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Mayor Recalls Highlights ofTrip Just one of the mementos Ma yor Rickard brought back from his trip overseas is a small collection of foreign currency. The largest bil shown here is used in Poland. The two smallest ones are a Russian ruble and a German mark. Mayor Rickard said the tour he and his wife took this month provided an opportunity to communicate with people in other lands. The Rickards were part of a contingent of 39 anadians who visited six overseas countries on a three-week tour. The USSR was included in the trip. Newcastle's mayor put aside the chain of office this month and went on a 21-day vacation overseas. It was a trip that included visits to collective farms in Russia and a boat ride on the Blue Danube. "I made a particular attempt to communicate with the people," Mayor Rickard said in an interview last week. And although he didn't speak their language, a message of friendliness from Canada probably got across. I0 Your First D w I YoucFist Ming LONG DISTANCE For example, th handed out n Canadian lapel pi displayed the Cana In Russia, he even. lay a few blocks road-building cre ordinary people friendly," Mayor observed. With his wife, Garnet Rickard England, Hungary Poland, West Ger the USSR during h overseas. FF Driving Lesson ith iSchool -9535 LIMIT ON PER CUSTO àe mayor People to People numerous He was part of a contingent ns which of 39 Canadians who were ail dian flag. in some way associated with stopped to seed-growers in Canada. with a Mayor Rickard, as past w. "The president of the Canadian seemed Seed Growers' Association, Rickard was eligible for the trip. The tour was part of a "People to Annabelle, People" program which toured originated in the United , Austria, States. many and Naturally, the visitors' time is travels was often occupied by looking at agricultural activity in the six countries visited. However there was time to see a night club in Budapest (where one entertainer sang in four languages) and take a ride on the Blue Danube. This particular boat-trip turned out to be a surprise for Mayor Rickard who discovered that the Danube is not blue at all. The famous river is actually an open sewer, Mayor Rickard explained. * Large Hotel Part of the adventure included a stay in one of Moscow's largest hotels. "You could have put the whole of Bowmanville in there and had a few rooms to spare," Mayor Rickard said. The hotel had 6,500 rooms. There was a chance to sample local cooking in every country and in Moscow the travellers found there is no variety on the menu. The menu offered just one meal. "This is what they served you today and that was it," Mayor Rickard said. Farming conditions in the USSR are much different from what we find in the Bowman- E ville-Newcastle area. MER Collective Farms In Canada, farms are individual businesses but in n978 the USSR, many farms are Me operated like small industries with a board of directors and wages for each worker. Profits are poured back into the development of the farm and products are sold to the state. "On one collective farm they had 26 tractors and 100' farm workers, Mayor Rickard pointed out. The same farm had 750 dual-purpose beef and dairy cows. The average wage was 130 rubles for a farmhand; a skilled machine operator could make 160. To get some idea of what a ruble is worth, Mayor Rickard explained that the woman barber who eut his hair charged one ruble. While the mayor was impressed with the collective farms, he added that he doesn't think they could match top-notch farming operations in Canada. He said, however, that he believes the collective farms did improve the lower levels of farming in the Soviet Union. Mayor Rickard said that in Canada the individual has greater opportunity to accomplish on his own. "As a group of people, you don't get that incentive," he said. Mayor Rickard said that in Poland there are fewer state- operated farms and more privately operated farms. About 85 per cent are operated by individual landowners and because they are efficient, no efforts are being made to discourage them, Mayor Rickard said. He noted that most people in Russia have jobs. "In the USSR everybody is working but some of them are not working very fast," he said. More Hand Labor Mayor Rickard added that much more labor is done by hand in the USSR. Where the seed producing industry in Canada would use one person to put grain into bags, three girls were working, Mayor Riekard explained. Mayor Riekard said salaries are not high for skilled professionals such as lawyers, doctors and teachers. "It's a little hard to understand how they can keep their really top notchrpeople at the salaries they receive." But, apparently, there are no complaints. "They seem to be really happy with the system. It's home", Mayor Rickard said., 0f ail the countries visited on the tour, Mayor Rickard said that West Germany seemed the most affluent. He was amazed to see the neatness of the countryside and the farm buildings which were attached onto houses. In his description of the three-week tour, Mayor Rickardusaid the trip was "fabulous." He saîd it took them to the verycentre of activities in each country visited. Women Teachers Attend Diamond Jubilee Meeting By Nancy Pitt One of the largest women's organizations in Canada celebrated its Diamond Jubilee this month when almost 800 delegates and observers met in Toronto, August 16-19 at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Federation g of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario. The Federation representsnthe 33,000 women teachers in' Ontario's elementary sehools. Attending from North- umberland were Connie Poole of Hillcrest School, Bonnie MeBride, Judy Dolan and Lynne Porter of Vincent Massey School, Lynne Porter of Waverly Portables, Nancy Pitt of M.J. Hobbs School, Mary Gunn of Central Area Consultant's Office School, Mary Beresford and Marg Irvine of Howard Jordan School. Provincial President Marie MacGregor called on the delegates to try to build public confidence in the schools to counteract criticism from universities and business. She pointed out that the schools are coping with many children who would once have been regarded as uneducable or who would have dropped out in elementary sehool. "Considering the range of activities which are now considered the responsibility of the school, the wonder is that we do as well as we do," she said. Executive Secretary, Dr. Florence Hendersonreported that almost one-third of the school boards in Ontario do Precautions Follow Fire At Stedmans The Durham Regional Police are taking extra pre- cautions in Bowmanville as a result of the fire which occurred in the Stedmans department store last week. However, a police spokes- man said last week that the force is not at liberty to discuss the nature of these precautions. Police say that information on these operations may jeopardize their effectivenessa. Newcastle Fire Chief Jim Hayman said he believes the blaze was sparked by an act of vandalism. A pile of rubbish in an alleyway was apparently set on fire and the flames spread to the rest of the building. The fire is being investi- gated by the Durham police. not spend all the money which the province is willing to provide. The result is that these areas have larger classes than necessary, and may have to eut sehool programmes which the children in their area could have. Fay Saunders, General Secretary of the Jamaica Teacher's Union, spoke at the Annual Dinner on the problems of education in the Third World, The meeting was also addressed by Dr. Ada Schermann, Executive Director of the Commission of Inquiry into the Education of the Young Child. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 30,1978 3 Library Completes Summer Craft Program Last Thursday afternoon, the Bowmanville Public Library finished its last craft program.for this summer. However, there will be other special craft programs announced later this year. In this photo, Glenn Barrie, of Bowmanville, paints an amulet which will be later made into a necklace. In the background, a second artist gets help from the instructor. There were five children at the final craft program held in the library basement. Centre Found J s_or ou 130 Students With little ceremony and a twinge of regret the doors of Bowmanville's Canada Student Manpower Centre were closed for the summer last Friday. About 130 of the 500 students registered with Manpower found jobs through the centre, says student placement officer, Dave Sylvester. If the numbers don't sound too impressive one must keep in mind that many students were also registered in the Oshawa placement centre, or found jobs on their own. "I don't think too many students who registered at the office and wanted jobs went without them," said Mr. Sylvester. Placements at the centre were down a bit from last year, explained Mr. Sylvester, but the decrease was due to the fact that the centre was late in opening and missed much of the initial demand in summer job opportunities. The placement centre opened Yandergant Roofing Now is the time to have your roof in Ai shape, before winter. Let us give you a FREE ESTIMATE. We have been located in Bowmanville since 1965 and have 30 yea rs experience in roof ing. Our workmanship is guaranteed. Phono, 623-7400 or 623-7659. Applications will be received from single persons, aged 16 to 22, the Municipality of Newcastle, to compete in the MISS DURHAM CENTRA L CONTEST1 Saturday, September 9th, 1978 Name........................ Address Phone Number Photo Mail to: Box 212, Orono, Ontario No applications later than September ist, 1978. May 23. Last year the centre was in operation by May 1. Mr. Sylvester said this year's delay was caused by the late requisition of a telephone. "I was hoping to see an improvement over last year's placement statisties because it was our second year of operation and the contacts between the office and potential employers should already have been established," he said. i Jobs coming into the office ranged from requests for general laborers to babysitters. The most interesting of the jobs called for a barge-hand and a clarinet player. Like the students who took the jobs, the salaries came in all sizes. 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Provincial Parks of Ontario. Individuals or groups wishing to be heard may contact the undersigned for an appointment time, or appear at the above named place. Dr. George Priddle, Chairman Provincial Parks Council Room 332 Environmental Studies Building University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Telephone: (519) 885-1211 local 2762 OFERCALL COLLEICTRE OC OF FE R EX PI RES -OCT. 31, 1 NEED A RUG CLEANED? Why not have it done FREE of CHARGE Kirby Company of Newcastle wiII dep ean and shampoo Up to 180 sq feet of carpeng with a home demonstration of the Fauous KIRIT CLASSIC 111 Ca Il 623-4595 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 9