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2 The Canadian Statesman,Bowmanville, April 23, 1975 Section Two Min y A lm NK bSugar . . a~nd ig By Bill Smiley How lucky we are Congratulations and Sympathy Sincere congratulations are ex- tended to The Toronto- Sun's management and staff who on the weekend started their new Goss presses rolling to mark another step forward in this young upstart's career. We well remember when most of the present employees were thrown out of work by the demise of the old Evening Telegram. It was- interesting to note in Monday's paper that John Webb, formerly of Bowmanville is their production manager. It took a considerable amount of courage and downright nerve to launch another paper when the long established Tele's management couldn't make a go of it. But, they've never looked back and now are well on their way to being self-contained and probably up to their ears in debt lilke the rest of us. Wonder how long it will be before the experience their first big run in wit the unions involved? Possibly the same unions that gave the Tele so much trouble that John Bassett decided to pack it in. While we are writing about newspapers, we must express our heartfelt sympathy to Publisher Don McCuaig and his staff at the Renfrew Advance. Last week, their plant equipped with the same presses and much of the same equipment as ours, suffered a disastrous fire that may keep them from publishing in their own plant for several months. Last week's copy of The Advance arrived on Monday and we understand that friends at The Smith Falls Record- News have undertaken to do the printing for Renfrew, including some 20 other weeklies they were producing for nearby communities.. To make matters worse, Publisher McCuaig suffered a heart attack recently and we doubt if he is really in shape to lead his staff in the reconstruction. The Advance is one of the finest community papers in Canada and we wish them every success in their restoration program and only wish we were located closer to render some help. Their tragedy brought back mem- ories of the day we were about to put our new presses into operation and learned that the Port Hope Guide's plant had burned to the ground. We went into peak production very quickly to give them a hand and oddly enough, on Friday we again printed The Port Hope Guide because they were installipg add- itional units to their presses and needed the weekend to complete the changeover. It's ,Bound to Come Here We've been reading a lengthy article in the neighboring Port Hope Guide about the impact the Wesley- ville Hydro generating station will probably have on that area when construction really gets underway. Suzanne Stickley did a considerable amount of research and has come up with a most interesting article that should also be of considerable interest here because the Wesley- ville station's influence undoubtedly will extend to this area, to be followed in short order by the changes that will come when the Darlington station is started. Miss Stickley compares what happened to the area when the Lennox station was built in the small municipality of South Frederick- burg near the town of Napanee, and comes to the conclusion that the same conditions may apply in the Port Hope area. Farmers had more difficulty than usual obtaining casual help because they couldn't pay the high wages Hydro was paying. Merchants experienced a boom, but the workers expecting to be in the area for four or five years, didn't buy homes in the country. They bought in the towns or nearest city where they could sell them without loss when the project was completed. There were some plaints about the prices paid for acquisition. Traffic in the became a problem because H didn't build any additional r Industries didn't rush in to s factories near the station. municipality benefitted con ably because Hydro pays a gra lieu of taxes which in S Frederickburg came to about h its tax roll. Impact on the environment h been too drastic so far and H experts are visiting thei continually to study what is ha ing to algae in the lake fron impact of the warm water exj from the plant. Every house, including sur cottages in that area has occupied by workers at the plan there is always a need fori boarding and rooming houses workers make ideal roomer cause they are only on the job days a week and mainly are ,ob for a place to sleep. So, that's how it is down, Frederickburg way. And withi not too distant future, we can forward with anticipation or a hension to the day when it happen here. 'r Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 121 years ago in 1854 Also lncorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 CNA JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publishe S r GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. e DONALD BISHO Plant Mgr. "Copyright and-or property rights subsist in the image appearing on this proof. Permission t reproduce in whole or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by photographic or offse process in a publication, must be obtained from the publisher and the printer. Any unauthorize reproduction will be subject to recourse in law." $800 a year - 6 months $4.50 strictly in advance Foreign - $10.00 a year Although every precaution wili be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accep advertising in its columns on the understanding that it will not be liable for any error in t advertisement published hereunder unless a proof of such advertisement is requested in writin by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by th advertiser and with such error or corrections plainly noted in writing thereon, and in that casei any error so noted is not corrected by The Canadian Statesman its liability shall not exceed suché portion of the entire cost of such advertisement as the space occupied by the noted error bearsi the whole space occupied by such advertisement. com- land area lydro oads. et up The sider- ant in South .alf of îasn't lydro area ppen- m the pelled mmer been ît and HERE'S TO YOUTH! Dear Mr. James, Since a few years ago when I first came to Bowmanville I've noticed HEADLINES whenever some of the youth do something wrong. Seldom do I see anyting lauding YOUTH for so many acts of kindness that they also perpetrate. With this letter I hope to draw attention to some fine oung people, not a group-just ids. I have had heavy bags taken and carried for me by utter strangers-kids not the older generation. I've had manual help in time of need of an extra hand. I've been greeted cheer- fully by young people who don't know ME ftom Adam. Here is a for instance. During the first week of this month when storms were unexpectedly raging and severe winds blowing every- thing less than one hundred Ibs. hither and yon, I was rescued on the opposite side of King St. from T he Canadian Statesman, as I was striving with all my strength to attain Dykstra's. I gave up and held on to a post, deciding to go home. To accomplish this in that wind, I had to cross the road. 1, weighing less than 100 lbs. didn't dare put foot on the road where even cars had difficulty steering a straight course. Three ordinary young people, but sturdy, seeing my hligbt, two of them, the eaviest of the group, took me one on each side, by the arm and politely escorted me safely to the pavement on the other side of the road. I think they saved me from serious injury, certainly from pneu- monia! Thanks kids. Bow- manville should be grateful for having so many good young peole within its boun- daries andgive THEM some publicity once in awhile. Signed Gratefully, "Aunt Mary." Martin Rd. N. R.R. 3 Bowmanville, Ont. April 19, 1975 Dear Sir: Thank you for publishing the article written by Jean Ahlvik which highlighted some of my concerns relating to the elect- ion, May 12th. I would like to clarify one or two points, if I The reference to 'planning parameters' was intended to convev the fact that basic planning criteria had been ignored in the Courtice Con- cept. As a result, the 'design' is functionally wrong and should not be supported by council. As a taxpayer, I resent the spending of 54,000. for such an amateurish job. My comments on develop- ment could possibly be misin- terpreted, since they were made only to illustrate the fact that by prolonging the de- cision process and forcing matters into the bureaucratic jungle, the individual is often hurt. I believe Council must become more understanding in such instances, and act accordingly. Insofar as Cor- porate land developers are concerned, I do not support large scale projects and their attendant socio-economic costs. Most of the residents of Ward 1, (Darlington) that I have called on want to maintain and protect the quality of life they now enjoy. In closing, may I respect- fully point out that I didnot run against Don Wearn in the last election, but ran as a Regional Councillor. Quite the contrary, Don bas, and con- tinues to give his support and encouragement. I hope your fine newspaper will continue encouraging the residents of Ward 1, Darling- ton to vote on Monday, May 12th. Thank you, Alec Matthews Candidate for Area Councillor 12C, Manad South, Bowmanville, Ont., April 21, 1975. Mr. J. Mcllroy, Clerk, Town of Newcastle, 40 Temperance St., Bowmanville, Ont. Dear Sir: Please resent this state- ment and petition to the Council of the Town of Newcastle. As a further condition to the consent for severance of the lot described in file LD 2275 of the Durham Land Division Office, also referred to as the lot to be separated from the north portion of my brother's (Stephen Liptay) property at lot 14, Concession 8 (former Townsbip of Darlington), it is spelled out that I must pay $900.00 as a fee entitled a lot levy. This levy is unfair and I request that the rulings re- garding such lot levies be In the Dim and Distant Past more 49 Vears Ago The Thursday, April 22nd, 1950 s be- A meeting to organize a football club in Bowmnnvilie four will be held in the office of Dr. oking J. C. Devitt, on Satrday, Aprîl 24 at 8 p.m. Ahi Suh interested are invited to Southattend. n the ,Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Storrie, i look of Oshawa, donated $1000. .ppre- towardsthe new Nurses' will Wm. Lougbman won the prize last week at Martyn's Bowling Alley witb high indi- vidual score of 271 points. M.Silas Foster while P helpîng bis son Irvine at bis farm on the Lake Shore, west, S fell througb n bole in the barn floor. frncturing bis armn in two, places. Saturdny's Toronto star 9contained photos of Industrial Bowing Champions, and also LaeSore Bowling Champ- ions. Several former Bow- manville residents were not- O iced among the champions, including Messrs., Frank Tucker, A. B. Sisler. P. Alcumbrnck, S. Rudd, Churchill, G. Boutillier and, ýp Carruthers. j Miss Leta Jackson, and ber niece, Miss Velma Gay, Court- o ice, spent the weekend with et relatives in Oshawa.' eUmpires appointed for the Durham and Ontario Basebal Leaue are E. S. Large and M. S. Cooke, Bowmanville, W. Adams and F. Sprung, Brigt- on, C. Harcourt and J. Toms, Me Cobourg, C. J. Rowden nd J. Senders, Port Hope. Harry C. Alun, Bicycle and a Radio aop, as been appoint- ed agent for International Harvester Co. Limited. h 25 Years Ago Thursday April 20, 1950 The Lion's Minstrel Show, last Wednesday and Thursday evenings, was a tremendous success. End men were Bill Oliver, Fred Cole, Glen Mar- tyn and Stu James. A meeting has been called by the Hospital Board to discuss a hospital campaign, aimed at raising an additional $50,000. The Durham Bowling Lea- gue will hold its banquet at Carter's Tea Room on Friday, reports Jack Kitson, closing out a successful season. The Carter Trophey, will be pre- sented to the winning team, the Foundry Foursome. Also cash awards as high as $32.50 will be given out. Decoration of Wesleyville Church began on Tuesday. Mr. A. Brantwood, Port Hope, is in charge. We are very sorry to report that Mr. C. R. Sutherland bas resigned from the Blackstock H School staff. and will be teaching at Picton High School next term. Mr. James Abernethy, Bow- manville and a former resi- dent of Maple Grove, spoke at the April meeting of Maple Grove Women's Institute meeting on "Home Beautifi- cation". Rev. Yardley, of Courtice, occupied the pulpit at Kirby on Sunday. Diane Hallman, and Beverle McRobbie presented a tap ance, and Margaret Goheen, a iano solo, at the Guide Mother's meeting on April 12. re-examined with a view towards repudiation. It is obvious that all services to this lot will be my private responsibility. The Town will be involved in no direct manner as to service costs. In this era of housing problems such a restrictive measure at best and punishing at worst, is unfounded. It is unfair that you demand $900.00 from people like my self and then use this money for some purpose unrelated to subject lot or house. This town's ruling, and those endorsed by Mr. Beath's gang must be reviewed. This is a serious matter. If local authority cannot act account- ably, then the province has a responsibility to do something about abuse of local power. Abuse of local power is a very offensive crime. I would like to remind you that the subject land was pre-zoned as residential many years ago. I therefore forcefully re- quest that your ruling be placed in abeyance until such time as it will be justly rectified. Sincerely, John Liptay. Copies: Mr. D. Irvine, Minister of Housing. Mr. B. Davis Premier, Mr. W. Beath, Durham Chair- man. Mr. S. Liptay, Owner Subject Land. Volunteers Plan Special Events ýWitfr S ring around the corner and reading about teas and fashions, the Volunteers of Memorial Hospital also have events brewing. On May 3rd. at 10 a.m. we are having a garage Sale at the home of Mrs. D. Childs, 71 Mearns Ave. North, Bowman- ville. There will be clothing, rummage table, books, bake table, and a tea table. Anyone wishing to donate articles contact the Volunteer office in the hospital. Hope to see you there. Also jot down June 18th on your calender. There is going to be a Fashion Show and Pool Party. This is also at the home of Mrs. Childs. Childs Ladies Wear will be showing summer fashions for young and old. The proceeds from these events will enable the Volun- teers to do more for the patients. An interesting survey for March sbowed that the Adults Volunteers worked 6134 hours and the Candy Stripers 239'4 hours. This will improve as there are orientation days for new Volunteers April 21st. 22nd., 23rd., 28th., 29th., and 30th. If you are interested there is still time to call Please contact the Volunteer Services Office at Memorial Hospital. We need you. A special thanks to Mrs Childs for providing her home for the events coming up and extra time for this cause. GAT//Ee?/N 1",ÇQUWP 7IME 0Il V/tLA&E t "P --Linda Richards Every so often I'm reminded of how very lucky Canadians are. We are not smarter than other people. Goodness knows, we are no more industrious. We are just luckier, because we happen to be living in this country at this time. When you consider that we are just a drop in the bucket of the world's population, you can see just how blind lucky we are. Millions of people on earth today are literally starving to death. They will be dead, stone dead, in days, months, a year. Millions more are just above the starving line. They eke out a barren, blunted, hopeless existence, just one step away from the animal. These hordes are subject to all the other things that go with a minimal existence, besides hunger: cold, disease, ignorance, fear, and per- haps worst of all helplessness. And we complain endlessly, we Canadians, about such horros as inflation, postal strikes, taxes, and all the other relatively piddling burdens we bear. We howl with outrage when butter jumps 15 cents a pound. Some of us nearly have a stroke when the price of beer and liquor is raised. The very wealthy feel a deep, inner pain because they can retain only 55 per cent of their income. But what does it all amount to? The consumption of butter will go down for a few weeks, then rise to new highs. The consumption of alcoholic beverages will not even tremor, but go steadily upward. And therich will become richer. Talk about fat cats, or buxom beavers,. and we're it. The Lucky Canadians. T'e envy of the world. Oh yes, we have poor people, quite a few of them. But you woul be ard put to it to find anyone in Canada literally starving to death. Or freezing to death. Or dying because there is no medicine for disease. Truth is, the vast majority of Canadians eat too much, suffer from over-heating rather than cold and are much more likely to die from too much medicine than they are from disease. And even the poorest of our poor, with all the buffers that welfare provides, are materially million- aires compared with the poor of many other countries. You, Mister, wheeling your Buick down the highway and beefing about the cost of gas, might just as easily be pulling a ricksha in Calcutta, wondering whether you could last until you were 30, so you could see your first grandson. POETS C MAD, MAD, MAD! When you are mad You don't talk You just say yes or no Then take a walk. Your parents are upset Because they think they failed In trying to bring you up In the proper way. You grouch around Till finally you give in Then everyone is happy again And you feel better. You, Young Fella, who made $10,000 in six months with a lot of overtime, and quit -working so you could draw unemployment insur- ance, could be sweating it out in a South African gold mine, or a Bolivian tin mine, for enough bucks a week to barely feed your family. And you, Ms., whining about the mess the hairdresser made, or complaining about the cost of cleaning women, could be selling yourself in the back streets of Nairobi to keep body and soul together, if you'll pardon the expression. But you aren't, and I'm not, and we shouldn't forget it, mates. We were lucky. We live in Canada. Once in a while this hits me like a punch between the eyes. One of these times was on a recent holiday weekend. We were spending a weekend with Grandad, in the country. It was cold and blustery outside, and I spent one of those rotten-lazy, thoroughly enjoyable times when there is nothing to do and nothing to worry about: eating and drinking, playing cards, enjoying the fireplace, read- ing, watching television. The only fly in the ointment was the constant decisions to be made. At breakfast, for example. Banana or fruit juice? Coffee or tea? Bacon and eggs or ham and eggs? Toast and jam or fresh bread and honey? Evenings were even worse. An hour after dinner, I had to decide whether it was to be coffee and cake with ice cream or tea with butter tarts. Then there was the bedtime snack and more decisions. But it was watching television that blew up the puffed-up dream that life was, after all, good and gracious, cosy and comfortable, warm and wonderful. There on the "news," with nothing to hide it, was the non-Canadian world. Children with bloated bellies and stick-thin limbs of the starving. Other children, torn and bleeding and screaming with pain. Mothers howling their anguish because they had lost their childri and couldn't find them. A refugee plane, with more than 200 "soldiers" and only five women or children aboard. And everywhere, on that naked screen, people suffering, terrified, running like rats, from nowhere to nowhere. Not much you and I can do, ext feel horrified. It's all too far away. But at least we can stop bitching in our own backyard, and face the facts that we're not smarter, or harder working or better looking. Just lucky. ~ORNER A PRAYER FOR PEACE When I think of war, Refugees - and all, I remember the scar War leaves - spring or fall. God Help Those People Now. The young; the old Those who are very feeble Those who might feel cold! Let us sing Thy Praises; Bring Peace to this old world. I have no fancy phrases, Love's Power be unfurled! -Amen -- Marion Taylor Ford EDITORIAL COMMENT Letters To The Editor