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\ Byline... By Peter Parrott Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 29. 1984 3 Buster's Roadhouse Opens After Extensive Renovation Business Announcment A colleague on one of the other weekly newspapers newspapers said in a recent column that he's bored by the '84 election campaign campaign and hopes somebody somebody will wake him up when it's over. I can sympathize. His remarks made me wonder what's wrong with politics. Jaded reporters reporters are not the only persons who are disgruntled disgruntled over the political political system these days. But as individuals who are frequently in contact contact with the political system, perhaps they are more susceptible than average to disillusionment disillusionment over politics of any kind. It's the kind of discouragement which doesn't single put any parties or individuals. individuals. It takes in all parties and almost all politicians. My own opinion is that the full-time professional professional politician is one of the symptoms of the problem. In fact, this creature may be responsible responsible for the problem problem itself. Being a representative representative of the people was originally a job for dedicated dedicated amateurs. Individuals Individuals became involved involved in, the political Bigger Pictures Plus Fast Accurate Service FREE! 5x7 Enlargement with every G41-110, 126-135 film processed. INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS OSHAWA CAMERA CENTRE LTD 728-4631 OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE (ACROSS FROM THE PHONE CENTRE] process because it was a way of serving their country and getting some of their ideas in place. Elected officials didn't used to be professional professional politicians. They were farmers, lawyers, doctors, factory factory workers, craftsmen, and others who dabbled in democracy democracy because they had a personal interest in their community. And because they were amateurs, it didn't really matter if they were re-elected. They weren't in office to protect protect themselves or the fortunes of their party. If a more able man or woman defeated them at the polls, then the community would benefit. benefit. To me, that's the way it should be. Politics is supposed to serve people. It's supposed to ensure that a country has paved roads, hospitals, hospitals, clean drinking water, schools, and a general environment in which individuals can freely pursue their dreams. Politics is not supposed to be an end in itself. I know that there are countries in which one's political associations associations can make the difference difference between life and death, wealth or starvation. But these places (many of them behind the iron curtain) curtain) are not where I'd like to live. And yet, the growth of government continues to be a fact of life. You merely have to visit Ottawa Ottawa to see physical evidence of the fact. Huge multi-storey government government buildings are of recent vintage. A few of the civil service headquarters were constructed in the early decades of this century. But the vast majority of government buildings have sprung up in the past 25 years. Government machinery machinery is growing to the point where it's difficult difficult to recognize whether the state will become servant or master. master. Today's elected offi cials, with increased remuneration, have turned politics into a full-time preoccupation. preoccupation. Meetings take hours, agendas are lengthy. And larger numbers of civil servants servants are required to feed the full-time representatives representatives with reports reports and recommendations. recommendations. Because of all this material, politicians politicians need more time to make their decisions. And, before long, there's a vicious circle of government and bureaucracy. In what is supposed to be a more sophisticated sophisticated society, we are putting considerable distance between ourselves ourselves and the grassroots grassroots democracy of the past. Elected officials don't just meet at the local schoolhouse once a month to quickly make the required decisions decisions and then return to their regular occupations. occupations. I'm not pretending to support any party or candidate in these observations. observations. I'm merely stating a general opinion opinion which applies to public service from the lowliest township hall to the House of Commons. Commons. I expect most political parties would agree with these ideas. It's time we dismantled dismantled "big government" and the philosophy behind behind it. Time to cut government government down to a size which can be manageable manageable by its citizens. It's time that government government became a means and not an end it itself. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Mr. James, (Editor of the Canadian Statesman) On behalf of the Newcastle Fitness Centre I would like to thank the following merchants for donating prizes for our fun days. All prizes were greatly appreciated. Bowmanville - Canadian Tire, McGregor Hardware, Creative Pastimes, Bola- hood's Sports, The Toy Box and Landers Hardware. Orono - Ralph's Hardware, Stutt's Pharmacy, Beckers and J & R's Booth. Newcastle - Stedmans. Thank you All, Tess Miller, Aquatic Supervisor, Town of Newcastle. jbance r in Bowmanville * Ballet * Jazz * Tap * Pre-dance * Jazzercise 3 years to adult Teacher - Carol Stanton Member of R.A.D. and I.S.T.D. Exams and performance opportunities available FALL REGISTRATION T uesday, September 4th--4:3oto7:3o P .m. Bowmanville Library Auditorium Classes start September 12th For information: The Studio of Dance and Performing Arts 1-666-1528 The Grand Opening of Buster's Roadhouse and Tavern in Newcastle, held last Thursday evening was officiated by Mayor Garnet Rickard and M.P.P., Sam Cureatz. Mr. Cureatz and Mayor Ric kard are shown here as they prepare to cut the ribbon opening the newly-renovated building which was formerly the Queen's Hotel. Terry Clark Gordon F. Sedgewick, Managing Partner of Deloittc Haskins + Sells, Oshawa, is pleased to announce the promotions to Manager of Terry B. Clark, BA, BComm, CA., and Greta Vanderby, RIA. The anoointments of Terry and Greta further Dll+S's commitment to provide a full range of professional services Greta Vanderby including auditing, accounting, accounting, tax, computer and consulting to a broad range of clients. Deloittc Haskins + Sells is one of Canada's largest accounting firms with 32 offices across Canada and in association with DII+S International through 300 offices in 70 countries. OBITUARY IVAAiMEDlA FARROW 111 for approximately two and a half years, Iva Amedia Farrow, aged 85, passed away in Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, on Saturday, August 11th, 1984. Born and educated in Hope Township, she was the daughter daughter of the late William and Margaret Falls, and was the wife of Wilfred Roy Farrow. A life long resident of the Newtonville area, her interests interests centred around her home. She was a member of Newtonville Newtonville United Church, the Newcastle Horticultural Society, the Newcastle Senior Citizens, the U.C.W., and an honorary elder of Newtonville United Church. Surviving are her sons Clinton, of Newtonville, Carl of Toronto, Clarence of Ottawa, Jim of Bowmanville, and Ken Brignall, two brothers Orville Falls, Peterborough, Peterborough, and Reg. Falls, Newtonville. Newtonville. Mrs. Linda King officiated at the funeral services held on Monday at the Northcult Elliott Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Glen, Doug and Don Farrow, Jack Kimball, Charlie Reid and Royal Hall. Floral tokens were received in her memory from the Newtonville Newtonville United Church, Armstrong Armstrong Transport, and Durham Durham Lodge No. 66. Interment Port Hope Union Cemetery. Band members of River Road were in Newcastle Road will be playing at Buster's in September, as on Friday night to watch Ronnie Hawkins. River will the Good Brothers. DURHAM EAST AGRICULTURAL NEWS Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 263-2026 By Barry O'Neil, R.O.S. Specialist R.O.S. Specialist (Agriculture) DURHAM EAST 4-H MEMBERS SHINE AT PETERBOROUGH EXHIBITION On August 16th at Peterborough Peterborough Junior Day, 4-H members from Durham East took top honors in the Novice and Junior divisions of the Judging Competition and tied for first place in the Senior division. Todd Ormiston of R.R. 2, Bowmanville, tied for first place in the Senior Division, with a score of 554 out of a possible 600 points. First place, however, was decided by taking the total score for reasons and awarded to Franklin Haig of R.R. 5, Campbellford. Also placing in the top 10 of the senior division from Durham East were Robert Green, Krista McHolm, Ann- Marie Hoogeveen, David Brown and Lynn McLaughlin. In the Junior Division with 81 contestants, Brent McLaughlin of R.R. 1, Nestleton, won first place with a score of 497 out of a possible 550. Brent receives the Bank of Nova Scotia Award. Jay VanCamp of Blackstock was only five points behind in third position. Also in the top 20 were Andrea Thompson, Stephen McHolm and Nancy Green. Out of 84 contestants in the Novice Division, Wilma Benschop of R.R. 4, Bowmanville, had the highest score. Wilma receives the Quaker Oats Award. She was followed by her sister, Faith, who was tied for second spot. Other Durham East members in the top 20 were: Raymond Massie; Teresa Heeringa; Todd Pedwell; Geoffrey Sikma and Sheryl Snowden. The Judging Competition consisted of classes of beef, dairy, sheep, field crops and this year's new addition - hair dryers. After the competitors judged the classes and gave reasons for their choices, there were several interest sessions which discussed topics ranging from Farm Safety to future opportunities in 4-H. After some free time at the Exhibition, there was an Awards Banquet and Dance at Rock Haven. 4-H ACHIEVEMENT DAYS AT LOCAL FAIRS COMING SOON Look for the 4-H displays and livestock shows when you're at the fair this year. Durham East 4-H members will be exhibiting their year's work at the Blackstock Fair, August 24th and 25th, Durham Central fair at Orono on September 6-9 and Port Hope Fair on September 14, 15 and 16. See you there! FALL FORAGE MANAGEMENT By John E. Finlay Agricultural Representative We are approaching a very critical time of year relative to good forage management. How you manage your forage crops over the next six weeks will go a long way towards determining next year's yield. The "Critical Harvest" period for alfalfa varies across Durham County. The Critical Harvest period is the rest time, that we must give alfalfa, in order to build up food reserves in the root system. These food reserves are used to provide resistance to winterkill, and to initiate new growth in the spring. Grazing or cutting during the Critical Harvest period will weaken plants thus making them susceptible to winterkill or reducing yield. The critical harvest period for alfalfa in the south part of Durham is September 1st to October 10th. In the north half of the county, it is August 20th to October 1st. Good top growth will help to hold snow over the winter, thus providing an insulating effect for the crowns of the plants. Alfalfa winterkill is usually not caused by smothering, but rather by cold temperatures. Now is, also, the time for farmers to fertilize forage crops, if it has not already been done. Hopefully, a soil sample has been taken in order to determine fertility requirements. A general recommendation for an established established stand is 150 kg/ha or 135 lbs./acre of 0-20-20. 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