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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 7, 1975 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Deserve Praise Not Scorn We're just a bit sick of Canadians and defeated Vietnamese officials who are blaming the United States or smugly sneering because they have taken a beating in their efforts to keep the Communists out of South Vietnam. Even our own Prime Minister got into the act by commenting, according to reports, that it was a mistake for Americans to become involved in that war. The fact remains that American governments became involved in an attempt to stop Communist aggres- sion in Indochina. They succeeded in slowing down that program for a decade or more, sacrificing more than 60,000 of their own military people in the meantime and billions of dollars in goods and supplies. That effort unfortunately, in the long run, did not meet with overall success for many reasons, including mainly resistance at home and no great help from any other govern- ment, including Canada. We should have been as much interested as anyone else, including the U.S.A. in stemming the advance of commun- ism throughout the world, and it ill behooves any of us to smugly scoff at the Americans because they didn't Army's Appeal is Theme At Kiwanis Club Meeting With 12 Cobourg Guests win. We didn't win either, but we also did nothing to help. The aftermath of that American struggle to give leadership in a world struggle against communism is that today the United States finds itself in serious financial straits mainly because of those vast expenditures, when if they had remanea aloot and decided Indo- china and Vietnam was somebody else's problem, they might be in much better financial and political shape. Unfortunately, for the rest of us, they now appear to be withdrawing from taking any part in world affairs. At the moment we doubt very much if U.S. politicians would even be willing to participate in any action to save Israel from being overrun by the Arabs. They've had a bellyfull of fighting someone else's battles and only receiving criticism for their efforts. Hopefully, that mood will change as their economic condition stabilizes and improves. If it doesn't, what country is there left in the world to assume the role of leadership? We don't know of any, except the Soviet Union, whose efforts, supported by misguided people in every country, are still bent on world domination. The Big Grab Continues Have you noticed the pattern of gigantic wage increases in recent wees? Almost all of those involved in wage disputes have been connect- ed not with production, but with service groups that add nothing to the gross national product of the country. The Members of Parlia- ment, school teachers, hydro service people in Metro, letter carriers are but a few of the most prominent in recent weeks who have received anywhere from 33 per cent to higher settlements, and in most cases have accepted them grudgingly, feeling they should have received more. But these are only the forerunners of many more who in the months to come will be demanding and probably receiving higher and higher increases, if they have the political punch to back them up. Their efforts cannot help but increase the cost of living as companies and individuals find their taxés, and the price of products and services raised to offset the increas- ed outlays. There isn't much talk of strikes or big wage settlements in most manufacturing these days, mainly because those employed and their union leaders are struggling to keep their men on the job instead of being laid off; the big gains are coming in the non-productive section of the economy. All of these increases have to have a bearing on the price of our exports, making them more expensive and less likely to be sold, thereby knocking our balance of payments picture ail askew. But, those seeking the big increases apparently are only interested in grabbing all they can, feeling their cause is more than just because of inflation. At the same time, governments at all levels are hell bent on making certain prosperity remains with us, not by increased productivity, but rather by printing more paper money and distributing it wide- spread in a multitude of programs so that buying power is maintained at any cost. Sooner or later, this wanton spending by governments has to catch up with everyone because it's not based on solid economic grounds. We note that over the weekend the Unemployment Insur- ance Fund was being given high marks for keeping Collingwood alive during the layoffs last winter. That's what it was designed to do, but Lord help all of us if our prosperity continues to be based on Unemploy- ment Insurance Fund payments and not on producing goods that will sell hère and abroad. We're living right now on so many government programs for which all taxpayers have to foot the bill, not just for the programs but for the civil servants who run them, that soon there'll be more people workng for governments than there are in factories, businesses, and agricul- tural production. It's a frightening situation but aside from a few economists who keep warning us, very few seem to understand the situation or care about it, so long as they and we are getting what we consider our dues. One day, sooner or later, the axe will fall,; it just can't keep going this way forever. 40 Years and Still Mobile There are so many anniversaries these days, it's difficult to recognize all of them. Recently, the Kinsmen here celebrated their 25th anniver- sary, last year, the Rotarians celebrated a half century in business and next Monday, Bowmanville Lions Club will mark its 40th birthday. Those have been a busy 40 years for the Lions Club, one that has involved them in so many communi- ty projects and so much good work for the blind and others, that we can only offer our sincere best wishes for many more active years of partici- pation and satisfaction. They have an enviable record of achievement e4A JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publishe and good fellowship that would compare more than favourably with any organization in town. The Rev. Benjamin Herbert Mortlock of Ottawa, a charter member of the Lions, and one the The Statesman's favorite former employees who has gone on to greater things at a higher elevation will be the guest speaker. He has had a distinguished career with the Boy Scouts and more recently as a rector with the Anglican church. It will be good to renew acquaintances and again hear him in action. We don't have too many ex-staffers who have become ministers of the gospel. 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Report From Q By Alex Carru GRANTS FOR DURHAM RIDING Our locally elected reDresenta- tives constantly face the dilemma of financing growing local services such as road, transportation, police protection, libraries, sewers, water and many other requirements. If these local services were paid for strictly by the local municipali- ties, property taxes would be intolerable for all rate payers and tenants. Since 1969, tax reforms and, notably, relief of property tax burdens, have become one of the province's high-priority objectives. For example, the property tax credit of $180 was designed to provide relief from existing prop- erty taxes to low income people and the pensioner credit of $110 provides additional assistance to needy pensioners. Farmers also, receive a rebate of 50 per cent of their farm property taxes. Aside from Ontario's tax credit programs, provincial grants to local municipalities amount to approxi- mately 50 per cent of municipal spending. This year, the province has increased its payments to munici- palities by $380 million; an increase of 16.3 per cent over the previous year's total. This figure will bring total transfers to all local govern- ments to an estimated $2.7 billion. The largest portion of this amount - $2.2 billion - will be for conditional grants. (Conditional grants are grants for which the province specifies the use, such as education, housing, libraries, etc.) Unconditional grants to munici- In thej and Distant 49 Years Ago Thursday, May 6, 1926 Honor Roll for April for Town Public Schools: Room 5, Jr.III - Miss Greta M. Wickett, teacher: Mildred Burden, Leonard Wilson, Ruth Hay- man, Edith Cartwright, Har- old Colmer, Edith Sellers, Bessie Gives, Evelyn Raby, Ruth Purdy, Ella Trimble. Rotary Club officers for the coming year are Pres. Geo. E. Chase, Vice. Pres. - F.F. Morris, Secty. R.F. Aitchison, Treas. - Fred Cryderman, Directors, Dr. B.J. Hazel- wood, F.C. Vanstone, F.C. Palmer, Sgt.-at-arms, N.S.B. James. Song leader, T.S. Holgate. Mr. Alpha Pinch has been spending the winter in El Paso, Texas with his brother, Mr. Bera Pinch. The Mic Mac Trail Ranger Camp held a short devotional exercise and business meeting on Tuesday evening. Thei all left the church for a four mile hike. It was necessary to cover the distance in an hour, to qualify for the "B" section of the Hiking Badge. Pork Osborne, Joseph Barton and Ted Clarke arrived at the church 40 minutes after start- ing, which was remarkable time. After all had returned, Newt. Hackney led in stunts, songs etc. At the regular meeting of Darlington Council wages for work on road for present season was fixed at 50c per. hour for man team, 25c per hr. per man, and 5c per hour extra for patrolman to make out monthly reports to roads superintendent. 25 Year Thursday, Ma Arthur G. Ben Spencerville, th dent at O.A.C., been hired for tt an assistant to Representative] John G. Parke Bro. Bert Parke M. Venton, son o Sidney Venton,r Entered Appren at the Fathera quet, of Jerusale and A.M. Guest Wor. Bro. Rev. Woodville, af resident. Two new Poli Allan Densema Bradley were ap local police f council meeting town hall on MO Mrs. A. Drum was guest sol Sunday School A Newcastle Unite The constructi Memorial HosI three weeks ah ule. Now at the f they hope to building by Dec Scenes fromC Hayes was the h evening's prog Orono band con Orono Town Ha evening. Pres band, Carlos Tan a trumpet solo.i paid to Milton1 has led the band ueen's Park thers, M.P.P. palities have been increased by 23.5 per cent, totalling $383 million. Area municipalities mav use these funds at their own discretion. As each area has its own needs, these funds are made available without conditions. In the riding of Durham, estimat- ed unconditional grants are as follows: Town of Newcastle $890,000, Town of Port Hope $257,000. Hope Township $26,000. Village of Mill- brook $23,000. Cavan Township $27,000. Manvers Township $35,000. Total $1,258,000. There will be additional funds available to cover police costs. The riding of Durham will receive $428,000 this year; an increase of $284.000 over 1974. In 1974, total spending by local governments in Ontario reached $5 billion - about the same level as the total provincial budget in 1970. Present indications are that total spending in 1975 will grow more rapidly than in previous years. Treasurer, Darcy McKeough, has warned local governments to prac- tice restraint in local spending. The financial resources of the province are more limited this year due to considerable tax cuts, i.e. the retail sales tax. The Ontario government has imposed tough restraints on its own spending and has announced a cut in the total civil service complement by 2.5 per cent. Provincial building projects have been postponed wherever feasible except in high priority areas such as housing. It is important that all govern- ments practice restraint at this time and set an example of responsibility to the private sector. Letter to the DimEditor 1030 Nanton Avenue, Vancouver, B. C. 1Canada Pas May lst, 1975 PI'ast Dear S ir: o ot marks the 39th free nation ta, ~ Agotfail under the heel of commu- ay 4th, 1950 nismn since the criminal con- nnett, R.R. 2 was bora at the tura of ird year stu- the centuryba e d Guelph, has of 200 ambious men. Since he summer as then, more than TWELVE Agricultural HUNDREDMILLION people Ed. Summers. have became captive of a system of dictatorship rua by r, son of less than sxty million officiai r and Donald Party members. (Tass March f Police Chief 1970) received their Those ostriches who refuse tice degrees, t face this reality, and md on an-dismniss world wide commiu- and Son Ban- :m Lodge A.F. ist agression as "looking for spekerwas communists under the bed" speaker 'was Wm. Pointen, obviously do not read The former local World Marxist.Review, Tass or Pravda which have reveal- ed a Commuaist Party mnem- ce constables bership la 102 cauntries, and Clarence iacluding the one and a haîf .pointed to the million la Italy, 303,100 la orce at the France,:37,000 la Germany, held ln the 35,000 in Britain, 15,500 la the nday.U.S.A. and 5,000 in Canada (divided up into bath Maoist, imond, Orono aid Soviet philosophies). loist at the la free warld countries, nniversary of these Marxists are invariably d Church. involved lanleading, launch ing, steering or inifluiiecinig ion of the new thousands of "front" graups pital is now and ad hoc cammittees which ead of sched- are designed ta appear as irst foor level, -democratic" but are latent complete the upan creating chaos and ember.othrowing aur democratic inIstitItiol15. Operaland by By selectiag "motherhood" ighlight of the and "apple pie" issues which ram by the cannot be faulted, millions of icert given I naive followers find themsel- all on Friday vsetaybrainwashed, ident of the working for, financiag and mblyn, played frhrn usinbecu A tribute was se. hietaadsqt Tamblyn who whntedscvrheru, I fr 3 eas. di tor i ditt having Whi maste Revolu munis slaved MILL] 1975, twelve live in Bamb Curtai The South Marxis domin closer. Twelve members of the Cobourg Kiwanis Club travel- led to Bowmanville for an inter-club meeting last week. Local Kiwanian Capt. Dave Thorburne teamed up with Capt. Scott Howett of Bow- manville to give an interesting slicie and tape presentation on the role of the Salvation Army in Canada and around the world, and its areas of work. It was evident that the SA deals with much more than alcohol problems - there are children from broken homes, abandoned unwed mothers, the aged, and many othç» difficulties. Sir Winston Churchill measured the situation most succinctly when he said, "Where there's need, there's the Salvation Army." The speakers were thanked by Cobourg's PP Ed Lorenz and Bowmanville's Don Hambleton. The Salvation Army's Red Shield campaign takes place this month, and several Kiwanians are helping out as captains in certain areas. -Cobourg Star Housing Market Strengthens Signals seem to show that there is a strengthening in the market for existing housing. Sales for the last few months in most parts of the country have been ahead of year-ago rates and are all stronger in view of the fact that the customary peak season is'still ahead. All this, despite the fact the country is supposed to be in the grips of a recession syndrome, and evidence of high unemployment, especial- ly with the automotive related lay-offs in the Durham Region this year. inflation (as we had last spring), is sooner or later replaced by the realization that prices will not come down, but will likely con- tinue to climb. 4. More people are changing their expectations to mod- est accommodation which they can afford. "Buy they must. Buy they will". 5. In the interval, there ap- pears to have been a large back-log of unfilled demand develop, making the re- covery all the more drama- tic. 6 Recentv ceilingis for . , -V c lilgz u /" / ' As reported earlier, Mul- Nainal' Housing Act tiple Listing Sales on the mortgages have been in- Oshawa and District Real creased. In the Oshawa Estate Board for the first area - 95 per cent financing g been duped. quarter are up 25.4 per cent is available up to $40,000 le a handful of men over last year, and this trend now, and an overall N.H.A. rminded the Russian has continued through April. ceiling of a $44,000 mort- ution, by 1946, the Com- Here is what has happened. gage. t imperialists had en- 1. There was a modest reduc- 7. The Provincial Govern- [some TWO HUNDRED tion in prices that develop- ment has proposed to make ION people. As of May ed in the latter part of 1974. available, only until Dec- some 39 countries and 2. In fact rates on mortgages ember 31st, 1975, a $1500 hundred million people have dropped from the 12 grant to first time home i fear behind the Iron, per cent range to 10 per buyers. oo and Sugar Cane cent at some Lenders now. Now is the time to buy. Do n and Berlin Wall. Indications are that rates not be caught in the unfortun- fall of Cambodia and may soon increase again. ate position next year, saying Vietnam brings the 3. The natural automatic to yourself, I should have st philosophy of world buyer resistance that ap- bought last year. Do it now. ation just that much pears when a consumer Cal ithe Realtor of your staple increases in price choice, and see what he has to Yours sincerely, quickly and dramatically offer you You will not be Patricia Young in a time of uncontrolled sorry. i IREKJUE RIEZRR U R ,mu E UHE Sugarad Spc I " 5 pice >' By Bill Smiley It's a Metric Madness One of the things about modern society that bothers me is mouthy minorities attempting to impose their wishes on silent majorities. Another is the attempt by those who profess a profound behef in a vague concept called "progress" to find the common denominator in everything, and try to shove the rest of us in that direction. Sometimes I have a nightmare about the future. In it, I see the entire earth populated by beings, no longer humans who look alike, talk alike, think alike, and even smell alike. Everyone will be a sort of creamy yellow brown in complexion. We'll all be the same height and weight. All individual anomalies such as hooked noses, buck teeth and jutting ears will have been eliminated. I wake up from this dream screaming, at the point where I am just about to be told that we are all of the same sex. In the dream, everyone will speak the same language, some type of bastard speech like Esperanto. Literature will be extinct, except for a few scholars studying its fossilized remants. Shades of meaning will be lost. "I love you," "Je t'adore," and "Eu te amo," will all come out as "Yochamo" or something of the sort. In the dream, there are no decisions to be made, because there will no longer be any difference between right and wrong, black and white, good and evil. Television will tell us what to think, painlessly, and why We will all smell alike-a subtle essence with traces of Chinese elm, Russian borscht, Congo musk and American b.s. We will all arise when the universal siren sounds. In unison, at the appointed moment, we will take our breakfast pill, our pep pill to get us going, our tranquilizer to slow us down for our lunch pill, another pep pill, a dinner pill, and at 2245 hours, we will simultaneously swallow our sleeping pills and become uncon- scîous for six hours and forty-eight seconds. But each evening, before retiring, we will have our universal culture and recreation period. Something like counting our toes. It's only a nightmare, but each year that I live, the picture seems closer and clearer. One of these days I'm afraid I won't wake up. Two of the most recent steps by mouthy minorities and the people who cherish common denominators are the attempts at the forced application of Celsius temperatures and the metric system. Did anyone ask you if you wanted to switch from Fahrenheit to Celsius? No. Did anyone ask me? No. Did anyone ask either of us if we wanted to "think metric"? Same answer. I am used to attempts to brainwash me by politicians, news- papers, experts, and rny wife. That is what they are for, and atTé$âstI can fight back. But I deeply resent simply being told by some Ottawa ostriches and their stooges in the media that I must willy-nilly, switch to Celsius thermometer and metric weight and measures. I am a reasonable man, I hope. If someone convinces me that some- thing is for the common good, even though it inconveniences me, 'll go along with it. Example: at this very moment, the government is removing money from me, who has never beer unemployed, and giving it to somé lazy bum who wants not to work This is known as unemploymen insurance. In the same way I ar helping subsidize other people's food, medical care, housing. Not .a word of complaint. But what gets me is the arrogant attitude that typifies those who espouse Celsius and metric. They do not present one valid (to me) reason for the changes. They say vaguely that everyone else is doing it. So what? If the latest fad is joining the Flat Earth Society, must I become a member? If everyone else is picking his nose in public, does that mean I should, too. Metric~mamacs insist that metric is more accurate. More accurate than what? Is a thousandth of a centimeter more accurate than a thousandth of an inch? Of course not. It is merely shorter. Or longer. I'm not sure which, and I don't give a diddle. Canadians, with their wild ex- tremes of climate and vast expanse of geographpy, should battle this so-called "progress" with every ounce of their strength. Yes, the word was "ounce'." Do you realize that will soon be a dirty word, if the metric marauders have their way? Canada would lose its very flavor as a nation should we allow this metric-Celsius pap to flow over us and flatten us into a dull facsimile of all those other dull nations. For one thing, it would cripple our conversation, 60 per cent of whirfh begins with a pseudo-complaiM¶ about the heat or the cold. It would destroy our idioms. Can you imagine our hero "centimeter- ng" his way along the narrow ledge, rather than "inching"? "He's all wool and a meter wid doesn't exactly stir me. Nor doë- "Third down and a meter, 40 centimeters to go for Winnipeg." Well, the varmints haven't heard the last of me. This is only a skirmish. But I need reinforce- ments. Come on, all you thousands who deplore the change. Let's hear from you. Fire off a letter to your editor, for a start. Then we'll roll up the big guns.