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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December i. 1976 Section Two Letter to the Editor A Politician Looks At Voters for more years than I care to admit, I have been actively associ- ated with polities and in a period of over a third of a century I can never remember a letter or article on the theme of "A Politician Looks at the Voters", it is always the other way around. The active Politicians are of course told by their Committees and Advisers to project a non controver- sal image and not to antagonize any segment of the electors and they follow this advice religiously with the inevitable result that a careful analysis is always made of what the politicians did wrong but not of the voter's faults. As I presently have no political . ambitions I am not under any restraints, so I would like to take. advantage of that situation for spme plain speaking that I am sure no candidate will make., 1. You get the government you deserve. The Voter turnout at any election is always disappointing. It is not only your privilege to vote, it is your duty to vote and tii¶ failure on the part of the average citizen to exercise his franchise turns politics over to the "vocal minority" and the "organized pressure group" which is not always a true reflection of the majority will. Let it be understood that there is nothing wrong in organizing special interest groups who are concerned over environ- mental problems; high taxation or similar problems. .They are to be commended for their interest in public affairs and in the sense that they bring the facts regarding these problems to public attention they perform a good function. The point is that having brought the facts to the public's attention, it is the public at large that should make the final decision and not the pressure group itself. 2 lhe suspicious attitude: It is disappointing to see in many cases an attitude of Suspicion. Iteis,aof course, fair balf to suspect any particular candidate's motivation ut to dwell entirely on gossip and to be continually attributing improper motives to candidates can be a very destructive thing. 3. The profit motive; There seems to be abroad today a creeping socialism that suspects the profit motive. Excess or unreasonable profits are to be curbed but there is no conflict between intelligent self interest and thë welfare of the c m unity at .large. There is nothing wrong twith "policing" the activities of any individual or group in our society but it is from profits that taxes are paid and jobs are Tru One of the recurring themes today from politicians of almost every stripe is that of trust. The prime minister deplores the cynicism of Canadians about- government, to- wards elected representatives as well as appointed civil servants. There must be more trust of government. You must trust us, say> the experts. We know what's best for you. And we believe the question of trust and respect for the institutions of democracy are essential to the survival of a free society. However, that trust must be grounded in morality and it must be mutual in its very essence. Morality must have no double standard and respect can have no equivocation. Let us examine briefly a couple of examples. The scandals surrounding the Lockheed corporation's attempts to seli aircraft have reached into the deepest reaches of free society. One of t he last royal families in Europe has been tainted with corruption and a former prime minister of Japan is in jail as a resuit of the exposure of Lockheed's sales techniques. Ail th 1is was wel known to Canadian officiais who purchased a billion dollars worth of aircraft from these admitted corrupters. No one suggests that any Canadian was bribed, but can we expect to respect created. There are numerous exam- ples in our society today to prove that the taking over of an activity by government does not lower costs. With all its faults do we really think the government should take over "Bell Telephone?" I would oppose such a suggestion. Make Bell live up to its job; police their rate structure and if necessary fine them for not supplying proper service but let it continue in private ownership. After all, it's shares are for sale and if anyone believes Bell is making fabulous profits he can share that wealth by purchasing shares in the company. Thanks to our candidates: I am not going to weasel about it; there are certain candidates I like better than others and I have made up my mind how I am going to vote but not everyone will agree with me. To the sometimes brash question "How are you going to vote?" You can always answer "By secret ballot, how do you vote?" If on the other hand you really have made up your mmd then don't be afraid to actively support the candidate of your choice. Conclusion: May I summarize: 1. Vote as you like but vote. 2. Try and inform yourself as to the policies and attitudes of the Candidates so you can vote intelli- gently. Don't wait for the Candidate to knock on your door, go to his Committee Room, knock on his door, call him on the phone, attend political meetings particularly the "All Candidates" ones where you can see the whole slate of candidates who are running. 3. Don't embarrass the Candidate by expecting he knows you. He is tired and has a lot on his mmd. Even if he knows you to see you, he may have forgotten your name. Walk up to him and say: "Mr. Jones, I am Tim Smith from Noville and I'd like to know what you think about the' proposed Eldorado Plant ettc." 4. As the final point I simply say this; that if I was running myself I would have far more respect for the man who actively and inteiligently opposed me than for the guy who sat home election day in front of his T.V. drinking beer or the other guy who spent the whole day at the Golf and Country Club bar and didn't get out to vote. Let's hope we get a first class slate of Municipal Councillors; we never had a period in our Municipal History when we needed good men and women more than we do today. Dick Lovekin Newcastle, Ontario ist institutions which have no apparent difficulty in doing business with those who so easily corrupted others. Henry Kissinger in explaining American foreign policy that .so readily accepts the governments of Brazil, Chile and Iran while deriding the leftist regimes of other nations,j said that while he personally abhorred the admitted torture tactics employed in these countries that the U.S. could not base policy on the morals ofothers.t There is some kind of distinction inf these examples that misses the' point. There is a placid acceptance that anything goes, that manipula- tion and double' standards arer acceptable, that the end always justifies the means. But, try to explain those subtle distinctions to a child. No wonder the credibility of government is low. Vote As You LikE But Vote Dec. 6 Polls Open l a.m. ·· 8 p.m. Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 122 years ago in 1854 Also lncorporating The Bowmanvihle News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by 1HE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 CNA JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publisher s r 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 or offset process in a publication, must be obtained from the publisher and the printer. Any unauthorized reprodu'tfion willbe subiecf f0 recourse in law." $10.00 a year - 6 months $5.5u strictly in advance foreign - $21.00 a year Alfhough every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepts advertising in its columns on the understanding that if wiIl not be liable for any error in th( advertisement published hereunder unless a proof of such advertisement is requested in writinç, by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by the adverflser and wifh such error or corrections plainly nofed in wriing thereon, and n that case if any error so nofe-d s nof c-orrecd by The Caniadian Statesman ifs iability shahl nof 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. 25 Years Ago Thursday, November 22, 1951 Kinsmen initiated into the clubast the Tuesday meeting of the local Kinsmen Club were Ron McDonald, Ted Miller, Allan Tamblyn, Bob King, Jim Nokes and Walter Frank. Art Hooperof Hoopers Jewellery developed the "Donation Box" idea who announced he would give a single strand of pearls absol- utely free to anyone donating a dollar or more to the Memorial Hospital fund. 27 teachers including princ- ipal Andrew Thompson and two specialist faculty mem- bers are employed at present by the Board of Education for Bowmanville at Central and Ontario Street Schools. West Beach families have been informed that the fence erected at the C.N.R. crossing has been ordered by theBoar of Transport to not be remov- ed. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church held their annual bazaar on Friday which was opened by Reverend F.R. Meredith. The tea table was presided over by Mrs. D.F. Henry. Mrs.Ashfield, public school teacher at Newtonville spent the weekend in Toronto at his home. Mr. Lloyd Clysdale had the misfortune to shoot himself in the shoulder while cleaning a gun on Saturday at his home in Newtonville. ý in Newtonville. at B.H.S. recently. that Mr. Spence got stuck in the dump. Letter Nov. 22, 197 Bowmanville, Ontari Re: Banning of Float Dear Editor: After living in tbjs commun ity all my life, I must say tha defending Bowmanville as" nice little town" might bi different in the future. The families who wer entering the above mentioned float, started preparing over year ýago. Tbey saved ail thel boxes for this year anc transported them to Hamptor t0 be stored in a barn. Now maybe this did not cost them money_, but ;t certainly tooi time and effort. The purpose of the float was to take something that you normally tbrow away and make something meaningful. So, they ail started to build a castle out of al] the household boxes they had saved and the cbildren started working on their costumes. At this point they were approached by a member or members of the Parade Committee and told that if they didn't cover up the boxes, they could not enter because f ey were too "COM- ,MERCIAL". Now, our point is, if a float of this nature is too commercial then why isn't Uncle Bobby, Sesame Street Characters, or a tractor with Ford written on the side also too commercial for the parade? It seems a little sad that at this time of goodwill to men and peace on earth that a person or persons can be so narrow minded. We close with the hope that even if you don't agree, our point has been made. Mrs. P. Godsmark Mrs. K. Stoneburg Mr. and Mrs.tH. Hofstede Editors note: It's unfortunate the misunderstanding occur- red. Possibly both sides could have compromised a little to effect a satisfactory solution. Dear Editor: In the past, people from the business community have phoned Bowmanville High School looking for reliable tudents to fill positions in heir businesses. For the first ime this year, we would like to offer you a service called Tbe Job Placement Centre. It s a service to you in that it ffers you a place to obtain reliable help quickly. Our tudents have registered witb be centre stating the hours tey can work, their past xperience and their qualifi- ations. From these registra- ons we hope to give you immediate service. The students who have egisteredrealize that we are ot finding them jobs but ather this is only one avenue n their search for part time, asual or seasonal employ- îent. This programme was nitiated by Student Services nd the Business Education 'epartment, but will be for he most part student oper- ted. A group of volunteer tudents have been spending heir time organizing the, entre and will do the follow p on the referral service to be community. They will be hecking with employers to ee if they are satisfied with ie students referred to them. If you are in need of udents, you may phone the chool (623-4416), ask for the E s t t i r s t t] e c ti in r n r il a. m in ar Di th a st th ce u] th ci se th st Sc rs to the Editor 6 Student Services Departmen ýo and place your order for student help with a counsello or the Student Services secre - tary. , t With Christmas just aroun a the corner, we hope we may b e able 10 satisfy some of your needs. e Any questions you have d regarding this service, may be a directed to MisstHughes o rMrs. Campos at tbe school. Sincerely, S. Hughes Counsellor Dear Editor: Four independent families excited about participating in this years Santa Claus par ade, decided 10 create an original float. In order make it a special project each family saved ail their boxes from household products fox the entire year with the idea of creating "something out of nothing-" Using the kindergarter craft idea of "box sculpture" hundreds of boxes were glued together to make a twelve foot by fifteen foot castle with four turrets. It was beautiful. Witb the castle completed, all that was left to do was for the children to decide what costumes they wanted to make for their Storybook Castle. On the night of completion officials from the parade committee looked at the float. Their decision was that the float would have to be banned from the parade due tongross commercialism. Theyinform- ed us that if we covered all the beautifully coloured boxes with expensive tin foil, which is a non-biodegradable, com- modity and would be wasted after this one use,, tben we could enter our now Non-Or- iginal sculpture. Teachers and pupils from Central School were very disappointed as they have been enthusiastically watch- ing the float grow from a handful of cartons to a magical castle. Neighbours and townspeople were shock- ed at the decision and so were we. How do we explain this to our children? We, 100, are opposed 10 commercialism in e parade; however, we are not a company promoting any spe- cific products-we are utilizing what most people would consider garbage. When we promoted the ecological as well as the creative message to the au- thorities in the committee we were told "We bear ecology al year long and Christmas is no time to concern ourselves with ecology." There is a happy ending to this story. The Whitby parade committee is so enthusiastic about the creativity of our float that they have invited us to share the Christmas spirit as participants in their par- ade. We have to ask ourselves what really constitutes the Christmas Spirit? Suzanne Cook 62 Liberty S. Bowmanville Dear Editor: For Dump-minded people! The Atomic Energy Control Board, is so concerned with the concerns of the Port t Granby residents, that the3 r delegated a public relation )r officer witb only two montbý employment, (o tell the loca residents, not to worry be d cause the Atomic Contro e Board is an..almost..inde r, pendent body which keeps its watchful eyes andhears wid e open for possible barma com- e ing from Canada's atomi r energy activities. As representative's of Ton ra, the Secretary and mysel came away convinced tha Mr. Hugh Spence had learned a good deal about the lack of confidence the people o Clarke have in the employer he is now working for. We must agree bowe; witb tbe lady wbo declared, Mr. Spence did a wonderfu] job in keeping his cool, it was a rwonderful attempt t0 defend f the indefensible, perhaps it f would have worked anywhere else, but not right in front of the Eldorado Dump! Did we learn something about The Atomic Energy Control Board? Yes, it gets its orders from the same ministry as Eldor- ado, that is when Eldorado has convinced Mr. Gillispie that they need to build a new plant somewhere, Mr. Gillispie tells the Atomic Control Board to approve or not to approve it. We also learned that Eldor- ado has been told by the Atomic Energy Control Board to stop using tbe dump aI Port Granby for their refuse by Jan. 19, 1977, but Mr. Gillis- pie's right hand which is running Eldorado in Port Hope, has not yet asked Mr. Gillispie for another place to dump that refuse,htherefore Mr. Gillispie's left band, The Atomic Energy Control Board, doesn't know yet where Mr. Gillispie's right hand wants to dump the proposed new site, according to Mr. Spence. The Town of Newcastle will have the Atom- ic Waste at Port Granby for at least another two years. We can expect extension of the deadline for Port Granby's use as dump for Eldorado any lime now, they are not going to close the plant, therefore the right hand will keep on dumping dangerous waste at Port Granby, never mind how many lefthands Minister Gil- lispie might have. Someone declared, the Port Granby site was chosen be- cause there Pollution would run directly in oLake Ontario, controlled pollution. No streams, creeks or farmers fields endangered, only the Lake. And the lake will bring it all westwards in front of the water intake pipes of Bow- manville and Oshawa, New-, castle Village will be privileg- ed when its new waterplant is built, they will get it first hand. And the dumpfounded people will have to live with il, yes when those cows died, we didn't know all the dangers present in the material com- ing from Eldorado in Port Hope, but now we know, the Atomic Energy Control Board says, we only don't know where to store it with safety. IL is therefore no wonder, y s is s -, iielie, ver had a chance to really talk about building that new plant. And who is going to believe the Atomic Energy Control Board, when it announces; we have now found a safe place for Atomic waste?? i Su arund Sie By Bill Smiley Who needs Queb.ec? In the Dim and Distant Past 49YVears Ago Thursday, December 8th, 1927 At B.H.S. Commencement Exercises on Friday, Decem- ber 9th, the valedictory ad- dress will be gi ven by Do-rothy James. An address will be given by Mr. Arthur J. Trebilcock, a member of the Toronto Board of Education. Chancellor Bowles of victor- ia College, Toronto was the special speaker at the 37th anniversary of the opening. the present edifice of Trini United Church. The South Ward School will put on some hoop drills and choruses at the Public School concert with all proceeds to go to the school for athletic and music equipment. Salem public school report for Novemnber, Sr, 1v-Hlelen McDonald, Leslie Welsh, Jr. IV-Doris Collacott, Marion Honey, Sr. III-Lorne Foster, Edgar Cator, Bert Foster. Jr. III-Beatrice Cator, Henry Francis, Audrey Cowling, Sr. I-Marie Collacott, Lela Welsh, Willie Darch, Viola Francis, John Foster, Jr.I- Charlie Foster, Harley Cowl- îng, Sr. Pr. Isobel Brown, Beryl Thompson, Bert Fran- cis. Jr. Pr. Margaret Irwin, Brenton Darch, Elvie Wright, Oscar Conlin, Frank Conlin, Lawrence Savery, teacher. Marion Rickard placed first in the Oratorical Contest held Not mak ig anytatomic waste m-ight be the only sensible answer. Eldorado, a land of desire or the beginning of hell. D. Brinkman Director of Tonra 1- Like so many others, I was f comi$etely astonished by the sweep- ing vletory of the Parti Quebecois in La Belle Province- f . was also just dreadfully, dreadfully upset at the thought of that darn ol separatorateest Rainy Levack taking over as Prime Minister of Quebec and exercising his rights to exorcise that fair province right out of the body politic j of this Great Nation. In fact, I was so disturbed by the whole thing that when my assistant department ead, Jeanne Sauve, came up to- me in the hall, grnnng fierceiy, and said, "Vive De Gaulle!kIjust gave her an icy look and walked on. I made myself scarce when my old shuffleboard partner, Bill Chenier, was looking for me for our usual noon-hour game in the staff room. No way am I going to be buddies with some guy who is probably and underground agent for Rainy Le- yack. However, I got my own back in a sort of sneaky, and you might even say sadistic way.m I asked my four-year Grade lis if they'd heard the news that the government of Ontario was going to put everyone with a French-Canadian name in concentration camps, just as our federai government, in its infinite stupidity, did with the west-coast Japanese after Pearl Harbor. Boy, that shook them. They started looking around at each other. Half of my classes are made up of Robitailles, Cadieuxs, Ca- deaus, Moreaus, Bourgeois and so on. I said: "It'll certainly be nice to have smaller classes." Their mouths were open. Then one guy in a front seat, with a good Scottish surname, started to grin, and said, in the impeccable English I instil in my students, "Ya, sir, I heard that there broadcast. But you didden hear it all. They changed their mind. They ain't gowna putten in camps. They're gowna line em all up and shootem." My cold, stern look began to crumble, and pretty soon we were all laughing as they realized they'd been "had" once more by Old Smiley. Then we talked about what the separation of Quebec would mean, The kids, as usual, weren't too perturbed. Dynasties can come and go, as far as they are concerned, as long as they don't get a homework assignment out of it. The only thing that upsets them is a case of unrequited love, or the breakdown of the, TV set just as the big sex or violence scene gets started.1 The possibility of Quebec separat- ing from the rest of Canada upsets me just about as much as it does the kids. I love Canada as it is, but I don't think that Confederation and ail that jazz is a sacred thing. It w4 put together by a bunch of politicians for reasons that were not entirely altruistic, and if another bunch of politicians wants to disbanid the club, so be it. The original plighting of troths was basically a. marriage û convenience. After more than a- hundred years of marital dishar- mony, if.one of the parties feels the union is incompatible, why not get a divorce? When I was the age of my students, the British Empire stretched around the world. In the cant phrase, the sun never set on it, Today that mighty Empire hàs shrunk to a tiny, beleaguered Britain, financially on the rocks. Does anybody really care, except a few elderly pukka sahibs? People love frightening them- selves and each other. Political columnists are having a hey-day, speculating on the "balkanization" of Canada. After Quebec drops out, speculate the worry warts, B.C. and the Maritimes will probably become part of the U.S., the prairie provinces will secede and form a country called Manalsask or some- thing, and Ontario will be left sitting high and dry, the only remaining bastion of the true-blue WASP Canadian. Nobody seems to worry much about Newfy. Maybe it's time this country had a •ly good shaking up. We seemed to ave changed in the last few decades from a vibrant and vital young nation with lots to be proud of, and plenty to look forward to, into a sour, crabby and suspicious middle-aged country, beset by inflation, unem- ployrent and strikes. We run down our leaders. We seek security rather than adventure. We whine about American domination and do nothing about it. We bitch about playing our part in NATO and giving money to poor countries and letting in anything else that i unselfish Despite high unemployment, we have one of the most erratic labor forces in the world. Despite our tremendous natural resources, we let the Americans and the Germans and the Japanese do the investing in our development, because we haven't the guts to take the risks ourselves. Maybe the threat of separation by Quebec is just the joît this country needs to gét the old adrenalin flowing once again. This is a great country, but it won't be great for long if it is inhabited by a nation of chickens. Or sheep. Life is change. Things that don't change die. Let's remember that and not panic when there are indications of change, however great it may be. Qê - k- a' PA: 11