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( I 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 25,1984 Section Two [ Editorial Comment | Editor in Trouble Again A couple of weeks ago, a letter from a Mr. Hamilton appeared in this newspaper suggesting in essence that letter writer Ken Hooper was losing his effectiveness as a council watchdog by overdoing his criticism every week in The Statesman. Frankly, we had reached the same conclusion after hearing from several readers and added an Ed's note on the letter, hoping Mr. Hooper would take it kindly and cut the frequency of his comments. Unfortunately, he didn't take it the way it was intended and sent us a rather caustic reply recalling that prior to the last election we had urged him to run and even take on the mayor. After the election was over we had several talks with him about council affairs and suggested that he write the Editor whenever he had something that he felt would make interesting reading. He has been doing that ever since and has made a contribution to town affairs by keeping a close watch on municipal affairs and taking a critical view of their operations - sort of an unofficial opposition. However, it's a role that is difficult to maintain every week. There just isn't that much going on to keep interest' alive among readers. Anyway, we didn't publish his letter to us, not because we were fearful of having subscribers read it, but rather because we didn't feel it was of general interest. So, now we have another letter, apparently from one of Mr. Hooper's friends, Reg. Willatts, blasting us for changing our policy of publishing any letters that aren't libelous. Actually, we should have qualified that rule in the first place by adding that the Editor has to use his discretion on these things, that's his prerogative. Mr. Hooper has done a good job with his letters. He's put a great deal of time and effort into their preparation and we hope he will continue whenever he's uncovered something that he feels is not right in council's affairs. But, we also must make it clear that the editor of any newspaper has to have the last word on what is published in a newspaper, because he is responsible for everything that appears. We just regret that there's been an unfortunate misunderstanding. Training and New Technology Key To Recovery Along with the economic growth that we are currently experiencing, our society is undergoing a significant industrial transformation. Our traditional patterns of employment, skills requirements, investment investment and industrial progress progress are changing dramatically. While any far-reaching change is bound to create uncertainty uncertainty in some quarters, Ontario's government recognizes the importance importance of encouraging positive adjustment. The March 20th Speech from the Throne sets out an agenda for the coming year which focusses upon economic renewal and job creation in Ontario. In this column, I would like to look at the initiatives which are designed to take full advantage of the upturn in the economic cycle and secure a. future built on genuine growth and long-term employment. Private entërprise and individual entrepreneurs make their greatest contribution in times of rapid change: two- thirds of all new jobs are created by enterprising men and women who start small businesses. As the Throne Speech points out, their success depends on their ability to use up-to-date technology. To this end, Ontario Development Corporations will simplify their loan programs and, with our six BILD-sponsored Technology Centers, help small companies acquire new technology and develop new uses Sam Queen's for technology in our service sector. A province-wide network of training and business development consultants to assist industry in upgrading their human recources will be created. So that workers will have access to new skills and new technology, the government will introduce and expand training and retraining programs to support initiatives initiatives in the workplace and in educational institutions. The Throne Speech commits funding to the expansion of facilities for the Institute of Computer Research and at the University of Waterloo. Investments like this will not only produce graduates with skills and knowledge required for the years ahead, but will create incentives for industry across the province to step up its efforts in related fields. I was, however, disappointed that there was not a move to institute a new Minister of Science & Technology to co-ordinate these initiatives. However, I would like to express my pleasure at ( the announcement contained in the Throne Speech of the continuing move eastwards of TV Ontario: the eastern region of the province will soon enjoy TVO's education and cultural programming. Nearly $4 million has been set aside for the construction of additional transmitters in Peterborough, Belleville and Kingston. The Honourable Gord Walker, Provincial Secretary for Justice, has designated the week Park of April 8th to 14th as Community Justice Week in Ontario. The province-wide justice week is intended to result in a stronger, more effective justice system through increased awareness about justice rights, responsibilities and services. This year, the week will center on the rights and needs of victims of crime under the theme "Victim Justice - Care and Share". The Justice Secretariat has developed posters and brochures and will be providing media support leading up to and during Justice Week to assist community initiatives such as special displays, workshops, public forums on justice issues and educational events. For more information on Community Justice Week, please contact Richard Bradley, Queen's Park, Toronto at (416) 965-9388. . Might I thank Ivan Grose, Publicity Chairman of Wing 420 R.C.A.F. Association Oshawa for inviting me out to celebrate their 60th anniversary and Mr. Finn Haraldsson for inviting me to participate in their annual Archery Tournament in Bowmanville. Council Briefs Newcastle's general purpose purpose and administration committee has recommended recommended that the low tender of $12,830.37 be accepted for the supply of one 1984 crew cab 3/4 ton pickup truck required required by the community services department. The lowest bidder was Cowan Pontiac Buick Ltd., of Bowmanville. The recommendation of the committee will now go to town council for a final decision. t Sanaiiian Statesman 623-3303 Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 130 years ago In 1854. Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mall registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 JOHN M, JAMES RICHARD A. JAMES Editor -- Publisher Assistant Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS BRIAN PURDY DONALD BISHOP Business Mgr. Advertising Mgr. Plant Mgr. 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Heard something on the street the other day that really tickled my funny bone. Just as I walked past these two little boys, about eight years old, I heard one say: "If you gotta die, why go to college?" So 1 help me, that's what he said. I don't know whether they were talking about reincarnation or the increase in university fees, but it shook me rigid. Why go to college, indeed? Especially if ya gotta die. I went to college. And went and went and went. I started right after high school, and what with one thinjfafTd another, I was a married man with a child by the time I got a degree, nine years later. Nobody can tell me you have to go to college to get into that predicament. The first year I was there, I learned three things. One was how to shoot a pretty fair game of pea pool. The second was how to say "I love you" in Portuguese so I could converse with a babe I met from Brazil. (I think it goes "Eu te amo"). The third was that I wasn't going to pass my exams, so, with a sudden burst of patriotism, I joined the Air Force just before exam time. Returning after the war, I was a lot older, sadder and wiser. I was determined to get down to business, and make every minute count. It was during this period of intense study that I learned some things that Ï have stood me in good stead during the years since. The first was how to sleep during a lecture, with my eyes open. This has proved invaluable at church, political meetings, and the many after-dinner speeches inflicted on a weekly editor. This period also gave me my first lesson in simple economics. I had quite a bankroll when I was discharged. My pay had built up while I was behind the barbed wire. Well, sir, within a few months I had discovered that you cannot live indefinitely on your capital. Within a year I had learned that two absolutely cannot live as cheaply as one, unless one of them doesn't eat. Despite the fact that all I picked up at college was a family and a few bad habits, I would strongly recommend it to any young person. You'll be amazed at how quickly the learning seeps into you. The very first time you're on holidays, you'll see how far you've outdistanced the folks at home on the farm. Why, your Dad probably won't even know the names of the French romantic E oets, Andl'iydur mother,; who has een trying to give you the impression that she knows more than you, won't even be able to discuss intelligently the basic causes behind the French revolution. Your home-town girl friend will swoon with delight as you puff your new pipe with an air and tell her emphatically that Schopenhauer's philosophy puts women in their proper place -- mere vessels for the perpetuation of the race. Trouble is nowadays, going to college is becoming so expensive that about the only way you can get there is to have rich parents, and make such a hellion of yourself around town that they'll be glad to ship you off for four years. If your parents aren't rich, next best thing is to look over your elderly uncles and aunts. Find one who's a little shaky on the pins or has a bad heart. Take out a large insurance policy on auntie, with yourself as the beneficiary. Some day when she's up on the ladder, painting the kitchen ceiling, blow up a paperbag and burst it. If this doesn't do the trick, get her to go for a walk with you along the edge of a cliff. If she's too nimble, and doesn't go over when you trip her, you'll have to figure something out for yourself. Perhaps the richest reward of those college years is the wonderful friendships you'll make. One fellow I knew very well at college is a big stage and television star now. But do . you think he's forgotten his old : friends? Not a bit of it. When I was in Toronto last fall, I : went around to see him backstage : one night. He shook hands with me, : pleased as punch. You'd think a big, : important chap like that wouldn't : have time to bother with a small- : town editor. Not him. And he's going ." to pay me back that $25 he borrowed : just as soon as he gets that big : Broadway role. He even gave me his : autograph, without me having to : ask. That's the sort of real, lasting friendships you build in college. Maybe the kid who started all this reminiscence was really saying: "If ya wanta pie, I'd go to Mollie's." OTTAWA REPORT Last weekend I was pleased to participate in what I consider one of the most important political gatherings in recent Canadian history. That was the three-day policy conference of Progressive Conservative Members of Parliament, held at Mont Ste. Marie, in the Gatineau Hills north of Ottawa. The roots of this meeting go back to last summer, after Brian Mulroney was elected leader of our party. At that time he had the wisdom to recognize that Canadians no longer are looking for political leaders whose only attributes are attractive images and vibrant personalities. Today, the Canadian public is seeking well-reasoned answers to those problems - principally economic -- which trouble all of us. So Brian Mulroney refused, despite much pressure, to make any short-term or pat S pronouncements until, 1 his caucus had studied in depth the varied issues which are perplexing Canadians. In a structure roughly paralleling the organization of the Government of Canada, our various caucus spokes men, caucus committees and seven special task forces began working eight months ago. They operated in a number of broad groupings, known bureaucratically as "envelopes", embracing such matters as social development, economic affairs, and energy. It was my privilege to head the group studying federal responsibilities across the whole range of justice and legal affairs, There was a danger, during this policy development and evaluation, that we would be criticized for not immediately enunciating our policies - and such accusations certainly have been heard. However, last weekend we began to see the fruition of our months of work. At the Mont Ste. Marie conference, all the Progressive Conservai ivc Members of Parliament spent long hours considering the policy proposals and putting them into filial form. As well, two of tlie special task force reports were released, dealing with a much- demanded major overhaul of the taxation system operated by Revenue Canada, and proposing Incentives to help retrain Canada's labour force lu meet the demands of new technologies, No doubt you will have seen news reports about our policy proposals in By the Hon. Allan Lawrence M.P. r these two important areas. You will be hearing a lot more about our policies for Canada in the weeks and months ahead, leading up to the next federal election. And where political parties don't usually venture. But, as I said earlier, these are not short, but long-term policies. They have not been devised for traumatic effect. Many Canadians have felt their basic lifestyle threatened, and had to reconsider some of their most fundamental beliefs. Despite that, fortunately, while they have lost faith in their political leaders, the great majority of Canadians still believe in our political system. People today arc no longer looking to politicians for a winning smile and a quick fix. They know that isn't enough. They want serious, reasoned, long-term solutions to the problems facing our country. That is why, in the weeks ahead, 1 believe you will become as enthusiastic as I am now when you learn of the new program and policies for Canada of the Progressive Conservative Party. when you do, I feel sure you will agree that they've.been worth waiting for. Some indeed may surprise you, for they take us into areas of little apparent political advantage, quick political gains, but rather for developing Canada into the sort of nation that we believe you want it to be. The roller coaster ride of our national economy over the past dozen years has had a Jr. Institutes Attend Mini Conference Spring Mini-Conference The second annual spring mini-conference for the Village People, Hastings, and ,Mt. Pleasant Junior Women's Institutes, was held on April 10th at Solina Community Hall. There were approximately approximately twenty-five people in attendance, including members from the Village People and Hastings J.W.I's. and several guests. The Village People hosted the conference with Laraine Bennett, Pal Fetchison, Pal Gray, Clare Worry, and Helen Wotten as committee members. Invited guests for the day were: Marjorie Prescott (District Pres.), Marion Wiseman (Area President ), Myrtle Bradley (Area and District Secretary), Alma Langmaid (President Solina W.I.), and Blaikie Rowsell (Upcoming President Solina W.I.). Three speakers provided the day's program. Marilyn Sewell from the Farm Safety Association Inc. spoke to us on stress and how it affects safety at home and at work, Willi the aid of a film, she explained to us the four basic areas of stress, the effect it has on us, and how to deal with it. A delicious casserole lunch followed, catered by the Solina Women's Institute, After lunch, Debbie Johnston, from Llshman Ltd, of Hlackslock, spoke to us about the knitted furs Hint Paula Lishman has designed. She brought several articles with her, ranging from hats to jackets. Lisiunan Ltd. has approximately 20 different styles of jackets and sweaters made from several different types of furs. These include rabbit, muskrat, beaver, wolf, and mink. They also carry a line of leather products including including skirts and pants. The ladies were invited to try on the items Debbie brought with her, to their enjoyment. The third speaker of the day was Barbara Wccse, the Rural Organizations and Services Specialist from the Ministry of Agriculture offices in Bow- manville, She discussed the Ten Commandments of Shopping, Shopping, and showed us how to get the most for our money in today's trying économie times, A raffle was held on two panoramic Faster eggs wor. by Mary Millson, and Marion Wiseman, and a rose hush won by Cindy Ashton. It was decided that the 1985 Spring Mini Conference would be held in Hastings, hosted by Hastings J.W.I. on Saturday, April 13th. Helen Wotten closed the meeting and refreshments followed, ,// v ^yfi) i * v *Sj r//7/7* pannupamon »