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EDITORIAL COMMENT Where WHi lAl This End? Relations between Canada and the United Sta tes have run along so tran uilly for the past century and a haif Ïha t the res tof the world has marvelled. The thousands of miles of undefended border lying between the two countries has been an eighth wonder of a warri ng world'. Proof against ail the military pressures of the past, that border takes on ugly dimensions under the weight of economie inflation, says The Wing- ham Advanice Times. Most Canadians were dismayed ai the weekend to learn that the President himself would place the seal of approval on an American ban o n the import of Canadian beef and pork In addition to the four-lge bess chickens and eggs are also threatened with expulsion. Quite frankly, we see no reason for surprise on this side of the uine. The Americans are simply doing what we have been doing for some time. American agricultural products- have been allowed into Canada under strict,. limitations for some tirne. Unfortunately, a parailel action across the border is immedi- ately branded as "retaliation". Per- haps Americansýprefer to cail it self- protection. To separa te the truth from the fictionthe facts from the fancies in today's agricultural scene would take someone much smarter than folks like us. The apparent combina- tion of surpluses tied to record re ta il prices; financial losses for farmners and baloney diets for average wage earners is beyond the comprehen- sion of the average guy who only wants to make ends meet. One factor, however, is obvious to even the simple-minded - the two countries have embarked on a childish ga me of " you hit me first, so0 t'Il hit yu bac" And it is a game tat can have no profitable outcome for either side. The economie fate of both Canada and the United States can neyer in the foreseeable future be broken down into tWo independent parts. We are ail of one pieces as far as our economics are concerned and there will' be no winners in an import- export war. If retaliation is to be the watchword of relations between the two countries the battie could'go on forever. The States has capital funds badly needed here (despite ahl you may. have heard to the contrary)., The Amiericans have business know- how that has and will continue to prove highly beneficial to Canada. Te Ame ricans have invested bil- lions in space and defense programns to gain experience in fieds which are vital to our weli-being. Canada has resources which are equally necessary to theý U.S. oil,- minerais, timber, nuclear energy developments-and above ail else, water. From time to time we even manage to ship them some good peope, such as teachers, brewers On a cou ple of occasions the Americans decided to acquire our p otential we!alth of opportunity by force .They failed to make us the fourteenth colony and in 1812-14 Iost a second try - but better judgment prevailed and they decided we could b e valuable 'as allies. 'Surely a temporary hassle over a few thousand pounds of hamburg steak should not set us back 150 years? Newtonville, Ontario November 17, 1974. Dear Mr. James: Remembrance Day is past, but L am stili pondering over its meaning and its usefuiness. No one can fatham the thouehts of the veteran who was there. 'I only did my job" he would tell you, but his sorrow over his pals who didn't make it is genuine. .For those who ived through W.W.L and deepy involved in W.W.LI, there is a flood of memfiories that can neyer be erased. There were the uncertain- ties, the fear for loved ones«, the acequik ~oodb 'es with a s-mile anid a ~ joe wen all inside was tightened up with tears that dare not lie shed. For- the schooi children, Novem- ber lth is a carefree holiday. Remembrance Day is no happy cýelebration. Lt is a time of self searching as we ask ourselves- "Are we worthy of the, sacrifice made?" About the time of the outbreak of W.W.I, I was visitinge an aunt in Peterborough. She took me wi th her to a meting to organize a smal! group of women for war work. Prior to thisý a Central Committee has been set up and ail small groups were req uested towork through theM. Th newly elected president of the group visited was bitterly opposed to this, as the small groups would get no credit. She -was so determined that she threatened to resign if her gr oup came under the Central Committee. The whole evening was taken up in squabbling. There was one elderly lad y in the group who had not spoken. About the time we were thinking of going home she opened up. She was from Ireiand.Her voice trembled with emotion as she told of relatives lost in the Crimean War. She said "so' many of our men suffered and died of exposure needlessly, while their women at home talked and wrangled over how to help rather than doing it - just as we are doing tonight. She continued "What difference does it make where the creditgoes so long, as our boys get the comforts we can send themr?" That little frisk lady was the only one in the room who had been touched by war and she taught those younger women the lesson they needed and one that I haenever fnr-otften The hijrarirui s'Opped, the president diti not resi and the' group settled down to p] their work through the Cent: Committee. Perhaps that experience 'h always made me strongly regret t decision to have November lith school holiday. Our children of tôday are o citizens and leaders of tomorrc We could build in them a healt pride in their country if they knî and understood hier history which vitally affects them. No one ci teach them better than those w1 lived' during the dark days. TI freedom they now enjoy was boug at a price that cannot be measure Please God they will neyer be aski to die for their country, but they wx lie asked to live for hier, This wx take courage. and strength character to withstand and ,chanj some present attitudes. Who, are in the front lines defense today, who need oi thoughts and prayers? The Cana dian peace' keepîî forces on foreign soul. Their role is hard one. The Canadian Armed Forcq trained to meet any emergeni anywhere, anytime may it lie lu flood, riot or the unforseen'crisis our own land. The police forces whether in cit province or R.C.M.P., they watt while we sleep safely in our lied. Today, Canada with the rest of tl world is living in a state of chang unrest and uncertainty. We cann, put our linger on this hidden foe bi we do know it is caused by the sanr culprits that cause war, name6 jeal ously, envy, greed. selfishnes and sometimes a thirst for power. We can conq uer this foe i f we u., the samne method as we waged t] war. Everyone must be involved, ni only the government and leadersj business and industry, but the rain and file of citizens, young and old. We must try 'to understand an share in the problems of the worl and heip to solve them. Help must t "enow" as well as ion g term. Man's streng th a lone is inadi quate but with God 's guidance it ca lie done. Yours sincerely Rural Grandmother, Aýgnes Burley. P.S.: A better world must begin wit ai hotter "me". Phone Produced every Wednesday by 623-3303 THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 Phone 623-3303 JOHN M. JAMES GEO. P. MORRIS PATRICK'GOUILD DONALD 8ISHOP Editor-Publisher Business Mgr. 1 Sales Manager Plant Mgr. 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Bowmanville. November 27,1974 3 LETERSTO THE 1 Aox 7, Ieadiing bein-th~e top priority Bowrnanville, Ontfario, forhe197-5yarfadlay Novemnber 26, 19't4. in t1le eleniai sh- 1 The task foiU rceri has irivoi ved Dear Sir: aar lad Ministry Consuil- Re: Board of Fducailion 'tn ricp~tand teacher- Electioit a ~nd .i1 relate, dirctly tja'l le As a candidate' for. ThIle 'tl'tom i ur s-ciloojs in North urti berl anfl1 and Nèw - an effort .t;ý foster bjetterý castle Board of E diication and, readirng. ini 'view of the' shortness of' Seiioi- Sno- tanle b0fore the e]ectiod aihd A Senior Public School fer- there belng no publie ineetirngs omavlwspraposed by scheduled, may 1I,*use thle the former Bownmànvtie Pub- medium of a "1letter ta the fie Schoal Board prior In the, Edlitor" as a mieans *ole ieption of tho l1cw Cousty communiçating ta the res4- Board and will Mally. cojnae dents and votets a owra -iito fbeingý,'irt $ept'b(mtef~ ville certain educational nDru- 1975, Jocated ,on the foi-mler blems and my stand on t hemi. high schoolproperty. The lire the 3 R's - carnt~e at a jiime henthe The chef complaiiqt agant st ,oitract-for buflding and, education recently byhei'enoainha enletand community and in partiçular lickily ýmosgt (if the damiage the business cammunjýity is ocued in l, e ild secltion that oaur schoolýs are "Xitl ýwhich wasio'be os'n doà iland tu rning 'out'students.w1'o t<hroof q 1hf 92ýadditioii read and speil and do mi-athe- wich Iîs beîîng irplacud. maties and that there shiold Isrnc ilcover the be a return ftathe '"Ronedin'daae. ' Riting & Rithmatic" atidit-';teeprn~ flbs core subject such as ýEtiglisbi. Seiirr Schtolbits prôven the and History. In substance, 1 't cocept (il.a seniaP Svhool. tend ta agree wditi tNs StudCents obtain an opportin'li cQmplàint aithougli 1 suggesttyo.ecaiig naa sh that the state af education is as shop, hiore îýcononicsaned not >as' bad as some peoffle mu'sic and are generally allege.. better prejIaréd fosr- die high, Free Choice - whsoIjo! system. Il-, iditioli the> , I recent years a free- and esobsmnta. a sêniar wider choice of subjeets iniilie schoialin aowmavtlie takcs- secondary sebool, and. ithe the pr.eýssure(of n»-;esff projeetapproach in'eleiren-lte other puiblic si2hools -hy tary schoois have been iro- rerninîýýg thw Gratde î7 and î8 duced in . rder ta inak.e studentîs from them ,aind per- edurcation more pýracticai, x Urfigfflter ir1~tad more initeresting and with an th-e establis'hnt ai brarf element af learning fta lr. tresource roons., Sonne oathe basics af educa- lbtdaar S5îw»inýz Pp)Ol? tion have suffered Ita rn~e At tile lime o a lnnig theý ex tent.but there are studeins îitew hi'gh schUo, p1rovision1 g raduating with great.er1 nowý- ýyas imade for'1,4 ssbilt a ledge in areas in whlb their including bath an adtru parents received eno iristiic-. and ant indoor swimr-nir-g pool tion. However, the Boar-d 'and bttbecause aof buildinig r-iCt- The Minslry of Education Jatiow, and,'grants it >a have known of tbis -prabletanireceSsary tha Ithe Miunicipali- with the result that et Bow t 'y 1b hvolvedjinanca4J,'yThe manvillé High Sehoolal year - Towii Council- agreed ta 1 students must -nowtae$O,0.' figure,' Ior l- English, Matheitalics, >5cr- audit-Orium iwhicb iniasbeoe eneand Phýsica1 '1rýinirng. a vahible asseît1o ith scbdul, and ail Year, Il etudents,. lowie and area. W afiýmot thle English. an-d Physicýl Train-i pool' ing, In addition if is 'a Wt the com-ing of devehïp- requirement of l'le, Ministry nient there is Ptnuch lalk of a that for'graduation," a student recreation ~flplxinvoinýg mn't have four 'eredits iln :perha s an indloor ~imu English and twa crcditsiii po l. -Thëhigb schoal i f1 Canadian Studies. araa lîable fur thîs ad perbapis Reading Task Force -other 'recreationai use '-and Asa aurther positive stel a-wiies o my nind, [Ibis al bringïng back the basics, tisePoints ta firîher - dWissiO(n Board bas establishetl a Reaçdi- betweeb the Boàrid antiseh ing 'Task, Force which bas P1nin diiory.c mitteeê reporled and whith basled to ,and the Cbitnil Qfihe-T(jw1 u'ai ..1 DUlî inn 2Years Aga 419 IYors Ago id Thurs., Nov. 24th, 1949 Tliir's., X>ec. sasü, 12 ld For tise past, three. w o fOut j attractive beai,si.t po Id yeàs-s the Maple Leaf Milligfor Severa.12,i omes-s lias >e be Colmpany in ca-aperïlfion wih 2A. kIf'letchVrer's'Rose (ar thé Ontario CropIiyirovpe, 4ns on Qùeen Sirteet. For '-,, le- ment Assoc. and ieicî EHus- conscuùiv veýars Mr-. Flet- an spoansortd a Fif ty Puslieq ;hicU', carrvinig off the e major- Wheat Club which ncj ud- îty, of prizeý_s. This - year ble os sixteen caunlies. Durham iiniate bis entry iOiio Phe larges- Caunty was accepted in. 1947 field ai'fIhe IRosé Society and the group' reprcsentjag Exhibition iii Th'ronta, tikiflg Durham are R.K. 5quai1s- ho ine 4rize ani, tise t Cisarles' Osborne an V j ýran]d challenge Jxswi for- the Ruthven. )stindividutai. rose in the On Wednesday evening Noav. At th)e annual mneeting ai thei 9tb,ý friends and dtighN)rs chjildijen's Aid Softya gathered nt the cofunuiîy Nrt.mbrit an4d urhain hall, Newtonville ta h6oar i n I h l s Pr1-fpt i ved and Ms-s., Don Vinkle (nee the officers c-keet'ed Nvére lion Mary Bus-loy> and, 'présen Vice '- J'ses. 'Mit. C. Ilebder, ther w'ith a china -cabiine', a MIr. 'J,11.. Juajn, Bowirn'- floos- lamp, a rug and a suniof viWk and Preý-s. 'i~.J money. Ms-. Wm. Lbiing was' eicle, Coo Kg )ard -ai master af cesetonies ' nanagementl -Ms. L.AW1' Commitîee reports at tise Tole, Mrs. McCel.a ,ss Novembes- meeting eft the tDr. Aine r ss. C Rehde, Northumberland and Dlshat# Zà1lSý Dr. aewdB - CouiitiesCouncil reports that 'manvifle, Mrss. J.Çt.Coe, the 300,000 trees planted lhve 0!!ie aiiad Mrs, JiJI. Fîi-br, survîved the long dry!muirnes- Newcastle. very well, but a iew will have Judges Mr-. Bruce Ïingram, ta ho replaced in'the- sprin. ' t>iA, ai-d Dr. IUEiUnsDnniwetl, Congratulations Mto, mnn î1l ,isnO lMisssAr- Ray Ashton, Emsnisklleni, en' cher, Cjark~e- U agve winning tise silver medal i Wilfs-ed Bieow isby, fis-st the aratarical contesi in Oroan- place. iii the xOýrn Mda oi,^Ray will give bis speech a t Cunte1st sponsored by -the Sunday Sebool on Nov. 271b' 4VC, T U. Mr. and Ms-s. Has-old Blocl- 'Mas-ion Alia wiell oi auin gtt (nee Nellie O--u-) a 'sang:abouti "hCerry Waiworth, who wese-emas-- sa-sPas-viaceocert ried SaIns-day, are beney-. ilis aiid t11 moanfing at bis sisters, , Mrs.' 113011. ThoM .Aýt1pïi- OaIsý Goto~ MrtiseiMsalCl Zitio- 1 î' à' bili enceTises-feu andi Mr' il - enesiwien ie feli frmm his- ElliotI, Gar-don 1Hill, oni the- wei Dr. Siem-on attendent1( weekend. Tbey leit Monday hini. Tise-e bas heen no sclisoulf for Roches-tes-r,-snaTsrdy EDITQrOR-e Newctastle .aýý b thie furîhier use Of school faicilities by the commiunity ýfor recreatian and othea-purposes SýcheiùIS and 1lanioing- Therje las been iconsidertable resl«~ntiaý develapmenl bi rr<wfl receaty and also près- sure foi- zoang changes for fardier develupment and, Ialk of re-developmlent af the dawn town core, Thfie Town Coancil ind ifs CamiiLtees are study- inge developmient and zoning chauxges and the terrms of an offiiaJ liThreshouüld be in deptii discus,,sions between mnunitcipal and educational people ta ecnsure thaf schoals will always be in the right pl&cOs beit zni changes axe( s11ide or pro jepcted for the fture. I have a deep interest ini ail of flhc -_bove mtesand- ciher$ ' relatIng ta edutation and :thalnk \you fors ' iis 'aportnit aiexpresýsing my .thouights ovIthemn. lMay TItake this apportunity tlhrnuý 'gh the Eowmhanvitle $laItesma,-n ta, verbalize my a pp r e catuuon ta the many -people vwho ihave assisted bme wiilcsue for Ibis year's Sauta ,Clajsparade, This 'sbeen my first cummilitmlel' tû aur ana par-ade aiid 1 had nat reAized before hi-ow mu-ncb ime î_ýarvd invaolyeS'. iMost af aurclw costtaie-s frosïIppvieus y enwss were eiher mnisl.aid or ruined au(!, as a re-sult' had tla be replacojù with thse newv Qnes. Kixrd, t iOugbti and conside- rate iOJ volunteered ta create slchI outffits for us. TO Mrts. A aAbbott, Marie Birooks, $ Ço Crmier. Mas-g CraIgO, Lindia Crossty, Dawn Higgin, Uin* Hoar. Vi Mar- ersaFr-2da Maynard, Vera l~aeOuglMai-g MtnaEleanor Murdoch, Gail Preston and, Judy 'Van Net', please açetMy hl«t- felt.thasks for you talented cr'eîtivily. A very special thanks niust ,,o o Mas-g Craga who chauff uered -me and ,helpyèt me with the costumes wlsîle 1 was incapacitaled. 1 fiaipe youi cilizens aif Bowynanv'ill'e enjoyed the par- 'ade etisyean~d with yotir '101p in 17.ift, Could be a bi gger a td b(ttýel, Pa rade 1aG- il lis, trueai hat1'rvice is tise price we pay vfor be ,,,pa(,e we Océupy hi life2" '~I~. ariynL. Cale CostumeCha rirma-s. laut, pleased t(- hear that Mr.MAairicet>rout is runnixlgý for a1 positiolln the Norlhum- berland arid Nwcste oat-d of Eçiûcatioh. iNts r aut i saIreçi ur con- ca-ri and he iwasot eipfùul ta tsn he W.averly Rdi. and- CadI'lâ.ag areia, dïsring aur recenspL itef Ove- lite lacl of hbussîng and a school la Ouir arpi. 1 As aformner mmbofIthse Box*tm4vill Cou ihe rps- vp(! to be uat greât lhellç hy ttn ir eetin!gs î1an - r- i-rghingpress coverage For us, The pralesh o n Wav-.erly RÊ.4Jionly a tempo- Il' ïneasure for aur, children,- Uwl if ormer high scbool is élbniïprted,. Untýil we Creceix e a .peýrmanent school iii ur rae, thiere wxill coDntinue ta be- woulcips-ave t14 ha adedicated ani concerned rmem i-ber oaIthe Nor'hme~daiiNw castie J3os-srd ai Etucation for Pur'these reýsoýns Mr, Prout wil! have mIspprt EKa Iu s .S chw, artAkop,'38 oa' 20 Jùé We. l3iwsvew died a weekigat7TueisdIay night aI 9 pi.I1 ,aItnrbnïoltQ ee Hoa !fs ise 'resuit 'ai Safe Driving Week,- Dec. 1-7 December lst -, 7th is Safe Drîiing The SafetY Council recommends Week, and' as the holiday, seaso)n the use of a well designed, approved eitherbeforeo u nge a mnilies carseatt~a i s w hs c r e jt~ eiter efç àurng hehoiday. impossible, as in a two seat, sports There are present$ to be bvughti; car for example, or if for any reason some to be delivered. Grandparents the oùng child cannotbe carried in to be visited, anid the seas -on lias' the ack, the driver should at least some special meanings hfr nsist that the passenger holding the Farent of very young children. it îs child buckies- a' aeybet.Ti t othese parents the Canada Saf-ety does flot'prevent the child from Council would like to. address its beîng thrown f orward but wîll stop, final Safe Driving Wenek message foi, the adult following on behind to 1974. crush the child. When travelling in thecar as a 'Safe Driving practices include, family, two parents with one or- careful responsibili ty for ail passen- more children neyer have -the von gers in a vehicle. chid on the lap of, the froni, seat pA Senger nýurenrceflV THE MAGIC 0F CHRISTMAS Ao S tdouthefrian -surgenoreniy There is a magic about Christmnas, poin te ont theaa i ufrg t Rustling papers, hurrying thrcings, ~a~l tems.Whe a abyor e~y Busier,,as the days pass, yon hild is held oýn the lap of a W elteectmn' rns frountg seat passenger, ii is genei ahl1y Wefe h xieetspois supported on the arxti or shotilU1der d htisti mge theadit Inan sdde bakn~ This trudging through the snow - manoeuvre or minor crashbth Ltisintue1-hrmni2 psener and child are thrown God meant it to lie so. forwrd.Not onfly-'is theéyoun child's head in direct Une with the tsa ai, î tson dash bu theaddcl eigh ofthe Born in that Heaven above, aduit following behind is thrust That makes a bouse a home, against. the child's head with L' oe tsLv.L' oe disatrou reults ~-Marion Taylor Ford na r N L~. N W M £ N and By Biihi Smiley About Thiat Word H onou r Had to make a speech the other nighit to the honour students at our schlool. I say "had Lo", because, 'the vice-principal, whAo ) is six feet twelve, told me I Was gobill to le thea guest speaker. I ara five feet eight and a haîf. 1low can you lie a "guest" speaker when you work in the joint? However, I done my best, as e say in the English departmnenrt, Lt wasnft much ýof, aspeeeh, but- -the- remuneration was flot exactly pricn- cely, either. Zero. ,I alihor speakers at honour nîghts' wtio get up there and praise the kids and telthe to stick in there and fight and lie compuetitiv,ýe b-caÀuse that's what the world is ai!! aboýut. I-took rather a different hune. I toixI them that being an'honiour stiuçent is chiefly a matter of. birth. Eithèr youi are born withý some intelligence' 1il which case you can walk throuigh our school system, or you are born to a mother or father who rmakes you get off your lazy butt and doý somne work. In either case, it was an accident not something to sit ar-ound:,and'feel> self-sa tisfied about. Both mny kids were honour students, in Grade 9. And the boy' could almost tie bis own shoelaces when hie was 14, and the girl was stili knocking over her' glass -of * milk atI the table when she, was- 14. Fromni Grade 9 they went strai lit down lill. But I'm not too worried about them,.1' They both have a sense of honour, and that's a lot more important, toý me, than honour standing inisho, Some of the rottenest people,, hysical moraliy nderriotionai- yywhom I have ever mâet, have beent honour students. WLh no serise of honour. I was an honour student too, once, in Grade 8. This was back abot~ut the time of the Boer War., I kneW I was' about the smartest kidà in the'school, and was confident of coming first in Grade 8, or the .Entrance, as weýý calied it. Entrance to what, -. neyer did find out. Entrance to' five more stultifying years of sehool, 1 guess. Unfortunately, though I was the smartest kid in sehool, I was aiso the laziest. Eddie Kirldand, no)w a bi# corporation lawyer in, Môntreai came first. I beat him up as son as the results came out, This didn't solve My frustration., rilR.obiids came second. Iwxas ý-oing to-beathler up too, but she was bi-fgger thanI1, soî1 settled for third. Third is, a good place tLolie. You can't lie accused of being a teacher's p et , as we caiied it, or a "brown", as todaytsy oungsters sa bluntly label it. On Îe éoher hand, you have roved that oarnta dummy £v been youare nvrunn acmfortabe third ever sînce. I was the third member in our family of five. Lt was rather pleasant. I didn't have to compete with my older brother and sister, -and I. could biully my younger brother ,and sister. 1Wheni it came time to take our lumps in the war, I stili ran a comfortabie third. My older brother chose to. have himself lilown up, rather spectaculariy.' My young brother, in a desperate attempt to âet some recognition,, won -a ecora tion for bravery, after being shot down in the English Channel. (I don't see what's so brave about thaL) I went quietly off to, a prison camp, and emerged with three thiousand dollars in back pay. They were both'broke. There'snothing wrong-with being a third-place runner. I don't mid getting a little mud in my face, as long as I -finis h in the mn oney. NQw let's lie serious for a moment. I'd ike to take a dloser look at the word "hionour". Lt's one of those abstract words that you hear less and hess these days, as though it were embarrassing to utter them. Wordslike compassion and virtue and. chastity and Iloyaity and decency. People almost lilush when they use' one of them. Lt seems that we al have to lie tough and callous. From this,"ahi", I would except our young peuple, who are not afraid to talk' of, love and compassion and tolerance and kindness and pity. They see only too clearly through the "plastic" world they have been bequeathed: a world of baise values, lip service to ideais,.and violence. Nýo wonder there. is a. generation gap. We worship the golden caif, and are flabberpsted when our kids see it for what it is: a graven image.- We want to sweep everything under the rug, so the neighbours won't see it. We want our, kids to lie "niee" and "sensible", and "soiid", while they see the joy and the paiin that is, real human life. These are some of the thoughts I shared with the students, In ciosing,1 1 suggested,- "Don't just lie an honour student. Be an honour- person." Do you agree? -I Must, Begfin With A Better Me l imW