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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. June 23, 1976 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Hats Off To World Champion The orchids this week have to go to Steve Liptay who put Canada and Bowmanville on the international map with a vengeance by winning the World Championship for Live- stock Auctioneers at New Holland, Pennsylvania on June 19th. At 28 years of age and with only eight years as an auctioneer, this was Too Much We don't like being facetious about such things, but there are just too many celebrations and changes these days for us to keep track of. For instance, this week has been set aside to honor the prune juice set as they are lovingly called, our Senior citizens. No doubt there will be some special events to mark the occasion, which happens to almost tie in with the monthly cheque from the government. If they really wanted to make something of it, they might double it as a surprise just for the one cheque, but doubt if they will. Those chaps in Ottawa are just too busy trying to persuade the air controllers and pilots that they should speak French when they fly over Quebec. Either that or they are tied up with debating the pros and cons of hanging murderers instead of letting them rot in prison. Next week as a follow up, the nationîis supposed to haul out the flags and practise up on the O Canada national anthem for Canada Week. This one has been on the books for some time, but really doesn't seem to have hit full stride yet, and isn't showing much prospect of doing so. Americans get all geared up about July 4th but truly an amazing achievement. Especially as he was the only Canadian in the competition and won out over about 50 others from the United States.' Steve entered the competition last year for the first time and was Eastern District Reserve Champion. Our sincere congratulations. Going On Canadians appear reluctant to show their deep feelings and emotions over these national events. Instead, most of us will be spending time trying to figure out how we can arrange to switch the July lst holiday from Thursday to Friday so it will make for a long weekend. Then, in this morning's mail, came a huge parcel enclosed in one of those cardboard containers usual- ly associated with calendars, only much larger. Inside, was a beautiful bit of printing showing a tree being hit by varying strengths of wind, with the sky changing overhead from sun to stormy clouds, all in color. Basically, it was announcing that henceforth, wind velocity will be announced in kilmetres instead of miles per hour and atmospheric pressure will be in kilopascals. Most of us haven't yet figured out the celsius weather degrees but from here on we won't know if it is windy or not, unless we remember the slant on the tree and associate that with the pictures on this bulltein. On the reverse side, the whole affair is repeated in French, but the trees have pretty well the same slant in both languages. Life just gets more confusing every day, doesn't it? The Quality Must Improve The "Action" program which recently was intitiated by the Royal Canadian Legion merits public support and individual promotion. Most of the points which form the basis of the program must eventu- ally be dealt with by our lawmakers, but two of them are concerns which lie within the realm of the home and the school. They are "Decline of The Family Structure" and "The Work Ethic". These are, indeed, high-flown phrases - ones which may leave us shrugging off the entire idea of doing anything about such vague and nebulous problems. If the family structure is actually declining, most of us think in terms of the few ignorant and noisy households in any community; the places which the police must visit regularly to keep the peace. What we do not admit is that by far the greatest decline in family values has occurred in the more prosperous and socially acceptable families: Adults are fairly clever at hiding or at least camouflaging their short- comings, but when their children are let loose on the streets the flaws in family structure become shockingly clear. Just the other day we witnessed a commonplace episode right on the main street. A youngster of not more- than six or seven was obviously angry with one of his pals. When the latter was a least half a block away the kid shouted a stream of filth that would have curdled the blood of an army muleskinner. This was not an isolated incident - just a little louder and bolder than the general conversation to be heard from kids of al ages. Family life and the standards of decency have certainly suffered some drastic wounds when young- sters behave this way in public, with never a thought about the character. with which they are branding themselves. As you read this, you have the subconscius belief that we are describing someone else's boy or girl. Don't be so sure. Do you really know how your own children behave in public? Do you actually know where and how they spend their leisure hours? Have you, truthfully, devoted any time or concern to differentiating for them the border- line between right and wrong? Yes, agreed, these words make a sermon, the sort of message very few of us are willing to accept these days. Our children have learned that if you don't like the subject you don't have to take it - at home or at school. In this new age of personal independence what one does or says is supposed to be his or her own business. In theory that is fine; the ideal of the truly free society. In actual fact, however, the freedom to be obscene and destructive is simply not acceptable. History is no longer a popular study, and thus its lessons are either unknown or forgotten, but for those who do know something about the past the indications of inner rot are self-evident. It happen- ed in Greece, it was the same in Rome - and neither of those great civilizations had the wit to observe the pattern which had been set long before in ancient Egypt. Now should we believe for one moment that because those great empires tottered and fell a few thousand years ago it cannot happen again. There has always been a common denominator in the rise and fall of strong nations - the quality of family life. It was true in Thebes; it was true in Athens; it was just as true in Rome. A young and vigorous society, determined to work hard, to stick together, to stand up to the oppressor, has always succeeded in its goals. Such nations remained strong only to the point where too much money, too much leisure and too much self-confidence began to erode the basic health of society. - Prophets of doom? Perhaps we are just that, but we are indeed foolish if we convince ourselves that what happened to countless other prosperous and clever peoples cannot happen to us. The Legion isj certainly on the right track. The only question is whether or not time has, already run out for us. - Wingham Advance Times Durham County's Great Family journa' Established 122 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by iHE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62 66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LiC 3K9 C JOHN M. JAME Editor- Publishei S rf GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. BRIAN PUlDY Advertising Mgr. DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. "Copyrignt and-or property rights subsist in the image appearing on this proof. 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It's only your opinion and mistatement of concerning a councillor I rather admire, with which I took issue. Watch your blood-pressue Watch your blood pressure though. Don't let little things like editors' letters 'get your dander up.' You'll live longer and hopefully learn more. Thanks for your kind atten- tion. Gratefully, Mary A. Morris P.S. You cannot phone me but I want this week to deal with a number of things, none of which would make a full column. With your indulgence MIl try to make it interesting. First, the Provincial New Democratic Party held its convention in Kingston last weekend. I was honoured by being asked to be one of the chairmen of the convention. I have a good deal more sympathy now with the Speak- er of the House! Seriously, keeping order and making procedural decisions in front of 1200 delegates is an onerous task, but I enjoyed the challenge. The convention was one which dealt almost ex- clusively witli policy resolu- tions. Areas covered included: nuclear energy, preservation of farmland, farm income insurance, assistance to small business and many otliers. In my party these policy resolu- tions guide the Caucus in general terms on legislative matters. Turning to other events, you have probably seen tliat the publie healt nurses of the province are on strike. There is a difference of about $4,000 between the top salaries of registered nurses in hospitals and in public health units. We feel that nurses wliosc role is crucial in preventive medicine must not suffer financially. On many occasions, by home visits to provide treatment, public health nurses prevent Dear Sir, In a recent Sunday Sun we read of the growing problem in Toronto of pets being allowed to run free in parks and residential areas. Well, the problem is growing in Bowmanville too. It is not only a nuisance, but also creates a litter problem and is a health menace. We have been working hard to keep our yard looking neat and respectable and it infuri- ates us to go our and find dog dirt deposited where we like to sit and get some sun. Also, we have young children and we can't let them play in the grass unless we've checked it. Isn't it ridiculous that we can't even let our own children play in their own yard without worrying.about them getting a disease from the dirt from some irresponsible person's dog? We have a nice garden and several times this month it has been disrupted by a large dog. He tramped on new seed so that some plants didn't even come up and lie has broken off other plants. This is our private property and we pay taxes on it and we resent it being used as a raceway. We are not the only people having this problem. Several people on our street are furious and we are not exaggerating this probleni a bit. What can be done? If we are not out when the dogs come around, then we cannot prove whose dog it was. We can chase it away but it will come back later. We have called owners and explained the situation. Sometimes that works for a while but then they slacken off and let the dogs run agan. We can call the authorities but most owners are smart enough to let the dogs run in the evening and times when the authorities aren't on the job. We can fence all around our yard but it is large and will cost a great deal of money. Why should we have to go to that expense to keep someone else's dqg out? It isn't the dogs fault anyway! It is up to the owners to take the responsibility if they want to own a dog in town. It is no life for a dog patients from having to be hospitalised and help to keep patients close to those they love in their own surround- ings. In terms of health planning, the NDP feels that emphasis must be on com- munity clinics, with treatment close to home wherever pos- sible, saving the most special- ised facilities for those who truly need them. For the sake of justice in a financial sense for the nurses, and for the sake of the future of health care in Ontario, we totally support the striking public health nurses. Then, look at the celebrated near confrontation on the farm income stabiliztion bill. As predicted, the Liberal Members voted against this- bill, joining with us to have it defeated. The following day, June' 17, the government introduced a Confidence Motion to, as Mr. Welch put it, "a4iow ail parties in the House to pronounce themselves clearly on whether or not the government should be allowed to continue."? In the minority government situation a great deal of constructive emotional effort has gone into reducing the potential for crisis and cre- ating an atmosphere of co- operation between the parties. Despite this goodwill, how- ever, broader considerations cannot be abandoned. The tUonfidence Motion provided 'to 1 anyway but if pe own a dog that their right sinc democratic cou ever, they shou decency and com train their dogs they will litter o yards or some1 They should eith dogstthemselvesc one to do it. We wonder hov of these dogs wou shoe was on thec they took pride i and had youngc didn't wish to themselves, how like to step in a l from someone els guess is they wou angry too. If you own a d you enjoy it but1 about your neighl too. Editor's Note Include cats and with you. J Dear Editor: We in Canada with proud tradi serene and stable living that, des problems, is the e other countries of The celebration, Week" is therefo importance, ini tha an appropriate tir to pause and ref deep feelings of loyalty to our coun fellow countryme It is a time remember those agination, innovati tion and just plain have bequeathed1 sent generation quality of life we We must guard it On behaîf of tf ment and the Ontario, and pers more than happy t warmest wishes fo ful and successfu Week", 1976. William G. I Premier of O Ss an with an opportunity for re-evaluation. The Liberals felt able to support the government. Our Caucus could not do so. We have been and remain bitterly opposed to the ceilings on local govern- ment spending. Also, we really to regard the preserva- tion of agriculture in this province as a top priority and therefore were prepared if necessary to bring down the government on the issue of assurance against loss for farmers. However, tlie pro- cedural scenaroh as been played out, leaving things as they were, albeit without an adequate farm income sta- bilization plan. Over the summer, in addi- tion to my work in the riding, I shaîl be parficipating in tlie Select Committee on Highway Transportation of Goods. This committee will look into the- present conditions relating to shipping and transporting goods- on our roads; such things as licensing, classifica- tions of different kinds of carriers, the impact of fuel taxes, the organization of the industry, and the effect of current controls, will be considered.oIncidentally, we shall be hearing briefs, so if you have strong views in this area, please send them to the. Select Committee at Room 440, Main Parliakent Build- ing, Queen's Park, Toronto. the Ediotori ople want to General Delivery is certainly Bowmanville' e this is a June 17, 1976 întry. How- To the Editor: ld have the Dear Readers and Dear, mon sense to Dear. Dennis 'R' Sadler, properly so In your remarks concerning n their own my "mish-mashed" letter and proper spot. your "non-habit-forming pro- er walk the pensity" for being mistaken, it or pay some- is plain you are a mite disturbed! v the owners If I 'got' your name wrong îld feel if the perhaps you should verbally other foot. If' vibrate at whichever paper so n their yards printed it. I don't have time to children and read them all. And, yes you own a pet did call Ken Lyall 'ignorant would they and uninformed." ittle present You are casting doubt on the e's dog? Our wisdom of The Editor, who ld be rather though having a fine sense of humor, does NOT print "mish- og, we hope mash." please think Clearly sir, you lack bour's rights subtlety--you do not under- stand it. Pity. Yours truly, Your feelings seem genuine Fed Up. enough. If you don't like Mr. Ken Lyall, that is your d we'll agree prerogative. Sometimes one feels more complimented by some people's dislike than roronto, Ont. their praise. No, there I go une 25, 1976. again--you'll never under- stand that! are blessed Some of those who admire tions and a Mr. Ken Lyall are in-'who's- standard of who." Noted people of good pite recent repute. For example, The nvy of most Principal of Wycliffe College! f the world. Editors, reporters who once of "Canada worked for him, clergy, tea- re of great chers, lawyers and people of .t it provides that ilk. me for us all There is no need to address lect on our me as "Ms", I'm not a f love and feminist. Miss Mary Morris, ntry and our will do. Sorry about your n. frustrated attempt to phone e, too, to me. My name Mary Morris is whose im- not listed, only close friends ion, dedica- have it. You see I have a habit n hard work of defending injustices, wher- to our pre- ever and whenever I notice the high them, particulary when con- now enjoy. cerning people I like. There- Lwcll. fore my needs must protect lhe Govern- my privacy, for that habit is people of one I hope I never break. It onally, I am often lands me in hot water. o extend my Far be it from me that I r a thought- should raise your blood- ul "Canada pressure to the point where you felt it necessary to write a Davis, thumbnail-sketch biography! ntario. I am pleased and happy to 25 Years Ago Thursday, June 7th, 1951 .Reverend J. E. Griffith was elected President of the Bay of Quinte Conference at their deliberations held in Kingston last week. Residents in Black- stock, Orono, Newtonville, and Bowmanville will be pleased to hear of this honor bestowed on their former minister. Provincial PoliceConstable Albert Kitching lias been transferred to Fenelon Falls. He and his wife, Betty and children Brenda, Leslie, Ann and David left Bowmanville on Friday. Colleen Clarke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Clarke and Rotary Club's Representative to an "Advent- ure in Citizenship" met the Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and was presented with her Canadian Citizen Papers by Hon. Walter Harris in Ottawa, recently. A cheque for $1,506.23 from the Ontario Department of Education has been received by Town Council for the recreation program. Winners of the ali-male, five generation family contest, located through the Statesman and sponsored by the Canad- ian Father's DaybCommittee lias been won by a local family. The great-great grandfather John Edmonston, great grandfather Howard, grandfather Clarence, Wil- liam, father and Howard, son. my name is real. If you wish to write me an abusive letter I pick up my mail at General Delivery, when here. I do not have much time for personal correspondence but it would save cluttering up the pages of The Canadian Statesman. Send a snap if you like. We might become pen-pals M.A.M. Ed's note: I suggest you two battle this out in the confines In the Dim and Distant Ps 49 Years Ago Thursday, June 23rd, 1927 A meeting of local merch- ants totalling about 15 met on Monday evening and a resol- ution passed that local stores close Friday and Saturday, July 1-2. However those merchants not attending the meeting have indicated they will remain open. The Bowmanville Tennis Club have cosen the follow- ing team, Misses Florence and Gertrude Morris, Jane Mason, Maud Ramsey, Aileen Parker, Messrs. John Alexander, E.C. Oliver, Dr. E. W. Sisson, Maitland Gould, W. R. Strike and M.A. Neal. Successful students from this district have completed with success the following courses. First year Osgoode Law School - Philip Tilley; Science - Agnes vanstone, Modemn History - Dorotliy Bonnycastle, English and His- tory - Joyce Muirhead, Modern Language - Loreen Lorriman, Clarence Fergu- son, and William Pointen, Toronto Conservatory of Mus- ic - vocal Jane Mason C.P. Blair, son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. Alex Beith las been appointed Assistant Commis- sioner of Customs for Canada. Bowmanville and Solina soccer teams battled to a 1-1 tie at the B.H.S. grounds on Wednesday. of the Waverly Rd. tunnel--a duel at 10 paces with marsh- mallows. We don't have room for such mish-mash. Stay af loaat with RED CR OSLE - REDaCRru By BillSmiley d With Me nights while I get acclimatized. It's the next stop that worries me. Once I get to Rio de Janeiro, I'm home free. I have an old girl friend there, Sylvia. She was a knockout when I knew her in college, and we used to neck under the trees in Queen's Park until I was so weak I couldn't have gone one round with Carmen Miranda. She might not recognize the wreck confronting her, but all I'd have to do is say: "It's Beel. Yo chamo," and she'd throw open the door. She'd recognize immediately that Canadian prr nounciation of "Eu t'amo" (I lovo you) which she taught me from the Portuguese. One big problem. Between Para- maribo, on the north coast of S.A., and Rio, down around the middle of the continent, lie about 1,500 miles of jungle, mountains, jaguars (not the car) and cannibals. Enough stuff to give any man the twitch. So here's your chance to help, gentle reader. If you happen to have an uncle or brother working in the tin mines of La Paz, high in the Andes, we could zig over there and let him put us up for the night. This would mean a jungle jump of only about 500 miles, a mere bagatelle, though the Andes are a bit dicey. From La Paz, in Bolivia, to Asuncion, Paraguay, is a mere half day's hop. Then it's just a day's ride by bus up into the Chaco (or Green Hell, as it is known) and it's a casual, "Hi, Hugh. Thought I'd drop down and say hello." I can just see his face. And hear his first remark, "Where's Mom?' As you can see, the trip would be a piece of cake, once we sorted out a few rough spots, like that jungle bit. On the way home, we could go around by Sao Paulo, where I know a couple of nurses. Or did 30 years ago. No problem. Ail it needs is a little co-operation from my readers. If you know anyone who could put us for the night in Peru or Chile or Buenos Aires, feel free to drop a line. We'll shack up with anyone, even mission- aries. Oh. There's one other thing. You may have noticed that I've been using "we" all along, and t.hat my wife isn't going. There's no paradox involved. I'm quite certain that sr'- Faithful Reader has a light airci. a pilot's license, and the summer off. Preferably male, though if the Women's Lib raises a stink, l'Il take anybody. l'Il be perfectly willing to split the cost of the gas. No guarantees, of course, except lots of southern hospitality, and home by Christmas, d.v. Come Fly BY BillSmiley I'm tryingto figure out some way to go and see my son in Paraguay this summer. Maybe my faithful readerscan help. There's nothing whatever to stop me from just buying a plane ticket and going. Nothing whatever except that I can't afford it. There's a pile of miles between here and there. And the way my wife's been throwing money around lately - new carpet- îng, new wallpaper, new sewing machine -'we'll be lucky if we get through the summer with enough left to pay admission to the Fall Fair. So, I'il just have to use my Native ingenuity, which is also present in very tiny amounts. Why bother, you say. Why not let the kid come home for a visit? Well, his monthly income is probably around forty bucks, so he has the same problem I have. He's been there over a year now, and for some reason, he doesn't get our letters, though we receive his. And he is my only son. And he must be lonely. ie managed a long- distance cal to his mother in February, on her birthday, from Argentina. But he just has no contact with home, and we can't phone him. Just as well. If we could, the old lady would probably be calling him every Sunday night, at about $30 a rattle. Besides, I love to travel, and I've never been to South America. His mother flatly won't go. She's afraid of being trampled by an elephant or squeezed by a boa constrictor or pinched on the bum by a South American sheik or something. Slowly, a plan is emerging. There are a few blank spots, but my itinerary is taking shape. I think I could rake up the price of a bus ticket to New York. From there it's a short hop to Bermuda. On that beautiful island lives a Faithful Reader, a subscriber to the Kincar- dine News, who has sent back word with a mutual acquaintance that she'd be delighted to show me the island. She'd probably put us up and feed us for a day or two. Next stop, Jamaica. My nephew has a house and servant there. I have fed that boy (of 26) his bottle and changed his diaper in years gone by. e owes me. Then a zig across the Carribean to Mexico City, where a friend of a friend lives. A bed and board and a couple of days among the Aztec ruins would be a nice change. Af ter that, we hop to Guyana, first stop in South America. (It used to be Dutch Guiana). My brother worked there for a couple of years and has influential friends in the capital, Paramaribo. I should be able to doss, down with one of them for a couple of Report From Queens Park by DOUG MOFFATT M.P.P. r- .... .... ..... ti 's, a t( ti -magma t(