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-I The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 27, 1974 EDITORIA- COMMENT Replies to "Concerned Citizens" March21, 1974. Dear Editor: f It was very gratifying for the Board of Directors of Memorial Hospital to read in the February 27th issue of the Canadian Statesman the obvious .interest a "Concerned Citizen" has for his-her community hospital. It has never been, nor should it become, a routine happen- ing to comment or reply to Letters to the Editor in any paper by the Hospital Board. However, it was felt in this particular instance a reply was warranted due to the appropri- ateness of some of the comments made. The general public have been "brainwashed" by the government that all health care services are theirs for the asking- and that this will be provided and paid for by the government through the taxation and premium methods. This is not quite the case. They provide funds, but not sufficient unds to provide everything. THEY provide what THEY feel is necessary, and no more. Therefore, our 'Concerned Citizen" when he-she says "it will be a long wait" is probably very, very correct. To support the statement made concerning the need for more and better equipment, we felt it would be of some interest to indicate just a few items with related estimated costs. The Radiology Department (X-ray) requires an entirely new machine, if we are to carry on and cope with the expansion of the demand in that area. This would cost in the- neighborhood of $70,000 and only meet reasonable standards of performance. That is, its full potential would be used and would nqt provide for sophisticated attach- ments which may only be used once or twice a year. In other words, it will be a practical addition to the present equipment in that area. Similarly, the Laboratory De- partment is in need of an Auto Analyser in the biochemistry section so that it may keep pace with the spiraling demand for services in that area. Such equipment will run $20,000., Last fall, te hospital made stron representation to the Minis- try of lealth to have a Coronary Care Unit established at the hospital. To date, we have not heard any ositive word. This project woul cost between $100,000 and $150,000 to cover cost of renovations and unit equipment, and a further commitment to annual budget allocations of approximately $60,000 to provide for saffing and supplies. The Ministry's comment is that it is doubtful if they have sufficient funds. We, like you, are havinga difficult time understanding this, considering the health plan is supposed to provide for all needed services. As you can see, just these three items alone could cost between $190,000 and $240,000. Although this may seem to be.a substantial amount of money, it is not expected that its total would or could come from one purse. Dona- tions and bequests of any size are always welcome as they can be used to assist in accumulating these large amounts made necessary. In the past few years, many interested citizens, organizations and groups have donated to the hospital for the provision of additional equipment and these generosities, of course, are very greati appreciated by the Hospita Board,the Medical Staff and hospital workers who use the various pieces of equipment to provide the health services required. To add to our plight, the Ministry of Health this year has cut the hospital base monies in budgets by 60 per cent of the annual depreciation amount which has significantly tailored our 1974 equip- ment budget. Depreciation mones are further eroded by the inflation- ary spiral. These are just a few of our present problems but as you may have determined we too are concerned for as our community enlarges so too will the demand for health services. If history is to repeat itself, the demand for services will far exceed the limits to provide it before any reaction will be orthcoming from the central treasury. Faithfully, Tom Cowan, Board of Directors Memorial Hospital, Bownianville. Annual-Agony Time It's that time again, time to file that income-tax return, that is if you can cope with its mind-boggling ramifications. And once again the Revenue Department is dashing to the rescue. Remember last year it was the "Play It Again Sam" pitch. Now, with tax reform principles included, it is different, and the Revenue peo le are jumping into the breach wit what i cais April Aid." Cute, isn't it, but then the tenor of these "help" ads all along have been ingratiating in character - even apologetic as in the sample question-and-answers where Mr. verage Canadian is represented as asking this kind of thing: "I'm sorry but my total is more than $8,320. What now?" Or this, at the end: "I'm sorry. I'm still confused." In this event one is supposed to read the guide (item 25), look carefully at the calculation exam- ples, re-read the ad, and apparently, A Corner SPRING RAIN It spatters on the roof And scules the open eaves Like horses on the hoof Beneath trees dripping leaves. It sings in a choir of glee - A madrigal serene, In peace and harmony With much fun in-between. Spring rain is gently showering Over all the earth Like kindness amply poured O'er faces filled with mirth. It always gains its goal For it washes winter's soul! -Marion Taylor Ford A PRAYER When I was young I prayed 04A if all else fails, call or write the district taxation office. "Together," says Revenue Can- ada, as it is now caled, "we can get it done.' Vhy put people through this annual agony when countless num- bers (think of the immigrants for instance, and those not yet fully conversant with the language) are totally inadequate for the ask in hand - a tas k, incidentally, which becomes more complex each pass- ing year. Otherwise, why "April Aid ? If it is bey ond the manpower of the Revenue department, then what about the computers? If renewing auto tax by eliminating the need for new plates, can be simplified, here is one other, and even greater nightmare, that should be taken off the shoulders of the hapless taxpayer, and handed over to the computers. -(Belleville Intelligencer) for Poets That life might sing for me A sacred song that bountifully fared With love and major harmony, Prayer was a chat with God, A wish to live accordingly to His will, Nurtured by faith and fertile sod Of field and vale and hill. Now, they say, I'm growing old, My step's not quite so spry Prayer is still a stronghold, But now my prayers ask "Why?" I pray for Peace through all the world, For wild geese on the wing For youth's clear vision far-unfurled To-day, I wait for Spring! -Marion Taylor Ford Durham County's Great 2amily Journal Established120yearsago in 1854 Also Incorporating4; The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 q I ~ o L Phone Produced every Wednesday by Phone S23-3303 THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 623-3303 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 JOHN M JAMES Editor- Publisher, GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. PATRICK-GOULD Sales Manager DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. Copyright and-or property rights subsîst in the image appearing or this proof. Permission to reproduce in whole or in pari and inany forim whatsoever, particularly by photographic or offset process in a publication, must be obtaired fror thPe publisher and the printer. 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BEEF PRICES TO DROP The recently announced tederal government subsidy on Canadian beef will cause retail beef prices to drop 15 to 20 cents a pound in a week or two. Agriculture Minister Eu- gene Whelan announced that the government will pay seven cents a pound on Canadian cattle for Canadian consump- tion. The subsidy is designed to provide adequate income to farmers and to permit Cana- dian farmers to compete with prices on U.S. Ieýf that has glutted the Canadian market. Since the announcement of FARM INCOMES UP Due to skyrocketing grain prices, farm cash receipts for farmers in all the Prairie provinces have increased by more than 100 percent from the last year. Farm Cash Receipts 1973 . . 1974 $ millions P.E.I. 7.5 9.6 N.S. 6.9 8.1 N.B. 8.0 10.1 Que. 52.3 73.8 Ont. 174.2 199.4 Man. 36.6 83.9 Sask. 96.2 212.4 Alta. 84.3 165.8 B.C. 19.7 26.4 Canada 485.7 789.5 Saskatchewan farmers in- creased their cash income by 121 percent from the same the original subsidy, the minister has said that the federal government will raise the amount to nine cents from seven cents a pound to protect Canadian beef farmers. OIL SUBSIDY $1.4 BILLION Energy Minister Donald Macdonald has revealed that thesubsidy to oi consumers in Eastern Canada will cost the ftderal government a total of $1.4 billion this year. RURAL DEVELOPMENT Ottawa and Alberta have signed a 10-year general development agreement. The agreement will empha size joint federal-provincial aid in job creation in rural areas. Similar regional econo- mic expansion agreements remain to be signed with British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. SAXUDI ARABIA EMBASSY The Department of External Affairs announced last week that Saudi Arabia has agreed to the establishment of a Canadian embassy there. It is expectedlo open la the autumn and it will be Cana- da's first embassy in a Middle East Arab oil state. Letters to the Editor March 19, 1974. Mr. John James, The Canadian Statesman, King Street East, Bowmanville, Ontario. Dear John, Like so many of the good things in life, we look forward to, at some point they come and go, leaving us many fond memories. This now is the case of our 50th Anniversary Celebrations. On behalf of the Bowman- ville Rotary Club, I sincerely thank you for the coverage you gave our Club in the paper on March 13, 1974. It is because of the write ups and pictures, that our fond me- mories of this historie event can be long relived and remembered. Please, also, convey to Pat Gould our thanks and appre- ciation'for giving so uselfishly of bis time, especially the Thursday evening we folded the tabloid. Sincerely, Harry T. Cooke, President. March 18,1974. Dear Mr. James: On behalf of the March of Dimes' Ability Fund canvas- sers, I would like to thank you for the excellent coverage you gave our Campaign in Bow- manville. I would like to thank the Bowmanville citizens contri- buting and the ladies who spent many hours canvassing. I say a "Special Thank You' for the disabled adults who will benefit from this canvass. Sincerely, Trudie McCallum, (Mrs.) Field Organizer. P.S. Bowmanville raised $1,207.00. IT'S MY SECOND TRIP IN 30 YEARS Canadians, weary of winter, are taking advantage of the school winter break in ever-increasing numbers to get away from the true north, strong and freezing. Colleagues casually mention that they're off to the Caribbean or Mexico or the Canar, Islands or some such exotica. It s considered nasse these days to go merely to Florida. Students will be descending in throngs on places like Athens, Rome, Paris, London. Chief reason is that air travel is no longer for the rich only. Package deals and charter flights put a mid-winter break within reach of us ordinary Joes. A friend of mine, for example, is ing with his wife for a week n the hannel Islands those tiny bits between Englanc and France. Air fare is only $209 each, return. And do ou know what they 're paying for a otel room with bath, and three meals a day? Twenty-eight lous pounds a week, because it's the of season. That is about 60 bucks. They couldn't stay home for much less. Well, I'm not one for skulking off to the south and leaving other Canadians to suffer. I had a choice. I could go over to see Grandad, or fly to Germany for a few days. Free. It's not that I don't respect and admire my father-in-law, but for some reason I chose Germany. I ho e I get a better reception than I did last time I visited that country. Last time I ventured into Germany was almost thirty years ago. There was a fairly large and assorted company in the group I travelled with: privates, corporals, sergeants and one Flying Officer - me. We had no trouble getting into Germany, even though we had no passports. Perha psit was because of the efficiency of our tour guides. There were eight of them, and they were extremely attentive. They would even accompany one when one had to relieve oneself. The guides were tastefully arra ed in field-gray, and had sîmnlar accessories - guns. I can't kick, however. L'l bet I was the only P.O.W. who rode across the German border on a bicycle. I couldn't walk because of a wel-aim- ed kick on the kneecap, and they were sure as hell not going to carry me, so they let me ride one of their bikes. I'll never forget the first place we stayed at, in Germany. It was my first taste of that old-world charm. It lacked a few of the amenities we spoiled North Americans are accus- tomed to, but it had a quaintness all its own. It was a barn. There was nobody there but us chickens, the cattle, and the tour guides. At that, it was practically cosy after a couple of weeks living in a box-car, in Holland. It was a mite chilly, being November, but we paired off and curled up in the hay, ike so many sets of spoons. I drew a big, ugly Canadian rivate from St. Catharines with a b let wound in his neck which stank a bit. But he was warm. One of our next stops was the delightful old city of Brunswick, where we spent an enchanting three hours in the air raid shelter, during a raid. It was worth it. The German equivalent of Red Cross ladies gave us coffee. ersatz but hot, the first hot drink we'd had for days. Some other highlights of my visit were: the interrogation centre and "solitary" near Frankfort; rolling on a train through a night attack on Leipzig, windows shatter- ing, flares and bombs falling; a look from a train at the appalling rubble of Hamburg; hitch-hiking back from deep inside the Russian lines to Rostock; a visit to the concentration camp at Celle. This visit couldn't be more interesting, but it should be more comfortable. l'm not oing by bicycle, but by jet. An my kid brother, the Colonel, is over there. He didn't know enough to get out of the air force, and has nothing to look forward to but a big ,fat pension any day now. But he' better have the band out, the red car pet down, and the liebfraumilch laid on, or he's in deep trouble. The most recent barometer reading of the social climate in which we now exist is the largely unruffled composure- of the general public over the latest fad - streaking. Instead of getting all worked up about nudity in public laces, most of us merely shudder at he stupidity of anyone who picks the cold months of the year to run around in his bare pelt. When you stop to think about it, society's reaction to nudity - or, on the other hand, to clothing - is based far more on custom than on morality. Because middle-aged and older people are the product of the rigid conservatism ofthe Victorian era they still believe that the human body is a shameful thing - something to be hidden under layers of cloth and plastic. However, clothing, or its absence, is a relative factor. It all depends on what common practice has been over the years. Whën the first American mis- sionaries went to Hawaii in the middle years 6f the last century one of their earliest objectives was to teach the natives how wrong it was to skip about in their sinful nakedness. It is interesting to note that the inhabitants of the islands found the Americans disgustin because their heavy, black suits and dresses were totally unsuitable for the climate and as a consequence they were perpetually smelly, no matter how often they bathed. In our part of the world we are pretty unreaslistic about the connec- In the Dim and Distant Past, 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 7, 1949 The regular meeting of the Bowmanville Women's Insti- ute, held in Union Hall, last rhursday, was in charge of Mrs. C. Robinson's group on Historical Research. The highlight was the address of Mrs. Walter Rundle, 68 Centre Street, who spoke on Canadian Government. A cheque for $172.87 was received this week by the Memorial Arena Committee from Mrs. C. A. Jarrett, of the Balmoral Hotel, the net pro- ceeds from a series of euchres held in the hotel, during the winter. The regular meeting of the Jack & Jill Club was held in Trinity Sunday School room on Tuesday, April 5, with convenors Stu. and Muriel Crago in charge. Mr. R. G. Harle led in a sin-song. Muriel Crago presented an Easter Worship Service, Veda Thompson gave the scripture reading. Dorothy Van Driel sang "Open the Gates of the Temple". Lorraine Dewell read a poem. Joan Greenfield played two excellent piano solos. Howard Jeffrey intro- duced the guest speaker, Rev. A. C. Luffman, Greenwood, Lou Dewell thanked the spea- ker. Chief interest of the session of Town Council on Monday centred around three by-laws (1) To prohibit discharge of guns or other firearms within town limits, (2) To provide for payment of a poll tax, (3) To prohibit noise from racing engines in motor vehicles, shouting and making unusual noises in a manner to disturb citizens. Summer Degre Being Offered Last summer, Scarborough College of the University of Toronto offered, for the first time, degree courses at Dur- ham College. The eight cours- es in the humanities and social sciences attracted 142 stu- dents. In this year's summer session, nine courses in such subjects as Anthropology, Ec- onomics, Geography, English, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology will be offered. The classes at Durham Col- lege wIll be held in the' evenings from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday, from May 13 to August 16. Those who wish to enrol in this summer's session, but have not previously taken any courses at the University of Toronto, are asked to apply for admissions to the Univer- sity by writing to the Office of Admissions, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A3 or by telephoning 928-2190. The last date for application to the summer evening session is Aprili and for the summer day session in May 15. (The Scarborough College campus offers both summer day and evenings sessions; the day session runs from July 2 to August 16, five days a week.) The following are the cours- es which will be offered at Durham College: 1 Introduction to Anthropol. ogy (full-course), Tuesdays and Thursdays, Introduction to Economics (full-course), Mondays and Wednesdays, The Modern Novel (full- course),Tuesdays and Thurs- days, Introduction to Geo- graphy( Geographic Methods I Cartographie & Field Meth- 49 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 2, 1925 Thursday evening, March 26, some 40 friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. John Lord, Shaws, gathered at their home to help celebrate their 50th wedding anniver- sary. Their granddaughter, Mrs. J. H. Jose, Newcastle, also entertained at her home in their honor. To complete present con- tracts and for additional buildings at the Boys' School, Bowmanville, the Ontario Le- gislature, included $200,000 in its supplementary estimates. Officers for the Bowman- ville Lawn Bowling Club for 1925 are: Pres. T.C. Jewell, 1st vice M. G. V. Gould, 2nd vice R. E. Logan, Auditors A. Mitchell, M. G. V. Gould, Grounds J. D. Carruthers, A. Densem, Albert Moore, Mem- bership A. Mitchell, C. B. Kent, C. A. Smith, John Lyle, J-P. Match R. M. Mitchell, Alex Elliott, T. W. Stanley, Honor- ary memnbers, Chas. Gibbs, Hamilton, R. D. Elliott, George Ball, R. W. Rice, Russell Goodman, C. S. Nie- holls, F. A. Fish, Toronto, Robert Elliott, Peterborough, Capt. C. W. E. Meath, Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Snowden and son Bob, Maple Grove, Mr. T. J. Cole, spent Sunday with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. John McGregor, also their uncle, Mr. John Lee, Kedron who has been ill. A monument is expected to be erected as a gift in memory of the pioneers of Darlington. Any persons interested are asked to contact as soon as possible Mr. James Stainton, Enniskillen. ?e Courses at Durham ods (half-course, second term) Tuesdays and Thurs- days, Introduction to Geo- graphy: Regional Analysis (half-course, first term) Tues- days and Thursdays,Geo- graphie Methods II: Analyti- cal and Quantitative Methods (full-course) Mondays and Wednesdays, Philosophy and Art (half-course, first term) Mondays and Wednesdays, International Relations (full- course) Mondays and Wed- nesdays, Canadian Society (ful-course), Tuesdays and Thursdays. Anyone wanting more in formation about these or other Scarborough College courses is asked to write to the Office of the Associate Dean and Registrar, 1265 Military Trail, West Hill, M1C 1A4 or tele- phone 284-3300. WORKOUTS, MARCH 30TH. The Newcastle Recreation Department Baseball League Workouts will be held in the Bowmanville High School Gym, Liberty Street North on Saturday March 3Oth from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. This workout session is for "Kins- man "T" Ball League and the Lions Atom League. The Pee Wee and Bantam Leagues will start their work- outs in the High School Gym on Wednesday evening April 10th from 7.00 to 9.00 p.m. Baseball Registrations are received in the Recreation Office Town Hall Bowman- ville from 8.30 to 5.00 p.m., Monday through Friday, until Monday April ist. tion between clothing and morality. In our grandmother's day no "decent" woman would dream of appearing in public without two or three underskirts - garments which were never seen by the male eye, plus a pair of "bloomers" to guarantee guardianship of the eminine honor. Compare that sort of regalia with scant few ounces of fabric required to clothe a lady today - and yet the vast majority of scantilly-clad wives and mothers can justly claim as much moral rectitude as their grandmothers possessed. We recall a verse which aptly' describes the changing atterns of society in regard to eothing. It went: "In days of old, when nghts were cold, it took three fleeces from the fold to clothe a lad yfair. But in these days of jazz and bob, a little silk worm does the job - with time galore to spare." That little ditty, of course, was penned some years ago. Now even the lowly silk worm is unemployed. Yes, we agree that streakin is a retty silly gesture. All the details of he human body are quite familiar to at least ha f of the world's opulation - depending on whether IÈe streaker is male or female. On top of that, a fairly high proportion of the opposite sex are reasonably well acquainted with both sorts of human structure. But it is a healthy . sign that the streakers aren't really shaking anyone up too seriously. They simply prove that idiocy knows no bounds. -The Advance-Times SugarN SpyceB By Bill Smiley They're Out of Season