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The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, April 19,1978 Section Two ~Ijt ~Eanab~an ~t~tc~man Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 124-years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastie independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 E 7d i! L~ JOHN M. JAMES Editor - Publisher GEO. P. MORRS BRIAÂS PSY9 DONALD EISHOP Business Mgr. Advertising Mgr. Plant Mgr. "Copyright and-or propet jhsubsist in the ima eapail nti rQ.PermisoQ a reproduce In whble or rn part and I any form whatsoever, particularly by photographic or offset process in a publication, must be obtained from the publisher and the printer. 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Cos;tly Ca2 relessnessu Every year, we go through a period of several weeks in the Spring, when volunteer firemen throughout the area have to spend a great deal of time and effort dashing here and there controlling grass fires, the vast majority of which were avoidable. It is a costly exercise and a dangerous one for those involved. Every time that alarm sounds, firemen from various homes in the community, risk their lives and the lives of other motorists, trying to reach their station in the shortest possible time so they can be on their way to the blaze quickly to bring it under control before any major damage results. All too often, caution is secondary as they make this wild dash. Most of the men of the fire detachment are employed at other jobs during the day and this means they have to leave what they are doing to look after someone else's needs, interfering with the production schedule at their place of employment. Well meaning people who are responsible for starting some of the these grass fires for a variety of reasonsoften don't take necessary Tough Battlt From the size of the large crowd at the Liberal nomination meeting last week, and Ithe' reception given the chosen candidate, Dr. Ian Wilson, the forthcoming election could be quite a contest locally. Allan Lawrence, the Progressive Conservative incumbent, certainly has a big edge at this point in time because he is the sitting member and is well known and respected throughout much of the old constituency. Now, with new bound- aries a crop of unfamiliar electors has been added to make the job of organizing for al candidates much more difficult and time consuming. It didn't take long at the nomination meeting to realize what the Liberal theme was going to be. Both Dr. Wilson and the guest speaker, Hon. Don Jamieson stressed the importance of keeping the tried and tested Prime Minister Trudeau, rather than gambling on Conservative leader Joe Clark who by comparison has little to offer. Whether they can keep that angle going for the entire campaign to the point where the voters will discount the dwindling dollar, the huge budget deficits and the more than a million unemployed is something else to consider. There's also the point of whether Mr. Trudeau or Mr. Clark will be able to do a better job of keeping Canada together. The pundits still haven't decided e precautions in making certain they have enough help on hand to control the situation. Dried grass burns furiously at this time of year. Add the slightest breeze and it can be out of control in no time, threatening nearby structures. According to Fire Chief Hayman, two railways are the worst offenders. Every Spring, they burn off the rights of ways and there are so many piles of creosoted railway ties alongside the tracks in piles that all too often, they catch fire and you have quite a fire on your hands. All efforts over the years to have the situation corrected have failed....and the worst part is that they refuse to pay for the services of local fire brigades. So, we urge all citizens to consider carefully the risks involved in starting any fire outside. They might do well to check with fire authorities in their own areas before contem- plating any such action. The law says they must have a permit. It's far better to be safe than sorry. Give the firemen a break. They do a great job when needed. Let's not abuse the privilege by calling them to grass fires that shouldn't have been started in the first place. Shaping Up the effect that Claude Ryan's election as head of the Liberal party in Quebec will have on Mr. Trudeau's status. Some seem to feel that it may lessen his overall importance in the unity debate, with Mr. Ryan now emerging as the great white hope to take on the job of defeating any PQ referendum on separation and later on, leading the provincial Liberals to victory over the Party Quebecois. There's no doubt that the Ryan victory certain- ly gives Prime Minister Trudeau a strong federalist ally in that province. We somehow doubt if his election will have any measurable effect on Mr. Trudeau and his party in the rest of Canada. Whatever comes out of the election nationally, we can forecast a good running battle here. Both candidates have much to offer, both have experience and integrity. Dr. Wilson has taken the offensive already, criticizing his opponent for some of the problems that have arisen over the Eldorado radon gas and proposed refinery situation. To date, Mr. Lawrence has not openly refuted any of those charges, but he certainly will before too much time' has elapsed. All in all, the Durham-North- umberland campaign is'shaping up as an exciting one that by election day could result in a large turnout of voters at the polls. Last fall, when it rained for 40 days and 40 nights and then began to snow for about a similar spell, I received a couple of pretty stern letters from readers. One was from an elderly gentle- man, the other from a clergyman. Both excoriated me, in their different ways, for being blas- phemous. Cause of their concern was a pair of columns in which I suggested to the Almighty that we'd had enough precipitation, and He could stop dumping it on us any time. The E.G. wrote a cross letter to his editor and sent me a copy. The F reacher wrote me a long, personal etter, telling me I shouldn't be so "chummy" with God. He offered to pray for me, and sent along a modern version of the Bible, containing such words as "booby- traps," which rather alarmed me, accustomed as I am to the austere and dignified King James Version. Well, I wrote some pretty bitter columns about the Canadian winter. But after six straight weeks of glorious, clear, sunny weather, I'm beginning to wonder who is right, me or my critics. Maybe the Lord does read my column, probably on one of His frequent lunch breaks. I didn't pray to Him for some decent weather. I told him rather snappily, that we were fed up with what He was dishing up. He didn't strike me down with a thunderbolt, although I noticed my arthritis became pretty keen there for a few weeks. Maybe the Lord mused, something like this: "By Jove, maybe Bill Smiley is right. Maybe I did forget to turn off the taps there for a few months. It wouldn't be the first time. I remember a few years back that business of Noah and his family. I clean forgot about them until it was nearly too late. "I get so darn sick of people praying for better health, better crops, more money, happiness, and their own worthless hides when they're in a jam that I sometimes turn off My hearing aid. I'm supposed to see the little sparrow fall, so maybe I should pay attention when a smalltown columnist goes out of his way to remind me that there is a lot more than sparrows falling, and a lot too much of it. "I'l let him sweat it out for another couple of weeks, just show him that you don't challenge My will with impunity. Then Ill turn on the sun for a solid six weeks, making the scoffers realize that the day of miracles is not past. Six weeks of sunshine in a Canadian winter! That beats walking on water any day. "Just for the Heaven of it, I'Il dump some snow and wind and ice and rain on those fat cats who go south every winter, and let those Canadians who stayed home, not exactly my chosen people, but at least my frozen people, write nasty letters south, telling their relatives of' the blue skies, radiant sun, and crystal air back home. it, "Smiley's going to have to pay for of course. He might as well find out, once and for all, that you don't get chummy or cocky with Me. That's a special sphere reserved for preachers and politicians. "Let's see. No use increasing his arthritic pain or his backache. That only drives him to blasphemy, and We don't want to encourage that. I could wreck his golf shot. But that wouldn't work either. It's already so lousy he'd never even notice it. "No, it has to be something more subtle. Maybe I could put a bug in his wife's ear, and have her drag him out of bed at seven every morning and share the agonies of that half-hour of exercise she does with that dame on the TV. That would ruffle him more than some- what. "But it's not enough. It wouldn't be clear to him that I am an almighty, omnipotent, fierce and vengeful God. He'd probably think it was merely his wife being ob- noxious. And he'd claim he couldn't do the exercises with his bad back and his bad neck and his bad shoulder and his bad knee. "I could always rot the rest of, his teeth, which are pretty well ready for the boneyard, anyway. At least he'd suffer the humiliation of going around drooling and gumming his food for a while. But with these blasted modern dentists, he'd soon be going around with a fistful of big, white, attractive molars, and think- ing he could start smiling at women again. "Nope, it's got to be something that would really get to him. I could easily have him fired from his job for vagrancy, bad shuffleboard, mopery, gawk and not preparing lesson plans. He's guilty of all and each of them. But it wouldn't do. He's so lazy I think he'd enjoy being fired. And he'd go straight on unemployment insurance. "Got it! It will hit where it hurts. I'l turn his grandsons against him. I'll make them see that he's spoiling them rotten warping their charact- ers, that he swears, drinks, smokes, gambles, and is altogether a most reprobate and unfit grandfather. "But. . . would it take? They don't really care if he drinks, smokes, etc. They need him for running across the room and jumping on. Tey need him for kisses when they hurt themselves. They couldn't care less if<he were Old Nick himself, as far as morals go. "Ah, well. I guess I'Il just have to let him go to hell in his own inimitable way. That's punishment for anyone. " for anyone." Many, There seemns to b immediate solution and the dissatisfa being experiencedr area. The only conso are not alone, the s to be fairly gene province. Taxpayers in the and Darlington tom strongly that they a raw deal that they Toronto on Fridayt grievances to gov sentatives. The Cila tives are most upse rates that they feel with those being pa the Town of Newcasl (Darlington) folks in of wasted funds connection with th housing developmen plus complaints abo taxation. While they werep grievances, the Bo tion's Task Force, Enrolments issued gloomy report con school closings wi fewer staff required local education syste Worrisome Problems e no end and no On top of that, a maj news to the problems conference has been called at ctions that are Memorial Hospital for Thursday, right now in this when it is expected that cutbacks in olation is that we accommodation and services ituation appears probably wîll be announced. No ral across the details have yet become available, but one may rest assured that there former Clarke 15 no suggestion of any expansion. wnships feel so Truly, it has to be a distumbing re being given a time not only for ratepayers in the made community, but also orose who to p res t eirame serving on council, the Board of to presentteir Education and the Memorial ,ernment repre- Hospital Board. They are the people rke representa- who must make the harsh decisions t over their tax that wil put more people on the 1iare out of line unemployment ous and t eame the id elsewhere in tle. The Courtice ones who' have to face the iaté i their brief, talk ratepayers. We feel for them. on studies in Hapily, one glimmer of hight just earrive by phone as this was being its intheiaa written, advising that Ontario Hydro ts in their area >ut t wil proceed with the Darlington mt neqites-in Nuclear Station as originally presenting their planned and with two units instead of four at the Wesleyville genemating ard of Educa- station. Those two projects should on Declining certainly give a ft to employment a somewhat in this area, although the Darlington îcerning future decision wiii also cause distress .th, of course, among those who are fearful of the Ito operate the effect on the environment a nuclear moplant will have. Letters to the Editor Dear Sir, I have been following with great interest the controversy concerning the proposed Eldorado Refinery and waste management site at Port Granby. Those opposed seem to be mainly concerned with the environmental aspects which I quite understand. However since Eldorado has operated a refinery in Port Hope for many years, perhaps the refinery is not as much a concern as the waste manage- ment site. I would personally feel that the new facility could be built environmentally safe with today's knowledge and technology. On review it appears that a compromise solution would be in the best interests of all - permit construction of the refinery but reject the waste management site. This will preserve the environment, preserve Port Hope's jobs, preserve the agricultural land (I believe Eldorado has guaranteed that all but 70 acres will be farmed in perpetuity) and save Eldorado taking any loss on their investment in the site. I offer this sincere suggestion for serious consid- eration by both sides in the controversy. Yours truly, B. Scarlett Oshawa, Ontario Dear Fellow Canadians: At the risk of adding one more letter to your daily mail, I would appreciate a moment of your time to talk about Canada and Canada Week. For several years now, the Canada Week Committee has been writing te leaders in all sectors of Canadian life urging their promotion of one Canada for all Canadians. Canada Week (June 25 - July 1)' is a project initiated in 1969 by The Council for Canadian Unity. The Council is an apolitical, non-profit organiza- tion of volunteers in all parts of Canada working for the promotion of Canadian unity. Canada Week has grown since then and now touches Canadians in every province and territory giving them an opportunity to celebrate this wonderful country in hundreds of different ways. We need your help, the help of your newspaper. You know the reason why. We want to reach every Canadian in every corner of our country. We want to ignite a love of Canada in their hearts which no radical political ideology or cause can extinguish. People need leadership. We ask you to join us in encouraging Canadians to get involved in celebrating our country, to get to know and understand one another and, at least, to see that Canada is a country where we can differ and still be united. Newspapers play an import- ant role in your community. Because of the influence your paper has, I ask that you use some of that influence to promote the work of your local volunteer Canada Week committee. For your information, a list of our provincial-territorial Canada Week committee is enclosed. Should there not yet be a Canada Week committee in your community, may I suggest your newspaper get one going. As a public service I am enclosing, as well, information about Canada Week. If any of us can help you in any specific way to get involved directly in the cause of Canadian Unity, please contact us. We are here to help. Sincerely, Chad F. Bark, National Chairman Canada Week 84 Lawrence Cres. Bowmanville, Ont. April11, 1978 Dear Mr. James, It is with some regret that my family leave Bowmanville this weekend to take up a new post in Belleville, and a new home in Foxboro. We have enjoyed our 312 year stay in this the smallest community we have ever lived in. We have made many good friends, and have came into contact with some interesting acquaint- ances. We hope that Bowmanville will continue to grow and prosper in the future, and that the old and the new will continue to live in harmony, and perhaps get to know one another better. To the residents of Bowman- ville, and in particular the newcomers, we recommend that they encourage and patronize the local merchants, to keep them competitive and to' keep the downtown the thrieving little centre it is. There's niore to the downtown shopping area than just meets the eye. To the merchants of Bow- manville, we thank you for your service, and hope that the downtown can bear the pressures that will come to challenge it. To the pro- gressive merchants who have the foresight to upgrade their stores and are keenly compet- itive - congratulations. For it is only through this means that you will survive while the others perish. Hopefully, ail will be inspired by the plans of the Downtown Improvement Committee under the leader- ship of George Webster. They need your support. Having lived overlooking the creek and walking there frequently, we hope that the conservation authority will soon be able to rescue the area from further pollution and pollution. The number of trees that are killed grows each year, as does the garbage that is dumped. Similarly, we hope that the doodyear plant will be able to survive inspite of everything. The future of the local community lies with more industry being encour- aged to come here, especially along the Baseline Rd. To all who we have been fortunate enough to have been befriended by - thank you. We hope to keep in touch with you and shall look with interest at the future and what it brings to Bowmanville. Best wishes, Steve and Jo Whistan and family Parade of Athletes at Championships inshawa Civic Auditorium Sugar and Spice A Word From God r- CCNA