared that, there'd be more Of the battles and bombs than they could withstand. They couldn't let war be the end of their land. People would die and they'd never return* The countries were frightened; they started to learn r wv s a e definitely arrived for local people elected to local office to take the reins of local govern- ment into their own hands - on a full time basis at a decent salary to make local govern ment work for the benefit of all of us. This is the road that Durham Regional Councillors took last Wednesday when they voted themselves a full time salary of $10,000 per year. Sincerely, Kenneth "KEL" Lyall Regional Councillor Newcastle, Orono and Clarke November 4, 1973 MY SOLUTION TO'RAKING LEAVES A number of deep and troubling questions are puzzling me this fall. Perhaps if I get them out in the open, those stabbing cramps in my stomach will ease off. Leaves. I have six maples and two huge oaks on my front lawn. That produces leaves to the knees. My neighbor across the street has four maples around his property. Also a fair crop of leaves, but nothing like ours. My neighbor rakes up his leaves. At least his wife does. I contemplate mine with a judicious eye, waiting for the right moment to strike. "Might as well wait till they're all down." My neighbors are godly and righteous people. I am an acknow- ledged sinner. Yet every faîl, about this time, we get one of those howling north winds that make you shiver in bed, glad you're there. I get up the next morning, and my front lawn is as clean as the cat's dish. I look out the other window in dismay, and sure enough, my neighbor's tidy lawn looks like the Maple Leaf Forever. My leaves. Why? I've thought this time of telling him he should put up a snow fence, but I think I'd better give him a couple of weeks to cool off. And get those leaves raked up. There. I feel better already, getting that off my chest. As good as the confessional. Football. In my youth, I dearly loved the game. Played five years in high school, two in college before I went off to play another kind of game.- Every night I'd draggle home in the dark, after practice, aching in every limb, drinking in the sharp fall air, completely satisfied. During the games, there was the heady knowledge that every -girl in the school was out there watching you. This, of course, was a two-edged sword. You might catch a pass for a touchdown. You might also drop it, for a red face. We had some great teams in high school, because our principal was a football nut. When I think over the names, I have more than a sense of nostalgia. Half a dozen were killed in the war. We didn't have much going for us besides lots of spirit. There were about four helmets on the team. Our iniforms were ragged. We made our own pads of felt obtained at the local felt mill. Some had cleated boots, others played in sneakers. One of my great thrills was when my big brother took me Ottawa for the Grey Cup final. rn - those days the Grey Cup game wasn't the silly-ass spectacle it is now, with beauty contest, marching bands, parades and such foofawraw. It was serious business. You were there to see a football game, not to get drunk and make an idiot of yourself. You could get good seats for seventy-five cents. I sat between two voluble French-Canadians who, quietly and with dignity, passed a mickey of rye (85 cents) back and forth, but only to keep off the chill. Today they'd have a twenty-sixer each and be glassy-eyed by half time. It was a great game. Those were the days of giants: Bummer Stirling, who could boot a ball the length of the field; Bunny Wadsworth, who was like a tank in the line. This day, the centre of attention was Fritz Hanson, who was as hard to pin down as a dragon-fly. But for all his scampering, the bigger Ottawa team won 7-6 on the last play. At any rate, in those days I knew the game. From there it was all downhill. The Yanks took over, and, as usual, we adopted their terms, Outside wings became ends. Middle wings became tackles. Inner wings, became guards. And the flying wing, my own favorite position, vanished into limbo. Today, I am as baffled by the terminology of football as an elderly librarian would have been by the terminology at, the recent fighter pilots' reunion in Ottawa. What is a tight end, for example? Is that what we see when the players go into a huddle, and stick those extremely tight pants into our faces on TV. What is the opposite of a tight end? Is this someone who ha s the skitters?I s that whythey are always running off the field? What is an offensive tackle? Is this someone whose language or behavior you find offensive to your sensibilities? y u Is the familiar phrase, "I gave him a pretty good shot", an indication that the players are now carrying concealed, not to mention offensive, weapons? One of the universities is giving an extension course at its night school. It's for girl friends and wives of football players,'so that they can enjoy the game more. I think l'Il sign up for the cour· I'm dying to know what a midoi' 'inebacker does for a living. ~IV~-/( //~&ûVE 77147W O~/,r>~ Cz~5!" - - -- ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Years Ago Thursday, November 20, 1924 Mr. B. E. Ingham, M.A. is Returning Officer, Durham County for the General Elec- tion of the Fniîrth Ontario Older Boys' Parliament being held Saturday November 29th by secret ballt. Candidates in this riding are Stanford Symons, Bowmanville, Stuart James, Bowmanville, James Larmer Millbrook, and Arch- ibald Stnson, Janetville. Mr. Thos. (Tommie) King, town,. has been appointed as DistrictRepresentative for the Crown Life Assurance Company. Mr.pDonald H. Smith, repre- sentative of the Redpath Chautauqua, was in town last week enda vouring to hook Up Bowmanville for next sum- mer's course of entertainment conducted by this popular lyceum bureau. Hear the Enfield- company present their popular drama 'The Three Pegs", and enjoy a good laugh at Elda d Monday, November 24th. At the regular meetingof Jerusalem Lodge No. 31 ,A.F. and A.M. at whîch W. M. Alex Elliott presided the following officers were elected for the ensuingyear. Worship ful as er- . .eMcLaughlin, Sen- ior Warden-John Baker Jun- ior Warden-R.J Gill, ires.- John Lyle Secretary Thos. Annison,' r. Deacon-E., H. Brown, Junior Deacon-M. Comstock Inside Guard-W. L. Elliott, yler-R. E. Logan Auditors-R. F. Aitchison and C. B. Kent.isna Mrs. Robert Veitch, who resides near Parry Sound is visiting her daughter, IVirs. Chas. arker and also visited Mr. T. Baker, Solina. East Durham has an active Temperance Association Pres. F. W. Galbraith, Vice Pres. H. Fulford, Port Hope, W. Lee, Manvers.