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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 6, 1975 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Noise Pollution: The Next Environmental Target Why should Joe Wheels driving a However, don't expect that such roaring sports car or motorbike, be steps will suddenly bring idyllic allowed to bombard the ears of a quiet throughout the land. To be peace-loving public? Right now, he's practical, noise control must be within his rights. But he's operating enforced by stages. For while al on borrowed time. new motors are due to conform t o New federal-provincial anti-noise legal specifications, older motors laws are now in effect, or soon will can't be quieted without costly be, as environmental ministries modifications. crack down on the vroom-vroom Nevertheless, relief from irrita- offenders. In fact, ahl gasohine- ting traffic noise is in sight. powered vehicles will be primary Meantime, what can be done now to targets of general noise control reduce its main causes? measures. These will aim both to Drivers can be encouraged to hush mechanical equipment (par- avoid jack-rabbit starts. And,-~ ticularly those super-loud "muff- wherever sound-testing centres are lers"!) and curtail show-off driving available, drivers can have their habits.. vehicles rated and take corrective 110w can such laws be enforced? measures where indicated. Finally, One plan is to set up a portable manufacturers of cars and access- meter, like an aurai radar trap, to ories should stop catering to the record sound levels. Noise-makers young drag-racing, Indianapolis - who exceed legal limits will be style driver who causes accidents, summoned. wastes fuel and shatters eardrums. We Must Care The tragedy that faces hundreds of millions of people throughout the world is perhaps best described by the retiring chief of the United Nations Food and Agriculture organization (FAO). Mr. Adeke Boerma warned in Rome that a transformation in the situation that would give everyone enough food cannot be attained during the next decade. The World Food Council, meeting in Rome in June, was told that about one ninth of the world's population - or nearly 400,000,000 people - are' either starving or malnourished s0 seriously that they cannot function. Only last November, U.S. Secre- tary of State Henry Kissinger had told the World Food Confererice in Rome (which created the World Food Council) that "within a decade no child will go to bed hu.ngry and no0 family will fear for its next day's bread." This was clearly wishful thinking by Mr. Kissinger - for the economnic slump that has gripped the world Reprinted from the Kingston Whig-Standard "0 Lord, grant that in some way it May rain every day, say from about midnight until three o'clock in the morning, gentle and warm so that it may sink in; that there May be plenty of draw and littie wind, enough worms, no plant lice and snails, no mildew; and that, once a week, thin, liquid manure May fali heaven." Karel Capek in The Gardener's Prayer Urban man of ten regards ramn as a bit of a nuisance. It's true that he may express a more generous judgment on sunny days. But when it's raining? That's quite different - the press disappears from the pair of trousers that come out of the cleaners on the day before; holes are discovered in the soles of previously unimpeachable shoes; the kids are compelled to play inside; and golf is impossible. The urban romantic is a sub- species of his kiln-dried cousin. H1e delights in the celebration of ramn, but so far as we are aware he always does s0 indoors." A frequent mutant of this sub- species is the person incapable of distinguishing between ramn drops and tear drops. These people are often known as country and western freaks. They seemn to experience the same spiritual catharsis whether they are just a walkin' in the ramn or lying on their backs getting tears in their ears from crying over you. But the human mind is a complex thing' and in moments of deep melancholy, one way of getting soused is perhaps as good as another. Amid al 0f these considerations, it's sometimes a shock to realize that ramn is not sent fromn heaven as either burden or therapy for the troubled mind; that ramn falîs, or does not faîl, without regard for the consequences down at the bottom; that when we suddenly discover we for the Hungry was very apparent. The World Food Counicil is seeking to create a $1 billion international fund for agri- cultural development. Its prime aim will be to speed up f ood production in the poorer countries. Thie nations most seriously affect- ed by economic problems, drought and general poverty will have a very large food gap in the year 1975 to 1976 - ranging from 14 million to 20' million tons. These nations include populous countries like India, Pakis- tan and Bangladesh, as well as some of the smnaller nations in the drought regions of Africa. The duty of the richer nations is clear indeed. They must give more. They must adjust trade relations to help, not hinder, in feeding the world's hungry. They must be more concerned. They miust see the world as a unit. Sacrifices made by wealthy and food-rich nations like Canada will pay handsome divi- dends in future decades. For us not to care would be both cruel and foolish. really do need ramn, ail we can do is watch the skies and prav. And we do need rain During the month of July, the Kingston area has received only .54 inches of rainfaîl. That's during a period when normal rainfaîl is 2.78 inches. And the rains we have received have all been the wrong kind - brief thunderstorms, promising much, delivering littie. What we need is a feed-the-earth rain Two days, as the weathierman says, of "sof t" ramn. The farmer near Westport who',,; cutting leaves from trees to feed hiýs cattie. Forest fires. The slow, inexorable falling of water levels in rivers and lakes. The crops marking time. Despite al of the scientific and technological advances of man, our dependence on a bountiful nature remains an enduring and immutable truth. It's a truth so easy to forget. For a society in which everything is on tap, it's appropriate to remind ourselves that we are nourished by the earth, sustained by the earth. It's a reminder that puts pressed trousers into perspective. There's one other lesson, as shown by The Gardener's Prayer. That's to pray for what we need, not what we want. And the ability to know the difference. Prayers for a shower of liquid manure are a little frighten- ing. SUMMER DAY The summer day Is soft and warm t likes to play A fugue to charm. It listens often To the anxious breeze AIl care will soften With hope's tiny squeeze. A wink, a smile Along the way, True love is on file In the summer day. - Marion Ford I Durham County's Greât Famihy Journal Established 121 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporathng Trie Bowmanvile News Trie Newcastle Independent Trie Orono News Second cass mailý registration number 1561 Producedi every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHINd COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L'IC 3K9 JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. DONALD BISHOP Planit Mgr. "Copyright and-or property rigrits subsist in trimage appearing on this proof. 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L IF . - u Letter General Lelivery, Bowmianv,1le, Ont July 28, 1f7.5 To: The Canadian Stýtesman A public letter to: "M.Bailey, head of The Hotel AssociatiGns" Dear Sirs: Gratitude and reli(f is wbat miost Canadians felt at the postponement of the P.L.O.'s arrivai in Canada to vewour security rmeasures. The Prime NMister's de- cision fo posfpone, upported by ýtheMajor 05Oposiion Party and mnany bundredi, of tbou'- sands of Canadians wbho also wrote to Mr. Andras; and The Hon. Prime mnirister, is "Dernocracy in a o~.We like il tthat wýay. That ilecision in th? opinion of mrost pel was a careful, diplomaticed ision. liwas tbe proper function of the Oppo-. sition Party f0 'oppose.- If is the 'rigbt' of alI Canadia;.s to oppose anytbing of wbich fe do not approve. The bead of oui- goverrnment, depends On Us ahl for this tp of advice. Tis shows us Democracy functioning at its best. Symipathy, (maybe?) for The' Hotel' Assoiations vwho say tbey will "lose two, million dollars, $2,000,000,00 as a result of this decisioni." is not Peace and diplomacy wortb more tban tbat?1' Sympatby, for thec 500 the Hlotel Associations, say mnay be laid o)ff work? Maybe a free trip back to their homes wouid comipen- sate itbem and possibly relieve the welfare and unemnploy- ment agenicies9) Signed: "Canadian Cittizen" Box 133, Hampton, Ont. ON DOG LICENCES Dear Sir: This is a copy of a letter that 1 recently sent to tbe Dog License control departrnent for the Town of Newcastle. t states my strong feelings about thie new equal pricing of dog licenses plus a few other matters of public interest. If you feel that this may be of interest to the population of tbe town and surrounding area, you have my permission to publish ail or- aiy portion of t his letter. Hopefully the priniting of this letter will help get some positivie action. Sincerely, (Mrs.) M\ary J. Wlker July 28, 1975 Dear Sir or Mladan, Tbe dog license colector for our area, Sandra Read, was here today coiiecting a fee of seven dolLars for 'Our femiale toy poodle. This seems f0 me to be an outrageous cost for a dog who is spayed and noti ailowed to run tlic streets. 1 tbink that tliis equal fee for ahl dogs is highly discr'iminatory for those of us wbo keep our dogs confined to our- own yards and bave them spayed or neutered so thiat the animoal gopulationi will not get ouf of The explanation I got for this was thiat it made things easier and less paper work if thiere wvas just one cost for ahi. t seems tbat you're being punishied for trying to help! In our village alone, there are manyý dogs wboc are aliowed to run the streets all the fimie. This not only destroys neigb- boues property, especially the sbrubs, wbicb are very costly, but aiso poses a danger to our cbildren. Wben we are paying sucb a fee L tbink we should bave protection against these dogs rutnnîng loose. There is also a cas nl Hampton of a do g who barks continually both day- and nigbt. The dog is not on a leash but confined la, a kennel type situation. If keeps everyone awake. I tbink tbat -this continuous barking is aninoy- ing everyone and interrupting peoples' mucb needed sleep, especially wb.,en my husband lias f0 get up at six o'clock in the morning. L feel that dogs siould b)e owned for pleasure or protection (not solely for annoying others). This dog TociThe1 can serve neitfier purpose. Since it is alwaS's barking, the dog cani certaihily not warn of intruders, and because it is always confined i it's kennel the dog can be of no company to eitber the owner or the owner's cbildren. Not ouij~ sbould tbe person be notifieý but if there are no improve- ments la this situation then 1 feel the dog shouid be taken away. Another irritating issue con- cernîng tbe license is the fact that you pay the full amount and it's only in effect until Dec. 31,ý 1975. This is a time period of less than six montbs. If you aren't issuing the licenses until hiait the year bas passed then you should only be cbarging baîf the tee or else, making the license good for one year from date of pue- Chase. Needless f0 say, L arn extremelyý concerned about the whoie icense situation and l-'m sure-llat 1,am not the only ca4zQ, ila , cari oly hope. that _61fiesý xiii show tbeir '3ispleasure by writiag also. 1 do hope that some con- strct1ive action will be taken and 1 would appreciate a reply f0, m,, letter. Tbank you. Sincerely, (Mr.) ary J. Walker. Lorraine Court, Bo-ý,manville, Ont. Dear Editor: 1 arn writing to vou la regards to muscular z1ystro- phiy. I arntryîng f0 ýaise mioney for the Cýanadian M~ Society. I am baving a srnall carnivai at my bouse on Aug. 9th from 12 noon until 5 p.rn. Thiere wxill be a mechanical merry go round ride plus garnes and tua for alI. This is hield at 17 Lorraine Court, Bowmanvile. L would be very pleased if yvou could place a smnall article in your Bits and Pieces colurnas f0 bel p me ouf. 1 appreciafe aIllie belp I iuet. Thank you very mucb, CatieNicolis. Ottawa, July 31sf, 1975. Dear John: 1 understand that Gordon Cochrane of 274 Mill Street South, Newcastle, Ontario, bas sent you a copy of bis letter f0 me to be printed under "Letter f0 tbe Editor". I do not know wbetber or not you are going to print tbis for your nlewspaper, but just la case you are, L arn enclosing my reply t0 hlm and if canl also be used la your column "Letters to the Editor". With kindest regards. Yours sincerely, Allan Lawrence, M.P., Northumberland - Durham. Ottawa, July 3tb, 1975. Mr. Gordon Cocheane, 274 Mill Street South, NEWCASTLE, Ontario, Dear Gordon: I very mucb appreciated receiving your letter of July 23rd, la whicb you agree witb some of my comments on law and order and disagree on two of the points that I bave raised. Firstly, may 1 say f0 you that even though I know that ai election time you bave worked very bard for candi- dates opposing my own can- didacv, that 1 tbink it is a ltrniflc thiag that a bigb- scbool student like yourself would be so interested la partisan politics and yet at tbe samne lime write sucb a thougbtful ]efter t0 me giving mre the benefit of your views on this very important sub- ject. In respect of our diffeeing viewvs on capital punisbment, you state quite generally that "ail studies have proved that capital punisbmrent is not (and you underliaed the word not) a det errent. L do not believe tbat this is the case: generally speaking there are two types of homicides, one a spontan- eous, usually very emotional and somnetimes passionate motive, and of course 1 would agree witb you tbat no matter wbat the penalty for that type Editor of bomicide, there can simply be no real deterrent to if. Lt is spontaneous, it is "night off tetop of oae's bead" witb no tbought of premeditation whatsoever and certainly what incomplete studies have been compiled, indicate quite sensibly that capital punish- ment or any penalty is no deterrent for that type of crime. However, there is a second type of homicide and that 'is the premeditated, carefully planned murder, that usua 1ly accompanies some other type of crime. Here I would strongly dis- agree with you tbat capital punisbmenf or the penalty is no deterrent for that type of crime. I bave seen some statistîcs, aithough I arn not sure of their validty, wbicb does go f0 show that capital punishmenf is a deterrent for that type of homicide. ýPre- sumably your views are thaf no penalty or imprisoament is a deterreat at ail for aay type ~of crime and.of cus simply cannot believe that. I waat f0 reiterate again my own opinion that is based on my own experience. There are uafortunately some people, botb within and oufside of our prison population wbo will continue, as long as they are alive, f0 be a danger f0 others and wbo, at the slightest provocation and sometimes witbout aay provocation, will murder others. 1 feel that as long as fhey are in existence, again evea la prison, tbey are .a danger to others and tiierefore their existence moýans we are condemning innocent people to deatb in the future. In respeci of the other matter witb whilbh we obvious- ly disagree, nasmely, gun control, .may I sin.ply repeat for you a very smallie_ction of a brief that just camt. f0o my desk this rnorning from ;t.e Canadian Wild.life Federatiot, an organization that bas a membersbip of 212,000 people dra wn from one end of the country f0 the other and bas a pninciple purpose to encour- age conservation and the wise use of wiidlife and related mnatters. Their brief to me is very detailed and shows a great deal of research in ifs 6 printed pages, but on the proposition that ail firearms sbould bc eegistered, may 1 quote to you the following 3 paragraphs: "It is estimated that there are now between six and aine million firearms in the pos- session of citizens of Canada. To bring this number under a registration and permit sys- tem as for baadguns. would imp iose a tremendous task on the plce. Presumably regis- rIon and the issue of permits would be discretion- ary and there would aeed f0, be a central registry. Some investigation as 'to comn- petency and reputation of applicants would be essential - ofherwise the operation wouid. be 4 completely meaningless. " Based on the requirements of Bills recentiy presented in Parliament approximately 6,000 man years of work would, be aeeded for the original registration and permit issues and thereatter auproximately 480 man years annually f0 keep the syisfem la opera"tion. "And wbat effect 'would this miaj. oloice operation bave la keeping firearms ouf of the bands of criminals? The Canadian W'ildlife Federation belives the effect would be so insignificant that if would not begia f0 comipensate for the expenditure la police fime - an expendifure that would con- tinue so long as the system was la opeation. Further- more, goo citizens - hunters, trappers and comnpetitive marksrnen - would be forced f0 comply witb an irnifating, tinie-consuming and useless reeulation". TPhese comments by the Cariadian W'ildlife Federation are somewbat my own views as well. Altbougb as 1 indica- ted la mny previous comments, I am firmiy of the opinion thaf -I 25 Years Yg.o Tbur-sday , JIy 2N*-7th, p1950 W. Gordon Bunker, Oshawa was unan ,imously elected to tile office of D)istrict Deputy Grand Master of Ontario District, at the 95thi Annual Commnunication of the Grand Lodgfe. AF. andAM in Toronto, recently.We, e Augcustuis ot WhlItby was elected a grand stewariid, and Wailter- G. Pascoe of Bowmnan- ville was elected assistant Grand Organist. Port Hlope Citizen's Band will be featured in a band concert at the Bowmianville Memnorial Arena on Friday, Auguist 4tb in a program of martial m-usic. A formier emiployee of the Bank of Monittreal in Bowman- ville. and whiolbas been witbl thie samne bank in Trenton. for eleven years bias been chosen Man of fihe Month by the TrentonCoieAdcae thus qualifying him for the M an of the Year titie. After a short illness, J.H. Johnston, former principal of' Bowmanville Public Schools, passed away at is lhome oni Moniday evening. He bad previouisly' taught at scbools in Kjimberley, Godericb and Col- ingwood. Over $100h,000 was paid in taxes by- local citizens Up to dunie lst. The Cadmus W.A. and W.M.S. met at the home of Mrs. Russell Larmner, last In theDimj and 49 V'ears Ago At a well attended meetingof Durbamn County Liberals in Orono, on Wednesday, August 4th, a resolution was passed that no biberal candidate be brougbt out to stand for election in the forthcoming federal election. and to throw tbe support of the Liberals bebind Melville Staples, wbo is running as an'Independent candidate. An unusually large number of citizens wlere present at Council meeting on Monday evening, indicating somnetbing was likely to happen of interest. However, one of the counicillors made a notion that a letter, deemed to 'be the controversy, be referred t0 a committee to investigate and report thuls averting the ex- pected setting off of a rip-roar- ing scene.. Reverend , E. Ryerson Young, NewtonnrËooK, a lorm- er Bowmanville boy, and bis son H. Edgerton, spent tbe weekend witb Reverend W.A. and Mrs. Bunner and was greeted by mranY friends. Reeve Milton Elliott had estimates for Roads and Streets raised from $3,000 to $4,500 as tbey had already spent over $i,500. and Base Line bridge would cost an- other $1,350, and William tbose wvho are caugbit commit- i uesaay evening, witn 10 Culley w as awadd'nrc ting a criminal act with a gun members and nine visitors for cernent bridge at Base in tbeir possession sbould present. Lt was decided to send Line to cost $1,350, at council bave a miandatory extra a plant to a member, Mrs. mi-eeting on Monday. prison term attached to their Fallis. who bas been ill. Town Council expenditures sentence and 1 firmly believe for July, include W.H. Dustan, that this could be a V'ery real a"n taking the oppýortunity ofsupi,$1.4 Clla deterrent to these crîrnînals. doing the same witb this anupp,ls, $1834; Mceland Thank you for writing to me letter. Co. supplies $6.80; Geo. and as 1 note you are sending a With warmest regards. Wrightman labor $112,00; W. copy of your letter to be Yours very truly, Burns, cutting weeds $33.00; pri nted as a "Letter to the Allan Lawrence, M.P. and G.H. Bickell, trucking Editor- of tbe Canadian Northumberland-Duram. $3.50 Statesmnan in Bowmanville, f N ~By BMI Smileyad Spc: I Simply* Do- Summer in the country. Sitting here writing a column in Grandad's office, a pair of shorts, and nothing else, 1 would have to work very ihard at Wt to be anything but peaceful, and I'm not about to. Back home, my lawn is burning to a crisp, my roses are dying for lack of water, my cat, with any luck, has left for good, and some junkie has probably broken into the house and stolen the color TV. 1 don't care. Out there somewhere, people are hurtling along hot asphait in the heat, cursing the obstreperous kids in the back seat, and wishing they'd neyer started this stupid trip. Elsewhere, guys and dolîs ail over the world are hustling and sweating and trying to impress each other, and pursuing the ever-dwindling buck with maniacal intensity of purpose. Everywhere, politicianis are cook- ing up new clouts for the next session, or thinking up new, ways of saying: "Maybe yes, and maybe no0, xid maybe maybe." Sim where, Arabs are killinî, Jews, aod Jews are killing Arabs, and, Chistians, in time-honoreci customn, are k illing other Christiancs. Somebody is -wi-ning $30,000 in the Something-Or-Other-Open with a 24 foot putt, and somnebody else is losing it by missing a foûr foot putt. People are earnestly taking virtually useless summer courses whichi will fit them for practicaily nothing. Unexpected and unwelcome visit- ors are piiing in on "old friends." The visitors unload two surly kids, one ill-mannered dog, and announce heartily: "Can't stay morena coupla days. Thought about gettin' a motel room, but knew you'd be hurt 'f we didden, stay 'thyou." (Sound of old friends' eyes rolling.), My son1 15 in1Paraguay, Southi America, swimming a piranha- infested river, or slouching through the jungle, kicking poisonous snakes out of the way, or lying in a native hut, wracked with by malaria. M4y only daughter is trapped in a box on the ninth floor of an apartment building, in the heat, with an 18-month hell-on-wheels boy clutchingher sawed-off jeans, and a littie sister in the oven, ready to join him just about on his second birthday and oh, dear, isn't it awful. Imagine having two babies in two years in these tîmes. (Soundi of Gran, gnashing teeth.) And about ail of these things, al (lie hurly and the burly, ail the muss and the fuss, ail the higgle and piggle, ail of the ever-lasting human struggle to prove that God's in His heaven and all's wrong with the world, or the opposite, 1 don't care. 1 just don't, give a diddley-dam'. Why not? Because, at this time andi ithis place, I have irrefutabie proof that H1e is in His heaven, and there ain't nobo'ry who could improve on n't Care the world just as it is, right 10w'. ,It's a cool-hot perfect Canadian" day, Hot sun, cool breeze. Whatever your thermnom-eter says, it's about 83 F'ahrenheit here. 1~ raise my head from the ti'pewriter, and roses lean toward me, a big, matronly maple ruffles her busties in the breeze, like a lad y caught in a body-rub parlor. On the top rail of the fence, 10 f -- away, twoý retarded robins are- singing, and making, overtures. A denuded lilac bush is whispering: "Yes, but wait 'tii next year." Along the back fence, the holly- hocks stand, not row on row, but in littie groups, muttering together, tossing their heads in the breeze, and looking down their long, cool shoulders at the upstart blue delphiniums, wvhich bear a gleam of miscegenation in their eyes. Just beyond them is a field of uncut, late, late hay, bowing and tossingand ripplîng like a blonde teenager who has just discovered she just might be a beautiful woman. Raise the eyes but one more degree, and there, framed in green foliage, is the deep-blue beauty of the two-mile-wide bay, 'with the high, roliing shorehine on the other side, and the cottages so tiny that you can't see the squalling, gr-unt- ing, sweaty humans in and around them. Ah, but it's lovely. And peaceful.' And lonely. Not lonesome, but the good kind of lonely, when you don't want another human being, even a loved one,, to spoil the mood. Maybe that's it. My Loved One is away down the gravel road, ex- .changing hysterical tales about their 'hildren with an old school friend. Grandad, an incorrigible 83-year- old, is out belting around his 40-mile mail route. This morning, 1 saw a hawk. When I 'was littie, the chickens, who were ail psyched up, would scuttie, the kids would ail scream with delight: " A hawk!1 A hawk! " and the farmer would run in for his shotgun. Nobody even noticed this guy. H1e looked like a skinny, ancient kite, peering down for the dead body,0f a Roman legionnaire, perhaps. No chickens. No legionnaires (1Ihaven' paid my dues). It was kind of sad:Žý Down in the Bay, there is a big rainbow trout just waiting to show me some tricks. Yesterday, 1 saw two partridge flush just outsiiqe Grandad's "office" window. i morrow FLl see three deer standin~g up by the fence, looking curious. Tomorrow M'I care about the world again,ý and ail the bad things and good things happening in it. But right now at this time, ini this place, I don't care. God may be out to lunch, as I frequently suspect.* But whoever is filling in for Him at this moment is doing one helluva -job, if you'Il pardon the expression. Reflections on Raim S r