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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 21, 1975 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT An Enterprising Young Man During May the Red Shield Campaign of the Salvation Army is being held in this community. The goal for Bowmanville and district has been set at $5,000. The Salvation Army-more than any other organization - deserves our support both financially and morally: We should indeed support it. The work carried on by the Salvation Army is known by the majority of local residents. The servicemen and women who served during World War II; the alcoholic who wants a hot meal and the woman of the street who wants to regain the dignity of life - they all know of the work carried on silently by the Salvation Army. The child from the broken home who needs a break to stay out of jail also knows of the sympathetic understanding of those in the Corps of the Salvation Army. The impending opening of the Port assistance 1(111entflusiabi, memberswhom hie has acquii Darlington Marina Hotel at Bow- by one, as the need arose. manville Beach provides us with an opportunity to express our admira- The project was so well cor tion for a young, hard-working citi- and carried out that the zen who had a dream and made it government also saw fit to come true. financial assistance by way of winch certainly has been o Irv Gi is the chap who is about to hel, but we would wager th, headupone of the largest privately if tfey hadn't come through,1 owned enterprises in the town. He would have found a way aroi negan it ail several years ago when obstacle; he's that type of mi he acquired the land at the north end he was determined to carry t of the harbor and proceeded to build with his dream a marina that would accommodate the many boats owned in this area. In these days of socialis That completed, the next stage in his welfare state, when handout plan was the construction of a hotel, minimum of effort extende complete with superb dining facili- maximum of pay and bene: ties. That too has come into being, doing their utmost to dest and for those who have not had the work ethic, Mr. Gill's eni opportunity of inspecting the pre- must be commended. We w mises, we can only say they are in every success in the years1 for a pleasant and amazing surprise ahead, and can't. help wond when they visit there. at long last, Bowmanville's area may be on its way 1 He has had considerable help from becoming the fine resorte his father Bob Gill, but the planning yesteryear. If it does comet and most of the effort has been the town's citizens can thank injected by Irv himself, with for his part in it. The Army Needs Our Support The Salvation Army has playe vital role in the lives of many peo in Canada. The Army bas provi 1,396,766 meals for the hung furnished 785,767 beds for homel men; has been responsible finding 507 missing persons and 1 cared for 1,541 senior citizens homes operated by the Salvat Army. Locally the Salvation Army always be spotted on the scenec tragedy ready to render assista at a moment's notice. Only during the Red Shi campaign does the Army ask assistance of the community and people it serves so well. Let us all do some serious thinki about the Army's slogan; "if y don't need our help, we need yourE You may never need the help the Salvation Army but if you do r assured the assistance will forthcoming without any questi asked. Report From Queen's Park By Alex Carruthers, M.P.P. RENT CONTROLS ARE THEY THE ANSWER? The shortage of housing, due to a major degree to the significant increase in population in the province and the tendency on the part of municipalities to resist new ousing because of municipal cost of services, has, no doubt, had a bearing on the increase in the cost of rental accommodation. Shortages of any commodity tend to increase costs but the recent announcement by the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority to increase its rentals on public housing indicates that rental in- creases are not necessarily the result of profiteering on the part of the landlords. Rent controls, while appearing to offer lower rents, actually create a new set of problems by not attacking the root causes. The actual causes of rent in- creases are factors over which rent controls have no effect. Other factors which would have to be included to make rent controls effective are: 1. Interest rates on capital construction costs. 2. The increased cost of construc- tion materials. 3. The significant increase in labour costs, both for construction and maintenance. 4. The cost of land and servicing with water, electric etc. Experience in Other Jurisdictio While rent controls have, hist cally, proven to be unworkab British Columbia has practi current experience having had th( in effect since January, 1975. T province is experiencing a num of difficulties including the foll ing: 1. the original rates limi increases in rent to 8 per cent exisiting rent; this rate has n climbed to 10.6 per cent. 2. The vacancy rate is .02 per ce indicating a very real hous shortage. 3. The building industry1 announced that no new hous construction is planned for 1975. 4. Current housing developmi and investment appears to moving from the socialist econo to the free enterprise environmer Alberta. 5. There is a virtual'black mar in renting. The issue of rental costs is major concern but without1 overall program of price-wa controls, the control of rents impractical. On July 8, 1974,1 people of Canada indicated in federal election that they w oposed to such a policy. tilt 04NA JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publishe Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 121 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesdày by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. S r BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. "Copyright and-or property rights subsist in the image appearing on this proof. Permission to reproduce in whole or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by photographic or offset process in a publication, must be obtained from the publisher and the printer. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law." $8.00 a year - 6 months $4.50 strictly in advance Foreign - $10.00 a year Although every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepts advertising in its columns on the understanding that it wil fnot be liable for any error in the advertisement published hereunder unless a proof of such advertisement is requested in writing by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by the advertiser and with such error or corrections plainly noted in writing thereon, and in that case if any error so noted is not corrected by The Canadian Statesman its liability shafl not exceed such a portion of the entire cost of such advertisement as the space occupied by the noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such adVertisement. d a ple ded ry; ess for has in ion can of a nce eld the the ing rou s. )of ýest be Tough Times for Teachers ons This week I had the chore of halls, checked the signs sorting through a huge pile of be deigned to knocl Iapplications for a job on, our high snatched through the schoob staff teaching English. One principal, had coffee oi job and about 80 applications. Th.1t's stronger forced on hinr the wvay things are these days in the given ,the g-ad band teaching game. assured a job, evet It's a cruel world for young people happened to be a babd1 its trying to break into the profession. green teeth. itArmed with their pieces of paper on 0fcustepy' ,t which it says right there in print that a out$e,0to st thsn they are now qualified teachers, thwaot$4more tan t ýns they saly forth to put into practice as wti is ore nt ori- ther high ideals, their warm ble, personalities, their love for young When I was hired, I w cal, people, and the resuits of four or five applying for the on hem years, of university sîugging. teaching job bef t in the pi rhat And what do they find? A vast principal was on the ber indifference. Nobody wants them. minute he got my letter. 0w- Principals want people with experi- believe that I had an hior ence. But how do you get experience English. Apparentby ILv [ted if you can't get a job? Lt's an old person left in Canada, tof story in.the world of free enterprise, degree who wasn't teaci n0W but it's stibi a sad one for those Just two years bateý caught in the vicious circle. department headship fc It's exactly bike another facet of 1 didn't particubarl: ýnt, the system of which we are so Ryerson Institute want( ing proud: banking. If you're broke and there and teach jour!. need money, a bank won't boan it 10 president of Waterloo you. If you're rich and don't need wanted me to go there has money, you have to beat off the public relations and1 sing bankers with a stick. English. I couldn't help thinking, as I sat If I were fired tomorri Lent toying with peopbe's lives, of the vast honors degree and 15 y, be change that has taken place since I ence, I'd be lucky toî em began teaching, about 15 years ago.ý Nooknik,' teaching Eni iof Those were the days when the Second Language to Es] ntfgreat post-war baby boom was 1 checked with fi hitting the high schools. colleagues in the Eng rket' Principals, were raiding industry ment, whio entered teac for techuical teachers, business for those halcyon years. 7J commercial teachers. five were hired by p sof If you had a university degree. it unseen. the was as much as your bife was worth Now, we sort through ,ge to walk past a school. A lasso woubd- of applications. Here's., sis snake out, you'd find yourself B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. the getting a hot sales pitch in a Discard him. Overed mi a principal's office, and next thing you experience. Here's or 'ere knew were standing in front of 35 honor degree, excellent kids with your mouth hanging open. dations, just out of teaci Anyone who was not obviously Discard her. No experi4 drunk or noticeabby retarded had a And 4vhen we narrowi pretty fair chance of winding up in or eight, they have to s] teaching. gruelling interview (g One daily newspaper ran pages me too) and may hav( and pages of teacher-wanted adver- miles for it, and drive tisements each spring, and sehool nothing to show for it t boards spent hundreds of thousands "Thank you for coming, of dollars on advertising. The whole thing mal I remember one spring when I There's a great waste could have taken my pick of 28 jobs young teachers, many as an English department head, by disgust, go into someo picking up the phone. making a living. Those were fat times for the young There's a whole s. graduating teachers, too. Armed teachers stilb in harneý with nothing more than a puny B.A., hanging on because arc they coubd pretty well pick and tions make them hang( choose where they wanted 10 work are too obd and sick an( and bive. tired to be of any use Each spring there was an event merely to draw their pe which came to be known rather Surely in a countr, cynicalby as "the catlle market." resources, and in an al Sehool boards from ahl over the computer can make a( province would take over a big hotel jeclions, we can do bet in the city. Polential teachers would this outmoded system 0 fbock in by the thousands. Lt was a demand, which may be seller's market. the caIlle market, buta The student teacher walked the human beings. 28W Bowman Dear John: Upon the wr letter, I found my think of new wa thoughts of true for a ob well don dedided that the Letters To The Editor Mayshow this appreciation direct- May12,975 is a truly heartfelt tbank you, ly. Wellington St., to ah invoîved in the Annual There are many to whom 1 ville, Ontario. Red Cross Campaign. wouîd like to extend my iting of this The job of fund raising is personal thank you for assist- yself trying to aiways a tbankless task la the ing in belping our campaign sense that even tyos!h vour exceed its quota. (Our quota ys to express work is appreciated seldom do was $2,800 and to date we have appreciation those involved at the admin- recorded a total of $3,3t0 ie. However, I a leaelt tan o iy. 1- iRed ratoss Camp ak i. wFrsou ll e tionxtend m best method on doors. If k, he was door by a r something m, generally and usually n if "he" female with wasn't much art, but that xice as much vrote a letter ly English rovince. The phone the Ie couldn't nor degree in was the only with such a hing. r, I had a orced on me. y want it. ed me to go nalism. The University and handle teach some ow, with my ears experi- get a job in glish As A kimo kids. ive of my ;lish depart- ching during Three of the phone, sight a vast sheaf a guy with a in English. ducated, no ýne with an t recommen- her's college. ence. it down to six how up for a gruelling for e driven 300 home with but a hearty kes me sick. of talented of whom, in other way of slew of old ss, who are chaic regula- on until they d stupid and e to anyone, ensions. y with our ge when the ccurate pro- tter than use f supply and all right for all wrong for who contributed at the door when the canvassers called or by personal cheques sent to the treasurer. To those many people who did the actual door to door work in weather which was at many times far from the best I would like to say a special thank you. The area captains served in their jobs with the highest quality of dedication to a wortby cause. I would like to say a special acknowledgement to the many businesses both large and small who in a year of tight money found that there was enough to share with those more needv. To you and ydur fine, newspaper I extend our warm appreciation to you for the great cooperation the cam- paign received in your pages. It is heart warming to know that people can still find time and generosity to extend to those less priveleged. I feel that - "Together we have made gQod things happen." Thank you Rick Santomero Campaign Chairman Bowmanville and District Red Cross. R.R. 4, Bowmanville, Ont. May 14, 1975. Mr. Foster M. Russell, Cobourg, Ontario. Dear Mr. Russell: We wish to thank you for your recent article published in the Canadian Statesman concerning the closing Ôf another rural school - namely Shaw's. We also appreciate your stand as a newspaper man which was in evidence at the Award winners from this area in the recent Oshawa Kiwanis Music Festival* in- clude the following: Clarke High School choir won the Monseignor Paul Dwyer Trophy. Kathleen and Julie Eyman of Courtice were the winners of a Festival Award in Section 2 vocal. Erin Nicks, Bowmanville, won the Prince Philip Chapter I.O.D.E. award in Section 2 April 24th School Board meet- ing. To suggest that news of the latest educational trends and-or the spending of such vast amounts of money should be limited most assuredly breeds suspicion. Parents seem, in this era, to feel helpless about the most valued investment of their lives - the futures of their children. Surely, this should not be. We, too, fear for our neighbors at Maple Grove and Salem and we only need to look back a short way to see other such communities lose their identities. What becomes of these families when they no longer can conveniently send their boys and girls to local activity groups and must always arrange for rides to a more distant large centre? Will this not ultimately rob such worthy organizations as Brownies, Cubs, Girl Guides, Scouts, etc. of many young eople whose lives could have een influenced for the better- ment of our country? In the Dim and Distant Past ic staff red one nceived Ontario render f a loan f great at even Irv Gill und the an, and through m, the s and a d for a fits are roy the terprise ish him that lie ering if s beach back to area of to pass, Irv Gill 25 Years Ago Thursday, May 11, 1950 A young men's quartette composed of Rowly Coombes, Ken Hockin, Ivan Woolley and Ted Ott sang a medley of songs in four part harmony, led by Mr. R.G. Hearle, at the regular meeting of the Trinity Young People's Union, held at the Lion's Centre on Monday evening. The monthly executive meeting of the Durham Fed- eration of Agriculture was held Thursday night at the Campbelleroft home of West- on Bannister. Plans were made for the annual pienic on June lst. Those attending included Mel Staples, Ed Millson, Edgar Nichols, Wal- ter Rundle, Charles Osborne, Milford White, Allan Wood, Wilmot Prouse, Mrs. Lewis, Miss G.E. Morton and Jack Orrill. Representing an increase of 56 per cent over the previous year, 44,775 Canadians farm- ers during 1949 borrowed $45,879,080, under the Farm Improvement Loan Acts, for the purchase of farm imple- ments, trucks, livestock, farm building, housing, clearing and breaking land. Clarke Township Council met on May 2 with the main item on the agenda, the discussion of how to keep within Roads Estimate of $51.000. vocal. She and Jane Staples, Orono, also won Festival Awards. Madeline Merkley, Bow- manville, won the Alto Music Supplies Trophy in Section 4 String solo. B. and L. Kapteyn, Hamp- ton, won the Oshawa Kiwanms Club Scholarship in Section 8 Piano. Mark Konselmann, Orono, won the Lyceum Club Trophy in Section 8 piano. As you said in your writing to the Statesman - What is happening in rural Ontario becomes more painfully evi- dent as each school closes as a matter of School Board Pol- icy. Is it the policy that needs change? Please continue in your good work as a source of informa- tion to those of us who have been slow to realize just what is happening. very sincerely, Margaret M. Killeen On behalf of the Shaw's School Committee. Area Award Winners At Kiwanis Festival and ByBdSmSpice M By Bill Smiley, iýLlaLlW. -1. -, -- - 49 Years Ago Thursday, May 20, 1926 St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, is building a new gymnasium costing $25,000. Mrs. Anderson and her sister Miss Butler, have open- ed the Betty B. Tea Room, W Newcastle opposite the Park where luncheon, afternoon tea and tea. will be served. Mrs. S.G. Chartran, Liberty St., will receive for the first time since ber marriage on Wednesday, May 26th from 4-6 p.m. Congratulations to Mr. Leonard J. Henry, on passing his final exams at the Ontario College of Pharmacy with first class honors. "Grow or Bust," brand baby chick food agency at Horn's Store, prices better than for many years. A case containing 50 lbs. of choice butter was stolen from the Orono Creamery Truck during delivery of butter Monday in the wholesale section of Toronto. Hampton League meeting Friday evening was in charge of Rev. Bick. Mr. Williamson took the devotional part. Miss Elsie Langmaid and Miss Lottie Horn sang a duet. Mrs. Bick gave a talk on Children of India and Miss Ruth Johns gave a short reading.