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2 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. October 1, 1975 TrailerMeeting (Continued from Page One) Dwindling good agricultural land in the Province was spoken of by --ral members of the audit who were of the opinion t ile 273.5 acres of Newcastle loam soil, locat- ed in one of the best agricultural areas of the municipality where the Rice Brothers are planning their village, should be left to grow crops to feed people. Other speakers were of the opinion that the site was an unhealthy area for people of retirement age and senior citizens by reason of "damp and cold owing to the proxim- ity of Lake Ontario." The mieeting really hotted up when Mayor Garnet Rick- ard started to speak on planning in general and action taken by the Council of the Town of Newcastle voting to accept Town resolution C-75- 986 at its September 2nd, 1975 meeting "that the concept of Willmot Creek Cove as sub- mitted by Max Rice be aDoroved in principle." The main thrust of Mr. Rickard's hint of Council hanky panky was contained in his innuendo that Mr. Pice ".somenow" was able to man- oeuvre himself as a delegate speaker before Council on September 2nd when the. Council passed the motion which approved the Rice proposal in principle. Mr. Rickard said that he had no knowledge that discus- sion of the Rice proposal would take place at that meeting. "Were other Councillors forewarned?" "Was I excluded?" Speaking further the Mayor stated "I will not be persuad- ed or bribed. I am certain that nersons in public life are Approve Expansion Clarke High Sehool The proposed $1,600,000 ad- 'library resource centre with dition to Clarke High School seminar rooms, reading area, was approved last week by the audio-visual room, an office, Northumberland and New- workroom and storage area; castle Board of Education and an enlarged cafeteria; new have been sent to the Ministry guidance and health facilities; of Education for official con- a new staff room; renovations sent. to administration offices; an The addtion would enable instrumental music room; a the school's enrollment toperim increase to 860 students, a rise other gymnasium; an addi- of about 250. tional industrial arts room; The new facilities, to be another home economics added to both the east and room; two commercial west ends of the present roims; and nine new class- structure, would include: a roomst FROZEN Leg of-Lamb- MAPLE LEAF WienerS FROZEN persuaded--not me, I am too tough." As Mayor Rickard conclud- ed his remarks, a person in the audience stood up to ask the Mayor if he could attend the next meeting of Council and propose a motion advocating that the Town Council ,of Newcastle be investigated over its handling of the Rice project. At this point, Councillor Kenneth E. Lyall, who is on record as having voted against the Rice proposal, arose on a point of order protesting the attack on the integrity of the Town Council. "I state here and now that there were no shenanigans in Council over the vote support- ing the motion," Mr. Lyall said. "Max Rice was present at the meeting Max Rice was given permission to speak by Council including Mayor Rick- ard who chaired the meeting. Max Rice outlined his pro- posal and convinced the ma- jority of Council of the sound- ness of his plan and a motion accepting his proposal in principle was passed by a vote of four councillors in favor and two members of Council not in favor. It was a recorded vote and can be seen in town documents." Mr. Lyall said. 'I am only speaking in the interests of fair play. It is not right to have the integrity of the Council questioned. This is Ontario--not Quebec," Mr. Lyall concluded. In an interview following the meeting, Councillor Ann Cow- man--who stands in support of the Rice project as needed housing for retired and senior citizens--expressed dismay over the statements made by Mayor Rickard in reference to his Council. Said Mrs. Cowman, "If a major issue confronts Council in the future of which Mayor Rickard does not a pprove, and Council--despite t he Mayor's opinion--votes in favor of the issue, will Mayor Rickard again make similar allega- tions as to Council's integrity as he did tonight?" "I have lost confidence in Mayor Rickard," Mrs. Cow- -man concluded. The meeting saw the birth of a district ratepayer's associa- tion when, fallowing such a 9 Lh. SWIFT'S PREMIUM Picîiic Shoulder (Fully Cooked),99 Lb. 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They are sponsored by Oshawa Wood Products otherwise known as Henry Buildall. suggestion from Doug Mof- fatt, 45 persons from the audience signed up to get the association formed. Board Faces (Continued from Page One) Sid Worden asked. As explained by Superinten- dant of instruction, Bob Moor- croft, six of the 12 PD days are set aside for meetings in school areas which deal with program development, human growth and development, and reading. Such meetings involving ail the teachers at once, appar- ently make implementation of the program much easier, according to Mr. Moorcroft. The remaining six days are devoted to parent-teacher in- terviews, planning and course development in the schools and although Mr. Moorcroft cannot spend time in ail schools on those days, he is confident that most teachers make good use of the time. Director of Education, Frank Thom, advised that he is in receipt of a letter from a former trustee regarding the topic under discussion. He pointed out that the letter is slated to be discussed at the next board meeting and it was agreed that the topic would be dealt with at that time. Canada Cords <Continued from Page One) years, ending with the earning of their Wings. On joining Guides, they were enrolled by Captain Jean -ard. Mrs. Heard led thu Guides in repeating their Promise. She then spoke to the girls. Mrs. Benedict mentioned some of the badges Kerry and Karen had earned and she introduced Reverend Basil Long under whose guidance the girls had earned Religion and Life Emblems. Rev. Long spoke ta us ail. Citizenship badges were taught by former Captain Nell Snelders, who was unable to be with us, due to a sprained ankle. Camping skills were learned at Camp Adelaide in Hali- burton. Camp Advisor, June White, presented Kerry and Karen with their Camp Leader Badges and Camping Emblems. Pine Ridge District Com- missioner, Jean Tate was introduced and she said a few words to the girls. Woodland Division Commissioner Joan Hawes was not present. Last Sept. Mrs. Grady and Mrs. Atkns presented their daughters with their Ail - Round Cords and they now removed them. Tonight Kerry and Karen have choser their fathers, Bill Grady anu Gordon Atkins to do the honors, in presenting the red and white Canada Cord to their daughters. The Guides ail joined in singing "A Good Gir Guide,." Presentations made ta the two girls: by Company Lead- er Eleanor McKnight on behalf of the 1st Orono Girl Guide Co.; by Jean Tate on behalf of Pine Ridge District Guiders; by Joan Hawes for Woodland Division; by Wendy Westbrook for our Mothers Committee; by Betty Majors for the Rebeccas, and by Linda Taylor on behalf of the Kinettes. After a prayer, Kerry and Karen led the Brownies and Guides as they marched out. A social hour followed with tea, coffee and lunch served by the Mothers Committee and the Guides. When researching the his- tory of Guiding in Orono we find that bthh Kerry's and Kairen's rnothers have been very active in the movement. As girls, Ruth Grady and orna Atkins were both brownies and Guides them- seives. For over ten years Ruth was Guide Captain in Exchange Student (Continued from Page One) with the help of a slide presentation, Debbie gave an interesting and informative account of ber year long stay. Her host club in South Africa was located in Krugers- dorp, which is a suburb of Johannesburg, and from there she was able to take many side trips during vacations from school. One of the highlights of ber trip was a six week Christmas holiday in Mauritius, a tropi- cal island located about 500 miles east of Madagascar. Debbie learned to water ski and sail while she was there, and on Christmas Eve, Pere Noel (the Mauritian version of Santa Claus) arrived to deliv- er his gifts in a speedboat. With anothber of hemr host families, Debbie flew/to Moz- ambique in their: private plane. Though somewhat dis- concerting, the armed soldiers in Lorenco Marques didn't spoil a luxurious holiday, and Debbie managed to master the art of slalom skiing while she stayed there. On return to Krugersdorp, Debbie visited a gold mine in the area but she wasn't allowed to keep the ore sample that she brought to the surface. She also had, an opportunity to tour a diamond mine ... no free samples there either. With ber host Rotarians, Debbie travelled to the Dis- trict Conference in Swaziland and there she 'met over 20 other exchange students. There was also Rotary Ann's luncheon, and if included a side trip to Durban. She reported that she didn't see any sharks when she swam in the ocean. Debbie took over 1,000 photographs while she was away and one of the most picturesque spots that she saw was the cape. She tried surfing, but only managed to get to ber knees on the surf board, and accumulated a lot of scratches and bruises in the process. It was at the Cape that ber encounter with the ostrich took place and like most novices she fell off on hei first attempt. Debbie attended two schools while she was in South Africa. The first was Brescia Convent Orono, and she has been Brown Owl here for five years. Lorna was Brown Owl for three years when Karen was small and she has been one of our most active mothers working on the Mothers Committee, with the Local Association and as a badge tester for Guides. FLOWERS * DRIED FRESH . TROPICAL .GREEN PLANTS 3 STORES: Highway No. 2 King St. e., Oshawa Simcoe St. N., Oshawa School where she was placed in Standard 9 (the approxim- ate equivalent of our Grade 12) until the beginning of Sép- tember. She often made visits to Johannesburg to eat out or see various attractions, and went into the city for weekly lessons in ballroom and Latin American dancing. During September holidays, Debbie visited the Kruger National Park and Mala Mala, a privately owned game reserve. Many of ber photos and slides are of the African animals that she saw at these places. After Christmas, Debbie switched to Krugersdorp High School in Standard 10. She observed that South African schools tend to stress disci- pline a little more, but she prefers the more individualiz- ed programs that Canadian schools offer. South Africans aren't as fond as North Americans are of fasf foods, and Debbie managed fa put on 40 pounds eî,ting big meals, including steak f-r breakfast and lots of delicious tropical fruits. The popular impression is that the weather in South Africa is always hot and sunny, but the winters can be cold, and without central heating it's hard to get warm even inside the houses. And the summers do get very hot. Debbie bas been asked about apartheid many times since she bas been back in Canada and she cautions people not to prejudge the South Africans for their sys- tem. The country bas "a very complex and complicated pro- blem. The blacks are back- wards, not inferior, and it's not easy to teach them things that could be a help to them. The theory behind aparthed is good but what's good in theory doesn't always work so well in practice. Give them credit for trying. I don't agree with what s happening over there but I sure wouldn't want to have to solve the problem. You have to live with it to understand it ... if you do get the chance to visit there, go with an open mind." Canadian Club (Continued from Page One) by Liz Armstrong The audience of 100 (mostly women) soon warmed up t her forthright, no-hol ds- barred style and she received an enthusiastic response to ber hour-long speech. And throughout, there were plenty of amusing anecdotes to lighten the blows she deliver- ed. She took her first slam at the meeker members of her own sex. "I'm convinced that women are their own worst enemies. At times I want to give up on them. I don't want to wait another generation for women fa receive the rights they deserve. Women have to get with it, hear about it and dosomething." As for International Wo- men's Year, with all the hoopla, "You'd think it was the gieat discovery of the world. All it's been so far is five million dollars in the pockets of the advertîsers." The aims of the Women's Movement, according to Mrs. Sabia, are threefold; equal annortunities. eual responsi- bilfties and equaf choices. She thinks that the Provincial and Federal Councils on the Status of Women represent "delay- ing tactics. The Councis should publish their recom- mendations and then self- destruct." She expressed the hope that the momentum for equal rights would then be picked up by individual wo- men. Mrs. Sabia briefly reviewed the role of women througb history. Back in the middle ages, women were considered little more than non-entities. A female's role was solelv "to propagate, mother and nur- ture." Even an enlightened Christian like Thomas Aqui- nas considered women "mis- begotten males." Before universal suffrage was proclaimed in Canada, the law stated that 'no women, idiots or imbeciles shall vote.' "However", Mrs. Sabia ar- gued, "this is 1975 and one doesn't have to bear down hard on the past. The difficult task of the present is changing the attitudes of both men and women." Even though women have had the vote in Canada since 1926, Mrs. Sabla noted that there are still very few women in places of decision-making. In the Federal Legislature, only 9 of 264 members are female, and in the Provincial House, only 7 of 125 seats are held by women. "That's not a good record in 1975." Insidious Advertisements Some of the speaker's harshest (and funniest) com- ments were reserved for advertisers, and she described the content of many of them as iidious'. She pointed out that in a recent publication distributed by the Ontario Council on the Status of Women, commercials and ads for products such as Milk, Belvedere Cigarettes and Ger- itol were described by women as being patronizing, insulting and portraying women as sex obiects. One ad that was displayed in the subway in Toronto depict- ed a dark-compjexioned, nak- ed girl holding a pizza (strategically placed) and the caption underneath read "Try Something Italian Tonight. After a few sharp words to the advertiser,~ Mrs. Sabia suc- ceeded in having the posters removed. She reminded her audience of the T.V. commercial for Alpo dog food. The text implies that the silly house- wife hasn't the sense to buy nutritious food for her pet. Her patronizing husband even reads the contents of the can aloud to point out the error of her ways. Mrs. Sabia's com- ment - "If that women can't be trusted to buy dog food, then God help the rest of her faimilv." She will urge the National and Provincial Advertising Councils to 'get on with the times' at a meeting next week. Mrs. Sabia observed that 60 per cent of all married women in Ontario now work, and don't deserve to be treated as if their lives are confined to doing endless housework. In na way would she condemn women who do choose to remain at home either. "Choices - that's what ît's all about, not stereotyping. And we're not interested in taking over; if men are worried about that, they can forget it. It's more a matter of men and women jointly work- ing together." Mrs. Sabia expressed con-! cern that day care schemes have so far failed to provide adequate services for the half million women in Ontario who are sole-supporting parents. She added at there woulc perhaps be fewer cases oT- child abuse and battering if day care were made more readil available, on a paying basis or those who can afford it, and with assistance for those who can't. "Some of these women shouldn't even be parents, but let's not condemn them, let's help them." Though the Lib Movement has often been blamed for the recent increases in the Cana- dian divorce rate, Mrs. Sabia countered that changes in the divorce laws have made it easier for people to escape from intolerable marriages. She su ggested that with better counselling for 1oung adults, the rates needn t be so high. Statistics show that marriages have a better chance of success if both partners are mature when they head for the altar. Parents, especially moth- ers, are often to blame for the illusion that marriage is an 'ivory castle'. Women are often heard to say that they would like to see their daughters 'safely' married. "I ask you, is there anything safe about marriage?" Her own marriage of 35 years has been very successfui, though she added that it takes hard work to make any marriage work well. One of Mrs. Sabia's chief concerns in the struggle for equal rights is in the area of property rights. Most women assume that if they own poerty jointly \with their h an s, then their claims are safe-guarded. "It doesn't mean a thing unless the woman's husband dies." She cited the now-famous case of Irene Murdoch, who worked hard to help build assets on the farm out west for 25 years, and when she and her husband separated, "all she got was a broken jaw." (Note to unliberated ed- itor: There are at least three more pages of scintillating copy crying out for publica- tion on this matter.) DeKoker Meats Ltd. SWIFT'S PREMIUM Polish Sausage DFVon Bacon (Sliced)______ 1 DELOITTE, HASKINS & SELLS Chartered Accountants OFFICES IN MAJOR CANADIAN CITIES Bell Canada Building OSHAWA CENTRE, OSHAWA Partners: Josef Adam, B.Sc. (Econ 1, C.A. Gordon F. Sedgewick, C.A. 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