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Oodd & Souter Holds Grand Opening at Biowmanville Store The Town of Newcastle welcomed a new citizen to its business community last week. Dodd and Souter, a floor covering store that has been in Whitby for 20 years, has started a branch store at 136 King St. East in Bowmanville. And to officially open the new business, Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard cut the ribbon last Thursday morning. Shown in the photo from left to right are: store owner Grant Dodd; Laurie Dodd; Guy Dodd, Mayor Rickard and Jim Mitchell, store manager for the Bowmanville shop. Letter ito the Editor Dear Editor: Church and Polities Election 1979 Very seldom have the churches corne out with political statements which did not bless the status quo, the situation as it is. Churches used, to support 'progress', 'profiteering' and 'expansion'; they befriended the well-to-do, the go-getters, the moneyed elite. Millions of people were turned off on account of this il-advised 'Christian strategy'. It seems that the churches in Canada, following the example set by the World Council of Churches, have had a change of heart, have been converted!, The News Letter, issued by the ad hoc committees of the three largest denominations in Canada; the Anglican, Roman, Catholic and United Churches, representing some 12 million Canadians; may well be the DVIRK BRINKMAN r7-. I. Scugog St.I I 623-3621 L State Farm Fire and Uasualty Company most significant happening of this election campaign. Canadians are, in general, a religious people, even though they behave quite indifferent- ly when regular Sunday activities 'and weekly church life cail upon their time and energy. Religion and politics were usually kept far'apart - on purpose, of course. The political leaders would be embarassed if their political moves were to be measured by the scales and measuring sticks of the faith they professed on a Sunday morning. Ministers and priests who did not refrain from letting the gospel lights shine upon the political scene, were given a hard time by the financial supporters of their churches. Large parts of the. biblical documents neyer appeared on the Sunday service reading lists. Rarely heard are texts such as: "Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shaîl corne upon you. Your riches are corrupt- ed and your garments are motheaten. . . behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries. .(James ch. 5) Or St. Paul's warnine to his friend and co-worker, Timothy: "They that will be rich fal into a temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdi- tion. For the love of money is the root of ail evil... Il (1 Tim. 6) And now in this News Letter, the candidates running in this federal election are being confronted with some of the biblical statements: Will you allow the money- makers, international corpor- ations to transfer their huge profits from Canada, where they were won, to countries where labour is cheap and regimes corrupt? - at the same time leaving your work'- ers unemployed? Will you support a govern- ment that promotes socialist measures in the interests of the rich and which makes miserably capitalistic and free enterprise-like deals with the weak, the poor, the sick and the oid? Will you support legislatîon that is aimed at producing high prof its for existing corporations even if this entails the rape of the earth, the damage to human health and the endangering of our country's future? Will you vote for huge defense budgets and cutbacks in social services, education for the young and subsidies for cultural achievements? In a sense, the churches are asking: Are you going to promote a continuation of the present policy trend of progressive conservatives and liberals alike, or have you at last come to realize that the old-line party politics are a betrayal of the wellbeing of present and future generations of people? At this cruicial point in our history, are you ready to express your wish for a government which fends for the wellbeing of ail Cana dians, especially for the ones who cannot fend for themselves? Even if none of the contend- ing parties offers a program that is entirely in accord with biblical teachings, the differ- ences are so great that the choice for a program coming closest to biblical-christian guidelines certaînily cannot be very difficult. Only one of the three parties has expressed its hesitation in the matters of armament, nuclear development, care for the weak and the unemployed, taxing the ones who have for the benefit of the one-, who have not. This party is promoting a society in which human dignity is not a hollow sound in which patronage, corruption and bribery is not an accepted way of political tif e. The News Letter on which this election meditation is based, has been sent to the clergy in your riding; ask your minister or priest to expound on its content and merits. P.P. Miedema Bowmanvillo Ton Hld Catholie Celebrated 1lst Birthi Conference at Hamailton in, May An estimated 12,000 Catholics from Canada, the U.S.A. and other parts of the world will attend a Provincial Catholic Charismatic Conference, August l6th to the l9th, 1979, at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario. It is the fourth conference to be held in Ontario under the auspices of the C.C.S.O. (Catholic Charismatic Services of Ontario). The Charismatic Renewal is said to be the fastest growing movement in the religious world today. Charismatic Catholics believe that the Charismatic Renewal brings nothing new to the Chûrch, only a renewed awareness of what the' Church already possesses. The goal of the Charismatic Movement is to serve the Mission of the Church by helping people live a committed and powerful Christian life, aided by the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The theme of the Conference is "Only Say the Word and I Shahl he Healed". Bishop Paul F. Reding of the Diocese of Hamilton and auxiliary Bishop James H. MacDonald will officially open and partici- pate in the conference as well as host the Bishops of Ontario and other attending Bishops. Some of the speakers at the conference workshops will include Barbara Shlemon R.N. of Clearwater, Florida, Sister Jeanne Hill of Pecos, New Mexico, Rev. Carey Is Photography An Art? Photography is probably the most popular hobby in the world today, and the field it covers is a very wide one. At one end of the scale we have the casual snapshooter who only wants to use the simplest of cameras to make holiday records or to take snaps of family and friends. But countless amateurs know that there is much more to photography than this. Far greater satisfaction cornes wben you use a camera. to express your artistic creativeness. The first cameras in the l8th century, the "Camera Obscura"~ were used by artists as an aid for sketching. The image from the lens was reflected up to the drawîng paper where the artist would sketch his original outlines. After World War II many photographers entered the field of professional photography, lhey worked with advertising agencies and magazines. During that period photography came into its own, and in many cases replaced painted illustrations. Photography became a direct force, and the public became picture-oriented. Our newspapers and, magazines un-1 Your mother or grandmother (sîstér, aunt or girlfriend) deserves a lovely new hairstyle for Mother's Day created to flatter her face. We'II make that special, woman look and feet beautiful. Offer good until June 2, 1979 One coupon per perm - Good only Mon. thru. Thurs. 112 Waverley Road South Cali now for an appolntment. 0%t23.6,,252-ý Section Two The Canadian Statesman, day General Motors Motors passenger cars and trucks set 'new monthly records for April, Richard M. Hi, my name is Kevin James Malley and I was one-year-old on Saturday, April l4th, 1979. My mommy and daddy are Candy and Dennis Malley and my grandparents are Grant and Marion Malley and Don and Velma Myles. I also have three great grandparents, Mr. Cal Myles, Mrs. Hazel Malley and Mrs. Hilda Henning, ail of Bowmanville. Landry of LaFayette, Louisianna and Rev. Joseph Lange, O.S.F.S., -of Auburn, Maine. Speakers fromn the Toronto area willý include Rev. Geo. Freemesser, C.S.B., Rev. Larry Faye, C.S.B., Rev. Francis Geremia C.S. and Rev. Robert MacDougaîl S.J. rVisual Il Art's SCentre set the pace for this new and exciting medium of visual experimentation. With the world getting smaller, the. population getting larger, and the people becomîng more knowledgeable, the photographer has hecome more international - and hecause of photography the entire universe is hecoming visually oriented. When an artist paints a canvass, his tools are brushes, paint and even the canvass. The mixing of colours, the physical manipulation of the brush, and the, actual application of the paint to the canvass are called technique. The decisions in the mind of the artist - what to paint, how to paint it, the sélection of the different techniques and the media - are the true areas of creativity. The artist's craft of painting can be taught. The quality of technique depends on his learning capacity and physical dexterity. The creativity shown is entirely his own. What has ail this to do with photography, you might ask. The crrtft or technique of " Commercial & Residential * Farm Gates & Fence * T-Bar * Barb Wire, * Installations & Repairs 725-1 721 Taunton E., 1/ mile E. of Ritson Rd. photography can be learned, being a good technical photographer doesn't mean that one possesses creativity, and the best of equipment may improve technique but it can't provide creativity. Good equipment is very helpful to any artist, but the point remnains that fine lines must be drawn between craft, technique and creativity. At the present time, photography as an art is changing on almost a daily basis. Today's photographer wishes to create new images. No longer satisfied with straight documentary photography he desires to stamp his- own mental impressions on the photograph. This means that the days of snapshooting are slowly coming to a close. More and more photographers- are thînking before they shoot. A degree of planning is now a prevalent factor in the "art of photography." P.S. Interested in learning more about photograpJhy? The Bowmanville, May 9. 1979 9 Sets Records Colcomb, Vice President and General Sales Manager, announced today. GM dealers across Canada sold 44,936 passenger cars, 5,136 or 12.9 per cent above the former record of 39,800 established in April 1976, and 13.4 per cent or 5,310 units better than last year's 39,626. The April record was the third consecutive month this year in which new highs were attained, continuing the year- to-date records for both model and calendar years. "Resuits for the month of April were particularly gratifying," Mr. Colcomb said. KIDS We have a "Kiddie Korner"' for you wvith nice littie things for mother, at a price that fits your allowance' Give mother a break .. treat her with the beauty off10 wers. CARNATION FLOWER SHOP 33 Division St. 623-7141 Bowmanvllle or, Printed under the authority of the Official Agent for Allan Lawrence, Campeign Headlquarters, 105 Wahton Street, Port Hope, Ontario. il igg ll!!il; 1 ý liJl Soper Creek Photography Club of the Visual Arts Centre on Simpson Avenue invites you to join orvisit. If you want to find out more about the "do's" and "don'ts" of photography, or just talk plain "shop", we are at the "Cream of Barley Mill" every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. For more information contact Bob McLennan at 623-3546 or Pat and Carol Gould at the Gould Photo Shop at 78 King St. West, Bowmanville.