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2 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. I EDUTORIAL Conventions are We don't get away from home too often any more, but when the news came in that the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association was hold- ing its annual convention this year in our old stamping - ground, Ottawa, we just couldn't resist the tempta- tion to go. It had been 10 years since we had visited the capital, and 19 years since we had spent eight years there as the Honorable Member from Durham . . . until the electors decided they'd had enough and elected someone else. The Parliament buildings are just as beautiful and impressive as ever, ones that any Canadian has to be proud of. Unfortunately, as we toured through them and sat in for a few minutes to watch the House of Commons at work, a dull debate was going on so there weren't many more than the required quorum in the chamber, which wasn't too- ex-iting for our young guests. But, they too thought the carvings, the Peace tower and all the rest were magnificent. Later, we called on our MP Allan Lawrence at his offices and were immediately taken in tow by his most co-operative and thoughtfull staff. Unfortunately, Mr. Lawrence was away on a speaking engage- ment but had made arrangements for us to have dinner once again in the Parliamentary restaurant, accompanied by the MP for Vic- toria-Haliburton, Bill Scott, who treated us royally. It was quite a delighthul experience. Then, back to the convention and the get-together party at the Skyline Hotel, a superb structure built several years ago, that must be taking a considerable amount of business away from the stately, old- fashioned Chateau Laurier and the Lord Elgin. It was quite an evening, much like an old home week, greeting newspaper colleagues from many parts of Ontario, and meeting the new, very bright crop of young publishers who have entered the field. Music for this event was supplied by a jazz band made up of members of the National Press Club, including newsmen, radio and television personnel and even information offficers with the government. Mike McCord who can often be seen on CFTO, reporting the events from Ottawa, also plays a mean trumpet. The group played Dixieland jazz, right in our age category, with the result that the adrenalin began to flow and we started moving for the rest of the evening, u'ntil it broke up at midnight. It was great fun, although a couple of times we were sure a heart attack was coming on. March 3, 1976 Section Two COMMENT Fun, But Tiring This aging Editor nas been going home for a sleep in the afternoons, but after galloping around that floor, dance after dance, like a teen-ager, he's blown any excuse he ever had. The next morning, bright and early, we were on hand for breakfast with about 40 MPs as guests, followed by business sessions which would not be of too much interest to readers. In between, we spent a consider- able amount of time viewing the many machinery exhibits that were on hand, including some sophisti- cated typesetters, processors and the like, all of which were most interesting and expensive. Almost every publisher had also brought along the current copy of his or her newspaper and we always find it fascinating to see what others in the business are doing with pictures, new layouts for advertisements and how they put it all together to form an attractive package. It's amazing how every newspaper has a different appearance, reflecting the artistry and ingenuity of those who design it. Several of the publishers present had been in Ottawa just a week earlier for the Progressive Con- servative Leadership convention, some of them on the inside of the many negotiations that had taken place before Joe Clark was chosen. So, there were some most interest- ing anecdotes being passed around by them as they recalled those hectic days., One item of business that was discussed concerned a recent survey of weekly papers. that had been taken, with the results showing the popularity of weeklies as compared with other media. No doubt readers and advertisers will be hearing more about these findings as time goes on, because they are most enlightening, proving that the week- lies are a powerful force to be reckoned with by advertisers. We must compliment those in charge of operating the convention for one of the best organized affairs we have attended in many years. Everything went smoothly, no one was rushed yet the business sessions were conducted on time and concluded before anyone could get bored. In all, it was enjoyable, except that on Saturday Ottawa reverted to snow, and freezing rain that for a while made driving somewhat hazardous. Fortunately, it cleared in the afternoon, so after saying farewells to friends that we won't see again for a year at least, we headed home with no regrets and many pleasant memories. We must do it again sometime, but not too soon. Drinking Driving One hundred and forty-three people were murdered in Ontario in 1973 (the last year for which statistics are available) and the cry of "bang the murderers" reverber- ates throughout the land. But perhaps the most dangerous murderer of allgoes about its deadly business in the country's towns, cities and highways accompanied by a lack of concern and . an air of fatalism that is appalling. In 1973 in Ontario alone, more than 917 alcohol-related deaths were recorded -- the ratio between these and deaths by murder speaks for itself. The breathalyzer test has been a dismal failure in preventing -- or at least curbing -- drunken driving because of loopholes in the law and difficulty in enforcing the system. Many people who should not be behind the wheel of a car because of impaired ability are able to evade even the test because it is cumber- some and awkward. The Ontario government this year begins to reduce highway speed limits and make the use of seat belts compulsory. For this it is to be commended even though energy shortages as much as human hives may have been the motivation. However we suggest that the latest campaign showing smashed up cars on television, ID cards for minors and far-reaching powers to detain drivers who may be impaired is a punitive approach, one which is far less likely to work and which gives even greater powers of arrest to police. When our governments recognize that alcohol abuse has reached epidemic proportions in this country and are prepared to tackle it with the same zeal that might go into, eradicating any other disease then a major step will have been taken. Then we can have new and searching programs to understand the problem and provide broad publie education to get at the root causes. Otherwise we are merely treating the symptoms while those afflicted with the disease continue their paths of destruction, MORNING STACCATO The breeze is dip and thriving, My heart is full of longing To watch the robin building Its nest. The lambs are bleeting! -Marion Ford Durham County's Great Family Journal Establisned 122 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mall registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 JOHNM.-JAME Editor-Publisher S r GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. DONALD BISHOP Plarit Mgr. "Copyright and-or property rights subsist in the image appearing on this proof. 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Report From Queens Parkl by Doug Moffatt, M.P.p.I You have probably read a good deal about hospital closings in recent weeks and now that Durham is involved to some extent this seems a good time to go into the matter. Faced with soaring health care expenditures, the Minis- ter of Health, Frank Miller, has concluded that the only immediately effective action is to reduce the number of hospital beds in Ontario. Accordingly, for a saving of approximately $10 million, ten hospitals have been closed. An additional 1,218 beds are to be closed across the province for a saving of $14,511,506. Fu- ther savings are to be a- chieved through staff cut- backs to the amount of $15,419,090. After all budget revisions, the total saved in Ontario will be approximately $40 million., In Durham, Bowmanville Memorial Hospital will lose no beds but must save $16,069 through staff cutbacks; neither Community Memorial Hospital (Port Perry) nor The Cottage Hospital in Uxbridge will lose beds, but must save, respectively, $94,465 and $11,871 in staffcutbacks. J. O. Ruddy Hospital in Whitby, however, must close 25 out of 89 beds for a saving of $233,850;and Oshawa General Hospital must close 25 out of 594 beds for a saving of $275,000. A number of points must be made. First, the system by which health care was funded federally in the early days of publie insurance tended to favour provision of all health care services through hos- pitals. Hospitals said that they were the logical placesto offer care because they had the experts on their staffs and the experience of providing med- ical care. Over the years, Ontario has given hospitals the money to run, say, family practice clinics and commun- ity health clinics instead of, establishing them as separate facilities. In a situation where many people rely on hospitals for their total health care and do not have familytpractition- ers, staff cutbacks are bound to affect the quality of attention given to the com- Close Beds Speaking against the method in which Provincial Health Minister Frank Miller is trying to cut back costs by closing small hospitals, Lib- eral Leader, Dr. Stuart Smith reminided Durham East Lib- erals Thursday night that most of the money goes to "acute beds". In that way he explained that there are certain areas of the pi-ovince which have as many if not more beds than they need while others, such as those being closed, don't have enough. He was critical of the poor management of the conser- vatives over the years which bas allowed this to happen. While admitting that the health budget is too high,~ about $3-billion, and bas to be cut down a bit, he questioned how the unequal spread of beds per person over the In the Editor's Mail Opportunities for Youth, Job Creation Branch, 130 Hunter Street West, Peterborough, Ontario. February 25, 2976. Dear Associates: The people who have work- ed administering the Oppor- tunities for Youth Program wish to confirm its cancella- tion. We thank those on projects receiving this letter forr their excellent cooperation in the past several summers-. We thank those who have served as consultants to projects during their summer operations, and as consultants to us during selection each year. We thank also those who have helped develop good projects and publicize the program, since provision of your support was a major contribution to the success of the program. We especially regret the diffiéulties caused by cancel- lation of the program to the many people who expected OFY grants to help carry out worthwhile community activities and provide oppor- tunities to combine education- al and work experiences. The office will remain open to administer the LIP program,1 and staff may be able to helpi certain projects obtain alter- nate funding. Please caîl us collect, station-to-station, at 705 743-7856 if you have questions or wish any infor- mation. Sincerely, Barry George, Marlis Lindsay, Chris Moore. lospi province has come about. haven't been in power for years, they can't blame us1 that," he added humorousl Dr. Smith accused t conservatives of having "go round and builthospit where people have wvant them, where they thought would be helpful to get cabinet minister re-elected, where they thought it woî make them look very g( erous and so n." He suggested however, th frequently they proceeded build these big hospita "without taking into acco the fact that there were a lot other beds around in neighb ing yillages.' "The truth is you have close beds", Dr. Smith ce tinued, a fact he dlaims t] health minister has been t for years. All of the exper according to Dr. Smith, agr on that point but the questi remains where to close then Dr. Smith feels that even munity at large, not only to bed patients. As far as hospital beds are concerned, it is true that there is an excess of active treat- ment beds. However, there is also a severe shortage of other beds for patients with chronic conditions, so that the active treatment beds are being used as chronic cafe beds in a sizable minority of instances. one in five hospital patients, apparently, would be better served either by a general practitioner or in a chronic care facility. I must empha- size that there are no alter- natives in this situation, there simply are no other facilities. Mr. Miller's approach will not solve the problem of lack of diversity. He also seems to be surrendering any effort to improve, in a positive sense, the health care system. The New Democratic Party caucus, myself included, oppose the staff cutbacks and the bed closures because they can only represent a decline in the accessibility of health care at a time when people have no choice in its mode of delivery. We the government<had unlimited 33 funds available they would for still have to close beds in y. certain areas of the province, the but accuses Mr. Miller of One "using the need for restraint ais as a smoke screen, a cam- ted ouflage behind whicb he is it going to try and put in order a the mess that his predecessors or have made in the Ministry of ,ld Health." en- He further suggested that it hat is "the same people that to messed up the whole system in al this province, bubît hospitals utwith no idea of' a system in it mnd, now want to be given or- credit for being tough enough to do the things that need to doing. on- The kiàberal Leader stood ;he firm on the conviction that it is old not solely a matter of restraint ts, but one of poor management ee but did again them credit for on attempting to correct the ". mistakes of their prede- if cessors. Workers Suspended From Westinghouse For Wildcat Strike Approximateiy 40 workers and five union officiais have been suspended for two and three days respectively for, walking off the job at the Westinghouse Canada plant in Port Hope on Feb. 12. Westinghouse Canada's Port Hope plant manager, Norman Williams said the company decided to suspend the workers for the wildcat strike after the Port Hope Westinghouse management talked with higher level offic- ials. In a meeting last Monday, between Westinghouse, a conciliation officer and union officials from local 14193of the United Steel Workers, an immediate report on the progress of negotiations was called for by the union. Union officials said the wildcat strike was carried out because of the length of time that workers at Westinghouse have waited for their new contract to be negotiated. OfficiaIs from the union have been negotiating a new contract between Westing- house and members of local 14193 since the workers' con- tract expired in November, 1975. The progress of the ne- gotiations now is in the hands of the mediator and what he recommends in his report, Mr. Williams said. A failure to recommend any action could result in a complete breakdown in negot- iations, forcing the twoparties to begin again, he said. The negotiations are pres- ently held up on the question of seniority and the length of time that the contract will cover. Westinghouse officials have offered increases within the guidelines set down by the federal government over a period of two years. The union is demanding a one year contract as a safeguard against inflation. P. M. (Presbyterian Men) have been given the mandate to provide leadership to local church youth groups - includ- ing Scouting. Scouting is an integral part of the youth work of the Salvation Army. It is encour- aged as a youth program by the United Church, the Angli- can Church, and the Baptist Federation of Canada. However, we cannot defend the present system as such. For many years our party has favoured invçstment in com- munity health centres, rather than hospitals. At a commun- ity health Sentre an integrated team of health professionals would attend to the patient's needs then and there, keeping hospital beds for their true purpose. In general, we would also place greater emphasis on preventive medicine. Hos- pital care is the most expen- sive, and should not be the only kind of health care 25 Years Ago Thursday, February 22, 1951 Ted "Baldy" Hoar holds high average with a 234, high triple of the week with 744 and high single of 352, in Men's Major League Bowling. Other high scores are Keith Bickell 724, Mel Dale 709, Frank Williams 701. Russ Oke had a 303 was the only other bowler to hit over 300. When the Newcastle Arena is officially opened by John M. James, M.P. for Durham, Honorable W. A. Goodfellow, and Honorable John Foote. Turk Broda, Danny Lewicki, Bill Barilko'and Tim Daly of the Toronto Maple Leafs will also attend. By-Law 1517 intended to provide for the parking of automobiles on certain streets in the town of Bowmanville for a limited time was passed at a special council meeting on Tuesday. No one shall park more than 60 consecutive minutes during the hours of 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on King Street between George and Scugog Streets. violators will be fined $2. Town employees received a $200 increase retroactive to January ist bringing their salaries to the following: Chief Constable Venton $2,800; Constables Densem and Brad- ley $2,300; Town Clerk Lyle $2,900; Assessor Oke $2,200; Cemetery Supt. Highfield $2,300; Rec. Director Shay $2,700; Town Hall Caretaker Tait $660. Editos 's Note Who said those were the 'good ol' days. iwummmmmmaummmxwmmma2UE25 N ItBy BsNi Smiley It's Nice to be Alone I knew things were moving along too smoothly. Second grandson nicely launched, and I was nicely along into my second week of tranquility as a baby bachelor. Each time my daughter adds to the population explosion, my wife hustles off to give her a hand "for a" few days." This, I have discovered,, stretches into two weeks. - But I don't really mind. It's rather pleasant, baching it, for a while. Nobody to tell you to get to bed just when there's a dandy horror movie coming on. Nobody to tell you that you are a bum and a loafer if you sleep in Sunday morning. Nobody to switch your favorite cops-and-rob- bers program to a lousy medical love story. Nobody. Nobody to listen to your complaints. Nobody to share a laugh. Nobody to gossip with. Nobody to make you take your pills when your bursitis is bad. Nobody to cook you a beautiful egg or make your favorite dessert. Nobody to put your cold feet on at night. Nobody to argue with. Nobody. I guess that's what's wrong with being a real bachelor. Or spinster. Nobody. It must be grim. But as I said, a couple of weeks is no problem. I can put a load of socks through the washer. I can shop better than most women. I can run a vacuum cleaner, do dishes, feed a cat, make a bed, scrub a sink. And I can whip up a gourmet meal with the best of them. Let's see. Last night it was baked potatoes, a fat chicken leg, and artichoke hearts. The potatoes were crisp-skinned, fluffy inside, with a big pat of butter drooing over the edges. The chicken was so golden outside, tender inside it would make Colonel Sanders weep. The artichoke hearts were hearty. I'd never had them before, but with a cheese sauce, pretty doozy. Night before it was onion soup with golden croutons, baked had- dock balls stuffed with shrimp, asparagus tips swimming in butter, a glass or two of Beaujolais, a light dessert of creamy rice pudding with madarin oranges and real coffee with a dash of cognac in it. Tonight it's going to be something simple because I'm writing my column. Perhaps a little lasagna with meat sauce, after hors d'oevres of fine liver pate, Camembert cheese, and smoked oysters on onion thins. Don't worry. I haven't gained a pound in 30 years, unlike some I could mention. And I would be in bad shape without a can opener, a bottle opener, and the frozen food counter. But I'm not suffering.1 And there are other compensa- tions. Last Friday afternoon, I took part in a symposium after work with some of the chaps, at the Legion Hall. Got into a few games of shuffle-board and Russian billiards with some old students of mine, after all the hen-pecked husbands had left, and didn't get out of there until 11 p.m. For some reason, when the Old Battleaxe is home, I don't normally do that on a Friday afternoon. Late Saturday afternoon, after watching the Olympies, I went into the kitchen, looked at two days' dishes in the sink, said, "Screw this for a lark," and went out for dinner. Then I went to a truly dreadful show called The Gunfighter, which my wife wouldn't be caught dead at. I loved it. I've loved westerns since I was eight. Got home about 11lp.m., made a big pot of tea and a sandwich you wouldn't believe the ingredients of, and watched not only the late, but the late late. There certainly are some bonuses, though I'm running out of clean shirts, and ironing them is one of the few things I'm a bit shaky on. However, secure in the knowledge that my wife would be home on the weekend, and able to devote the usual eighteen hours a day to my comfort and general welfare, I was happy. Then the bolt came. Not out of the blue. Over the telephone. She informs me that she is bringing home company. One Pokey, two years of perpetual motion. For a month. Or six weeks.In order to let my daughter try to get her year at college, and finish off her degree work. My response was immediate. A roar of: "Holy Old Nelly!" a longish pause, then, in a very mild voice, "That'll be nice, dear. Won't it?" The only response from her was a chuckle that would have made Boris Karloff jealous, and, indeed, did freeze my blood. Then she trilled: "You'll be able to take him out on his toboggan every day after work. And give him his bath every night. And tell him his bed-time story. And look after him all day on weekends, while I have a rest. Won't that be lovely? I know how crazy you are about him." I sputtered "Yabbutt. Yabbutt," a couple of times and gave up. Twenty-four hours later, I am somewhat philosophical about it. After all, families have to stick together, don't they. Lots of grand- parents look after their tiny grand- children in times of stress: war, family, earthquake. Yabbutt. There's no particufr war on. Famine is scarcely stal. the land. And the only earthquake is the one in Guatemala. I have a feeling, for the enteenth time, that we've been had, by Kim. I know Trudeau has three boys, and I'm younger than he. But, dammit, he has flunkies, and he's their father Are there no civil rights for grandfathers? In the Dim and I )is.tant Pastj 49 Vears Ago Thursday, March 3rd, 1927 Rentals for locked boxes at the Bowmanville Post Office are now Style A $2.00; Style B $3.00 and Style C $5.00 for the year. The new Bell Telephone rates are now in effect. Citizens will pay $2.05 for a residence one party line and $2.75 for business. Two party line, residence $1.5business $2.25; Rural party line, residence $1.65, business $1.90; extensions, residence 55 cents, business 80 cents, desk sets 20 cents extra. Frank R. Brown announces he has sold bise bsiness to VJm. J. Bei-iy, effective March lst. Mr. 3rown has been in business here the past three years. In Inter-School Debates the affirmative team fi-om Oshawa Collegiate consisting of Irene Winters and Hugh Gilchrist, defeated the neg- ative team from B.H.S. of Miss Minnie Pearce and Ted Pearce. The subject was "Resolved that the spirit of commerciaIism as it exists to-day in,-Canada and the United St4es, is stifling the love of culture and the fine arts. The authorized dealer of the new Whippet Overland and WillysKnight cars is Walter Deline of Newcastle. Th. February meeting of the Durham Club was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Washington, Toronto with Dr. Jas. L. Hughes presiding. Reverend W. E. Caswell gave a talk on his trip through the war zone on a motorcycle. Mr. W. J. Bragg, M.P.P. gave a short address.