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Region Garbage Problem Reaching Critical Stage Garbage disposal in Dur- ham region will be taken up with the provincial govern- ment, the regional Works Committee decided Wednes- day, Nov. 7th. Council ex- pressed agreement later. This problem is what Coun. Garnet Rickard (Newcastle) termed a "critical situation." Consulting engineer Peter Eberice told the committee that waste disposal would be a big problem for the region in the next few years. Whitby's dump had only two years of life, and Oshawa only five left. Others were quite small and many were near closing. A landfill site in Pickering Township, to handle Metro's garbage resulted in Pickering- Toronto discussions, and is still up in the air. A site on Liverpool road approved by the provincial environment ministry, is ex- pected to have a life expectan- cy of only five to six years. Coun. Jack Anderson (Pick- ering) was an advocate of a recycling plant. He wanted to explore with the province methods of waste disposal other than landfill. This will be discussed at the meeting with the environment ministry. Lebanese Christian Defends Arabs, Says Western Press Biased by Ted Wilcox The western press is slanted against the Arabs, an Arab Christian told a group in Bowmanville on Tuesday night, Nov. i3th. Souheil Khowley, from Bei- rut, Lebanon, said that an Arab guerilla attack was described by the western media as a "barbaric trag- edy" but the Israeli raid killing over a hundred villag- ers the next day, was simply labelled a "retaliation." In the recent fighting, Mr. Khowly said, Syrian, or Egyptian planes were always called "Soviet-built MIGs". But the American origin of Israeli weapons was rarely mentioned, aiding the imp- ression that Israel fought alone. Mr. Khowley, who leads a Christian social movement in Lebanon, made the remarks at St. Paul's United Church to a group of about 35. On the positive side he said that the latest Middle East war also brings new hope for peace. The U.S., Russia and Israel learned that future fighting would be too costly. The Arabs affirmed they are not inferior and can negotiate as equals. And the world learned that a small war can be very dangerous internationally. Mr. Khowley said that any criticism of Zionism now is 'often labelled "anti-seme- tism". But there is no connec- tion with criticism of Zionism, aind what happened to the inW'orldWar Il. ,attempfing to solve the ash problem, the world created the Palestinian prob- lem,"' he said. The situation created a million and a half refugees, and a million are under military occupation in Israel. He asserted that massacres of Arabs have occurred, although it is disbelieved in the West. He cited reports by the Red Cross, a Catholic missionary, a British general, and a French journalist to document his case. By citing these examples, Mr. Khowley said, he was not trying to justify, "what the Palestinians are doing." His small Christian social move- ment, Al-Muntalikun, tells refugees they must learn to forgive. But that does not alter the need for Christians to foster true justice for the Palestinians, he said. Al-Muntalikun, meaning "Those Who Arose", has undertaken projects to make living conditions more hum- ane for the refugees. A sewer was constructed for one camp, and a bomb shelter in another. Of Arabs in general, Mr. Khowley said before the meeting that most are stereo- typed as camel-riding no- mads. "But nomads make up less that five percent of the population. Most live in cit- tes. He himself is literate, hand- some and soft-spoken. A business graduate from a Lebanese college, he present- ly studies political theory at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. The speech reflected his scholarly inclinations. He us- ually documented his claims carefully. An example were the claims he made of "massacres" of Arabs by Israelis. He descri- bes the disbelief of the West about them as similar to the initial disbelif of stories about the German slaughter of the Jews. His assertion of Israeli atrocities includes the follow- ing: --An Israeli officer was convicted by the courts of Israel of murdering 42 Arab workers. The men were re- turning from the fields, unin- formed about a curfew they were to be observing. Three years later the officer was i-eleased frominprison and put in charge of Arab affairs in a city. --The slaughter of 254 Arabs is documented in a Red Cross report. --French missionary Sister Marie-Thereze is quoted: "There was what the Israelis did not want us to see, three villages systematically dest- royed by dynamite and bull- dozers." These tragedies notwith- standing, Mr. Khowley said, the Christian Church must keep ifself from "being for or against a movement, i.e., the state of Israel or the Palestin- ian National Movement." In- stead, Christians should go "to the roots...of the problem, preaching the gospel of love in action...fighting for people's justice rather than fighting for specific persons whether they At the same time the proposed York-Pickering sew- age treatment plant, a mas- sive project covering two regions, would be discussed. Coun. Anderson's worry here was development pres- sure, whether the treatment plants already existing should be expanded to handle the problem or whether they should wait for this new project. The committee also sought discussion with the ministry on the provincially owned and provincially financed sewage treatment plants in Durham. are right or not." Mr. Khowley laid the groundwork for his talk by summarizing the history of the Holy Land. The Jews occupied the land 2000 years ago, then were scattered by the Romans. They were one of many peoples to occupy the area through history. At the commencement of British rule in 1917, he said, less that eight percent of the population were Jews. The British allowed Jews to enter Palestine, but Churchill said in 1922 that "all citizens shall be Palestinians" and there would be "no imposition of the Jewish nationality upon the inhabitants of Palestine." A q uestioner at the meeting asked if the Israelis hadn't taken better care of the Holy Land that the Palestinians. Mr. Khowley did agree that the Israelis had performed miracles with the land--"mir- acles resulting from technol- ogy and occuring in Arab lands as well". However the -ability of the Pâlestinians was never measured since they did not have one day of self -rule in 400 years. The speech was preceded by a slide presentation of the Middle East by David Vander- plaats, a recent visitor there. The evening was sponsored by Durham Christian High School in Bowmanville. DURHAM CLUB MEETS The Durham County Club of Toronto meets this Friday at the Education Centre, 155 College St. at 8 p.m. when O. J. Henderson will show some of his magnificent colored pict- ures under the title 'The Islands of the South Paci- fic". Visitors will be wel- come. GREY CUP ON SUNDAY Toronto will by jumping from now until Sunday with hi-jinks connected with Grey Cup week. The big game takes place on Sun- day at 1:30 with the pre-game parade on Satur- day. If some of the injured players can be patched on both teams, it should be a great battle between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Ottawa Rough Riders. FEDERATION CONVENTION Next week, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture will hold its annual conven- tion at the Holiday Inn at nearby Oshawa instead of in Toronto. Most of the sessions are open to the public. It begins Monday at Il a.m. and continues through Wednesday. 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Provincial Fire Marshalls have been inspecting the premises all week by as yet there is no indication as to what caused the stubborn, five-hour blaze. The only information to date is that the fire is believed to have started in the back south-east corner of the, building in the upper floor. Orono firemen said there are a number of false ceilings on the upper story and there is some speculation that the fire could have got going there. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The store was closed for Wednesday afternoon and there was no one in the apartments above. Bowmanville Fire Chief Jim Hayman commented after- wards that it was the first time since he's been here that he bas seen as many area fire departments in action at the same time. The Orono volun- teer firefighters arrived short- ly af ter the alarm was turned in at 1:30 1.m. and the Newcastle and Bowmanville firemen were called minutes later. Trucks from both Port Hope and Cobourg arrived later in the afternoon and helped pump water from the creek after the village's water supply from the tower began to dwindle. Even the old 1933 fire truck from Orono was pressed into service to battle the blaze. Reports of explosions invol- ved in the fire have been greatly exaggerated. There was no dynamite in the building and the only explos- ions of any nature involved cans of paint popping their lids. At one point the front windows of the store blew out but that wàs because of the heat build-u and lack of oxygen inside the burning structure. Stores on eith er side of Reid's were not seriously affected by the flames as firemen were able to contain the fire to within the hardware store. However, smoke dam- age was reported in several instances and a number of stores had their basements flooded and a considerable amount of stock damaged. Legion Ladies Entertain Eight Other Auxiliaries An enjcyable event was held on Monday evening, Nov. 19th, when the Bowmanville Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canad- ian Legion entertained the members of the other eight auxiliaries in the Region. More that 140 members were present. The nine auxiliaries in Zone F 1 are Oshawa, Ajax, Whitby, Bay Ridges, Clare- mont,.Uxbridge, Port Perry, Brooklin and Bowmanville. There was an excellent prognam of entertainment. It o.pened with a preview of some of the numbers from "The Music Man", the musical show to be presented in the Bowmanville High School Theatre in December, when 96 people including cast, chorus, dancers and pit band will take part. Robert Sheridan, Director of Drama, for the local High School, who is directing the show, introduced the mem- bers of the cast taking part in the excerpts presented in the Legion Hall. They were Cath- erine Gracie as Amaryliss; Brenda Prout in the role of Mrs. Paroo; Jennifer Rehder as Marian; John Crookshank, the Trinity United Church organist and Science teacher at the High School, as a pianist; Gary Coombes as Winthrop, and Bill Dilling as Harold Hill, the Music Man. They delighted the audience with their singing of "Good- Night My Some One", "Sev- enty-six Trombones", "Gary Indiana", and "There was Love All Around". Then there was a hilariously funny skit, a different version of "Cinderella" such as never been seen before. Llew Burton was the able narrator and the cast included a group of talented comedians from Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion and one guest from Oshawa. The cast was as follows: Cinderella, Bill Bates; the Step-mother, Ab Mavin; Step- sisters, Jack Knight and Clarence Oke; the Prince, George Smith; the Prince's Page, John Ford; the Fairy God-mother, Cliff Bould; Cin- derella's horses, Peter Bath- gate and Bud Henderson, Oshawa. The music for the ballroom scene was supplied by Piper Gary Cole and Drummer John Westover of the Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band. After the comoletion of "Cinderella", Llew Burton, who is a well known local poet, received much applause for his recitation of "The Park With The Lonesome Pine" of which he is the author. Jack Mantle and Chuck Kilpatrick made a great hit with their guitar playing and singing of a number of selections. One of their most popular songs was "The Old Honie Town." Following the entertain- ment, a draw was held for more than 20 attractive prizes. The winning numbers were drawn by Ladies Auxiliary President Nance Colmer. Then a delicious buffet supper was served. Comrade Dorothy Richards was the supper convenor. At the conclusion of the evening, the presidents of all the visiting auxiliaries in Zone F 1 make brief speeches expressing their members' appreciation and thanks for a marvelously entertaining evening. COUGARS MAUL RED EAGLES On Monday in Cobourg, nothing went right for the Bowmanville Red Eagles as they lost their Junior C encounter 10 to 3. Lucky program and 50-50 draw winners at the game here on Sunday were Tim Lewis of Cobourg who won the $5 program prize and Darrell Hunt, Sunnicrest Rd. who won $27.50 in the 50-50 draw. The Eagles play in Port Perry on Thursday and back here against Lindsay on Sunday night. Speaker Fails to Show for Hockey Debate in Orono A potentially explosive debate at the Orono Public School Home and School meeting was defused on Tues- day evening, November 20th, when one of the featured speakers failed to arrive. Gordon Hawes, a past-pres- ident of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, had been scheduled to discuss the topic "Is Organized Hockey Bad for Your Children". with former track star and outspoken NHL critic Bruce Kidd as well as Toronto educator Allan Flem- ing. Hawes phoned to say he would be delayed by car problems but never did arrive. Glen Clarke was the mod- erator for the evening and, despite Hawes' absence, those who attended the meeting found the lively discussion quite profitable. A full report and possibly a picture will appear in a future edition of the Statesman. 2 Men Rob Gas Station, Abduct Courtice Youth Charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and car theft have been laid against two Orillia men following a hold- up at the Courtice Road Shell service station near Highway 401 early Sunday morning, November 18th. Steven Hobbs, an 18-year- old Courtice resident, was abducted at gunpoint at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday after the two men forced him to hand over $190 from the service station's till. Hobbs was the only attendant on duty at the time of the robbery. The grade 12 student at Courtice Secondary School was also forced to drive one of the men as far as Cobourg in his 1965 Volkswagen while the other man followed in a white milk van. Hobbs was released unharmed near Cobourg and made his way to a farm bouse for help as the two suspects drove on down Highway 401 in his car. The two men who have been charged are 18-year-old Dan- iel Turner and 27-year-old Wallace Chase, both from Orillia. They turned them- selves in to Trenton police shortly after 8:00 a.m. Sunday. Reportedly, they had com- mitted a similar crime at a gas bar on Highway 400 in the York Region earlier the same night. Hobbs' car, an air pistol and $265 in cash were recovered by police. Both Turner and Chase appeared in court in Bowman- ville on Monday, November 19th, and were retained in custody after they were -un- able to post their $200 bail. The investigation has been conducted by P.C. Kozak and Cpl. S. Pappin of'the Newcas- tle detachment of the OPP. COURTICE SECONDARY Nov. 12, 1973 Although certain circum- stances have forced our COSSA-calibre soccer and football teams out of their respective playoffs, other act- ivities at C.S.S. are still fighting to survive. On Mon., the Sr. boys volleyball team challenged the Sr. girl's basketball team to a competition. The girls picked the sport, basketball, and both teams arrived on the court ready to resume what Billy Jean and Bobby started. After millions of broken fing- ernails and several fights, (one, in which Tom Lyezba was finally thrown out of the game by referee, Frank Lyczba), the officials had the task of calculating the final score. Reports state that it was 32-7 for the boys but most of these are unfounded. How- ever, the boys must have believed them because they have challenged the girls to a return match and given them a 30 point lead. An assembly for the Seniors was held on Thurs. afternoon. Stephen Lewis, leader of the N.D.P., was guest speaker. Many pertinent and interest- ing questions were raised, ranging from the teacher's withdrawal of voluntary serv- ices to the energy crisis to the raising of the minimum wage. A Remembrance Day Serv- ice took place on Fri. Nov. 9. Sue Vice read an introduction to Ron Knox's and Sue Bennett's choral reading of the well-know poem, In Flan- ders Fields. Will Taylor then played his-version of-The Last Post and Reveille. Although the service was short, it had the ability to evoke the very personal feelings that every- one bas at this time of year. -Sue vice AUCTIONEER The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Nov. 21,1973 15 French in Public Schools Attracts Many to Meeting The Board of Education seven and eight rather than in committee studying the intro- the lower grades. duction of French language Mrs. Rita Carlson, a French instruction in the public sch- teacher at Clarke High School, ools got the largest turnout to said the high sehools could date at the .public meeting emphasize more French liter- held in Bowmanville's Lord atureif students were taught Elgin School on Tuesday the basics in public school. evening, November 20th. Trustee Alan Strike comm- 60 to 70 people, including ented afterwards that the almost all the public school board hopes to get some kind principals in the area, heard of program underway by next trustee Dr. Ian Wilson, the September. The committee is chairman of the committee, currently considering offering explain the work that has been 20 m mutes of French per day done to date on the program. to Grade one, two and three According to one source, the pupils but Strike added that reaction at the meeting was none of.the plans are definite generally favorable to the idea yet. Apparently two-thirds of although a number of people the costs of the program could thought it might be wise to be paid for by a federal introduce french in grades six, government grant. Letters to Bowmanville, Ont. Nov. 12, 1973. Dear Editor, I'm writing about something which is becoming a problem in our neighborhood. We are a lower middle- imcome family with onlv one pay-check coming in and trying to raise three children. The problem - the children in our area who belong to varlous organizations coming to our door asking for dona- tions for their organizations. In the past week we have had at our door: two girls selling Christmas cards and wrap, two girls selling calen- dars, 1 girl selling luncheon tickets, three girls selling nuts to support bowling, one girl selling nuts for a Catholic charity, two girls selling nuts for something else, two boys selling nuts for sonething else, three boys selling light bulbs, two boys selling apples Raff le Won by Cobourg Man A Cobourg man, Arthur Lane, was the $1,000 winner in the Browns Community Cen- tre raffle held Sunday even- ing, November 18. Keith Adams of Newtonville won the $50 for selling the winning ticket. On November 19, Browns Community Centre, which plans to build a meeting place or Newcastle area young people, applied for a charter as a non-profit organization. At the same time the Comm- unity Centre committee invit- ed Newcastle area residents to volunteer and make sure the project succeeds. Winners of $10 at the draw were Frank Stapleton, New- tonville, Alex Martin of New- castle, Stan Huff of Oshawa, O. J. Kelly of Port Hopé, Gilbert Kentner of Bowman- ville, J. Welter of Newcastle, Ken Saunders ofOshawa, Jan Eisan of Bowmanville, G. Long of Oshawa and Ed Korkheck of Oshawa. the Editor and two girls selling tickets on a doll and wardrobe. Also this week Christmas seals have come into the house and poppies are being sold on every corner uptown. Prev- ious to this week we had five different boys belonging to the All Stars at our door hoping for our support for their Skateathon! Now, most of these children live in our neighborhood and a person feels like a heel "saying no" to some but we can't "say yes" to them all. I'm not blaming the kids for if they belong to something they are expected to sell a certairr amount. But why is so much money needed and how is it being used? Is it necessary for the hockey teams to all have new jackets? My children need jackets but I'm not going to go from door to door to raise the money; also my children take music lessons for which wea I eieve if a parent wants their child to belong to and benefit from these organiza- tions they should be prepared to foot the bill. We don't mind donating to useful organizations but this last week bas been ridiculous! I remain yours sincerely "A mother who is trying to make ends meet as well as remain- ing on good terms with the neighborhood kids!" Drop In Bottle Drive The Bowmanville Drop-In- Centre will be havmg a Pop Bottle Drive on Saturday, Nov. 24th. Phone 623-5831 for pickup. Please support your Drop In by donating your bottles. Country and Western Jamboree The Bowmanville Depart- ment of Recreation Country and Western Jamboree will be held this coming Sunday, Nov. 25th at the Town Hall in Bowmamille, starting at 2:00 p.m. The guest artist will be George Richards, along with Gerald Elliott, Cable TV Boys, - CLIFF PETHICK CLERK - LAWRENCE HARRIS REMEMBER SALE WILL START AT 1 P.M. SHARP SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1973 AUCTION SALE Saturday, Decemberlst J-MAR EQUIPMENT 134 KING STREET EAST BOWMANVILLE PHONE 623-5689 CLOSING SALE ITEMS TO BE SOLD: TRACTORS PLOWS -TRUCKS SCUFFLERS DRILLS and al sortsof FARM MACHINERY SHOP EQUIPMENT OFFICE FURNITURE EQUIPMENT HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, LIKE NEW WiII sel1 every last item to the highest bidder- so don't miss this opportunity to pick up just what you need at a bargain. AMPLE DYKS;TRA'SFood Market FREE PARKING 3-77 KING ST. W. PHONE 623-3541 HOME -ENTRANCE FROM QUEEN STREET OF QUALITY 1 1 ad