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Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 12, 1977 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT Weather Forecasters Right On We often complain about the almost paralyzed by snoW falling in inaccuracies of the weather fore- great quantities but that storm casters but they certainly were right certainly brought everything about on in predicting the storm that hit as close to a standstill as has been this area early Monday and con- seen in several years. In previous tinued throughout the day. winters, schools certainly have been While we are as sick of shovelling closed for short periods and main snow and skidding al over the place highways and side roads have been as anyone, we must offer congratu- blocked by snow, but seldom to the lations to those who saw it coming extent of this storm. and warned everyone in plenty of Possibly now that old man winter time. It didn't help much other than has had a good workout it will take a possibly.getting some people out of few days for him to recuperate, bed earlier than usual to clear a path chuckling all the while we as mere to the road but it was comforting to mortals with our pigmy machines know that the storm didn't arrive as try to clean up the mess he left. We a complete surprise. No doubt the can only hope so. Otherwise the school bus dlrivers, the snow plow snow cleaning tax bill will establish operators and others involved in new records in cost for taxpayers, similar essential operations were hydro will be hard-pressed for able to get their equipment ready to power, industries will be moaning roll so delays were kept at a about lack of production, school minimum. Wise snow plow drivers teachers will be wondering how to probably were able to get a few catch up on lost instruction and hours sleep before headig out on merchants will be visiting their their long, tough job too. banks for loans to tide them over It's not often that Ontario becomes disastrous January Clearance Sales. Let ters tc 73 Alonna Street, Bowmanville. January 6, 1977. Dennis Asks Questions Dear Editor, I was surprised, along with many others, when our mayor announced an acting mayor roster.' Why was I surprised?, Imagine, if you will, being in the shoes of a local cotncillor who, out of concern for the taxpayer, has taken on a part-time position for small reward. This man must also be able to continue to earn a living in his chosen profession. Therefore can we expect them to fill, even tem- porarily, the full-time (plus) posi- tion of mayor of our town? Personally, I feel we should not. Mr. Allin could be out of town on a beef buying trip. Mr. Gray could be at a convention anywhere in Canada. Mr. Holliday could be a consultant to a project anywhere in North America. Do we have the right to expect these men to fill the shoes of our mayor? I don't think so, they took a part-time job on our behalf. Their remuneration is not great when you look at the expenses of the oosition. Therefore, I feel the acting mayor roster should be amended to include our regional councillors, who knew they were Dear Editor: On behalf of Newcastle Parks and Recreation Depart- ment I would like to thank the Newcastle Village Hockey Committee for the three well organized Tournamnents theý conducted prior to Christmas and during Christmas. This involved the Bantam and two Pee Wee Tournaments. TournamentbChairman Bob Stiles should be commended on a job wehl done along wîth ail the' coaches and players involved. Aiso special mention to George Towns, Bill Flynn and Joe Berney for their excellent work. The various teams were served meais at St. Georges Anglican Church by the New- castle Village,Banta and Pee Wee Hockey Miothers, headed up by Sheila Stiles, Carol Berney and Carol Towns. The Arena Staff under the direction of Manager, John Hughes performed their duties in a most efficient manner, plus the courteous service ofpthe Canteen Staff. Aliin alla fine performance by the efficient group of volunteers. T.A. Fanning Director of Parks & Recreation Dear Sir, Rumour has it that Council- hor Alan Dewar of Oshawa wil seek the chairmanship for the Durham Region. I have noticed during the last term of councik that Mr the Editori seeking full-time public office. I have a question I would like to ask Councillor Taylor, I understand your farm is in the path of the new hydro corridor, therefore, you will be negotiating compensation with Ontario Hydro for that right-of-way. In your term of office you will also be called upon to negotiate with that same crown corporation on behalf of the town in regards to the Darlington Generating Station (grants in lieu of taxes, road closings, etc.). Do you feel you can act in both capacities without showing prejudice? I have been asked my opinion of the new council on several oc- casions. What can I say, they haven't done anything yet. I hope that they will give some thought to all council meetings in the evening. My one disappointment is the average age. What are our retired councillors and aspiring councillors up to now? I wonder if any will keep active by' being appointed to boards and committees, thereby staying know- ledgeable and ready to ise again? Or will they just disappear? Were they there on an ego trip or was it real concern? This is when we find out the truth. Your Truly Dennis Sadfer. Dewar supported other area emunicipalities in their appar- ent needs often against the majority of the Oshawa mem- bers. During the inaugural meet- ing of the new Newcastle Town Council, Mr. Dykstra spoke of the need to expand the Bowmanville water and sewer facilities as the present capacity could only accom- modate 1200 more homes. I wonder if Mr. Dykstra is iaware that it was Mr. Dewar who negotiated with the pro- vincial government the very favourable loan and re-pay- ment terms to finance this future expansion. Mayor Rickard is well aware of the chronic water problem in the Village of Newcastle and that Mr. Dew- ar not only negotiated the terms of thisloan but helped to nurse the approvals through regional council. If Mr. Dewar's allegiance for Newcastle should be alien- ated, who will negotiate the horrendous financial prob- lems facing Courtice during its scheduled early develop- ment phase? It is a well known fact that when most politicians are 'rejected' they mostly return theýirow\ýn hearth, in >this case Oshaa, with the attitude that charity begins at home. It may well behoove council- lors Dykstra, Woodyard, Tay- lor and Rickard to think long and hard of the consequences if they decide to bite the hand Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 123 years ago in 1854 Also ncorporating The Bowmanvihle News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesdlay by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 JOHN M. JAMES GEO. P. MORRIS Editor - Publisher Business Mgr. BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. of friendship that has, been extended to Newcastle during the past three years by one of the most ablest statesman in the Regional Council. Councillors from other area municipalities should also consider along with those from Newcastle the fact that if they reject Mr. Dewar they will also be rejecting Oshawa and a very large wedge may region especially as Oshawa which holds a large'part of the purse, is in its present mood of less participation. I realize that others seeking the chairmanship may be just as able and perhaps even more popular than Mr. Dew- ar, however, when the 30 regional councillors convene on Jan. 12th, I sincerely hope they don't make the mistake- of thinking they are voting in a popularity contest. The premise should be what is best for the 220,000 people living in the Durham Region who they have all been elected to represent. Yours faithfully Ann Cowman Courtice 40 Wellington St. Bowmanville Jan. 4th, 1977 Dear Sir, The slate is wiped clean, we may begin again. A new year lies outside the door, like a freshly fallen layer of snow, waîting for new footprînts. A time of resolutions, good intentions, hope and positive emotions. For education, per- ID *'eo DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. "'Copyright and-or property righfs subsist in the image appearing on this proof. 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I would like to begin by extending my best wishes for the new year and hope that some of the problems that we faced in 1976 will not be worsened in 1977 and that we can make some progress on important issues. One of the most pressing problems at this time is that some method must be found by which the property tax load on home owners and apart- ment dwellers in ýhe Region of Durham can be nade less. We have made several proposals to the Government of Ontario 'to change Regional Govern- ment to hopefully bring some of these thinigs into lnand will expect that some action will be taken in 1977. Another item is the obvious desperate need for provision of senior citizen accommoda- tion in the Region of Durham, and particularly in the Town of Newcastle. I have been working quite closely with the Ministry of Housing people and various local agencies in the Town of Newcastle to explore ahl of the potential sites and areas available for any kind of senior citizen accommodation and we seem to run into, at every point, a road-block of some sort or another. These problems have to be ironed out because we are in a desperate situation. Five years ago senior citizens' accommodation was announ- ced as belng underway by the then provincial member of the legislature for Durham and the federal member of parlia- ment, and to date, none of those expectations have been fulfilled. I note that in Mayor Rickard's address at the opening council meeting the other eveniñg, that he too expressed this desire to ac- commodate senior citizens in a more appropriate fashion as- being one of hs priorities I assure the 'Mayor here, as I have privately, that he can expect my fullest co-operation in furthering any such plans. We, also, in the riding of Durham East have tremen- dous problems coming to us in 1977 in the area of recreation, sport, and culture. To date, we have two arenas in the areai which will have to be repla-, ced. We have people attempt- ing to purchase property for thé creation of a museum in the former Clark Township. We have groups in the Oshawa section of the riding who are working diligently to further art, sports, and recreation and all of the normal team and individual activities which have gone on in various sports and athletic endeavours. Of course, one of the obvious things which we ail think about at such times is Win- tario funding for some of these activities, and while we, for the most part, have been successful in getting commit- ments from Wintario to share in these financial costs, it is going to pose a severe problem for a number of groups because of the expect- ations Wintario seems to build up in ail of us that wke ca 'n expect adequate funding, and therefore we have to go out and raisethe appropriate local share. I am a little concerned that Wintario has encouraged people to think in these terms, and we may well be getting into more expense than all of us can share. Hopefully, the Wintario regu- lations will be adjusted to be more realistic. One of the interesting things I have found is with sport groups., hockey teas hand others, who have traditionally had some kind of funding or assistance from various provincial agencies, The Will to Survive Man has an unbreakable will to survive. This is shown once again by the recent reports of strong gains in the family planning field from around the world. Despite man's ingenuity, nothing is more detrimental to humanity over the long term than overpopula tion. We live on a finite planet which simply . cannot support infinite increases in the human population. - Now one researcher claims that previous forecasts of a doubling of the world population by the end of the century may never happen. Lester R. Brown, president of World-Watch Institute, says a new survey indicates that falling birth- rates and rising death rates in some areas of the world have caused a breaking in the global population growth. The United Nations Fund for Population Activities also concedes that there are signs of hope. Yet the Fund insists that today's world population of more than 4 billion will have doubled by the year 2015. What has caused this new and encourag- ing picture in population control? The leaders of many countries with serious population problems have spoken out clearly and firmly in support of family planning. Indians have realized theurgency of haps the most far-reaching business of our time, it is a time to evaluate effectiveness of service in light of its alleged goals. One of my concerns as a former student, citizen and parent, is that of the effect of education on the future gov- erning and citizenship of Canadians. At what grade levels and in what depth are children. taught about local, regional, provincial and national gov ernments? How capable are eighteen-year-olds of making objective decisions when electing our government rep- resentatives? How familiar are students with different the problem, and thousands have gone along with voluntary steriliza- tion. In the villages of Indonesia and South Korea, wives' clubs have been formed where young women ex- change birth control information. Across Asia and Latin America, paramedics are being traned to provide general health services, including family planning advice. The Chinese barefoot doctors are assisting China's population control programs, and this system is being copied by other countries. Despite progress, humanity can-- not afford to sit back and relax. Over-population - - leading often to malnutrition and poor health among, people in developing countries - - remains a barrier to genuine progress in a great many lands. And each year, the global population increases by almost three Canadas. According to United Nations find- ings, the world population will not stabilize until it reaches 12 billion in the year 2045. That date is far off, and those of us who are alive today must ensure that population growth continues to slow down -_- not by next century but in the coming decades. We owe it to our children not to force them to live on an overpopulated planet haunted by hunger and disease. syslems ot government? What do (hey know of the negative and positive aspects of our systemf hgovernment and those ut uther countries? Since school-leaving age is sixteen, and more people leave school at that age than later, would it not be desirable for them to at least have the ability and basic knowhedge required to make wise choices on election day?, I understand that one of the major aims of education in Canada is to create good citizens. Does that nor also imply 'citizens who can vote wisely'? "Representation for the people by the people" can only become reality when the majority of the people is aware of the mechanics of government, aware of the responsibihity and thetpower inherent in the right to vote and run for public office. Or has it already been decided somewhere that the ignorant shall remain ingnor- ant, since knowledge is power, andI a lot of peuple running loose with the power to determine their own destiny, may be downright dangerous? t for one, would be willing to give the kids a chance to prove what idealism and knowhow can do. All my best wishes, Jikke L. Miedema Bowmanville alI of these have now been withdrawn, and the people are In the Dim and Distant Pasd 49 Years Ago Thursday, January 2th, 1928 Reverend J.U. Robins, has been invited to remain a fifth year as pastor of Trinity United Church. Mrs. M. Ive has'taken over the management of the Rose Marie Beauty Parlor in the Cowan Block. There is plenty of good coal at the C.N. Station at Tyrone. For prompt delivery phone R.H. Collacott. At the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, John Baker sold a white heifer at the top sale price of $405. Russell Osborne bought a bull at this sale from the noted herd of T.A. Russeil. Reeves for 1928 in the Counties Council for towns and townships are Bowman- ville-W.H. Thickson, New- castle-W. Frank Rickard, Clarke-M.J. Holman, Darling- ton-C.A. Wight, Cartwright- Fred Hyland, Millbrook-W.T. Wood, Cavan-George Hooton, Hope-M.Wilson, Port Hope-L. H. Giddy, Manvers-F. Gray, Cobourg-George Thompson,, South Monaghan-Wilbur Wood, Hamilton W.J. Gibb, Ainwick-Gordon Parker, Hal- dimand-Ziba Harnden, Sey- mour-W.S. Grills, Campbell- ford-J.M. Bygott, Percy-W.H. Nelson, Brighton-James Ross, Hastings-Dr. Wilson, Cram- ahe-I.C. Murphy, Murray-W. F. Elliott. Mr. W. Ross Strike addres- sed the Newcastle Young Men's Sunday School class in 'Newcastle on Tuesday. 25 Years Ago Thusday, January loth, 1952 Inspector from the Radio Division of the Department of Transport, reported that they had located a loose clamp on the rural hydro line near Burketo which was causîng much disturbance in radio reception in the Burketon area. Nine registered Holstein cattle owned by Wilfred Bowles, R.R.1 Netleton, and valued at approximnately $4,000 were electrocuted in the Bowle's cow barn in Cart- wright township on the Sunday before Christmas. A short circuit in the electric water pump is believed responsible. Bowmanville's new douneil- lors aired their vi ews at the first meeting of the new town council. Attending the inaug- ural meeting was Mayor Sidney Little, Reeve F. Mor- ley Vanstone. Deputy-reeve Melville S. Dale and council- lors Walter De I Geer, O.F. Robson, Fred Cole, Wilfred D. Carruthers, Norman J. Scott and Nelson E. Osborne. Palmer Motor Sales cord- ially invite the public to inspect their new CitiescSer- vice Station on Friday and Saturday, 20 King St. E. The January 7th meeting of the Yelverton Farm Forum was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Malcolm with 25, present. Topic for discussion was "Should We Increase Production". uu w appiy to Wintario for uila new'tacilities,'withall of appears he wants to have an assistance, and yet when us sharing in the cost, and election as soon as possible. application is made, the then not be able to support the That may be fine, except I amount of money is substan- activities that the building think Minority Government tially less than it used to be.- If was put there in the first place has worked well in the past this is the case, then our to facilitate. year, and I see no reason why Wintario ticket-buying is not A number of people have we need to embark on an elec- as we had hoped. I look asked me if we are going to tion at this time. If an issue forward in 1977 to a change in have an election in 1977, and I emerges with which we dis- the Wintario regulations can only say that that will agree significantly with the which will provide a sort of depend on the Premier. Mr. government, then we have no basic funding to all athletic Davis is the only person who hesitation at ail to take it to groups for a minimum pro- can call an election, and the people and let them decide gram grant. After all, it according to the newspaper at the ballot box which course makes very little sense to reports I've been reading, it of action is right. Suga andSpice ByBill Smiley In Deenseof Doctoirs There was a grand foofawraw in Ontario recently when the Toronto Globe and Mail, which rather -grandly calls itself "Canada's National Newspaper," and is noth- ing of the sort, perpetrated a piece of journahism that was irresponsible, to say the least, and yellow, to say the truth. It published a list of more than 800 Ontario doctors who had billed the provincial health plan for more than $100,000 in the past year. What's wrong with that? Shouldn't these money-grubbing medics be exposed? Wasn't the Globe doing a publie service? Answer: no. The Globe was doing what it professes to despise in some of our racier newspapers: acting in collu- sion with some pretty dubious politicians to titillate the public with half-truths and embarass what to me is still a noble and honorable profession. The action was worthy of some of the muckier British tabloids. What surprised me was the reaction of the public. Setting aside the doctors and their well-heeled medical association, which was naturally outraged, most of the letters to the editor attacked the newspaper for its action. Whatever demurrers advanced by its defendants after the event, the fact was that the news was slanted, through omission. The doctors named were presented, through innuendo, as money-gougers, with one hand on a scalpel and the other in the government's (read tax- payer's) hip pocket. Publication of the names and addresses of those doctors who had billed the health plan for more than a hundred grand was almost a blanket indictment of them. What the newspaper did not stress was that the figures were for gross, not net income, and in many, many cases, the net income was a long, long way below the published figures. I don't hold any brief for doctors. In general, they give me a pain in the arm. There is a certain pomposity, sometimes arrogance, that is donned along with the letters M.D. after the name. This is not helped any by the attitude of so many of their patients - that the doctor always knows best, that the doctor is a special sort of human, being, that the patient should practically tug his forelock when addressing his doctor. It's a fairly short step from there to the point where quite a few members of the profession begin to feel that they are little tin gods. This irks me. I've met too many little tin gods with Clay feet to be impressed by the title "Doctor." There's something archaic, but very attractive about that title. Bachelors of Art don't go around calling themselves Bachelor Jim Smith. Masters of Art don't insist that you address them as Master. Same with engineers. But when a guy gets a chance to put Doctor before his name, whether his degree is in philosophy, theology or chiropractery, there is no way you are going to stop him from using it. My personal biases about doctors aside, I have nothing but contempt for those who suggested, ever so subtley, that the profession is out to gouge the public ruthlessly. Sure, doctors make a lot of money, most of them. But I don't envy them. I wouldn't be a doctor for three times the average salary in the medical profession. Sure, there are a few rotten apples in the barrel, to whom the Hippocratic oath is merely a licence to get rich. Couldn't the same be said about any other barrel, whether it contains union members, mer- chants, politicians, or preachers? And as for big business, the doctors are almost saintly when it comes to a comparison of ethics. Let's look at the facts. A doctor works like a dog to get through medical school. He doesn't really begin to make any money until he is nearing 30, a time when most men are well settled in their fields. By the time he has established a practice, he is usually well in debt. If his practice flourishes, he works like a dog for 20 or 30 years. During this period he is making a good income. But his family life, his social life and his cultural life suffer deeply. He works hours that would have a union leader screaming bloody murder. His scanty leisure time is constantly interrupted. The only pension he can look.forward to is what he can save or invest for himself. About the time most men are slowing down or looking forward to retirement, the doctor is burned out. How many old doctors do you know? And all along the way he is dealing constantly with pain and misery and fear among his patients. No bed of roses, that. Not to mention all the neurotie women and hypochon- driacal men he must suffer patient- ly. There are a few crooks and a few quacks, but every doctor I've ever had dealings with was a credit to the profession. Let's have fair play for our doctors, as well as fair Day. .................... CCNA