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2 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. November 10, 1q7i Sectioin Two EDITORIA L COMMENT Using the Old Scare Tactic If you've ever had anything to do with politics and elections, the bug never really gets out of our system. The tactics used, te strategy applied to influence electors wiI always be interesting. Ri ht now. the big election news is, of course, Quebec and what will happen there next week during the provincial election. Liberal Premier Bourassa whose party had 97 seats out of 110 when he called a snap election made a couple of serious blunders in connection with his language bill and now finds his election hopes threatened by Rene Levesque and the Parti Quebecois, otherwise known as the separatists. Should the PQ win t ey are committed to holding a referendum in two years to determine if Quebec wants to separate from the rest of Canada and become an independent nation. For the rest of Canada and, indeed for many in Quebec, the fossibility of a separate Quebec is rightening, 'so Premier Bourassa and his cohorts, to save their own skins, are playing'the scare theme to the hilt this week, speaking all over» the province, telling the voters what terrible things will happen to their beloved province if Levesque and his PQ party should be elected to power. The big question of the moment is whether or not these tactics will work this time because the electors in many parts of the province are completely disenchanted with the Liberals and are ready to do something to show their displeasure. In the meantime, while all this excitement is going on, we outside observers are pondering just what might happen if the PQ should be elected and proceed with their plans to separate Quebec from the rest of Canada. Two years from now, the Liberals in Ottawa could be facing an election of their own and unless they can do something to improve their popularity in the meantime, they might well be having plenty of problems continuing in office with- out having to deal with a Quebec under PQ rule and in the process of departing from the nation. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau might use such an issue to stir up support in the rest of Canada, but he would have to be careful in doing so because many of the seats he would need for a majority would have to come from Quebec. But, all this is in the future and robably won't come to pass ecause we feel that most Cana- dians, deep down, just cannot envisage a divided Canada, and will extend every effort to prevent it from hapening. We certainly hope so, the ought of having to go through customs at the Quebec border, showing passports and all the rest isn't too appealing. But, don't let us forget that Jimmy Carter upset the established Gerry Ford in the United States recently and certainly the natives in the province of Quebec are just as restless as those in the U.S. And in politics you just can't tell what is going to happen because those secret ballots can fool even the best pollsters..The only thing we can do this far from the scene is to observe, and worry a little. While we are doing that we should be spending some time and thought on the local elections for council, region and board of education. Nomination days are this Friday and Monday and following that, the campaign will get into full swing for the Dec. 6th voting day. From what we have already seen, it should be an exciting scramble for votes in practically every aspect. There are presentable candidates in prospect for all the positions available and most of them are preparing exten- sive campaigns. Interested citizens will have several opportunities to see and hear them in action, explaining their points of view and offering criticism on what has transpired since the last election. So, the next little while should be an interesting period of time because the results of both the Quebec election and the ones here could have a direct bearing on the future welfare of every citizen of this community. T-ruc Spirit of, Christmas Dear Editor: Christmas is fast approaching and as we think about it our thoughts should be centred on the true meaning of Christmas - - the birth of Christ. May each one of us have the peace He can give - - of spirit, mind and body and the desire to show goodwill to all people. What a wonderful world this would be if each one of us had these two attributes. In a few days the SantacClaus parade will be taking place in Bowmanville. The little elves (and the big ones too) are really working hard at building the floats and the ladies are busily sewing costumes and the spirit of Christmas. can be seen as they work harmoniously toward the goal of spreading goodwill - - perhaps just a few hours, on Saturday, November 20. Let us all, as we enjoy their efforts, show our appreciation by clapping and cheering. This is one way (along with buying a button) of showing our thanks, for the efforts they have put forth for our enjoyment. As we spend a few hours, at the arade, away from the cares of ome, meeting new people and renewing old friendships, let us not forget that Christ is the true Spirit of Christmas and that Santa is only a fantasy which we all enjoy at Christmas. Then let us go forward, from there, determined to keep that goodwill, whether we are Jew or Mohammedan, Buddist or Christian, so that in time we shall have peace on earth. Eva J. Whitehead (Mrs. W.) A Corner forPoets WE REMEMBER The clouds are gray above The trumpet sounds Our hearts are filled with love As a memory abounds. The ones who forgot and died That we might live in freedom And the years have truly tried To do this. A kingdom Strong in Hope and Faith Is ours to buld upon And in this bleak November We hum a sacred song too As so man of us too Well We thank em all! In this late Fall. Remember!! - Marion Taylor Ford. FAMOUS WORDS Al through the ages We've been given famous words And they fill the Dages Of books and have rewards. But to me the most famous ones Are perhaps a little different But dear to every parent - Please may I tell you them for fun - Here they are "Please" - Thank You" I've a new fishing rod - "l'Il help you with the dishes and on the stars make wishes And of course - Faith In God!• --Marion Taylor Ford. - TIME Time is a great healer Of sorrow, sickness and a feeler For causes and the like Of a Cadillac or a motor bike. Time can help us all Summer, spring, winter, fall - Time is your very friend - Its span has no end - -Marion Taylor Ford 4 Durham County's Great Family Journa! E:stauiisned 22 years agp in 154 Also lncorporating The Bowmanville News The NewcastleIndependent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by iTHE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publishe S r GEO P. MORRIS Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. "Copyright and-or properfy rigflfs subsisf in the image appearing on this proof. Permission t reproduce in whole or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by photographic or offse process in a publication, must be obtained from the publisher and the printer. 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Dea R ove Wat Mi quoi app Tim city stat( ai ra trea pub ble' cou lang met] plac H is t< and to acqi the ouro cill regi agrE Mr. I con 'the Reg ing cate inf o iish insti Ig and sent ial a see Ar Bow Ville com sew( are dem due igno: repr able let cup> Dea At subr Stat pen Senî Serv Glo Nov pagE deta hop read Yc twic lighi out will cire frieî coal 14,00 fore At (isn daili Alli but requ miss cert dram will repIl Dear At Exec Men' requE apprE excel your State Club of th It j mattE first 1936 Letters to the E ditor r Editor: meetings in the Balmoral Village of Newcastle that w egarding the confusion Hotel-Wm. Flaherty manager- be built in 1977 and later ai r Regional Sewer and and the dinners then cost 75 cost of $4,009,000 according er Bills, cents each if I recall this the by-laws? Iay I take the liberty of correctly. Don't bother to guess. It w ting from a letter that At that time your Uncle, be the PRESENT custom eared in The Oshawa George James, took an active paying the new Region tes from a resident of that part in the Club and many Durham water and sewer ra Mr. Gordon Osborne who names of members come to that Garnet Rickard is: led the Oshawa and region- mind; Messrs. A.R. Virgin, proud of. The PRESEI' atepayers, deserved better E. P. Bradt, Dr. G.C. Bonny- customers will be paying tment from highly paid castle, F.W.Bowen, H.V. Cry- great slice of the cost, for lic servants than a 'Poss- derman, A.M. Hardy, M.J. per cent of the capital costs f insertion in a newspaper, \Elliott, F.C. Hoar, H.W. Jef- building new facilities--less ched in other than laymans fery, L.T. McLaughlin, J.C. government grant of 15 p guage, that achange in the O'Neill, WR. Stnike, and F.F. cent--is built in the ne hod of taxation was taking Morris. These are just a few. Regional wateriandsew e. There were about 55 or 60 rate. These are part of t e added, that if confidence members at that time. costs that-residents are cor o be restored in politicans Over the years, The Can- plaining about in their ne their promises, they need adian Statesman has provided water and sewer bills. find a better way of a good coverage of our The PRESENT resider uainting the public, even if meetings, and John, this letter will pay 50 per cent of capil facts will generate unfav- expresses to you our sincere costs for new plants that th able publicity. appreciation. don't need. The new peop ,s a local Newcastle count- With kindest personal re- when they buy their ne or, seeking a seat in gards, prn re homes in thenew develo onal council, I have to I remain, yours very truly ments to be, will pay the oth ee whoie heartedly with Walton G. Pascoe 50 per cent--less the gover Osborne. Sec'y.-Treas. ment $601,350 grant--and t have been complaining Bowmanville Men's Canadian land developer will laugh stantly for over a year to Club the way to the bank. se public servants' that Recap. ional Government is fail- Dear Editor: When Bowmanville a miserably, to communi- Da dtr hnBwavlea with the public, and Some words concerning Newcastle people along wi E Region of Durham water and other Regional residents pî ýrm them, in simple Eng- swrbi n h ono their current Regional wat( itutine changes that it is Newcastle Ratepayers As- and sewer bis, these peo tng. sociation meeting held Thurs- not only pay for water comir norance breeds prejudice day, November 4th, 1976 to out of the tap or for flushir dissension. Are the pre- discuss these Regional bills. the toilet. They also pay redpresenitesin t0arocs- At this meeting, the writer goodlyslice of capital costsi these simple facts? was singled out as one of the their bis for new water ai pparently so. The people of fou r Town Councillors for the new sewer plants which in t!. pmanville, Orono andthe Region who did not support case of local residents, are n age of Newcastle also have the principle of a Regional needed. (As a matter of fa patedfec an lsoxpehve rate for water and sewer the former Village of Nev plicate d at expensive services. castle people presently ha- at andfwa b Tlls.u The point was gently made one non-operating weii built at the pito publicly that I was some sort of a a cost of $185,000 which wi onstrating on this subject pariah for presuming to object have to be paid for in mai to the darknes sof Pe rance, thanthei n to the proposed rates that are years fo0 core. )racetha thir eginalnow wif h us. In fairplay, I Let us look further down th esentitives seem incap- would like to outline the road. of illuminating. reasons for my actions. When the land speculator sntlemenriove overt and I fought Regional water and bring their projects f0 fruitio somne brighter lights oc- sewer rates and voted consis- what about new communit, y your seats. tently against the proposals services that the new res .Ann Cowman because the pre-Region water dents in the new developmen Councillor Ward One and sewer facilities that were will require? Newcastle taken over by the Region of According to the currer Durham in 1974 were suffic- Dillon report, six new schoo r Editor: ient to look after the needs of will be needed for Bowmar bout six weeks ago we the PRESENT residents and ville, seven new schools f mitted a letter to the taxpayers of the New Town of Courtice and four new schoo esman re the indexed Newcastle. I could forsee the for the former Village c sion plan enjoyed by our problems that would stem Newcastle. ators, M.P.'s and Civil from the new rates which Libraries? Two new one: vants. contain a large hunk of money Fire protection? New fiu n page B6 and B7 of the needed for the capital costs of halls. Arenas? Other recrea be and Mail, Friday, new sewer and water plants tional facilities? Police pri ember 6, there was a two soon to be built. tection? All will be requirec e spread enlarging and -However, other Regional So, we get Regional wate iling the same scheme, we Councillors were not concern- and sewer rates for a star e you all read it and will ed with the PRESENT resi- Capital costs built into the ne' i it again. dents of the Bowmanville and rates and lot levies bring i ou really have to go over it former Village of Newcastle new water and sewer plantç e to believe it. There are as well as the other Regional These new water and sew t coupons attached to fill areas. These Councillors had plants allow more housing an and mail in. We hope you their heads full of the vision of sub-divisions. Then these ne' use them yourself and great expectations for new sub-divisions generate mori ulate them among your sub-divisions for their com- town and school taxes for thi nds. They (the citizens munities and supported the soft services. ition) are already holding new rates. A vicious spiral of a 00 signatures-and this be- For instance. Under plan- increasing tax load on thi their advertising. started. ners plans and land develop- shoulders of the taxpayers. the time of our first letter ers stratagems fthe population I have been described as 't it nice to scoop the big of Bowmanville is scheduled "Gloomy Gus" over the plan es?) we invited our M.P. to rise to 26,309 souls from the ning proceedures that hav n Lawrence to comment present 13,500. Courtice popu- taken place in the past thre Allin may have missed our lation is to rise to 35,462 from years and by unbending op est. However, he can't today's figure of 2,052. The position to the new Regiona the big dailies, we are former Village of Newcastle is water and sewer rates. I ca ain sure this letter will be to enlarge to 11,339 people only say that it is mos wn to his attention and we from its present 2,300 resi- unfortunate for Regional tax be very interested in his dents. These figures are from payers that there were, n y. the current Dillon Study. more "Gloomy Gusses a Morgan The result of this increase? Region during-the past thre Simple. When and if the years. population of our area in- Editor: creases to these limits accord- Garnet Rickard was the last meeting of the ing to the Dillon Plan, the fervant supporter of ever: utive of the Bowmanville Regional Official Plan and the thing Regional including th s Canadian Club, I was land developer's stratàgeis. Regional water and sew ested to write a letter of more water plants, more rates, He wanted the Region eciation to you, for the sewer plants and more pipes rates and moved Heaven an lent support that you and in the ground are going to be earth to get them--now a paper, The Canadian needed to service the new people using water and sewer sman, have given to our sub-divisions. are going to pay for the ne' in reporting the activities Who will pay for these rates and residual problem e meetings. improvements? The costs of connected with Town popula ust occurred to me, as a building new water and sewer tion expansion allowed by thi er of interest, that when I plants? The new water supply new rates. joined this Club about plant in Bowmanville and I was right in battling ti or 1937. we held our another one in the former rate proposais. In conclusion. We, the people must have Regional Reform to roll back the tremendous tax burden that Regionalization of this district has heaped on the shoulders of today's taxpayers as exemplified by the Region water and sewer rate. It is not too late and I will work towards the goal of Regional Reform in the fu- ture. Kenneth E. Lyall 25 Years Ago Thursday, Nov. 8th, 1951 Dorothy Merrill was one of the artists who appeared at the Roy Nichol's party in Newcastle last week, provid- ing over 1200 guests with excellent piano and accordian numbers. Mrs. Kenneth C. Bley, the former Ruth Hutchinson, who studied drama at the Ameri- can Academy of Dramatic Art in New York, is causing considerable stir in dramatic circles in the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Vir- ginia. Albert Olan, of Cavan Town- ship was presented with the gold watch for highest stand- ing in the 500 Bushel Potato Club of Durham County, at the club's annual banquet in Millbtook on Tuesday. Two new schools are being built at Courtice and Maple Grove to house the growing population at an approximate cost of $85,000. Ken Soble, popular producer of amateur talent programs on radio, will hold auditions in Newcastle Community Hall, on November 30th, the winner to appear on the Ken Soble Amateur Hour. Winners of trophies present- ed at the Roy Nichols party, recently were accepted by Ross Sharp, for the Enniskil- len Sr. Football team; by Ruth Bragg of the Salem girls baseball team; Bob Johnston for the Courtice Senior Foot- ball team; J. McGill for the Enniskillen Junior football team; Joan McKnight for the Courtice girl's softball team and by Murray Osborne for Ebenezer Football team. In the Dim and Iistant Past 49 Years Ago Thursday, Nov. 17th, 1927 Gregory Colmer, Bowman- ville, a candidate for Durham in the coming elections to the Older Boy's Parliament, visit- ed Newcastle United Church Sunday School on Sunday afternoon and presented his platform to the boy electors. He was accompanied by Jack Minore and Jim Devitt. The other candidate is Lawrence Allin of Orono. Norman S.B. James, Mayor T.S. Holgate and J.W. Alexan- der, Bowmanville briefly addressed Darlington coune for a grant to the Bowmanvil fund for a nurses' residence and were granted $100. A concert entitled "Princess of Poppyland under the direction of Mrs. Robb, Orono, will be presented in the Opera House on Monday, under auspices of Trinity Ladies' Aid. Messrs. Dave McCullough, Frank Williams, Thos. Pal- mer, Chas. Heal, and Mort Murdoff attended the opening pro-hockey game at Toronto Arena on Tuesday with the New York Rangers defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2. Net proceeds of $1200 from the Rotary Street carnival was presented to N.S.B. James by R.F. Aitchison at Rotary Ladies Night, for the nurses' residence fund. Fire completely destroyed the north annex of Mayor T.S. Holgate's evaporator and did considerable damage to the warehouse and stable adjoin- ing, owned by Harry Allin, grocer on Thursday afternoon. Chief William Edger and his fire brigade answered the call promptly. PIPE DREAM We could live in a world at peace if everyone waited for the other fellow to start trouble. NEM 2tVlyl IEMu mlu2IM eMlex2 eMl nd pice By Bill Smiley Remembrance Day I ill tt a to ill ers of ate so NT a 50 for a per er he mn- iew nts tal ey ple uie op- er rn- he all ind th )ay ter le ing ing a in ind te ot ct, >'Li w- ive 1 at ny he )rs n- Iy si- its ,nt ls or ls of s. re a- d. ýer t. w in ts. ,er nd w e le n e a n- e e p- ial n st EX- ýot at e a .Y- le ,er al nd all rs w rs a- e 1e I wonder how much more will be chipped away from the image of Remembrance Day this fall? Each year the iconoclasts chip, chip away, hoping that eventually the whole embarrassing (in their opinion) charade will fade away, even though old soldiers never do,. Last year, one Canadian Legion branch observed the day a week early, because the Nov.11 date interfered with their deer hunting. To the businessman, Remem- brance Day is a dam' nuisance. For years he fought it, with one eye on his customers who were veterans, and the other on his clerks, who would have to be paid for nothing, if he gave them the day off. He whittled it down to half a day off, then an hour off for the memorial services. Today, most businessmen simply ignore the day, and it's business as usual. To industry, it has long since been an anachronism, although many of them do allow veterans the time off to attend the service. To the civil service, the banks, the teachers, it is just another welcome holiday, a little bonus. Makes a good day to go hunting or fishing for rainbow, or putting the boat away for the winter. To the young people of this land, however much their teachers, try to make them aware, it's just one of those vague and silly holidays, like Empire Day, or whatever that thing is called that used to be The 24th of May, the Queen's birthday. Even a decade or so ago, youngsters still had fathers and uncles who had served in Word War II, and talked about it and maybe had a souvenir, like the garter-belt of a Women's Land Army girl which they assured their kids was one of the catapults that were Britain's only weapon after the evacuation at Dunkirk. For many a veteran's wife, it's a day of some anxiety. She knows perfectly well that however care- fully she has trained the old man, he's going to insist on going off to the Legion Hall, to "honor my old comrades. " The trouble is, his old comrades have also gone there, to honor him. And between all the honoring, he's going to arrive home at an unusual hour, in an uncertain condition, and will feel every one of his 56 years on the morrow. That doesn't leave much of anybody, does it, who has any real stake in Remembrance Day? - Oh, of course there are the politicians. There are still a few votes to be culled from veterans and their wives. And there are the trumpeters who can handle the Last Post. They're few and far between, but arounc Remembrance Day they hit the Jackpot. A former student of mine used to pick up about $35, darting from one area community to the other, playing the Last Post at Legion dinners, and memorial services, and schools and churche, And there's the military, thL. mighty and intrepid Canadian Forces, who could probably repel an attack by the Swiss Navy and the army of Monaco. It gives them a chance to strut their stuff and show that they have been taught the Slow March. But those are minority groups. Who or what left to make Remem- brance Day a significant one in Canadian life? There's nobody left but the guys who were actually there-the veterans. Does it mean anything to them? At the risk of sounding maudlin, I would answer with a ringing affirmative. Their ranks are thinning, and hardly anybody else turns up for the ceremony anymore. But across the land, thousands of men and women, pot-bellied, grey-haired, slightly ridiculous to themselves as well as others, will march with solemn faces on a cold and wet and windy day, to community cenotaphs across the land. They will stand and listen to the Names of the Fallen being read. They will be assured by the padre that They Did Not Give Their Lives in Vain. In the Minute's Silence, which is usually cut to 30 seconds,, they will have a brief flicker of overwhelming grief. Not for fallen comrades, but for lost youth, and for the encroachment of old age and illness and the final enemy. And as the knifing notes of The Last Post keen in the November air, there will be some réal tears. Then it's attention, Reveille, and quicb' step behind the band, off the tk Legion Hall, all that sloppy "senti- ment" left behind, like the fallen comrades. There, the caps will snap, and the turkey will sizzle, and the dart board and the shuffle board will be in full swing, and all the young punks who - joined the Legion as social members will be enjoying the facilities and over in a corner, a few Old Sweats from W.W. I will be nursing a beer and reminding, with a quickening of the eye, "D'ya remember the time...?" It's sort of sad. But maybe it's a good thing that somebody remem- bers all the fine young men who went off so willingly, even eagerly, to fight, and to die if necessary, for ideals that modern historians sneer at. , - --- r- - - - -