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Main Street, Orono, Ontario, LOB 1M0 Phone 983-5301 Second Class Mail Registration Number 6368 Published Every Wednesday At the Office of Publication SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada $3.00 U.S.A.$4.50 VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION Violence on television often sparks the most violent ot debates when discussed by ordinary viewers. People, depending on their viewpoint, damn it, ignore it or insist it has no long-term effect on our lives. However, recently, an eminent Canadian man of letters, Dr. Northrop Frye of Toronto, has advanced the theory, which we suggest has some validity, that it is not,the act of violence itself which is always wrong, but the enjoyment of watching - - and thereby participating in - - an act of violence. In fact, suggests Professor Frye, some of the acts of violence which were portrayed through our television screen actually have had civilizing and positive effects on the public. An illustration of this would be the way in which the reporting of the real horror and evil of the Vietnam war did so much to bring the average American to hate that war, instead of becoming complacent or inured to it. Violence is a real part of our society. We live in no paradise and to ignore it, or anything else that is dehumanizing, is to live like the proverbial ostrich. Newsmen in all the media have a duty to report violence whenever it occurs and so do creative novelists, dramatics and television j producers. The reporting itself becomes violent when it is slanted by headlines or overdone by dramatists so that people see violence as an acceptable option. Yet the. prevalence of violence is part of the unpleasant reality of life today and the only way that concerned people can fight it, whe'her it be in the streets or on the battlefields, is to know what it is and to take courage by facing that reality. The enjoyment of violence for the sake of violence is a sick reaction but to demand that the acknowledgement of its existence be legislated from our television screens is to deny reality. It would also make it more difficult to strive for a more humane, more peaceful and; eventually, less violent society. HYDRO NO MONSTER Over the past year there has been some confrontation between the Town of Newcastle and Ontario Hydro over location of transmission lines and now especially the development of a Nuclear Hydro Generating plant west of Bowmanville. It is to be hoped that the visit to Bruce Township by council members will bring about some form of co-operation from council with their dealings with hydro concerning the generating plant. The Town of Newcastle has asked the province to support financially an independent study for the Town and has rightly been refused this request. Now the Town is asking Hydro to provide them with some $150,000 for a similar study and so they can hire expertise togive them direction in their dealings with hydro. The expenditure of this money would be a waste just the same as the Town of Newcastle wasted some $120,000 for the Murray Jones reports for Courtice and Bowmanville and the one still on the shelf for the Village of Newcastle. It should be pointed out that hydro is spending over $100,000 for an impact study which could be of use for the Town but this does not seem good enough for our council. They want to spend the money themselves. Hydro has brought its proposals before the Energy Board and the Province with both giving support on a slightly reduced scale. Not only has hydro gained the support of thesei •two groups but it has also been supported by the Ontario Municipal Elctrical Association, an association of elected; officials throughout the province and in individual communities who oh the most part are elected the same as council members and mayors. This latter group is concerned over costs as well as being able to provide service on a continuing basis for years to come. They are not entirely a bunch of duds. The OMEA is well aware of the debt structure of ! Ontario Hydro and its financing. They see no point in getting ! deeper into debt and paying more and more for borrowed i money which will at best cause only a short delay in ! increased rates and provide a greater impetus for future increases. It should be enough to observe that of the 25.1 percent 1976 rate increase almost one-half (12 percent) is needed for the shorfall of the year before. Just where are we going? It could well lead to the same area as the city of New York found itself in. We must pay as we go or face even greater hikes to finance preceding years deficits. Let Hydro save the money requested by the Town of Newcastle ... it can only be wasted for a useless study on their part. On the other hand to inflict programs of violence upon children can have deep consequences on their lives, say some experts. Parents and concerned citizens could do more to end violence-for-entertainment than any censor by expressing their disgust and horror at such television by refusing to watch it and by refusing to purchase any of the products manufactured by its sponosors. That is the most effective form of censorship. from theDept. of Church in Society, United Church of Canada Council members visit Bruce Nuclear plant and area bappemngsL. F WINNER OF SOCCER DRAW On Friday, December 5th at the Orono Arena the Orono Soccer Club held their draw for $400.00. The winning ticket was number 1497 and the holder of the ticket was John Carter of Carlisle Avenue in Bowmanville. This ticket was drawn by six year old Randy Cowan. Out and About with Cassandra by Ross Fitchett Ontario Hydro Several community leaders from the municipality of Newcastle and the regional municipality of Durham went on a fact finding familiarization familiarization tour last Friday to Ontario Hydro's Bruce Nuclear Nuclear Power Development located located on Lake Huron between "ONE SOLITARY LIFE" "Here is a young man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until he was 30, and then for three years he was an intinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never owned a home. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put his foot inside a big city. He never travelled 200 miles from the place where he was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials credentials but himself. While he was still a young man, the tide of public opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. He was turned over to his enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying, his executioners gambled for the only piece of property he had on earth, and that was his coat. When he was dead, he was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend. Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone, and to-dav he is the central figure of the human race and the leader of the column of progress. I am far within the mark when I say.that all the armies that every marched, and all the navies that were ever built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that every reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon this earth, as has that ONE SOLITARY LIFE." The author of this beautiful little essay is unknown, but it is believed to have been written some years ago by an inmate of a Canadian penitentiary. To me it is a gentle reminder of what Christmas is all about. Too often under the decorations, the tinsel, the presents, the coloured lights and the plates of tasty food we bury the true meaning of Christmas, So, how about for this Christmas we include in our shopping a small gift for the less fortunate here in Canada and in foreign lands. Your church, the Canadian Red Cross, UNICEF, the Salvation Army, Save the Children Fund and a host of other agencies all require assistance to help the poor of the world. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Port Elgin and Kincardine. The Newcastle-Durham gi oup, which included Dou Moffatt, MPP for Durhar East and Newcastle Mayo Garnet Rickard, held a meel ing with their commuait; counterparts of Bruce Count who have had experienc working with Hydro over th years in the development o the Bruce nuclear powe plant. "A most worthwhile exer cise" was the consensus of thi Newcastle-Durham repre sentation. They agreed tha the information and advici garnered from the meeting: and discussion would be mos advantageous in helping then carry out their responsibili ties in working with Hydro ii its proposed plan to locate < nuclear power station a Darlington. The Bruce officials pointée out that although the twe communities differed in some very distinct aspects, there were many similarities and that it was most importanl that everyone work together very closely right from the earliest stages of planning. This point was emphasized when the Bruce representatives representatives were asked, "If you had to make the choice again (whether to have a nuclear plant located in the community community ), what would your decision be?" It was a unanimous ups." ^ "yes" with a but - but we Representatives from three would do more advance nearby communities joined community planning, would the Newcastle group for lunch get all the agreements ham- and "they answered many mered out and community questions of concern to us and aspects all sorted out ahead of in the main spoke most time* favorably of the Hydro deve Hydro people have assured fopment," Mayor Rickard Newcastle Council that finan- said. cial support for the Darling- Prior to the day's round of ton communities would be meetings, the group toured decided on much the same . the site where the Bruce basis as at Bruce. Community Generating Station is now impact studies would be under construction, undertaken (beginning in ear- The Newcastle-Durham co- ly 1976) that will involve all ntingent included, besides Mr. councils, all communities so Moffatt and Mr. Rickard, that a fair and equitable Newcastle Councillors Ann arangement would be worked Cowman, Ivan Hobbs, Ken out to the satisfaction of all Lyall, Bruce Tink and New- concerned. Castle Clerk Joe Mcllroy ; and As a conclusion of the day's from the Regional Municipal- meetings, MPP Doug Moffatt ity of Durham, Alan McPhajl, said he was impressed with Mayor of Brock Township and the fact that local services Chairman of the Regional and facilities have been much Management Committee, and improved by the Hydro deve- Bill Ballinger, Durham Reg- lopment in the area. ional Councillor for Uxbridge And Mayor Garnet Rickard and Vice-Chairman of the commented that "it would Regional Planning and Deve- appear to me that every effort : lopment Committee, had been made to co-operate As a result of the discus- with all the various authorit- sions, Doug Moffatt concluded ies, local councils, environ- that "it seems that not all the mental and conservation gro- ( Continued on page 7) ADDRESS LABELS IWITH POSTAL CODEl 1,000 Deluxe, Gummed Padded, Address Labels, Printed with Your Name, Address and Postal Code. Only $1.95 Postpaid. Please Print Your Name and Address Clearly. 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