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2 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanvule, December 8, 1976 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT The Joy of Winning The Agony of Defeat This is being written on Monday advertising or promotion, no matter morning, about half an hour before how many doors you knock on, you the polls open to welcome electors can never be certain you are ahead who have the fate of municipal of your opponent until the ballots are election candidates in their unpre- counted. dictable hands. But, for those who enjoy the game For a moment, try to picture and are willing to risk the agony of yourself as one of those candidates defeat the blow to one's ego, and the who has allowed his or her name to sacrifices, politics at any level can be placed in nomination in the hope be fascinating. If you are lucky and that fellow citizens will support come out on top of the heap, you will them with their votes and elect them know that your campaign has been to council or board of education worthwhile and the people have where they will be able to have some accepted you as tbeir representa- say in how things are operated. tive; and there's a great deal of Some of the candidates are personal satisfaction in that. The repeaters who were elected at the roblem is then that you will have to last election and feel they should be live up to their expectations, not an re-elected. Others are newcomers easy thing to do. who for various reasons from ad desire to serve, ambition and even Whatever happens, we commend possibly because the pay is pretty those who have stepped into the good, have tossed their hats into the political arena and wish the elected ring. All of them have been working ones every success in their endea- hard for weeks or months to make vors to conduct the community's their dreams come true. business in a manner that will make In some respects, a political life here a pleasant experience. To campaign is like a hockey or ball those who aren't successful in their game. If the campaign gets rough it election attempt, we offer sincere can be more like football but here sympathy and better luck next time. this hasn't happened this year; it's Unfortunately, everybody can't be a been a peaceful, clean campaign - - winner, but at least you had the at least on the surface. The one intestinal fortitude to try . . . and feature where an election is .con- that's something you'll never regret. siderably different from a game is There will be another opportunity that no matter how much work you two years from now, so don't give do or how much money you spend on up. A Loafer's Diary (From the Globe & Mail) There are some of us who spend time now and again in the old railroad station at Pontypool, for one reason or another. The main reason is that an extremely useful train stops there each week night at 6:48, having made the run up from Union Station (en route to Peter- borough and Havelock) in 78 minutes. An idea for a novel keeps running through my head, èntitled Night Train to Pontypool, or Murder on the Pontypool Express. I haven't the details worked out yet, let alone sold the film rights, but already a crisis bas arisen. Quietly, secretly, stealtbily, CP Rail is planning to tear down the Pontypool station! The huge old stove that stands in the middle of the waiting room, with blue flames flickering over its bed of coals, a place for us to stand and keep warm while we gossip and listen for the blare of the train whistle in the distance, will be stilled; cooled; no doubt to be wrangled over by a gabble of antique collectors. The station àgent no longer will sit at his low desk in the station-house bay window, commanding a view both directions on the track he has been watching since he was a young man. CP Rail, having recently failed in a bid to cancel this useful daily run from Havelock to Toronto and return seems bent on removing what it can, anyway. Such as, mystique. I feel that when kids, for instance, travel on that train, spend even a little time in the Pontypool station - with the wooden benches around the glowing stove, they get a sense of age and the past. Even the dullest must. A square glass and steel box on a concrete pad, to replace all the worn and comfortable wood . . . why? Will it make all that much difference in the bottom line of some financial statement? Has the guy who ordered the station torn down ever climbed down from the train at Pontypool and seen the people waiting under the big trees, beside the old station? Is there a person at all in charge? Or only a computer that says the old place is inefficient and must go? ... Just incidentally, one old rail- roader I know in another place will celebrate is 90th birthday Satur- day. Wilson Ellis was station agent in Omemee when he retired in 1951 after 50 years with the CN. He stayed on for another 23 years as the agent for CN Express, retiring from that job two years ago at 88. He's a thin old man, naturally a little frail, and they cali him Wilse, or Gramps, around Omemee. The kids be used to chase off the station platform, or out of the waiting room, when he was in his prime, are getting along themselves now. A lot of them will be in the crowd at the Omemee-Emily Arena north of the village December 4th when the Omemee hockey Old-Timers, most of them about one-third of Wilse Ellis's age, will face off against a throng of Ellis's grandsons and other relatives. Old Wilse will drop the puck. The Omemee station, incidentally, where he used to preside, was torn down long ago without protest, but there is a little more sentiment about these matters now - and I hope it helps in Pontypool. OTTAWA REPORTI From Allan Lawrence, M.P., (Northumberland-Durham) .regiilp-Procedures based company called United De- irations velopment Inc., which had acted as 'r General, AECL's sales agent in negotiating its how the recent Candu nuclear reactor ite the sale to South Korea. Of this vear payment, $5.1 million was thle y of commission on the massive (over anal $500 million) sale, and $8 million was iowy billed in expenses for which the accounting was - in the restrained two of prose of the Auditor General a Corpora- inadequate. y of Canada In addition to these nebulous alysar (formerly expenses, which included 2.5 million . oration. to "consultants", there was included ,L "connection" concern- a $2 million advance payment on a .3 million "commission" post services contract which calls made to a Panamanian- for minimum payments by AECL of Durham County's Great Family Journa! Established 122 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating- The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent TheOrono 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 JOHN M JAME Editor- Publishe S r GEO. P. MORRIS- Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. 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AECL also made a $2.4 million payment to its Argentinian sales agent hired by AECL's partner in this deal, Italimpianti of Genoa, Italy. Not even AECL knows the real identities of the shadowy figures who acted as sales agents. But despite this fact, it made a payment of $2.5 million in U.S. funds to the Liechtenstein bank account of the Intercontinental General Trading Establishment, a dummy company reported to have Argentine interests behind it. Further revelations were made by the former Auditor General, Mr. Maxwell Henderson, on Friday, November 26th, to the effect that the crown-owned Polymer Corporation (now Polysar) had made financial rebates - a form of corporate kickback - to its customers to aid them in evading the taxes of their home countries. Mr. Henderson referred to a letterrwrittenithree years ago to the Prime Minister, detailing practices which involved Polysar's Swiss subsidiary charging customers inflated prices for goods, the difference between these prices being deposited in the customers' numbered Swiss bank accounts, far from the eyes of local tax officials. The Prime Minister responded by producing tbe letter and copies of a letter sent to C.M. "Bud" Drury, who was then the minister respon- sible, detailing him to investigate the matter and report back. Mr. Drury not only never reported back to the Prime Minister, but neglected to advise the Auditor General of his personal investigation which, in fact, consisted of one telephone call to the Chairman of the Canada Development Corporation, the go- vernment corporation that owns Polymer. The Auditor General's Report was referred to the Publie Accounts Committee of the House of Com- mons, of which I have the honour to be Chairman. The Committee was first empowered on November 22nd to inquire only into matters relating to the 1976 Report of the Auditor General. The public outcry over the Polymer rebate scheme subsequent- ly motivated the government to broaden the Committee's terms of reference to include this matter as well. The government contends that both the activities of AECL and of Polymer constitute acceptable business practice. If this is so, then the Committee should encounter little resistance in obtaining all relevant information. However it is, clear that it will be a long and arduous task for thbeCommittee to get to the bottom of these matters. Report From Queens Park by DOUG MOFFATT M.P.P. Dec. 3, 1976. This week I would like to discuss recent announcements by James Snow, Minister of Transportation & Communications, regarding a drop in gasoline prices by Imperial Oil. These prices affect specifically the service centres on Highway 400 and 401. One of the areas mentioned is Newcastle where the price drop is from 92.9 cents a gallon to 83.9 cents. Other places mentioned were Maple and Ingersoll which will have different price drops due apparently to a variance in the market prices in those areas. thThe centres are placed far enough apart on the highway on controlled access routes, and this, in conjunc- tion with increased traffic flow puts the consumer virtually at the mercy of the international oil cartels which own these centres. The Minister's apologies for the higher gasoline prices are based on the lease agreements that these centres have with the oil companies. These leases were drawn up at a time when the fuel costs were at a lower rate. In addition, the lease agreements call for a percentage of the gross revenues rather than a per gallon rate. This combined with an increased federal tax of 10 cents per gallon bas led to grossly inflated gasoline prices. However, all tbis does not justify these costs and it is the consumer that suffers, not the government, not the oil companies. In a press release that Ed Philip, NDP, Etobicoke, and myself issued on October 20, 1976 we called for the ministries that we felt responsible for this problem to respond to the needs of the consumer and work to change this. I feel that a combined effort by the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Consumer & Commercial Relations, and the Ministry of Transportation & Communications would result in fair pricing. Our suggestion was that standard wholesale gas prices to all dealers would allow fair competition at the local level. This would also prevent the squeezing out of small independents. We did not get any response frQm these ministries. Snce the Ministry of Transporta- tion & Communications has virtual control over the highways it would then follow that it would be possible, not withstanding federal regula- tions, to control and regulate gasoline prices. If it is not possible to fix the prices it should be possible to set a maximum. It should also be possible to have a monitoring system to ensure that these prices are maintained. We also do not have any assurance that the other major oil compames will join Imperial Oil in lowering their prices since they have been asked voluntarily by the Ministry to do so. While I am glad to see that some changes have been made I certainly sec no cause for jubilation at this point. I feel that much more bas to be done in this area to ensure that inflated costs once again don't cripple the consumer. Letter to the Editor Apt.132 1661 Cliffview Dr. Rochester, Mich. 48063 Nov. 27, 1976 Dear John: As a former resident of Darlington Towhship, I am still deeply interested in the happenings of the community, some are acceptable while others are open for question. Reading your Canadian Statesman Nov. 24th issue find several announcements of prospective candidates for public office. As usual, their criticisms and promises are typical of the propaganda issued before an election. Each person promises, if elected, that everything will be.improved by their presence as a representative for public. It is evident that personalities represent an important part in a campaign rather than pre- senting real issues involved or the candidates qualification to hold public office. Usually the election of a new member only means replacement of a new face and continuance of old policies and priorities. With expansion that is rapidly developing, every local community is presented with a heavy burden of raising taxes to finance this growth. Too much money is spent on unnecessary and expensive programs, including our staf- fed departments, too many administrators at relatively high salaries. The total num- ber of government employees in any district should not exceed a fixed percentage of population. Such a system would prevent politicians from building up a political force. A strange aspect exists in behaviour and thinking of a person as a private citizen and a public official. In former role. he or she is extremely critical of extravagance of government but when they become a member of the system, rarely do you hear their voice raised in protest. This is the time that voters should be alert and if a member is not acting r ibly or living up to can promises, it is then a d for voters to vote them office. Otherwise be coI live with high taxes a bureaucrats carry on as past. Sincerely, C. Elmo Ashton Editors note- Surely yo be talking about our p candidates. Good to hea 'you. 25 Years Ago Thursday, Nov. 29th, 1951 Mayor Lawrence Mason, who has served six years on Town Council, the last three as Mayor, announced last week he will not seek re-election. Floyd Brough, 20, driver of the car, and Fred Ellis, 20, were killed in a car accident on Sunday, one mile west of Bowmanville. Club 15 have donated three radios to Memorial Hospital. Club officers are Pres. Mrs. Paul Chant, Secretary-Mrs. Ralph Mclntyre, Treasurer- Mrs. Jack Dunn, Social Con- venor-Mrs. George Vinish. Rev. W.F. Banister, a form- er minister of St. Paul's Church, and now of Kingston, will dedicate the new memor- ial chimes at St. Paul's on the new organ, this Sunday morn- ing. John Foote bas been re- ..... elected in Durham County with a majority of 2,232 votes. espons- Chicken thieves raided the mpaign poultry farm of A.C. Perry, ecision early Monday morning, and 1 out of made off with 150 chickens. ntent to Kinsmen Club of Bowman- nd the ville have undertaken thé s in the project of raising $45,000 to install artificial ice at the local arena. Lieut. Jack Kitson, Camp u can't Borden, spent the weekend olitical with his parents Mr. and Mrs. olitical B en K itson . H e w ill be r from transferred to Ipperwash shortly where he hopes to train as a parachutist. In the Dim and Distant Past 49 Years Ago Thursday, Dec. 15th, 1927 Next Sunday, after the regular evening service Mr. Francis Sutton, organist and choir director of Trinity United Church will conduct a special song service. Lever Brothers, recently conducted a window display contest across Canada in which 800 dealers took part. The winner was Andy (Mi' Dilling, of Harry Allin's C cery Store for the attractive window display of Lux Toilet Soap he submitted. Owing to a breakdown in his health Dr. A.S. Tilley has retired from his general practice. Dr. J. Clark Bell, Aberdeen, Scotland bas com- pleted the transaction of his practice, and the purchase of his home on Queen Street. Frank B. Lyle, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lyle, town, was presented with a gold watch and chain, by the citizens of Chilliwack, B.C., at a Board of Trade Meeting in honor of long residence as manager of the Royal Bank. The editor received a letter last week from Reverend James Smith, former teacher at Enfield, who is now in India, serving there 48 years, 15 without a furlough. He is now retired arid living at a Hill Station, and enjoys gardening, having planted some varieties o fruit trees. Sugar d By Bill SmileyN It's Time We Spoke Most Canadians are pretty long- suffering. We seldom take to the barricades, set fire to the flat, or hurl bricks at the police. Canadian men put up with nagging wives for years, and accept it, on the wbole with meekness. Nowadays wives not only nag, but they are, many of them, the crudest of materialists and the most militant of women's libbers. The husbands still go along without much more that an occasional snarled, "All right, then. You can put the bloody garbage out." Canadian women put up with undemonstrative, insensitive uts of husbands for years, chaps who were knowledgable about beer and hockey and poker, but wary of emotion and callous about the finer things in life. Nowadays most husbands are still louts, but quite a few have excaped into the esoteric world of macrame, needlepoint, going to the ballet, and having their hair "done" every two weeks. And the wives haven't complained much, except for the occasional venou- mous, "I remember when you were always trying to drag me into the bedroom, " In fact, we are such non- complainers that everybody walks all over us. We shudder and whimper under punitive tax system, but there's nary a bomb for the tax collector. We get royally and regularly screwed by everybody from me- chanics to merchants, from super- markets to surgeons, from res- taurants to repairmen, and we grumble a bit, but almost enjoy it, as Confucius advised about rape, when it seems inevitable. We put up with dumb insolence from postal clerks, and stupidity from sales clerks, and bad manners from beer slingers and lip from hotel flunkies. And we pay up, mutter a bit, and fade into the woodwork. We accept shoddy workmanship from Canadian manufacturers, and go back for more. We eat fifth-rate meals in highway restaurants, vow we'l never go back, and stop at the same place next time, hoping for a miracle, only to be served the greasy, badly-cooked food and watery coffee we got last time. We are humble and contrite when some jumped-up pip-squeak of a civil servant, or some ulcerous creature in an employment office, tells us we haven't filled out the form properly. Maybe we deserve it. Maybe it's time we reared up on our hind legs and started bitching about ail thc second-rate goods and third-rate service that are shoved at us. Maybe its time we started yelling, - and causing public scenes, and demanding proper service, and shouting for the general manager or the head waiter, and complaining bitterly and heatedly when we encounter stupidity and insolene" and slipshoddiness. We weren't always like this, you know. A couple of generations ago, Canadians weren't such patsies for the greedy. My mother was on good terms with the local merchants. But theyhad toproduce, and theyhadt compete, and if they didn't they- were in trouble. She trusted people about as far as she could throw them up in the air, and she was five feet two. She had a set of scales in the house, and she weighed every sack of flour or sugar that came in. If it was underweight, she'd skin the supplier alive, with ber tongue. And I wasn't always such a dumb, complaisant member of the flock myself. I remember on incident. It was about two years after the war. I had spent a year in a sanatorium, and was on pension, but I was going to school, and working at hard labor during vacations, to support a wife and kid. I had quite a lot of visits to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. There I was treated, by one guy, a civil servant, like something that had crawled out from under a stone. This guy would say, "Take a seat," and ignore you for one, two, three hours. He had lost as arm in the war, and flaunted it, with his sleeve neatly pinned up. To him, I guess, secure with his pension_ and his "forever job doing nothing, we were scum, whose only purpose was to irritate him, and force him to do a little paperwork. One day, my flashpoint occurred. I'd taken an afternoon off work, lost half a day's precious pay, to see a senior official at DVA concerning grants for advanced studies. One- Arm waved me to a seat, and stood around shooting the breeze and drinking coffee for an hour - an hour and a half. I blew. "Listen, you one-armed bastard! I've got one lung, and I think I've seen as much service as you have. If I don't get to see Mr. X in five minutes, I'm coming over the counter! He could have cleaned me, even withhis one arm, but he turned pale, bustled about, and in three minutes I was talking to the boss. It was that old civil servant's panic about getting a bad report. It was cruel, but I've never regretted it. That jerk needed straightening out. Isn't it time we started straighten- ing out all the jerks? If anybody treats me civilly, 'll respond in kind. But from now, on if he doesn't l'Il holler. Who's with me? "AoYOU 5I V EPIWjý/ T//FpVlc /,W1 17/7 ?"