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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 3, 1975 Out of the Mouths of Babes by E. P. Chant The government has no right to restrict free enterprise or our wages to the extent it is with its price and wage controls. Right? Wrong. The federal government has the power to cointrol the price of goods made in this country and also the wages of the citizens if the situation becomes so critical as to jeopardize the economy of this nation. Obviously, that state has been reached. Canada is in the worst financial situation it has been in since the Depression and, unlike the U.S.A., is not showing any strong signs of recovery. Perhaps the biggest reason for the mess is everyone's insatiable greed in this time when "everybody is out to. make a buck, so one more for me won't matter." Well, it does matter. You get inflation by adding air to a tire; you also get it by adding your demands to everyone else's., The government would not im- plement such a plan unless they thought it was a very critical situation because they are going to lose votes because of it. Nobody likes to not get, more and that is what, wage freeze means - you aren't going to be getting a raise for a, while, even if you deserve it. That isn't the kind of law that wins you popularity contests. The fact that the Liberal government spoke out' against the same plan when the Conservatives proposed it in the las federal election will likely turn a lo of people off the party and the plan, too. It shouldn't. At the time of the election, the Liberals thought tha price and wage controls were very drastic actions for the situation and they had a more feasible plan to cure our ilîs. That plan was for voluntary spending controls - every housewife pinching ber pennies, every union cooling its demands, and a lessening of the use of extravagances (home and car fuel, et cetera). Obviously, the Canadian government gave the Canadian people credit for being more reasonable and self-controlled than we are. They forgot that we are essentially greedy and luxurious people. Soon it became obvious that the plan was not working and the situation was worsening. The only alternative plan was price and wage controls. So, Canada, you brought this upon yourself, so stop belly-aching and swallow your medicine. If you had accepted the voluntary guide-lines you wouldn't be in this mess right now and you would still have one of the prime political and financial geniuses this country has seen, John Turner, to help you through these tough times. We've inflated our tire to the point of exploding so we have to start taking some air out. Better watch the pump next time. Waverly Association Says" The recently formed Waver- le y Coimunity Association advised that their objective is not to always fight "city hall' but to wherever possible help council with the development of the comnunity. For this reason the organi- zation s anme was chosen as a lere to Help" means of avoiding any pos- sible confusion between them and the Town of Newcastle Ratepayers Association. Instead the purpose of the Association is said to be the development of the commun- ity witb respect to recreation, social facilities and keeping the people of that area informe das to what is happening in local public affairs. The choice of the associa- tion's name was also made in an effort to avoid any in the Waverley area from feeling left out as all the residents of 00Faily Niglat Special for the Ladies \~ 209air Good Selection of Co-Or dinates' Skirts-Sweaters-Slacks THE 48 King St. East SHOPPE Bowmanvdle I ue , AIR Darlington Auto King St. and Waverly Road Tune-Ups - Carbui Electrical Repc Complete Lubric Please Phone 62 for Appontm HOURS: 8:00 a.m. to 5:301 Monday to Friday John Ballantine- Ja) ot Your'Servici Centre Bo w m an vie retors uïrs aiton 23-6900 ient y Rogers -e ,Rotary Club Welcomes Four New Members, t t e t Four new members were welcomed to the Bowmanville Rotary Club at last Thursday's meeting by President Neale McLean (in centre of photo). They are, from left, Reg Johnson, Ron Moore, Dick Bedard and Bob Mathers. . the various subdivisions in the area will be welcomed into thé organization's membership. How the organization came into existence was through wbat can be termed as "disaster" that resulted from misinformation that was giv- en tbe residents wben tbey roved into the community. The misinformation, con- cerning what was tbougbt to be parkland, the scbooling situation, and the road condi- tions in the area, primarily is reported to bave corne from tbe developers and'sales offices from wbom tbe bornes were purchased. Although a sound solution for alleviating the problem of there being no parkland in the area, the association has, with excellent co-operation from Italo Milani and his Bowman- ville West Community firm, arrived at a proposed solution, at least temporarily. Mr. Milani, after being approached by the organza- tion, bas offered to lease a five acre parcel of land, 250 feet west of Martin Road, for use as parkland at a rate of $2. per year. The only hitch in ,the situation is that Mr. Milani will resume possession of the land, if and when the town approves the proposed Bow- manville West Community. In this light, although they may accept it as a temporàry measure, council has not concurred with the idea as yet, as they must consider all the possible alternatives'fairly before coming to a decision. Among the other sugges- tions is the acquisition of land to the north of what was assumed to have been park- land, or improvement of the park in the portable school, area. The association is pleased with the co-operation they have received from Mr. Mil- ani who also offered to fence the area and have it suitably graded before winter that it might be put to use. Another accomplishment the association has managed is, again with Mr. Milani's co- operation, getting lighting put in the tunnel under Waverley Road. There was concern about the use of the tunnel at night without it being lighted, and upon breaching the matter at a meeting of the Community Services Committee, Mr. e Milani was found agreeing to have the work done immed- iately. Mr. Milani had found a copy of the agreements with the town which specified that his firm was to have lighted the tunnel and willingly admitted that the matter had been overlooked. As a result the lights have now been installed and are in operation. The organization, whic will cover the area from Martin Road to Bowmanville Creek and from Highwav 2 to the Base Line Road is at present operatRng on an executive basis and will commence a membership drive of all the subdivisions in the designated area, a door to door drive, early in fhe'new year. The area which the organi- zation plans to cover presently contains 730 occupied homes with another 250 expected to be flled by sprîng. The association are, along with Mr. Milani's co-opera- Christmas Turkey BINGO Tues., Dec. 16, 1975 Newcastle Community Hall sponsored by Newcastle Lions Club All Proceeds for Swimming Pool Fund -Special1 Door Prizes- Doors Open 6: 30 p. M. Games Start 7:30 P. M. We've Got Turkeys - Ail Sizes for these Bingo Prizes, So Corne Out and ïa ve Some Fun! family of Newcastle, The Orono United Churcb Women held on Executive meeting on Monday morning in the Main Hall. Unit "2 and 5" - Pot Luncheon at noon on Tuesday in the Main Hall also on Tuesday - Unit "3" held a Pot Luck Supper at the new home of Mrs. C.L. 'Gunter, Division Street, Orono. Unit "4" 7 In the Main Hall at 10 arn. on WedneHday morning. Unit t"V' Pot Luck Luncheon at noon in the Main Hall and Unit "6" Pot* Luck Supper,, ,Wednesday at 6:30 p.rn. at the Leskard Churcb Hall. Generalcmeeting of the Orono Church Women will be held on Tbursday, Dec. 11th at M p.m., Pot Luck Dinner in the Main Hall. Mr. Sandy A. Ritchie Jr. and his seven year old daughter, Michelle of Chilliwack, B.C., spent teMweekend withAhis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ritchie and other relatives. Mr. Wm. Waddell is now residing in the Hendry Apartments on King Street East Bowmanville. Mr., and Mrs. Lawrence Allen of Oshawa were recent visitors of relatives and vistrs f rlatve n d friends in the Orono district. Mr« Miltnn T,4mh1~rr, h,~,c Graham's IGA Atoms On Monday, Dec. 1, Gra- ham's I.G.A. Ator B's defeat ed Markham 5-4. This is their fifth game without a loss. Bowmanville opened the been visiting her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tamblyn, and children who are now residing in Mississauga, Ontario. Mrs. M. S. Staples recently returned to her home after many weeks in the Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. Rev. Basil E. Long B.Th. at the regular service of Orono United Church on Sunday, November23rd, Iaptized, Christine Lesley Patterson daughter of Robert Lloyd Patterson and Joan Bernice (nec Rutherford) Patterson. Miss Marion Brown of Oshawa is staying with her mother Mrs. J.D. Brown.-- Spotlight Savings the Fam THE CANI BOO OF THE CENI $15.00 SayWell 14 Simcoe St. S. 1Phone 728-8821 scoring with a goal by Jeff Logan bis first, of three, assisted by DerekClark. Todd Stephens put the I.G.A. boys ahead 2-0 assisted by Todd Wilbur. Markham roared back to tie it up 2-2 at the end of one period. Vic Romard then put Bow- manville ahead assisted by Trevor Martyn. Markham slammed in two fast goals to,' take a 4-3 lead, but with 53 seconds left to play. Jeffý-Ž Logan got his second assisted by Todd Stephens to tie it 4-4. Nine seconds later, Jeff got hs bat trick assisted 'by Todd Beers and Scott Johnson. Billy McArthur played another out- standing game in goal for Bowmanville. Next home game for I.G.A. Atom B's is Dec. 8th againet Uxbridge. on Gifts! s for All ily at... 2546 Bowmanville ADIAN 'UR Y Book Store Phone 728-8821 Oshawa p.- etion,also pleased with the action counicil bas taken to deal with the problems, parti- cularly the obtaining of park- iland . laOn receipt of a letter from Milani's company Monday night formally offering to 7lease the lan to the town, council took action to refer the matter back to the Commun- ity Services -Comrnittee. The action wyas taken on approval of a motion by Coun. Kirk Entwisle that Mr. Milani ibe thanked for bis generous offer and the comrnittee be asked to advise couicil through a report from the recreation director, on what cost would be involved to transform the site into a park. Coun. Entwisle also requested that a firm decision be taken on the suitability of the site for a park as it had been rumored that it was not the most preferable and there was also some question in council's mind as to the precise location. The Association's President Ken Martin was at council and questioned what the necessity was of the matter being referred back to the commit- tee again as that was where it started from. Coun. Entwisle explained that he wished to determine what type of equipment and programs the recreation director would plan for the park. To that Mr. Martin indicat- ed that at the previous committee meeting it had been discussed that the resi- dents would for the present take care of any equipment and supervision necessary. In conclusion the associa- tion reiterate their objective of being "here to help ' with the concerns about develop- ment of the local area. Residents of the area may obtain further information about the organization, parti- cularly the upcoming mem- bership drive, by calling membership chairman Wayne Hasted at 623-4031 or Henry Lise at 623-7807. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Henry recently attended the 40th Wedding Anniversary of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Balson - held at the home of their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Roy Balson of Osha\va. Congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. James Gru- nerud of St. Cloud, Minnesota and her mother Mrs. Geo Morton were dinner guests on Wednesday evening of last week of Mr. and Mrs. Law- rence Harris, Douglas and Charles - and left from the International Airport, Toronto for their home on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Sutton visited Mr. and Mrs. George Greer of Oshawa on Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ken BaIl were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Mercer and sons Kenny and Trevor of Hampton.' The Anglican Church Women of St. Saviour's held their December meeting on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Herb Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wood, Janice and Steven were recent Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rowe and We're looking forward to meeting you. 623-2 67 King St. E. A