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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 1, 1978 Section Two Editorial Comment A Time for Action Dear Sir, On Friday, October 27th, between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m., two innocent people were killed. Their car report- edly was struck broadside by an asphalt truck, allegedly runnng a red light where Highway 57 (Martin Road) intersects Highway No. 2. It was a needless tragedy. For several months, huge trucks, laden with massive loads of rock, gravel, cement and asphalt. have monopolized Highway 57 as their own private speedway in an effort to supply the voracious appetites of construction of the nuclear power station and the widening of 401 high- wav. It is understood the truck drivers are paid by the ton and so these overloaded monsters, incapable of stopping quickly,'have hurtled their headlong and reckless flight, both ways, on this once quiet country road. Money-mad drivers behind the wheels of these dangerous vehicles seem to care little for the safety of other drivers. Their speed and carelessness have produced many harrowing experiences by almost all citizens who use this road for their own conveyance. On Friday, October 20th at 1:10 p.m., a week before the accident, this writer phoned the Durham Police and registered a complaint about the speed and carelessness of this army of truck drivers. The policeman was sympathetic and said they were planning to put extra radar on that road. On Thursday, Oct. 26th, the day before this tragedy, I spoke infor- mally with a friend on the police for- ce, a capable and conscientious man. I again related the terrible It's Hard t That old cliche "What a difference a day makes" certainly came true last week. One day it appeared as though the postal strike might last for several weeks, following a course of injunctions, threats, defi- ance, possibly some violence. Then came the announcement from the Postmaster General that any postal employee who didn't appear for work on Thursday would be con- sidered to have left the govern- nent's employ. That was followed by raids on union offices by the RCMP with search warrants and criminal charges against the union's top leaders for defying Parliament. And the strike was over. After that everyone appeared to be in a state of shock, it was so sudden. . . so decisive and effective. There were a few whimpers from the union leaders, but the wind had definitely been taken out of their sails in a hurry and, except for the die hards, the majority of the postal workers seemed happy to be back on the job again. Even the heads of other unions in the country were amazingly quiet, seetningly fearful of saying too much publicly on the matter although they must have realized that this might well be the feared beginning of the end of strikes in the public service. It might also have a snowballing effect on the future of all large unions in the country if employers should decide to follow a similar pattern of dismissing employees who don't report for work after a given time. It's really almost the first time that Parliament has clamped down hard on its unionized employees and one has to wonder what comes next. Probably what persuaded the government to act so swiftly and decisively was the realization that the general public was sick and tired of going through strike after strike in the post office. In recent years, it has been almost an annual occur- rence, with the inside workers union being the most militant. And the public let the government know in no problem of the trucks and the opinion that'someone would soon be killed. He suggested getting up a petition of residents living alongside the road, asking for reduction of the speed limit. He said we should present it to the Town Council. Unfortunately neither suggestion is practical. Extra radar would be virtually useless because nearly all trucks are equipped with C.B.'s. A petition would be of little value because of the time-lag involved in getting it through council, evern if successful. It is imperative that immediate action be taken or many more lives will be lost. The police expect truck traffic to increase over the next few years. Would the following suggestions be of value? - During the week - Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - 1. Reduce the speed limit for all vehicles from 80 kms. to 60 kms., strictly enforced. 2. Constant surveillance of this road by an unmarked police car with power to arrest anyone for careless driving. 3. An obligatory stop at Highway No. 2 for all trucks travelling on High- way 57 in a north, south direction. If this is unreasonable alternative suggestions would be (a) a longer green light north, south with a longer double red in each direction. (b) speed bumps placed on the ap- proaches to Highway No. 2. We all realize this truck traffic will be necessary for a long time in the future. Please let's control it so no further tragedies occur. Concerned citizen o Believe uncertain terms that they had had enough and it was time to call a halt. What will happen now to CUPW is uncertain. Will Parrot continue to lead them or be replaced by someone more responsible or will the union be taken over by another outfit such as CUPE whose leaders probably would be delighted to add to their membership. There are a lot of membership fees at stake so we wouldn't be surprised if there is a good deal of quiet negotiating underway at the moment. No doubt the postal workers will find a home somewhere, unless the government has decided to remove the civil servants' right to strike, which we doubt very much. Whatever happens, one has to admit that the end of that particular strike made history, and surprised most of us. Frankly, we didn't think the government had the guts to do what it did and we doubt if many others did, including the heads of the postal union. ATTITITUDE Attitude is a word that's magic, Defying all sense of logic, Turning boredom into a mood, Much lightened by attitude. Attitude is a game, One may even achieve fame, Just be doing something good, Having the right attitude. Attitude can be governed, If you just think beforehand, And by thinking "Yes, I could," Do anything with attitude. Attitude can lift your spirit, If you consciously so will it, Look around and be glad you did, Learn to study attitude. Attitude can be carefree, Only you can make it be, Lift your eyes in gratitude, That's the best attitude .. . - Mary Stewart Clarke If you have every bought, or borrowed, a copy of Maclean's magazine, you have probably been subjected, in the past month or so, to the same treatment I have, a variation on the Chinese water tor- ture. Every second day I have received a card, or a phony-looking certificate, or a sincere letter, telling me of the fabulous bargains in subscriptions I can receive if I sign up right now. Heck, for only $19.95 ($52.50 at newsstand), I can receive 70 issues of Maclean's, PLUS a 10 per cent guaranteed lifetime savings, PLUS a full-color 78/79 calendar. It's a great piece of hucksterism. And with a good reason. If you don't get them subscribers, you don't get ads, and ads is what a magazine gets rich on, not readers. And I can understand the slight note of desperation in the mail cam- paign. The first few issues of "Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine" were not exactly swollen with adver- tising. There were six to eight full- page ads, mostly liquor and cigaret- tes, a few half and quarter-pages, a couple or three self-promotional pages, all this out of 57 pages total. Not enough money there to pay for the coffee breaks of about 40-odd editors, a gaggle of researchers, correspondents, photographers and editorial assistants. It is to tremor with fear. Not that it would bother me for more than one minute and a half if Maclean's went belly up. It's a fat, rich corporation, with many irons in the fire, most of them highly profitable. Through a judicious combination of whining and poisonous nationalism, Maclean's managed to convince the Canadian government of the necessity to kick out of the country its only real competition. Time magazine and Readers' Digest. Nor have I any reason to wish the new weekly newsmagazine ill. I have an old and honorable association with the magazine and its sister, buxom with advertising, Chatelaine. The latter has become, from tenuous, wispy beginnings, about as good a magazine as a women's magazine can get. My association with this pair began at a tender age, about 10, when I received a contract to go out and hustle up subscribers to either or both of these mags. I was a lousy salesman then, and still am, and it was Depression years, but as I recall, I sold two subscriptions to Chatelaine and one to Maclean's, to friends of my mother. I received $1.50 in commissions, and that was the end of a potentially great career in publishing. Of course, in those days, a kid didn't have a chance against the pros. Elections Round the Area Election fever ap- pears to be blowing hot and cold in surrounding townships as some municipal seats are ac- claimed while others are widely contested. HOPE TOWNSHIP Howard Quantrill has been acclaimed Reeve and David Gray Deputy- Reeve. Five people are con- testing three positions for councillor. They are: incumbent Roger Wilson of R.R. 1, Cam- pbellford; incumbent Marilyn McHolm of R.R. 1, Port Hope; in- cumbent George Stapleton of R.R. 4, Port Hope; Allan Holdaway of R.R. 3, Port Hope and Fred Underhill of R.R. 1, Campbellford. CAVAN Three candidates were in the running for Reeve, but aU but one has dropped out of the race. Acljng Deputy- Reeve Sherman Morrison of Rit.. 3, Cavan has been ac claimed Reeve. Three men are con testing the position of Deputy Reeve, they are: John Pritchard of Fraserville; incumbent Wilfrid Gillis of R.R. 2, Millbrook and Joseph Thompson of R.R. 1, Millbrook. Seven people will be vying for the three councillor seats. They are: Arthur Kigour; David Trotter of R.R. 3, Peterborough; Dan Maebrae, R.R. 2, Millbrook; James Chaplin, R.R. 3, Millbrook; Harold Hooton; Donald Cath- cart of R.R. 3, Cavan and Alex Rutt of R.R. 2 Cavan. MANVERS George Neals of R.R. 1, Bethany has been ac- claimed Reeve. Two people are in the run- ning for Deputy-Reeve, they are: incumbent Jorne J. Curtin and Jayne Ciesielcsk of Pon- typool. The three council positions are being con- tested by seven hopeful candidates. They are: incumbent Lewis McGill of R.R. 2, Bethany; Linda McLaughlin; Barry Pickering of R.R. 2, Pontypool; Jane Me- Mullen of R.11. 2, Pon- typool; James W. Smith of R.R 2, Bethany; in- cumbent Bob Brown and Deana Smales of Pontypool. Residents of Manvers will also be asked on election night whether they are in favor of the township of Manvers joining the Victoria County Library Board. SCUGOG It's a two-man Mayoralty race between incumbent Lawrence Malcolm and Jerry Taylor. Sucgog's regional councillor has been ac- claimed with Reg Rose in for a second term. Eighteen candidates are in the race for seven council seats. Four people have declared their candidacy for area councillor, they are: in- cumbent Vern Asselstine, Neil Hunter, Art Catton and Jerry Jackman of Port Perry. In Ward 1, four people are seeking to represent the voters. They are: incumbent Don Crosier, Phil Goreski of R.R. 1, Ashburn; John Kuipers of lHoney's Corners and Frank Ilarris of Prince Albert. Ward 2 voters will have to choose between Maclean's, and other publishing chains, would send into a small town a highly-trained team of hustlers to sell subscriptions. They are per- sonable and fast-talking, much like the encyclopedia salesman of a couple of decades later. They'd hit the town like a hurricane, about Tuesday, and depart Friday afternoon, laughing like open drains, with a lot of loot, leaving behind them a host of housewives wondering vaguely why they had signed up for eight years of Maclean's and sixteen years of Chatelaine, even though it hadn't cost them a cent, ha ha. However, I am willing to let old business animosities lie. If Maclean's leave me alone, I'il do the same for them. Let's take an objective look at their newsmagazine, the non-pareil, according to them. It's not bad, really. There is a strong tendency to be smartass, as in this opening senten- ce, "The CBC is the oldest whore on the block." Somebody trying to imitate Time magazine's style. But, on the whole, the mag isn't bad. Considering the tribulations of putting out a weekly magazine in an age in which everything is instant dead two minutes after it's been seen on TV, there is a fairly good analysis of provincial and federal news, and adequate coverage of in- ternational views and a few good features. One of them is interesting enough, visually and verbally, but bears the dreadful cliche "People" as its heading. There's a lot of cutesy business of printing over yellow and purpie and orange, which is juvenile and slightly annoying. But there is some first-class writing. People like Barbara Amiel and iMordecai Richler and Allan Fotheringham seldom put a foot, wrong. The last of those is an abrasive columnist from Vancouver who recently suggested that the Toronto Argonauts and the Federal Liberals were utterly inter- changeable, and that if the Argos backfield were running the country; nobody would notice the difference -. a nice commentary on both. Perhaps the magazine is happiest, so far, in its comments on the arts and entertainment. This is where Canadians shine; we are a nation of critics, whether we know anything about the subject or not. It is rather weak on sports, but then sports are awfully dead, except. for color stories, once the hurly-; burly's o'er. On the whole, let's give the thing aý chance, for a month or two. But no. way am I going to sign up for 70 issues. How do I get my money back. if I die or they go broke in the next two weeks. Letters to the Editor Bowmanville, Ontario October 30, 1978 An open letter to the Town of Newcastle Council: We have noted the stipula- tion in the Ontario Hydro Corporation - Town of Newcastle agreement respect- ing the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (March 1977), that there would be ongoing communications between Hydro and the Town regarding the station's cooling water system. We would therefore request that the Newcastle Council give the public an accounting on this matter. There are several questions we would like answered. - 1) Has Ontario Hydro demonstrated that its proposed cooling water system meets the criteria of the Ministries of the Environ- ment and Natural Resources? 2) Has the cooling water system been approved under two candidates, incum- bent Richard Drew and Ivan Parkinson, a retired teacher. Voter in Ward 3 must choose between three candidates, Charlie Foote, Cliff Crowell and John Williams. It's a two-man race in Ward 4 with Cartwright councillor Neil McLaughlin seeking a second term, opposed by dairy farmer John Wolters. the Environmental Protection Act? 3) Since Ontario Hydro has already issued contracts for parts of the construction, does this mean they are proceeding prior to approval from regulatory agencies. 4) Is Ontario Hydro foreclos- ing any options on a cooling water system by proceeding prior to approval? We look forward to an early reply. Jan Marmorek, Energy Probe. Dorothy Boden, SEAP Darlington. Thursday, Oct. 26, 1978 Dear Sir, Mr. Johnston's letter of last week typifies the reaction of many people who are present- ed with the hard facts of nuclear power. Rather than addressing the real issue, the well-documented hazards of atomic energy, they attack a mythical target! Opponents of nuclear power have usually reached a well- thought conclusion based on the examination of facts and figures available to anyone at their local library (i.e. "We Almost Lost Detroit", John Fuller). "No-Nukes" does not mean a return to the bad old days! The electricity produced by nuclear power plants is less than the amount we waste through inefficiencies in design and our own thought- less habits. So an end to nuclear power would not mean a drop in our standard of living, but a removal of an industry so hazardous that no government on earth has dared to release the informa- tion already gathered con- cerning mining, milling and reactor safety. As testified by Sister, Rosalie Bertell at the Eldorado hearings last year, the U.S. government is active- ly suppressing the data of scientists who have carefullyY prepared their case against nuclear power. As far as the health effects, of the Pickering plant on Bay Ridges, no government- agency has ever conducted a, study to determine if there have been-any! So, rather than attacking those people who have taken- the time to find out the real~ facts about nuclear power,- people like Mr. Johnston- should demand that the: resoonsible officials release- all that they know so that everyone can make an informed decision! Sincerely, Jettrey Gold. Council Briefs Resignation Town council accepted Leola Thrasher's resignation from the town of Newcastle Museum Board Monday after- noon. Orono Hall Board Councillors Ted Woodyard and Alf Gray have been appointed to sit as council's representatives on the Orono Hall Board. The Country is Beautiful in the Fall ugar and ice Promoting Maclean's 4 S te/"