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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 10, 1976 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Volunteers Are Vital March is Red Cross Month ... the one month when you are asked for "unds to support the activities of volunteers. Did you know that volunteers are the backbone of the Red Cross, that they supply 90 per cent of its labour and are responsible for the scope and success of the whole Red Cross movement? When you give blood, (making yourself a volunteer!), other volun- teers assist with your reception and registration, serve in the canteen and supervise the restbed area at the blood clinic. The volumes of clothing used in disasters are made by volunteers. Volunteers assist at swimming classes, camps or local beaches. Registered nurses volun- teer instruction for home-nursing courses. Teachers supervise Red Cross Youth groups. Volunteers in some areas handle the Red Cross sickroom equipment loan service. Volunteers provide visits, trans- portation and drop-in centres for seniors. Combined with professional 73 Alonna Street, Bowmanville. March 6, 1976. Dear Sir, Just a note to tell you about a pleasant experience I had this week. A recent accident on Regional Road 57 prompted me to write to the regional works department request- ing better guard rails in the vicinity of the pedestrian underpass. I am pleased to say my request was answered, "The committee (o) staff, volunteer.s provide emergency welfare and help in the reunion of families. The materials and facili- ties utilized by these volunteers are financed by your dollars. The most famous volunteer, of course, was the Swiss banker- business man, Henry Dunant (1828- 1910) who conceived the idea of the International Red Cross and in- volved himself so deeply in its founding and fostering that he went bankrupt. Not many people would care to devote their lives to voluntarism as Dunant did. Not many are able. But the people who knock on your doors this March share his ideals. They are volunteers - unpaid workers of all ages, all races, all religions, joined in the common urge to help. Because of the many services Red Cross performs, the help these volunteers give in energy and the help you give in contributions is help that will be freely extended to you and to them when the need is there. Give to your Red Cross. "Outof The Mouths of Babes" by E.P. Chant The year is 2076 A.D. II (Christ has een back again). The world has ben taken over by animals and man bas been reduced to the level of pet, beast of burden, and hunting game. Here is a newpaper story from a local journal, "The Canadian States- animal." Protest Again Over Annual Hunt (OTTAWA - (UPI) - Once more this year, protest is raging in the nation's capital concerning the annual hunt of humans in the St. Lawrence Seaway in the last few weeks of winter. On Monday, there was a demon- stration of the "Humane Human Hunt" group (the "HHH") whose major complaint is that the hunt is excessively cruel. Their spokesman, Mr. O. Possum, the famous marsu- pial conservationist, elaborated on his group's complaint. "The methods used in the hunt," he said, "are unnecessarily cruel. Our group is particularily upset about the practice of clubbing the baby humans and then skinning them alive. The government has made up regulations to govern the length of the club. Big deal! A club is a club. If we're going to let the hu man hunt continue, let's at least make it humane." More extreme than the 11H is the "S11H (A)" - the "Stop Hunting Humans (Altogether)" group. Their spokesman, whose race was almost extinguished a century ago by the ancestors of the victims of the hunt, is Mr. Christian Seal. In a press conference in Ottawa this week he spelled out his organization's demands. "We'd like the government to make this human massacre illegal in our country. We also want them to revoke the agreement which allows Scandanavian animals to sail over and kill our human population which is rapidly decreasing to the point of extinction. We do not need human pelts to make warm winter clothes - we have the syntheties to make such apparel and we even have the ability to make it look like human skin for all the people who only buy human-skin products for the status which is connected with them. This hunt is barbarie and unbecoming to the dignity of we, the animal kingdom, and the unobtrusive inno- cence of the humans." Asked if he wasn't in the least happy that the race that almost killed his many years ago was finally getting their just desserts, Mr. Seal replied that he was sorry of the past, but what was done, was done. "I am not vengeful," he continued, "We must live in peaceful co-exis- tence with nature. Upsetting the balance of nature, which is what we are doing with this hunt, upsets the whole structure which we are a part of. Look what happened to the humans when they tried it." Letters to the Editor Bowmanville, General Delivery. March 4, 1976. Dear Editor, "How The Other Half Loves". Having seen the Statesman's ad of the play, being held February 26, 27, 28th at Bowmanville High School with picture, I went, saw and appreciated the fine acting, stage management and the ultimate final moral of the play. The Statesman's March 4th edi- tion in headlines, carried a deroga- tory description of the successful play, into which a number of dedicated people put a great deal of time, work and talent. 1, of course, am not of the tender years of the reporter, who let his innocent pen drool, in description, though I vow my morals are as good. Ribaldry often, like "beauty" is in the eye and mind of the beholder. The play being advertised as 'Adult Entertainment', should perhaps, have been reported by an older, more sophisticated reporter. The sophistication of the audience, which packed the house, the three nights of the play was proven, by the understanding mirth that rocked the auditorium of B.H.S. Not many in the audiences could in honesty, throw a stone of moral terpitude at the play's content, the content being that of every day human life taking place all around us. The acting was superb. The star of the play, J. Amesbury, and the supporting actors, proved beyond doubt, "True Love IS THE THING." It took very fine histronics, display- ed by Mr. Amesbury, in the final act to prove as he portrayed to this viewer, that the bigness of soul and mind, by the supposedly naive man, concerned with petty details, that HIS soul and mind far outrivaled his fellow actors' parts. With the twinkle of an eye, the lift of an eyebrow, he conveyed to his audience in the final act, his complete knowledge and lack of naivity, as he took back his two-timing stage-wife, because he loved her so greatly and THAT without one word of recrimination, letting her believe she had success- fully deceived him. Congrats and thanks to Bowmanville Drama Workshop, for a pleasurable evening and acting that professionals, couldn't better. Sincerely, Mary Morris Ed's Note - Everybody's entitled to their opinion. Thanks for yours. Any more? Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 122 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Secohd class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62 66 King St. W., Bowmanvil;e, Ontario LiC 3K9 JOHN M. JAMES Editor-Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. 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 orioffset process in a publication, must be obtarned from the publisher and the printer. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourSe in law."1 $10.00 a year - 6 monTns $5.50 strictly in advance Foreign - $21.00 a year Although every precaution wilIbe taken to avoid error, ThebCan adian fStatesman accepts advertising !n ts columns on the ufderstanding that it will not be liable for any error in the advertisement published hereunder unless a proof of such advertisement is requested n writing by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by the advertser and with such error or corrections plainly noted in writing thereon, and n that case if any error s0 noted is not corrected by The Canadian Statesmanl its liability shallflot 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. 1' vJohneFoote at I have just been reading a very interesting account of the financial crisis faced by Hon. Donald Flem- ing, minister of finance in the Diefenbaker government, as des- cribed by Gordon Donaldson, in his book "Fifteen Men". It occurred to me that it might be of interest to our provincial treasurer. (Mr. Donald- son's book is about the prime ministers of Canada). Mr. Donaldson says that John Diefenbaker's expensive programs were embarked on rather blithely and Mr. Fleming "was left to pass the plate". He goes on to say that "Fleming produced seven budgets, all wildly unbalanced, and ran up a total deficit of $2 billion. That was 15 years ago, but even so, Donald Fleming was small potatoes in the deficit business. Darcy McKeough has managed to produce the same deficit in one budget, in one province not seven budgets in one country. It is not surprising that this remarkable achievement has pro- duced some strong reactions to the world of finance. In Fleming's day, Governor James Coyne of the Bank of Canada, felt impelled to move out of his zone of political neutrality and declare that "Canada is living beyond its means, and that some measures of austerity and restraint should be exercised." The call for austerity was obli- gingly responded to, by eleven Freedomite Doukhobors who promptly burned up their motor cars, as "a protest against a life of luxury." Fleming devalued the Canadian dollar to 92.5 cents U.S. and pegged it at that figure. The government then proceeded to fire Mr. Coyne. Later on, the people fired the government. Today, Darcy McKeough is trying to adjust the financial position in Ontario, and says he is "dismayed" at how his efforts are reported to the public. "The way some people are telling it, in council chambers and in the newspapers, you would think that we had just announced an 8 per cent cut in transfer payments, rather than an 8 per cent increase." It does seem difficult to get the truth over to the public. During the recent delegation of university students visiting Queen's Park, I spoke to several who were decrying "cuts", when I told them that not only had there been no cuts, but rather an increase of 15 per cent to the ministry of universities, most of them said they didn't believe it. The people of Metro Toronto are very disturbed about the increase in subway fares, and yet the province will pay Metro $92.4 million for Queen's Park 1 subway co.unstruction next year, an increase of $37.1 million, over last year. This and many more items indicate that the volume of provin- cial assistance on all fronts has not dried up. Nevertheless, the univer- sal cry is "give us more". That is not the way to cure inflation or balance budgets. During the last few months at Queen's Park, I have been able to study and access the activities of the government with which I had lost touch, for some years. Also in the Press Gallery, I have, had the opportunity of listening to,; and discussing the well informed and penetrating views of profession- al observers of all ages and shades of political opinion. This has been a real education. However, the most important and significant aspect has been the reaction of my readers to the views I have expressed in my column. One thing I have learned is that people are vitally interested in the way the business of our province is being conducted. I find that most people, once they have voted for the party of their choice, feel that they are more or less powerless to change events, and for the most part must leave it to their elected representa- tives, at least, until the next election. They feel that government is too big, and too remote. The general opinion is that governments are too extravagant, overstaffed and inefficient. Actually, people today, are bring- ing more pressure on governments than ever before. Protesting delegations are getting bigger, appearing more frequently and are increasingly belligerent in their approach. Some of my readers have been enthusiastic about the "Citizen's Coalition" group. For a subscription of $5. you can feel that you have a part in the barbed and embarrassing questions which the Coalition addresses to the governments, in paid advertisements. I have had some people tell me that they have doubts about the wisdom of overdoing attacks on the government because it leads' to break down respect for constituted authority. I don't think there is much danger of this. It is better for people to air their dissatisfaction than to bottle it up. Now that the province is providing constituency offices at a cost of a million and a half dollars (in a time of stringent financial restraint) it may be easier than ever to get your point over to your elected represent- ative -- or to his secretary! - Cobourg Star adopted the recommendation that provision be made in the 1977 budget for the installation of approximately 300' of steel beam guiderail on Regional Road 57 in the immediate vicinity of the pedestrian tunnel". Region may be monolithic, but this letter proves that they are not yet beyond listening to a reasonable request from the little man. My thanks to all involved. Yours truly, Dennis Sadler In the Dim and Dis tant Pas t 25 Years Ago Thursday, March 1st, 1951 From a humble beginning in 1940 in which much wasteland has become productive, tobacco growing in North- umberland and Durham Counties has prospered to the extent that 51 farms, compris- ing some 6,500 acres, produc- ed approximately 1,828 acres or 2,300,000 pounds of tobacco in 1950. The crop was valued at over $1,000,000. Hon. Gordon D. Conant, former Premier of Ontario and for the past eight years Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario, has resigned to return to Oshawa to resume law practice with his son, Roger. Jack Eastaugh has been elected president of the Bow- manville Community Council. Others elected include Rev. Sam Henderson, Mel Dale, Fred Cole, C. Hoag, J. Nokes, Jennie Tabacki, Dora Purdon, A. M. Thompson, B. Kitson, A. McGregor, A. Darch andoion Shay. Bowmanville Hospital this week received a cheque for $5,000 from the estate of the late John Stacey, a former mayor of Oshawa, and a well known Durham County boy. In the Grade IX singing examinations of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Ross Metcalf passed with honors. Mr. Alfred Johnston of Pontypool is able to get around again after suffering a cracked knee-cap while deer hunting last year. As more voung people seek emplovment in small firns. as more small firms grow and prosper. an en- vironment is created for One of the goals of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is to have courses in entre- preneurship taught in the schools. Anyone who be- lieves he bas the power to influence events is a potential entrepreneur. The major barriers to new business formation are psychological, not finan- cial. N. N I N N N M M Some chaps' wives go off with a boyfriend, leaving behind them a broken home. My wife went off and came home with a boyfriend. So, at the moment, we have a menage a trois. The home is not yet completely broken, but it won't be long. It's being smashed bit by bit. As she threatened, she brought my No. 1 grandson home for a visit so that his mother could continue going to lectures and get her degree, tramping about the campus with No. 2 grandson strapped to her back. Things have certainly changed at the universities these days. When I went to college, we lived in a monk-like residence for men. Fe- males were allowed in the building once a year, for a cocoa and buns party on a Sunday afternoon. It was extremely well chaperoned. We were allowed to come in at any hour, but anyone caught with anything as lethal as one bottle of beer in his room was kicked out of residence. In the girls' residences, things were even tougher. They had to be in by 9:30 or some early hour, and sign in under the grim supervision of a house mother. They got to stay out until midnight once a week, and had a "late pass" - until 1 a.m., once a month. Nobody - but nobody - going to university was married, including most of the younger professors. Entertainment consisted of an occasional well supervised dance, totally dry, and the odd movie. It was a fairly sterile, far from murky life, not exactly bohemia, but we were so naive we thought we were happy. Today, university life is so different you'd think you were living in a different era, a different civilization. Almost every campus has at least one pub, some of them half a dozen. Drinking in residence is tolerated, if not encouraged. Some campuses have co-ed residences, where you can live in an apartment, or in sin, or in, anything else that's the current fad. Smoking in classrooms is commonplace. And there are thousands of married students. Babies every- where, despite the Pill. The Lord knows what they live on, in these inflated times - grants and loans and love, I suppose. Somehow, I can't get too incensed over the new freedom. In fact, occasionally I find myself thinking wistfully that. I was born a generation too soon. In my day, the universities produced some fine graduates, but on the whole, they were a dull bunch 49 Years Ago Thursday, March 10th, 1927 A vocal solo by Miss Eleanor Wood, and an instru- mental solo by Miss Marg- uerite Armstrong were much enjoyed at the Monday even- ing meeting of Trinity Young People. Miss Florence Werry conducted the scripture read- ïng and discussion. The 16th Annual convention of the Northumberland and Durham Apple Grower's Association was held on Tues- day in Bowmanville Town Hall and the following directors elected: J. C. Waite, Colborne, R. K. Squair, Bow- manville, D. J. Gibson, New- castle, R. J. Gill, Bowman- ville, J. G. Findlay, Trenton, Harry Sirett, Brighton, W. H. Gibson, Newcastle, R. H. Crews, Brighton. Penny bank deposits for February totalled $210.53 with 503 deposits. Highest room, Miss Jewell's with $38. Report for February in Town Public School, Room 12 - Pr. A. Ruth Ives, Laura Purdy and Walter Howell, equal. Hilda Richards, Pansy Hooper and Tom Gatchell equal, Alan Campbell. Pr. B. - Jean McMullen, Dorothy Bradt, Florence Mainprize, Betty Edger and Billy Brown equal, Donald Mason. Teacher Mrs. B. M. Warnica. Ladies Aid Dramatists, of Orono presented their play "Deacon Dubbs" in Orono Town Hall, last Friday even- ing. Mr. William Jamieson's series of Friday and Saturday, auction sales in Newcastle continues to draw large crowds. the incubation and deve- loprnent of thousands of new, flexible. economic units capable of providing tonorrows jobs. of sticks, narrow, self-righteous and with a sense of superiority because of their degrees. Then, the universities were basic- ally elitist, whatever you may hear about people working their way through college. From the small towns, the sons and daughters of the local doctors and lawyers and teachers might go to college. The children of the so-called working class hadn't a chance. Today's mixed bag is a refreshing change. Anyone with the intelligence is able to go to university. There are gaping breaches in the rigid walls of the old, hide-bound university tra- ditions. Standards in the universities have been lowered, but I think their end-product, the graduate, is just as bright, a whole lot more sensitive, a good deal more tolerant, and far more articulate (even though badly spoken), than the large, majority of my contemporaries. Today's students are not as polite, but they are far more honest. They are not as "moral", but they are far less inhibited. They are not as steady, but they are far less afraid. They are not as couth, but they are far less prejudiced. They are more likely to kick over the traces, but not as likely to be led by the nose. Perhaps that's why about 80 per cent of the male population of Canadian universities vanished into the armed forces after the war began. It was like getting out of prison. Courses were excellent, but nar- row. Most professors were pompous and few were teachers. Students were, for the most part, not taught to think, but only to regurgitate. It was a rather shallow and snobbish in-world, out of the main stream of life. Not so these days. Rigidity has been shattered, channels have been widened, and experimentation is welcomed, perhaps too much so. There are fresh winds blowing. And one of the freshest is the new status of women on campus. In my day, the females were, with few exceptions, grinds grimly headed for a spinster's life in a classroom, or rich girls there to have fun and get a husband. Not so today. There are thousands of young women of all colors, shapes and sizes heading with determina- tion for the bench, or the operating room, or the newspaper offices, ï whatever, but heading for a freedoý-. to be a person. I'm glad my daughter wasn't a mother of two 30 years ago. She'd be stuck at home, "keeping house" and bringing up the children, instead of swaggering off to lectures gallantly, baby on back. Darcy Can Spend fig Ontario Budget Shows Sugarn Spicem| By Bill Smiley University Life The Region Listened Aoum%, ÇtýCNA