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Legion Ladies Elect Officers The Bowmanville Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Can- dian Legion elected officers Sthe coming year at a meeting heid in theLegion Hall on Monday evening, April 5th. President Nyhi Sheehan was re-elected by acclamation for a second year. In the unavoidable absence of Zone Commander Audrey Bate, Comrades Dorothy Richards and Rena Bathgate presided during the nominations and elections. Installation of officers will take place during May, Comrade Nance Colmer is Past President. Others elected for 1976 - 1977 were lst Vice President, Phyl Rose, 2nd Vice President, Jessie Lîghtfoot, Treasurer Marie Bissonette, and Secre- tary Dorothy Richards. Those elected numbers of the Exec- utive Commîttee were Com- rades Jean Burton,uTrixie Brown, Grace Murdoch, Diane Uowarth, Anne Plazek and Helen Wallis. The scrut- ineers were Comrades Burton, Florence Knight, and Marg- aret King. The nominees nameswere written on the blackboard by Comrade L. Downey assisted by Comrade W. Bates. President Sheehan was also re-elected sports officer for a thîrd term. Others elected were Pianist Susie Graham, Sergeant - at - Arms Mary Bates, Chaplain Gladys Willatts and standard Bearer Dorothy Oke- Prior to the elections a short business meeting was held with President Sheehan pre- siding. Comrade Beulah White, the Bingo Convenor gave ber report for March. Comrade Jean Burton as catering convenor reported on the Royal Canadian Legion Zone Rally dinner. 1st Vice- President Diane Howarth as social convenor. gave her report for the season. President Sheehan as cater- ing convenor for the K-40 banquet reported on this vent. Comrade Trixie Brown gave the kitchen convenor's report and also told of flowers sent to the sick and anni- 623-6151 Farm April 9, 1976. versary cards. Secretary Richards as catering conven- or for the Vimy Night banquet and for the Zone Social Entertainment meal reported. Treasurer Rena Bathgate gave a report on the purchase of gifts for World War 1 veterans, which were given them on Vimy Night. Com- rades Kitty Newman and Cathy Sim were the other members of this special buy ing committee. Comrade Rose thanked 'ail those wbo had elped with the entertainment program a great success when the local auxiliary recently entertained all the other auxiliaries in Zone 71. Cateringconvenors for future events were appointed as follows: Mav 1st, auxiliarv bowling banquet, Comrade Florence Knight; May 8th, Millionaires Night, Past Pre sident Colmer; May lSth, YouthBowlingBanquet, Past President Colmer; May 10th, Ladies Major Bowling, Com- rades Rose and W. Bates., After the meeting a social hour was enjoyed and a delicious lunch was served.lst Vice-President Howarth was the winner of the draw. In the Editor's Mail This is an open letter to the person who threw a beer bottie at my car while it sat in the parking lot of Liberty Bowl on Thursday evening, April 8, 1976. I know you will be pleased to know your aim was perfect. You broke the window and also damaged the car. 1 am sure, right now, you are laughing inside and feeling very big. Yes, you caused tears and feelings of hatred. But neither lasted. Instead, relief and pity took their place. Relief that it was only my car you bit and not some innocent person's head. Pity for you because you must feel so useless that alu you can find to do on a Thursday evening is ride around in a car drinking. People like you always pay, one way or another. Joyce E. Carrol, Kendal, Ont. Dear Sir: Last week's letter from Mr. Gord Burnett hardly seemed to rate the editorial page, or the large type accorded it. His opening sentence, depicting a farmer as a "bumpkin on welfare", part of a great "rip-off" (whatever that means), should have been enough to dismiss his views as uniformed bias. To suggest that part-time farmers will receive rebates of "all the income tax they have contributed. . . " is patently untrue and inaccur- ate. Any businessman who exper- iences legitimate losses during the year has the same privilege avail- able to him, and in fact the so-called "hobby farmer" is restricted in the amounts available for deduction to prevent the type of abuse Mr. Burnett is referring to. I invite him to read this week's Tax Corner which deals with this subject at length. Further, the claim that "they never have to work the land" in order to qualify for programmes is also inaccurate. O.H.I.P. is not free for 80 per cent of the farmers, and health costs are ineurred in hospi- tals, not on farms. He is correct, though, that many farmers supplement their income by working at other jobs. This should indicate how difficult it is to earn a living through farming, and their willingness to work elsewhere should be applauded. If his statistics are correct, 65 per cent of them are enterprising enough to do so. Part of this 65 per cent cornes from the fact that some kinds of farming are seasonal, but much of it results from pure necessity. He is also correct that some wealthy city people use farming as a part-time tax write-off, but they are few, because it takes a lot of capital What? to start a farm. Those who do farm part-time also find that farm grants are not so easily available to them, and that their losses are not fully deductibe from taxable income. Restricting farm grants to people whose only income is from farming would surely invite legitimate farm- ers to sit at home all winter to qualify for them. Mr. Burnett should be pleased that they are prepared to work in the city. Farmers generally are not prone to idleness. Our governments at all levels are concerned that farms are being closed down and sold. They would not be sold if active farming were lucrative. Farm grants are designed to assist farmers to stay in business and relieve the burden of heavy capital costs necessary to start or improve their operations, and most assistance is in the form of loans rather than grants. The Ontario Speculation Tax resulted, in part, from the reality that farmers were selling out; and now that they are remaining on the farm, I'm all for keeping them there, because I cannot imagine where food will come from other- wise. If food costs appear to be high (and they are not really, there is not too much hunger in Canada), we should not blame the farmers, because surprisingly little of the price ends up in their pockets. Farming is hard work for relatively small return, and I take my hat off to those who stick to it. Any city dweller who believes he can cash in on some freebies should sell his home with its high mortgage and taxes, gather up his life's savings (if he has enough) and try farming. I have no doubt it would be an experience. John Manuel, Bowmanville. Canada Tire Dealer Teils RotaryiAb'ýout By Shawn Marshall Rotary Club President Neale McLean and Secretary Earl Wolff were presented with service pins in honor of perfect attendance records at the April 8th meeting of the Rotary Club. Mr. Mclean has been a member of the club for nine years and Mr. Wolff, a newcomer to the club, has been a member since early 1974. The two members were given a rousing hand of applause by their fellow members at the meeting held in the Flying Dutchman Motor Inn last Thursday. The club also received a classification talk from one of their newer members, Reg .Johnson, who joined the club in November, 1975. Canadian Tire gained a loyal dealer when they brought him into the company in May, 1972. But, during his address to the club, one of the Rotarian prerequisities for joining the club, Mr. Johnson said loyalty is something that the Can- adian Tire Corporation bas come to expect in their employees and dealers. This must have been the case when 700 warehouse and" office personnel of the company showed up to volun- teer to help m to another loc when the com ing in the 193 Now, that t] grown into on retailing busi ada, trailing Eaton's and believes thos are held by the Canadian Tir The retailinî goes back to w first recorded transporting r customers for Although th features of thE changed, esi with the emer ping centres function has same. Canadian Ti quite so far b but began wh brothers, J.W. opened a gara spare parts fo. popular brands road in 1922. An investm bought the who was the fore: Canadian Tire The business setback that ruîned less eni than J.W. and When a brid His Company ove their offices the garage and many of its ation in Toronto customers closed down, it pany was grow- meant the brothers had to 0s. improvise for a while. They rhe company has decided to convert their base- [e of the largest ment into parking area and nesses in Can- they slept in the garage at closely behind nighý. The Bay, he In 1928, the two men e same virtues published their first catal- present staff of ogue, outlining the stock e. available to their customers. g business itself The CTC catalogue is now 'hen history was delivered to five million Can- and man began adians on a semi-annual basis. merchandise to During the depression profit. years, Mr. Johnson said it was he surrounding the high quality of their e business have products at a fair price that pecially today kept the company going, and rgence of shop- still marks the business today. the original At the present time the remained the standards of the company are still running high, he said. re does not go But if there is any one ack in history, quality that distinguishes the en two Toronto company from others like it, and A.J. Willis he said it is the "nice people" ge that stocked working for it. r the two most Other factors that have s of cars on the made the company successful include a line of 22,000 items, ent of $1,800 the high standard of their le business that advertising, the one price runner of the system in their catalogue, and Corporation. a profit-sharing program for grew despite a their employees to invest in. might have The profit-sharing program terprising men began after a conflict between A.J. management and staff requir- .ge that linked ed a solution that Mr. Johnson thought would best be solved with profit-sharing. The program, he said, was another example of Canadian Tire's policy of a "fair deal for everyone", a poster slogan that he is proud to say the company lives up to. If you need us, we're here. Standing (left to right) Grethe, Rose-Marie, Qarlene, Don, Judy, Liz, Steve, Marlene, Debbie, Li-', Janet, Jeanette and Karen have the me mat out for you to help you with any of your banking needs. We're on Temperance St. North, and we're open from 10 until 3, Monday through Thursday, Friday 10 until 6. So drop by and say hello, won't you. The bank where people make the difference. Nestleton Presbyterian Church In the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning Miss Dorothy Bulmar, Deaconess, read the Scripture passage John 13: 1-11. What was Jesus saying when He washed the feet of his disciples? There are many interpretations. Maybe He was just being Himself. His unselfish love was at work. He was saying very simply, "I am your Lord and teacher and I have just washed your feet. You, then, shall wash each others feet." Mrs. H. Visser and Mr. S. McNeely sang "And Can it be that I Should Gain?" United Church In the United Church the guest speaker, Reverend Rex Norman, was welcomed by Reverend Victor Parsons. Reverend Norman chose "The Sower and the Seed" as the topic for his message reading Luke 8: 4-15. The christian is the Sower and the Seed is the word of God. As the word of God is spread to other countries through the work of the Bible Society this is helping to plant the seed or the word of God among the nations of the world. Through its work the Christian is extending his ministry as the sower. The choir sang "He is the Way, the Truth and the Life". The conquest of cancer concerns everyone. Protect yourself and your family with medical check-ups. Help others with a generous contri- bution to the Canadian Cancer Society. Treat Your Car to the Finest In Electronic Diagnosis with Equipment by *Electronically Diagnoses any electrical problem. * Sets Timing - Dweil * Checks Alil Ignition Cable . 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