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BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, JANUARY 31, 1979 SECTION TWO Handwritten Anecdotes Solina Libraryto Publish Book In the age of the elec- tric typewriter, most people tend to think that fine penmanship is a lost art. But a unique book soon to be published by the Solina Community Library should prove that the art of beautiful handwriting is still alive. The 60-page book has been carefully written in the graceful longhand script of Marguerite Fraser who has lived in the Solina Community for approximately 25 years. Many will recall that she wrote A Place Called Solina which was published four years ago. The Solina author is part of a three-person team which has produced a series of anecdotes entitled Sam Dewell's Friendly Doorway. The two other persons who have worked on the book are illustrator Pat Best and Sam Dewell, an 86-year- old Hampton resident who wrote all the stories and whose name ap- pears in the title. Mr. Dewell has been a longtime resident of the Solina community and he has also been active in the Solina Com- munity Library. He is a charter member of that organization and has also provided the library with many of its books. The stories he tells in Sam Dewell's Friendly Doorway are about birds and wildlife in general. The articles have been gathered from Mr. Dewell's own experiences and were edited b Mrs. Fraser before she wrote them into a booklet. Walk through Sam Dewell's friendly door- way and you will find anecdotes about "The Little One-Legged Chicadee"; "The Hawk"; "The Wrens"; and even "The Camera- Shy Grey Squirrel." In all, there are 26 of these short sketches in the book and Mr. Dewell concludes his obser- vations with his own philosophy on life in the animal kingdom. "A dog can be taught to jump through hoops . . . for a reward," Mr. Dewell says. "But I think these many in- cidents show that the birds and the beasts of the wild are capable of much more intelligent behaviour than we think." Illustrator Pat Best, has been painting with oils for 25 years. She worked with Mrs. Fraser on the Solina book, providing illustrations in most chapters and also illustrating the cover. As in "A Place Called Solina", Mrs. Best has turned to India ink and pen to illustrate "Sam Dewell's Frienlly Doorway" and her sket- ches complement the text. Incredible as it may seem, Marguerite Fraser says she does all of her penmanship with a relatively inexpensive ball point pen con- taining black ink. She said a 29-cent fine point pen would be all she really needs although in preparing the script for the Sam Dewell book, she used a more expen- sive model. "A page takes about half an hour," she said and she added that you can't work on it steadily all day without oc- casional breaks. And, of course, a slip of a pen means that you have to re-write an entire page even if you are only working on the last sen- tence. Mrs. Fraser said it took her two to three weeks of part-time work to write the book she considers her writing fun rather than work. She explained that she received her interest in penmanship from her grandmother who was also skilled in hand- writing. She has been doing fancy lettering for scrolls, certificates and family trees but this Sam Dewell's Friendly Doorway gets a last minute check by Pat Best and Marguerite Fraser who are taking care of the book's publication. Mrs. Fraser (right) wrote the text of the book in her own longhand script while Mrs. Best did the illustrations. The book is a collection of anecdotes about birds and animals written by Sam Dewell, of Hampton. recent project is her first attempt at writing an entire book in long- hand. At the Best's farm near Solina last week, Mrs. Best and Mrs. Fraser were arranging the pages of the book for the printer. They decided to print 700 copies and the book will be on sale in about two week's time. At 700 copies, Sam Dewell's Friendly Doorway will not become a best- seller. But with its com- bination of fine hand- writing, entertaining stories and good illustrations, the book is bound to appeal to many members of this com- munity. Mayors Seek Extension of Go Transit An extension of Go Train service as far east as Bowmanville is among several projects considered necessary by a committee of mayors from the Durham Region. Mayors representing the eight municipalities in Durham met with Regional Chairman Walter Beath in Whitby two weeks ago and drew up a list of municipal projects which the Province of Ontario will be asked to fund. The list was approved by members of Durham's Regional Council in Whitby last Wednesday. It will now be sent to the Durham Region Task Force, a provincial body formed three years ago to assist the Region in developing projects "economically beneficial" to Durham. The extension of the Go Train system to Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa and Bowmanville was the only project on the mayors' list which would im- mediately effect the Town of Newcastle. The other projects on the list which are "urgently required" are: the conversion of the Ajax Water Pollution Control Plant to a liquid waste disposal facility; the linking of Clement's Road and Dreyer Drive to serve an industrial park on the Ajax-Pickering border; the upgrading of run- ways at Oshawa Municipal Airprt; a marketing study and promotion program for the Ajax Steam Plant and the development of a serviced in- dustrial park in Uxbridge. Mr. Beath and the mayors met with task force chairman Peter York for the first time last fall. Oshawa MPP Mike Breaugh (centre) was moderator Saturday of a panel discussion on Canada's welfare system. Panelists included from left, Terry O'Connor, deacon at Holy Cross Church, Oshawa, Ross McClelland, MPP, Bruce MacArthur, regional councillor and (not shown) Allan Wells, Uxbridge councillor. NDP Critical of Welfare By Maureen Corkery "The Canadian welfare system is designed to keep the riots off the street, not to get people back into the work force," said Oshawa MPP Mike Breaugh in Bowmanville Saturday. He was moderator of a panel discussion sponsored by the South Central Ontario Council of the New Democratic Party entitled "Jobs for the un- employed, not welfare". It was held in the Bowmanville Public Library. Members of the panel included Belleville MPP and NDP social services critic, Ross McClelland, Regional councillor Bruce McArthur, Uxbridge councillor Allan Wells and deacon of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Oshawa, Terry O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor works for the Region's social services department. Mr. O'Connor stated that the purpose of today's welfare system is to keep the un- employed happy enough so they don't overthrow the system. The allowance they receive, added Mr. Wells, is just high enough to keep them pacified and low enough to keep the taxpayers from revolting. Recently, the provincial government proposed that people on welfare, who are able, should be required to do some kind of work in their municipality in exchange for this payment. The NDP has spoken out strongly against this idea. Mr. McClelland pointed out Saturday that of the 350,000 people in Ontario who receive social assistance - welfare or family benefits - only 13 per cent are actually able to work. Others who receive it do so because of health problems, disabilities, they may be elderly who don't qualify for social security or are single parent mothers. Most employable welfare recipients do want to work, argued Mr. Wells, but they may not be able to compete successfully for jobs for several reasons. They may not have the necessary training or they may have been out of the work force for such a long period of time that they need some type of programming. "Job creation and retraining programs are at the best sporadie and not thought out. I don't support work for wel- fare," stated Wells, "I support getting work for welfare recipients." Mr. McClelland said he thinks there is a role for Ontario in the manpower field which would be different from that of the federal govern- ment. Currently, he explain- ed, the person who can perform the most efficiently gets the job. This leaves those who are disabled or who have child care responsibilities unable to compete successful- ly in the job market. Canada Manpower matches the unemployed with job openings but, he complained, "if you are disabled, it can't help you." The province, he said, should work towards fitting these people with special problems into the community by providing job creation, job training and job placement. Further, the province should deal toughly with an economy that rejects disabled workers. These people should be guaranteed a place in the economy by law, he said. The Tory workfare scheme is a bad one, he stressed. Not only would it force people to work for a municipality at below the minimum wage but it would take jobs away from union workers. Bruce MacArthur also complained about the lack of job opportunities which force people onto the welfare roll. In many cases, he said, it's not because the local plant closed down that people - are on welfare. Many are highly trained people out of universi- ty and college who can'tfind a start. The final place for them to turn for essentials is welfare and they don't want to be on it." Terry O'Connor noted there are large moral questions involved in the proposed work for welfare scheme. People say they support work for welfare because they believe it will give people the dignity of working for money. "I wonder if these people are saying that people such as E.P. Taylor, the Blacks and Westons, who receive money for not working, are stripped of their dignity." It seems that this proposed scheme seeks to draw atten- tion to welfare recipients, said O'Connor. "I wonder if among a crew shovelling snow for the town, those on welfare will have green shovels and the regular municipal workers will have brown ones." The church's position, said O'Connor, is that everyone is entitled to the fruits of the earth. Il the people who are suggesting this work for welfare are motiviated by greed or political opportun- ism, "they should hang their head in shame". "I don't like the implication that someone who is un- employed and on welfare is ripping off the system," added Mr. O'Connor. "It is the system1 that is ripping them off." Condominium Group Wants Trash Pickup Residents of a Bowmanville type of service that most Newcastle Condominium why we shouldn't be getting condominium will be urging residential neighbourhoods Corporation Number Two, it" Mr Pachochi said. He the municipality to supply take for granted. told the Statesman last week added that residents in the their units with garbage Stan Pachochi, president of that town regulations do not 44-unit condominium develop- collection services - the same the Board of Directors for permit municipal garbage ment on Martin Rd. has been Chamber to Maintain Town Signs Directors of the Bowman- ville Chamber of Commerce have agreed to maintain the service club signs located on Highway Two at the east and west side of Bowmanville. The directors voted to take care of the signs during a meeting last week. An en- croachment application per- mit was signed from the Ontario Government giving the Chamber the ownership of the signs. The government gave them little choice in the matter, in that the signs would be removed if the Chamber did not accept the agreement. trucks to pick up garbage from condominiums free of charge. Residents must pay for their own garbage pickup along with other services such as special ,fire lines to supply water in the event of a fire and snow plowing. These services must be funded by residents' maintenance fees. "As far as garbage removal is concerned, we see no reason illýIlt, Villv£al ill £b . la M informed that garbage pickup is not provided because the development is in a commer- cial zoning. Mr. Pachochi said that the Condominium Corporation will be sending a letter to the Town of Newcastle to formally request garbage pickup services. Ontario Regiment Open House at Oshawa Armories By Peter Parrott The job of the Ontario Regiment is to provide land- based forces with "eyes and ears." That means that in a battle situation or on manoeuvers you wouldn't likely find the regiment at the front lines and its members probably wouldn't do a lot of shooting. As a reconnaissance arm of the Canadian Forces, the Ontario Regiment operates ahead of the infantry and although the regiment is eauipped with machine guns, anti-tank weapons and rifles, the typical reconnaissance squadron would try to avoid using them. That's because the idea behind reconnaissance is to scout enemy territory and keep in touch with headquart- ers by radio. Based on information received by their scouts, further tactics such as ordering an artillery strike or bombing could take place. Last Sunday, the Oshawa- based Ontario Regiment held Open House and members of the nublic had a chance to look behind the walls of the Oshawa Armory to see what the Regiment is all about. Lieutenant W. C. Deveaux explained that the purpose of the open house was not just to encourage recruiting but also to display the regiment to the general public. "Lt's an opportunity for the public to see what they're paying for," he said. And those who dropped in on the Regiment's headquarters saw demonstrations of weapons, communications equipment, jeeps, trucks and first-aid techniques. The 1913 Cadet Corps was on hand to supply information on, the army cadet program and the Cadet Corps band per- formed along with the regi- mental band. The Cadet Corps bas been ranked as the top band in Canada, Lieut. Deveaux explained. In an interview with the Statesman he said that the Ontario Regiment takes in a "family" ranging in age from the 13 year-old cadet to the oldest veterans from World War One. Cadets are 13 to 18 years old and the militia units are 17 to 35. There are now approxi- mately 160 persons in the Ontario Regiment which acts as part of the Royal Canadian Armored Corps. All members of the regiment are militia men and women which means that their training and service is conducted on a part-time basis. And although fhose who join the regiment may eventually become drivers, radio operators, clerks or sôme other kind of specialists, new recruits can expect to receive basic military training when they first join up. Lieut. Deveaux explained that the Ontario Regiment is composed of four squadrons with recruits learning basic drills, military law, military dress and basic weapons in C Squadron. B Squadron is composed of trained crewmen who can Aerve in A Squadron and A Squadron is the Regiment's main reconnaissance group. A headquarters squadron is also part of the regiment. It takes care of such things as maintenance of vehicles, administration and the issuing of pay cheques. Lieut. Deveaux explained that as a reconnaissance force, the regiment operates differently than other branches of the armed forces. For example, the men are divided into smaller units with a three man crew placed in charge of one jeep. "Here, every man's individual job is imporant," he said. Lieut. Deveaux said that with a small number of men operating in enemy territory, the reconnaissance squadron demands the sort of person who is "fairly smart." Originally formed in September of 1866, the Ontario Regiment is older than Canada itself and one of the oldest regiments in the country. It has always had its headquarters in Oshawa although dub units have been formed in surrounding areas. The regiment was an infantry force during World War One and a tank battalion in World War Two. It won 33 battle honors during action in both wars. Recruits can join the regi- ment if they are medically fit, and between 17 and 35 years of age. (17-year olds require parents' permission to join.) Recruits must also be of good character and capable of meeting Canadian citizenship requirements. Training takes place during weekends and weeknights. Trooper Chris Lockhart (left) and Trooper David Haynes with a general purpose machie gun. Six-year-old Steven Douglas, of Whitby, was one of the many members of the general public who inspected the display at the Oshawa Armories., Regimental band performs at the open house held by the Ontario Regiment at the Oshawa Armories last week. j