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You'll Hardly K With Spring breaking out all over, citizens of Bowmanville can look forward to great improvements and many interesting changes in the months ahead, especially along King Street. the main shopping section. Already the huge earth moving and excavating machines are moving into place to begin work on widening, installing storm drains and new lighting from the Tem- perance St. Corner to Ontario Street. This will be done in sections, star- ting at the east end and working west. It will mean considerable disruption similar to that experien- ced by west .end merchants last fall, but when it is completed the main street will take on a new, cleaner and more attractive appearance. In the meantime, merchants along that stretch will be hurting because it undoubtedly will be inconvenient for shoppers to climb over the mud and pipes. While all this is going on, other streets to the north and south will have to bear the detoured traffic, making several residential areas more hazardous than usual, especially around the senior public school area, so motorists are urged to be especially careful to avoid ac- cidents. At least two restored buildings will come into use in the near future. The Annis building that was burned out in one of several costly fires last year, should be completed in the not too distant future, and will accom- modate either new businesses or some of those who moved to other quarters after the fire. The other main fire casualty, Stedmans store further west on King Street will also be back in operation very shor- tly, providing more sorely needed shopping facilities to keep citizens in town instead of going elsewhere. Their move back home from the Veltri Complex will leave a vacancy there that probably will be filled quite quickly. There is nothing new concerning when the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is planning to tear down the former Cowan Block at the cor- ner of Temperance and King, but their new building undoubtedly will come in time to clean up that corner and make it a more attractive spot. There's nothing too appealing about a prominent building in the centre of town with several vacant stores. Bowmanville Mall now in the now the Town throes of obtaining approval for the second and third phases of expan- sion will probably be taking a serious look at the possibility of starting on the second stage, that will include a couple of theatres and more stores. If they do get underway this year, these additions should be a welcome addition to their facilities and provide more traffic flow for those already in operation there. We'll know soon about two other items that could have considerable impact on the community. The On- tario government and Hydro still have to make up their minds about the Darlington Nuclear Generating plant in Darlington. That announce- ment is scheduled to come early in April and there are indications that the project will be stretched out rather than cancelled or mothballed. If this happens it will mean a slower influx of transient workers to this area rather than a sudden inpouring with a tremendous impact on the en- tire community. Apparently, the government is also still mulling over what it plans to do with the Pine Ridge Training School. The trend these days is to house problem young people in group homes rather than larger in- stitutions such as Pine Ridge. Rumors have been circulating for several months about closing this school, following the pattern that has terminated other similar in- stitutions in the province. Should this happen, it will mean a severe dislocation for many staff members who have been valuable members of this community for many years. It would also leave a large tract of real estate and many buildings available, but what use could be made of them by the town or by others is a big question. However, this hasn't happened yet and may well be pure conjecture with the government deciding to extend its life for a longer period. So, all in ail, the months im- mediately ahead should be in- teresting if disruptive as the town moves ahead and continues.to im- prove its services and facilities to take care of the expanding population. In the meantime, we'll soon be in the midst of a federal elec- tion to keep our minds occupied and give us an opportunity to decide who we want to represent us and govern us in Ottawa for the next four years. Protest Bowmanvîle Week The 2,500 people who enjoyed Bowmanville Week last year are un- doubtedly hoping Newcastle council will give the Jaycees permission to hold another week of festivities this summer. However, a group of residents in the Parkway-Simpson Avenue area don't hold the same sentiments. A committee representing the resi- dents made a bid to council to have Bowmanville Week banned at Soper Creek Park. It is apparentlynot the event they are opposed to, but the location in relation to their homes. Their major complaints were cited as noise, ebris, the disturbance of a beer garden and minor thefts. The homeowners are upset and don't want this event to ta ke place across the road and down over the hill from their back yards.. The Jaycees want to hold a gala week for the enjoyment of Bowman- ville and area residents and the proceeds from the venture are to be put into improvements for Soper Creek Park. Incidentally, we are told that atendance figures at Bowmanville Week events last year exceeded the attendance at any single pavilion during Oshawa's Fiesta Week, which shows that Bowmanville Week is no small project., There must be room for com- promise here if we can only put on our thinking caps and try to arrive at an answer. The Jaycees could work toward an acceptable solution to the problem, keeping in mind that their special week imposes a certain amount of unpleasant fall-out on people's private properties nearby. Their homes are the single largest invest- ment these people make in their lifetime. The area residents could keep in mind that the Jaycees have sponsored a number of successful community endeavours and the proceeds have been used for the bet- terment of Bowmanville and area. An earlier curfew and/or additional policing may be the answer to the conflict. Crucial problems in the Middle East, which could have affected the future of the world, have recently been settled. Surely, the Parkway- Simpson Avenue Committee can come to some amicable agreement with the Bowmanville Jaycees. Cemetery North of Kendal Photo by Gould Small Beefs I can muddle around with a metaphor, search for a simile, fool with a phrase, or wait for the very right word to come, by the hour, without expressing any emotion other than benignancy. But the small, inanimate things that besiege our daily life drive me into a fury that knows no bounds. It's not the big things. I've rnastered them. I can stand behind a mechanic or a plumber and nod knowledgeably with the best of them. Any damfool knows that the driveshaft is connected to the main brake cylinder or the hot pipe is not connected to the coal pi pe, or whatever they're trying to tellyou. It's the little things, the things you are too ashamed to get an expert for, but haven't a clue how to do your- self, that make me break things, take thename of the Lord in vain, accuse my wife and children of dreadful things, and generally act like an idiot. Who's going to call up a typewriter repairman, for example, to change the ribbon on his typewriter? Or a carpenter to come and screw a couple of tiny nuts into a doorknob that keeps falling off? My wife has just been through one of my experiences with the little things, and after ten minutes of it, she ran into another room, white and trembling, and locked the door. She bought me a typewriter ribbon at Christmas. We don't usually buy presents for each other, the last few years. The children and grandboys take us for such a ride that we've declared a moratorium. But her love for me was too deep. She bought me a typewriter ribbon. Mainly because you could only read the type of the old ribbon with a magnifying glass. It made an impression on the paper but you couldn't see it. It was more like Braille than typing. But I was hanged if I was going to spend a weekend changing the ribbon, so I just went on. Finally, she typed out some ad- dresses, broke the ribbon, and prac- tically ruined the whole blasted machine, as I pointed out in a few ill- chosen words. Well, I had to get this column writ- ten (and it'll be late, you can depend on it). So I tore into the bloody thing. Half an hour later, the air was blue, I was black to the waist with ink, and the fool thing was typing in red. "Couldn't you just sort of switch the spools around and turn it upside down, or something?" she queried in' a very small voice. "SHUT UP, YOU DUMMY!" or words to that effect."Aaargh!" Anyway, there you are. It's not one of my few admirable qualities. I admit it. But I'm stuck with it. And the people who are stuck with me are also stuck with it. I can start screwing a couple of one-eighth-inch screws into a doorknob, and wind up with somebody locked in the bathroom for a week. I can put an average, standard stapler on the blink in 45 seconds, with staples all over the room, and wire irreparably bound around the thing you punch. It's all rather hardto understand. I am not particularly inept or stupid. Nor am I particularly clumsy. I was a pretty fair athlete with ags of coordination. I drive a car reasonably well. I learned to fly air- craft with thousands of parts and thousands of horsepower. Yet I go berserk when confronted by a typewritter ribbon. On second thought, maybe I can understand it. I get it from my Dad. He was a gentle man, and yet I've seen him fly into a fury over nothing. First car he ever had, back in the twenties, I didn't see it, but I've heard the story. The dealer showed him how to operate it, drove around the block a couple of times, picked up his down payment and turned my Dad loose. He in turn, picked up my mother, drove her around the block a couple of times, headed for home, and drove right through the back of the garage. And he blamed my mother! Another time, I saw him eut his finger, when the knife slipped as he was carving a roast. He didn't say a word. Just flungdsome blood on the tablecloth, turned purple, sawed the edge of the carving knife on the side of the plate, and ruined both. Another time, I saw him break his big toe. By design, not by accidents. He had had five "blowouts" in ten miles. That was in the days when your tube blew out, you had to jack up the car, take off the wheel, ex- tract tube from tire, patch the tube, and go through the whole process in reverse. After the fourth time, the air pump, hand operated, refused to function. He calmly stood back, looked the whole operation over, and tried to kick the entire apparatus, wheel rim, tire, tube and air pump, over the nearest fence. He collapsed with a groan, and my mother, who was an excellent engineer and repairwoman, as is my wife, had to wait for the next motorist to help out, while my Dad lay in the back seat muttering through his teeth words that I have since learned are, palliative to such a situation. So it ain't my fault. It's the genes. Dear Editor, Some of your readers may have heard about Community Research Associates, a non- profit local citizen group. I am glad to provide some basic information: The group's philosophy is futuristic; C. R. A. may qualify as a 'Year of the Child' project. Because we inherited great fortunes it is our foremost duty to prepare a still better physical, social, ánd cultural environment for our children and their children. Many people engage in independent thinking, searching, and researching; they accumulate skills, know- ledge, and wisdom. When their life-span is up, the un-written lines, chapters, and books go with them. Commu- nity Research intends to make an effort to use and to preserve what may be valuable to us and to future generations. Research is a mighty word. It scares people who im- mediately think of Einstein and other great scientists. The little lady who inquired about the use of tooth-paste in your home happens to be working in marketing "research', did you know? Anyone who has the desire and will to do so can engage and-or participate in research. A good eduation is helpful but not essential. In research the rules are often simple, however, the work is always laborious. Community Research intends to provide advice and supervision to newcomers in the field. Our public and high schools encourage their students to take on research assignments. Those who have visited schools know of outstanding performances. It makes little sense to stop doing research at the time of graduation, and to leave what needs to be done to universities, governments, and labs serving private interests. Information of vital importance is occasionally withheld because it doesn't please those who pay the fiddler, e.g., if it were common knowledge that the solvent of a poison which kills bugs is more toxic than the poison itself, the sales would drop drastically. Further- more, studies controversial in nature are sometimes not fully released; some privileg- ed persons who have access make it a habit to use data, statistics like drunks use the lamp posts, not for illumina- tion but for support. Upon completion one copy of each and every study conduct- ed by Community Research will be made available free of charge at the Bowmanville and other local libraries. Sincerely, F.M. Novotny, Ph. D., R.R. 5, Bowmanville, Ontario, LC3K6. R.R.5 Bowmanville, Ontario, LiC 3K6 March 16th, 1979 Dear Mr. Holliday, Because your motion re- garding documentation of mail indicates a very serious administrative concern, Com- munity Research Associates suggest that the following be taken into consideration. Before the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle was established, Bowmanville and the Townships encountered no major difficulties in conduct- ing their affairs; the citizens were fairly well informed and faced no problems in commu- nicating with Town Hall. While the Corporation of Darlington Township was more or less a family busi- ness, Newcastle has all the impersonal, non- communicative and budge- tary features of a huge corporation. An attempt to run General Mills like a family farm would put this industry into receivership three days before they get started this way. In order to be in full control of the corporate business the elected representatives should, ideally, have all information at their finger- tips. Naturally, the imple- mentation of proper proce- dures and the conduction of the municipal business in an orderly, business-like fashion does cost money, but by far not as much as some people may think. In the long run there will be a saving; if not in hard cash then in time and certainly in human hardships. It suffices to state that the real, decision making power rests with those who are fully informed. At no time shall any public servant hold or exer- cise powers egual and-or above the powers of the elected representatives. At this point it makes little sense to elaborate on the disadvantages and possible dangers concomitant to a systme of loosely connected departments. Any secretary knows about the horrors of a missing file, or even of a missing single sheet of paper that landed in the wrong folder. Obviously, the motion which you made points in the right direction. Anyone who thinks otherwise be advised to have a talk with an executive of a prosperous corporation. For Community Research Assoicates: Sincerely, F. M. Novotny, Ph. D. Give. THE HEART FUND