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!, I 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 15,1983 Section Two [ Editorial Comment New King Has Been Chosen After four ballots and a cliff hanger finish, the federal Progressive-Conservative delegates came to the conclusion on Saturday that untried and untested Brian Mulroney was preferable to another round with Joe Clark. It was a lively convention, with all the hoopla, banners, placards, hype and backroom manipulating and arm twisting we've become accustomed to in other conventions in the United States. And it was hot enough in the crowded ice rink that most of the coats came off and shirt sleeves were the order of the day. Now, it is all over and exhausted delegates have returned home to mull over the event, contemplate what could have happened if Joe Clark had gone over to the Crosbie camp for the next to final vote and so on. Those we've talked to from this area were delighted with the outcome, although the local delegation was split between' Mulroney and Crosbie until the final ballot when the Anybody But Clark theme took over. They just didn't want to go through another period with him at the helm. Frankly, over television, the Mulroneys made a good impression and outsiders may have difficulty understanding why he wasn't the obvious choice to begin with. He's young, bilingual, obviously bright, a good speaker, and a hard worker with an attractive wife. We don't envy him the task that lies ahead. First, he has to get elected which may or may not be a simple task, depending to some extent on just how co-operative Prime Minister Trudeau is. The reports indicate that several PC members of the House of Commons are ready to give up their seats to create an opening, but to date none has been identified. Then, it will be up to Trudeau to call a bye election within six months. If he wants to get Mulroney into the House of Commons quickly, well before an election is called, he might call it quickly. And he could suggest that it be uncontested by the Liberals. That would be a gracious gesture. On the other hand, both Trudeau and Mulroney come from Quebec and he may let him sweat for a while on the outside. No doubt Liberal strategists will be mulling over their options, although we feel certain Trudeau will be looking forward to meeting Mulroney head-on in the Commons to test him in battle. Another question to consider ties in with Trudeau's plans for the future. If he actually is going to retire before the next election, which frankly we doubt, plans have to be made for the timing of a Liberal leadership convention which should come in time to establish a successor in office long enough to make a good showing before calling an election. That probably would be late next Spring with an election either in the fall or following Spring. Whatever happens following that convention, political events in the next few months should be most interesting. We suggest that with Clark gone, the Gallup polls probably will react quite quickly to increase the PC party's lead over the Liberals and it will be up to the Liberal government to make an honest effort to change that situation considerably before going to the country for an election. In the meantime, good luck to Mr. Mulroney, there's a great deal of work ahead for him. Change of Petition Plans We hope not too many showed up at council meeting Monday morning expecting to see the presentation of petitions for and against changing the name of Town of Newcastle to Town of Bowmanville. Our apologies to any who were there. After last week's Statesman was in the mails, we phoned the Town Hall to check on the agenda for Monday's Monday's meeting and learned that it included included consideration of Regional Reclaimers expansion. We knew from the previous committee meeting that this probably would be controversial and we could sit there most of the morning. Also, a personnel matter was coming up later in the day and council probably would deal with that in camera. Frankly, the prospects of receiving a sympathetic hearing didn't look too promising so we reverted to plan A, the evening council meeting on June 27th. Also the petitions have been rolling in all day with more than 100 arriving before noon, practically all of them favoring the name change. This will give any who have not sent in their replies an opportunity to do so before June 27th. Also, we suggest citizens should read some of the letters to the Editor appearing on this page and elsewhere, A concerning this matter. One writer digs into history, recalling the fact that this area was once called the District of Newcastle and intimates that Bowmanville really has no significant historical background. Doesn't 125 years of existence qualify this town of 13,000 to have a bit of precedence over a district out of the past? We're interested in the present and the future, more than past history and feel that the Bowmanville name should be preserved. And let Newcastle have its own name without having to distinguish every time it appears in print whether it's Newcastle Village or Town of Newcastle. If the town name becomes Bowmanville, every village and hamlet in the area will retain its identity and this Town of Bowmanville will once more have its place on the map restored. If you can be at the meeting on June 27th, you'll be amazed at the number of petitions for the change. And the few against. z A Corner for Poets Disarmament For the west to nuclear disarm, Would be just marvellous, The communists could take over, With very little fuss. Like Prime Minister Chamberlain, Put Breat Britain in a squeeze, With no armaments in preparation, Tried Hitler to appease. There would be no labour unions, No strikes on every hand, If we wanted to keep on living, The way they do in Poland. Hitler took advantage, Of our unpreparedness, We should never be caught again, In such a dreadful mess. If not for our Heavenly Father, Winston Churchill, William Stevenson, And President F.D. Roosevelt, We never would have won. We could save billions of dollars, If both sides would concur, To stop this awful arms race, But how can we be sure? The only way to prevent war Is to be well prepared, The other side is afraid to start, And we are not so scared. Petitions, demonstrations, And no nuke songs, May be communist propaganda, To correct all the world's wrongs. They may fool some of the people, Make them feel sublime, But there are a lot of people, They can't fool all the time. - Gordon C. Martin J.P. (Eanahtan Statesman 623-3303 (JÊNA Duthim County'* Great Family Journal Established 129 years ago In 1854. 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Its participants have lurched and shambled and jogged across that rugged terrain, through those bogs and quagmires that make up the* minds of Tory delegates. For some, it has been uphill most of the way, owing to a lack of charisma, money, ideas, or all three. Others have taken some dubious short-cuts, hitched a ride when nobody was looking, or floated along on a carpet of hot air. They'll be a bedraggled lot when they get near the grandstand and try to flog themselves into a final sprint toward that finish line. The winner, and he has my sympathy, will be handed the magnificent trophy that goes with the job--a Pandora's box. If he opens it, and he will, politicians being what they are, it will be the Pandora myth all over again. Out will fly all those evil spirits: broken promises, financial disaster, and the cold fury of the losers, who will have him for breakfast as soon as they get their wind back. But one spirit won't pop out -- Hope. That peculiar Hope that seems to belong to the Tories will be too tired to leap out of the box. So our "lucky" winner will pick it up, hold it tenderly (in both hands), and prepare to do battle against the invidious, insidious hordes of the black-hearted King Pierre, who retire into the swamps and wait patiently, chuckling, licking their lips, each time a new dragon slayer is chosen for them to devour. On the other hand, maybe, just maybe, the new St. George will be ambidextrous, and with a sword in each hand will be able to fight off his friends as they help him from the rear, and attack and slay the monster in front of him, who has got a bit swollen with pride, and a bit slow from lack of exercise over the years. Which of these fine, fulminating fellows will be our new champion? If our fairy tale were to follow its course, it would have to be David Crombie. He has the right name, and is the right size, to stand up to Goliath. He might even knock him off, because the giant is getting old and fat and over-confident. But, even though he wields a mean sling-shot, does little David have the- killer instinct, the ruthlessness required to get the job? Is he too decent, too human, too caring? Could be. Let's go on with our fairy story and look at the other hopefuls. Joe might startle the big fellow by shaking his jowls and stabbing his finger at him. He did once before. But the giant quickly realized that behind that mastiff's mien lay all the terror of a spaniel, uttered one roar, and sent him scuttling. What about Brian? He might try to cow the big guy by juttibg a massive chin at him, pointing toward massive reinforcements in Quebec, and hurling some insults in French. But a couple of massive shrugs and some fat subsidies toward Francos would squelch that threat. " There's Jolly Jack the giant-killer from the Island. He might huff and puff and stick out his not inconsiderable belly at the giant. But unless he made the creature incapable of action by some witty remarks that sent it into paroxysms of laughter, it would have him for lunch. Last time he tried it, with a perfectly honest 18-cent tax on gas, the critter laughed all the way to the next election, then charged twice as much. That creature can out-tax anybody, any day. How about the others? "Puck" Pocklington has the right nickname for a fairy story, but what chance has he, an entrepreneur, against a monster that goes to bed with sick corporations, gobbles up others, and washes them down with oil companies? It's just possible that Michael Wilson, far too honest and logical to win anything, might put the dragon to sleep long enough for some of its own mini-dragons to devour it. But that's a long shot. That leaves John Gamble. All he's got is a looping right swing that is telegraphed all the way. The giant, dragon, creature, will merely counter with a few sharp, left jabs, and John is no longer even a bet, let alone a gamble. Well, I hope I've sorted things out for you, with this melange of myth, analogy and fairy tale. I really don't care who wins, since the Tories have no way to go but up. Is Joe a loser? Is Mulroney too smooth and untested? Is Crombie too tiny? Is Crosbie too far away? Is Wilson too dull, Pockington too business-oriented, Gamble too neanderthal? I'd be more comfortable with Crombie than any of them, with Crosbie as second choice. But nobody ever listens to me. I told them Mackenzie King was a charlatan, Diefenbaker a dope, and Trudeau a cynic, but they wouldn't listen. Too bad Flora McDonald didn't run, I'll bet she'd poll a huge vote. But being raped once is enough, I guess. See you at the polls. Bowmanville, Ontario Friday, June 10,1983 Dear Mr. James, Thank you very much for your interest in having the name of our town changed. I am not sending in the ballot because I so much regret that the suggestion of a name change to the Town of Bow- castle had not been made earlier. That seems to me a marvellous idea, and there are only two letters different from the present name. Of course, Bowmanville is much to be preferred to the present name. (Just imagine having Cobourg called the Town of Grafton!!!) I should be pleased, however, if you printed another ballot suggesting, suggesting, as the man who wrote the letter to your paper did, The Town of Bowcastle for the name of our town. Yours very truly, Ethel McKague 5 Strike Ave., Bowmanville, Ont. 9 th June 83 Dear Sir; Many of the soccer coaches in the town are having lo conduct practices under very trying circumstances. I would like to use your newspaper to explain to them and the parents why this is so. About 10 years ago, the recreation recreation department launched a soccer program which involved involved about 30 town children. For the next few years the recreation dept, encouraged the organizational talents of the parents to run the program. program. Before long, well over 100 town children were playing, playing, In 1979, the Bowmanville United Youth Soccer Club was formed to field competitive teams whilst the recreational teams were still under the auspices of the recreation dept, and volunteer parents. The numbers continued to grow; girls teams were fielded fielded and many of the teams did well, representing the Town of Newcastle in tournaments. Three years ago, B.U.Y.S.C. took over the total organization organization of both recreation and competitive soccer, and this year there are about 400 Bowmanville children playing, playing, Orono, Tyrone, Hampton and Newcastle also field a ' substantial number of teams. The numbers have increased increased from 30 to 400 but the facilities have not kept pace with the needs. In the last few years, Courtice High School has been used extensively and thanks to Christian Education, Knox and Durham fields have been made available to teams. The Town of Newcastle owns virtually no facilities so that grass cutting and field marking is worked out between between the education and recreation recreation departments. The condition of the fields is lamentable. Recently, a team from Ajax visited the High School and a parent stated that their fields were like Wembly (a superb soccer field) compared with ours. Over and over again visiting coaches and parents complain about the mediocre facilities here. The recreation department department blames low budgets; the politicians are waiting for a master plan. It may be stated that we do not want to increase taxes to pay for sports. It is not necessary. necessary. Bowmanville has a Park Fund of hundreds of thousands of dollars, which we have paid into, and we cannot get one cent out of it until the politicians politicians act. A small part of the interest would lie enough to pay for such tasks as grass cutting and marking, and pro vide summer work for someone. someone. Eight years ago we had a small problem, now we have an immense problem. Next year about 40 children will not be accepted because we will not have the facilities, but we citizens have paid, and we have paid enough for excellence. excellence. What would you do if you paid for your house and it took the builder 8, 9, 10 years to build your home? The solution lies in getting our elected officials interested in solving the problem. Yours sincerely, Tony Day 45 Concession St. E. Bowmanville, Ont, June 11,1983 Dear Johnic; l am pleased that there is action being taken on a very sore point in our neighbourhood neighbourhood i.e. Ihe name change from The Town of Bowmanville Bowmanville to the Town of Newcastle. Where is the Town of Newcastle? Newcastle? 1 think it is supposed to cover quite an area - it would he, in my estimation, be more appropriately called Thu Area of - or District of - but not Town and not Newcastle as there is already a Newcastle, It is all very confusing - I think that was proven by the changing of the signs on 401 approaching our town of Bowmanville from the name Newcastle back to the name of Bowmanville, which it should be. There was an Ontario map which came out about a year ago with the name Bowmanville Bowmanville omitted - now I understand understand it is back on the later maps. I hope this matter can rectified without delay. Yours truly Robert Mutton be Mayor and Council: The following is a letter that I have prepared to the Town of Newcastle, Newcastle Newcastle Northumberland Board of Education and Thinking Taxpayers. If you care to publish it I would be most pleased, To the Mayor and Council of the Town of Newcastle, The Newcastle Northumberland Northumberland Board ofEducation and all of the Thinking Taxpayers Taxpayers in til is Area. The Federal Government of Canada and the Provin- cinl Government of Ontario has, due to the present . economic conditions in this Country, set down guidelines of six and five percent increases to costs. These two bodies of Government Government are right - to survive we as Canadians have to hold the line. The Town and Region have, but the Newcastle Northumberland Board ol Education has not as yet reached 1983 and is asking us for an increase of 15% - - Enrollment down 5% equates to a 22% increase in taxes per student. We have a Council in Newcastle who will not "rock the boat" and take a stand and refuse to collect taxes for the School Board in excess of 6%. It is now up to the individual taxpayer. I, for one, am not willing to accept any tax bill which reflects any increase over 6% on my school taxes. I also will not consider my taxes being in arrears for any such increase and am prepared prepared to take action under the new Canadian Constitution Constitution and Charter of Rights to prevent such discrimination. discrimination. Sincerely, Lorraine Lover Newcastle, Ontario.