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by Rev. G. R. Montgomery The Saviour of mankind drew crowds wherever He went. People were attracted to Him as moths to a light: only this light was a symbol of love rather than the mvsterv that -moths might feel in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. The zealots say of Jesus: "There must be over a thousand Screaming love and more for you, Everyone of fifty thousand Would do whatever you ask him to. Jesus was always conscious of the crowds as the episode of the woman who touched His robe shows. Out of a great mob striving to see and touch Him Jesus realized that she had touched Him for a special reason. He must have also been aware of the faces in the crowd at His trial. Peter, even the rock had run from the soldiers at Gethsemane in blind terror and after the trial denied knowing Jesus three times. John made an appearance, young and distrait and stood in silent fear as the trial progressed. Judas appear- ed dramatically, in an attempt to make up for his betrayal he spilled his silver pieces onto the floor crying "I repent myself of what I have done. I have sinned in betraving innocent blood." There were those who had been healed by Jesus and were anxious to testify, but the mighty judges were not prepared to believe in fairy tales about miracles. There were those that followed Him and there were the ones that had not yet been converted. Also there was a certain Roman guard. Jesus was convicted at that trial and although the trial was held in the presence of the mob who thronged about; no great outcry was made on His behalf to defend Him. The only Farming Truth Dear Editor: I find it necessary to reply to a letter carried in your newspaper entitled, "Farm rip-off" from Mr. Burnett. Your allowing this to be printed certainly raises questions as to the authenticity c: articles appearing in your paper. The letter contains many errors. If farming receives as many grants as Mr. Burnett would have one believe, why doesn't he spend $300,000 or $400,000 and purchase a farm. The farmer selling would derive more income from the interest than he probably is now. The grants and-or stabilization pr-ograms would not be necessary if consumers would pay enough to cover the cost of production, investment, labour etc. necessary to produce a product. In effect these are grants to keep the cost of food lower for the consumer. I will attempt to point out to Mr. Burnett and your readers some facts. 1) Federal Income Tax - losses against other income. If farming is not the chief source of income, a loss sustained from the farm is allowed to reduce income of that year from all other sources to the extent of the lesser of: a) your farming loss or b) $2,500 plus the lesser of (1) one-half of the amount by which your farming loss for the year exceeds $2,500 or (2) $2,500. The maximum loss in one year is $5,000. 2) Property tax rebate - The farm must have grossed $2,000 in any one year that application is made. 3) Beef Cow Stabilization Pro- gram - Any breed of cow qualifies as long as the farmer is not a licensed milk shipper. The cow must have had at least one calf before she is enrolled. Each producer is charged an enrollment fee of ($5 per animal in 1975). In 1975, 10 per cent of all cattle enrolled in the program were checked by the staff of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food to make sure there were no problems. What problems were encountered were misunderstand- ings and not deliberate attempts to make money. The producer payout was $72.19 in 1975 and all this money is taxable to the producer in the year received. It should be noted that the average price for calves in 1975 was $29.12-cwt or $116.48 for a 400 pound calf plus $72.19 gives a return of $188.67. The costs per cow to raise this calf based on the 1974 Beef Cow Analysis was $204. Two years ago calves were selling for two and one half time as much as now. How many consumers would be satisfied if their wages were lowered this much? 4) Capital Grants Program - A farmer grossing $3,000 per year can apply for a grant on capital improvements made on the farm. The rates given by Mr. Burnett are correct but they are only available to a farmer once, and not on every building, etc. as one would be led to believe by the writer. Again, this money is either taxable as full income in the year received or in the case of buildings and other depreci- able assets the grant is deducted from the initial capital cost before capital cost allowance is taken. 5) It is true that farms can be inherited without succession duties being payable provided the farm remains in farming for at least 10 years. With the high price of good agricultural land in most parts of Ontario and the consumers' unwill- ingness to pay higher food prices this is the only way that the family farm can be transferred from one generation to the next. It should also be pointed out that all estates up to, $250,000 are exempt from succession duties and this means most mndi- viduals in Ontario are notsubject to succession duties. I would agree that only full time farmers should qualify for these grants but because of low returns some farmers need to have off-farm jobs. However, contrary to what Mr. Burnett would have people believe, in almost ail cases the mornes received either in grants, subsidies, rebates or stabilization payments must be declared as income. The writer fails to inform the readers of the large number of government grants received by urban dwellers. Each year cities and towns receive millions of dollars in grants from the province for sewers, water etc. Industry receives far more grants than agriculture. Farmers receive no benefit from sewers or water filtration plants but Durham County's Great Family journah Established 122 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanvile News The Newcasthe Independent The Orono News Second cass maih registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 JOHN M. JAME Editor- Publisher s GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. I D 'Q 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, particular!y by photographic or offset process in a publication, ust be obtained from the publisher and the printer. 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No dis- ciples came forward to challenge Christ's sentence. No general outcry at the court declared Jesus to be the people's favorite. It was too late- now, Jesus was convicted: An innocent man was being sent to His death and those who stood by, did not want to become involved. It's usually that way, isn't it, when things go wrong that we don't act quick enough or at all! Perhaps like Peter we run away from our Christian duties and deny knowing the difference between right and wrong which is to deny knowing Christ. Sometimes like John we stand back in apathy, afraid to act because of fear of what might happen to ourselves, or perhaps like Judas, we can be bought off and so diminish our values as free thinking Christians. Maybe we are like the judges who refuse to believe in the power of God's wonders that are happening all about us. As Christians we must realize that our commitment is not to stand in the background keeping silent or in doubt. Rather we must be living proof of our religion. We say a language is dead if it is not spoken any more: so we must speak up our religion to keep it a living force in the world. If we think a great deal of* someone, we are not afraid to speak to that person in confidence. If we love Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, we should speak to Him and about Him. Jesus is conscious of us in the crowd. Let us be a face of one who testifies for Jesus. Let us talk His language -- our religion. Religion is not dead, if we keep it alive. Report From Queens Parkj by Doug Moffatt, M.P.P. At the end of February I mailed out a newsletter to~the riding which contained a questionnaire. Most responses to this are now in, and:you mnight be-interested to know 'he results -- I may-say that qualityorather than quantity tends to be the watchword! I have studied 570 responses, many of them including long letters with stimulating and provocative views. I feel I learned auite a bit., Reactions to the first question surprised me. This read: "Are you in favour of the federal government's wage control program? The figures are: Yes: 303, No: 213, Undecided 54. There is ob- viously substantial support for a national program of wage and price controls; the crux is whether that's what we have in the present Anti-Inflation Program. Many of those wbo Were infavour indIcated that the AIB must monitor and control prices successfully as well as wages. A sample of comments: "Yes, but with no exemptions", "Yes, if accom- panied by price control", "I would be in favour if we had price control", "Only if it affects everyone equally", "idea's good--should be fairer evaluation". Several people noted that government must also show restraint, obviously bearing in mind extensive press coverage of the growth of government spending. A story in the Star of November 8, 1975, for example: "How government spending rose 300 per cent in 10 years", which showed that net publiedebt for the federal government was $3.2 billion in 1940, whereas it was $18.1 billion in 1974. Some respondents felt that this was a federal rather than a provincial question; but the role of Ontario cannot be ignored. The provincial gov- ernment placed 52,000 civil servants under the Anti-Infla- I Letter General Delivery Bowmanville, Ont. April 5, 1976 Dear Editor: RE Noise Pollution in the Environmentalist Situation Becoming more aware of sthe concern of environmental- ists as I wenld my way through meetings, groups and council concerns, my ears were quick and sensitive to this 'prover- bic-gem', heard on a radio broadcast and at dinner Sun- day night at the home of an air-force family. It is this: "If you want to soar with the eagles in the mornings, tion legislation by signing an agreement with the federal government last December. Further, this step was flot debated in the Legislature but taken by Cabinet alone---a step open to challenge on the gr'ounds of unconstitutionality. The second question on whetler further legisîation to protect prime agricultural land was desirable drew a strong affirmative. Yes: 448, No: 98, Undecided: 24. Some new policy suggestions have just been tabled on this which I shall be reporting on later. I regard such opinion as strong encouragement to pursue new legislation. The verdict on Special Occasion Liquor Permits re- flected the fact that this was of great concern to those im- mediately affected, while others did not hear much about it. Those in favour of the sliding price scale: 122, Not in favour. 214, Undecided: 234. The final settlement of the question depends on the ple- biscite to be held in the Town of Newcastle May 18. The benefit of an inde-, pendent survey on the envi- ronmental impact of Darling- ton Generating Station also seemed agreed upon by re- spondents, though many link- ed it to the issue of restraint in government spending and said it might be a waste of money. Those in favour: 313, Not in favour: 176, Undecided: 81. Comments included: "Please, no more costly studies", "No, more waste of tax money", "Too much money wasted on commissions". I have a good deal of sympathy for this view, but feel it is'possible to turn down, say, the LaMarsh Commission, while making room for information-gather- ing where it bas not previously been attempted and might be vital. Where respondents had definite opinions on the sales tax, they were pretty polar- sto the You can't hoot with the owls all night." Being a bit of a "night owl" myself, albeit a solitary one, I find myself more and more harassed during the wee small hours that were formerly a fine time for taping music, reading, studying or writing, by the growing din of unneces- sary NOISE at those particu- lar times. First, there are "The Night Owl" cliques, formed by various types, whose only free lime for sociability is from about 1:30 a.m. - 2 bto 6 a.m. During some of those hours, it is necessary for reasons of indirectly they are paying for them. It probably makes Mr. Burnett very happy to know that now hog producers are receiving 25 per cent less per hog than they were three months ago, beef is down 10 per cent and some milk producers are receiving 40 per cent less than last fa.l for some of their payment. Again I ask: "What would labour do if they were forced to take reductions similar to this?" Not very likely they would accept it. Priorities of consumers will have to change. For too long they have behieved cheap food should always be available. Farmers are no longer willing to be part of the cheap food policy that exists in Canada. Canadians spend less of their earned income on food than most countries but because of climatic conditions etc., farmers' costs here are higher than in many countries. Grants, subsidies etc., received for food ised. The question read, "Ai you in favour of rolling bac the sales tax to 5 per cent or: per cent" and comments ra the gatmut from "No, sbou]c be main source of revenue,o t "Yes, take it away" an "Alberta bas 0 per cent sake tax". Overail, the figures are Roll back to 5 per cent: 265 Roll back to 3 per cent: 198, t Nil: 23, No, Do not roll back 55, and Undecided: 29. Finally, on the success o regional government in Du] ham, the answer was a absolutely resounding neg ative. The question read, "D you feel that regional govern ment has been successful i the Region of Durham". Yes 64, No: 391, Undecided:115 Needless to say, I regard thi as a strong incentive to keep criticising the government on this front. Comments on th issue reveal a deep disen- caantmentland frustration "Regional government isa mess", "Too much duplica- tion", and "It is not a responsive as the old town council, it reduces the sense o community and costs more people desperately nee smallness, not social service programs." I might mention here that the NDP Caucus wil shortly be introducing a Bil which would mnake regiona government more workable in Durham. Generally, however things are at a stage where i would be extremely costly to dismantle regional govern ment completely. I would like to thank all who took the time and trouble to participate in this exchange; I feel it has been very valuable. In fact, I am including another questionnaire in a newsletter which will reach you in June, and would urge you to help your representative once again in this way. Also,, remember that at any time I welcome your views on issues of concern. E di torI healthful logic, to catch a nap! Some people who work late at night, DO want to "soar with the eagles in the a.m.'s even tbough they must work or study late. The days are only 12 to 15 hours to use produc- tively, from work done while burning Midnight Oil (pardon that Ont. Hydro). What I am wondering, since besides the "Night Owl Swingers" and the groups who seem to be holding car-rallies around our streets, playing musical, if somewhat raucous greeting to eacb other, as they zoom by one another, they and now the motorcyclists with production in Canada, are consider- ably lower than most other count- ries. As intimated at the start of this letter let's be fair when printing information. If half truths and fiction attract the reader's interest, I am prepared, on behalf of the farmers to send it to you. I hope this will not be necessary. , I would respectfully suggest that you contact the local Department of Agriculture and Food and tell your readers which information is cor- rect. Yours truly, Don Welsh, Durham Federation of'Agriculture. Editor's note: If we had to check the accuracy of every letter the Editor receives fron readers, there wouldn't be time left for anything else. He had his say and you've had yours, so what's the problem? re A 3 n d 5, o :d n o r- n s p e eè 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 14 1976 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Were You There? several weddings, they use of joy and fun," of those different streets, but just for embarking into the treacher- their exhausts blaring wide good measure in case their ous seas of matrimony. Their open; 'IS THERE A BY-LAW own joyous event has flot been sailing is smooth for such a in Environmentalist proceed- noticed, they wait for the iittle time, usually swamped ings governing NOISE? If 'main-drag', (King St.) to by the first storm. However, if there is why do the police of clear and do it all over again the 'swinging night-owls' are this region not enforce it as with added zest! __to be admonished because we strictly as overparked cars? Sundays are not a quiet, DO have a noise by-law, it Overparking is QUIET!" peaceful time anymore either. wouldn't be fair to be discrim- The weekends used to be a Sundays, quieter citizens inatory. ALL unnecessary peaceful time to read, study, have to bear withethe after- noise should be cracked-down- go to church, listen to music or effects of the Saturday-night upon, impartially. simply entertain friends and revellers, the 'hung-over and Bowmanville, is in many relatives. Not anymore, "The still not sober, on foot and in ways becoming "Bedlam." kids who can't win" are cars.' They range the streets Little good it will do us to getting married for awhile. of Town, making the taking of walk on green grass and This causes the utmost com- a walk, a sort of endurance breath dlean air, drink motion all Saturday after- test for Christian charity and pure water, if we are all doig noons. One trip around town sobriety. IS THERE A BY- it in "Bedlamic Institutions." by the wedding party, no LAW (for noise pollution)? If longer suffices. They do it so, of course it would be a Sincerely, many times If there are shame to dampen "the spirit A Distraught Resident ~ URuRauummumamuEug-wuEmERmmuggE Spice * By Bill Smiley a Well, what is capital punishm n Uncle Elmer? f you. I thought so In its ineffa d government has1 n a new piece of 1 l those famous l Members of Pa d sently and uncor It is perfectlyc M.P., what thep cases. A large ma - keep the capital p the books, and ap An equally lar like to see a mu form of gun cont and sensible purp on violent crime. But, and here's in each case th with a stentoria] cians, like St. J attention, perha voices, stentorian Stralnge bedfel hand, the hu believe that the t officially, and ev wrong. And in the violently opposed some sort of in sacred rights of pack a fire-iron if The Bible tellsu occasion: "The. was heard in the. reference to the from the Song of Transfer this i 1976, and it migh "And the voiceo heard in the land. I would never,( that everyone wI punishment or is a is a turkey. Tha most of my frien< and gobble is unm I have my owni on each issue, an them for the gui politicians andt Canadians whoa these matters. Let us take a cas a true story. Justo a 14-year-old boys mother. I don't bla done the same. He was a good b and a good studen wanted him to beî superb student. ruthlessly to do b kid was doing hist One day, for so: not important herE at school. The har him, and when hei Voice of the Turkey s your opinion of into him like the Witch of Endor. ent and gun control, He went and got his father's gun Yes or no? Thank and shot her dead. Now, according ). to most of my friends, and 95 per ible wisdom, our cent of my students, he should have lumped the two into been hanged. Their favorite argu- egislation on which ment, in our materialistic society: fencesitters, our "It'd cost us a hundred thousand rliament, are pre- dollars to keep him in jail for life." nfortably astride. And all those who favor rigid gun obvious, even to an control will say: "It never woulda ublic wants, in both happened if his father haddeni ajority would like to hadda gun." punishment issue on And those very vocal citizens who pply it widely. oppose very tight restrictions on ge majority would guns will say: "It woodena happen- uch more effective ed if the gun was registered and his trol, for the simple dad belonged to a hand-gun club and pose of cutting down it was under lockankee, like we want." the political catch, Well, it wasn't, and he didn't, and e minority speaks it did. All of which, of course, is n voice, and politi- beside the point, as most of these oan, pay a lot of arguments are. The kid would have ps too much, to killed the old lady with a knife, or a n or otherwise. hammer, or her steam iron, or the lows. On the one nearest thing handy, if there'd been manitarians who no gun. taking of life, even Well, what did happen? The boy ven for murder, is was tried, found guilty of homicide e same sack, those while of unsound mind, and incar- 1 to gun control as cerated in a mental institution, aterference in the possibly for life. Fair enough? the individual to While there, he showed all the f he so chooses. symptoms of normalcy, whatever us that on a certain they are. He -wasn't crazy, or even voice of the turtle mentally disturbed, if you prefer land." This was a euphemisms. He knew what he'd return of spring, done. He was sorry. Solomon. During the next several years, he to Canada, spring was tutored by a wise and t be paraphrased: compassionate teacher (not me, of the turkey was Doc). He completed his high school .1 'courses, on his own. He was of course, suggest eventually released, went to uni- ho favours capital versity, graduated with honors, and against gun control is now a better-than-average mem- t would eliminate ber of society. ds. But the gabble Perhaps he should have been nistakeable. hanged. That would certainly have clear-cut opinions taught him a lesson. d I herewith offer Perhaps we should go back to the idance of puzzled lash, and branding a capital "W" on the few hundred the foreheads of prostitutes, and are indecisive on cutting off the hands of shop-lifters. I dunno- These measures didn't put an se in point. This is end to crime in the middle ages. over a decade ago, Perhaps we should be able to go shot and killed his into a drugstore and buy a gun. It's ame him. I'd have almost that easy in the States. I dunno. oy, in every sense, But I do know that c it. But his mother punishment will never stop mu Wer. a great boy and a And I do know there are an awful She nagged him lot of nuts, not quite certifiable, etter, though the running around the country with best. perfectly legal guns. me reason that is Take it from there, Warren e, he failed a test Almand, you plucky little Solicitor- py was waiting for General, or Super-Lawyer, if you confessed, she lit don't prefer euphemisms. In the Dim and I istant Pastf 49 Years Ago Thursday, April 14th, 1927 The Ladies' Aid of Tfinity Church presented the comedy "Come Out of the Kitchen", on Tuesday andBWednesday evenings in Bowmanville Opera House. In the cast were Marion Pickard, Betty Sar- gent, Gertrude Morris, Mrs. H.W. Lapp, Mrs. Harry Allin, Clemens Percy, Walter O'Boyle, Allan Knight, C.H. Dudley, Smith Ferguson and Percy Cowling. Bowmanville Public Schools showed on deposit in the Penny Bank at the end of February, 1927, $3,083.83 as compared with $1,929.52 a year ago. Average weekly percentage of pupils deposit- ing during January and Feb- ruary was 26 per cent. Mrs. William A. White and Mrs. James A. Phillips who visited their parents for five weeks during tIeir mother's final illness and demise, returned nestheirhomes in New York, and were accom- panied as far as Toronto by Mr. and Mrs. Norman S.B. James. A.W. Annis was appointed sheep inspector by Darlington Council. 25 Years Ago Thursday, April5th, 1951 Laurie Stapleton, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stapleton, Newtonville, was awarded first prize ($20.00) in the Juniorrgroup Temperance Contest sponsored by the Women's Association of the Oshawa Presbytery. Laurie broadcasted his essay on CKLB, Oshawa on Sunday evening, Marcha25thS Ganaraska Conservation Authority have purchased 4,600 acres in five years and have planted approximately 1,500,000 trees. Bowmanville Arena's total income to April lst was $6,424.55. Balance on hand totalled $733.04. The arena owes $12,389 to the town. A petition was received by town council from residents on Southway Drive requesting a sidewalk on the north side of Southway Drive from Liberty Street to Flett Street. Believed started by a blow torch, a fire at the new Memorial Hospital Monday noon, caused an estimated $4.200 in damages. Mrs. Marguerite Crossman, Haydon, has donated a beau- tiful floral, oil painting, - a