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Thursday Dec. 18 1969 Colborne Chroaicl* page three colborne chronicle chicken To Design New Stamps Established in 1959; Successor to the Coioorne Express (Est. 1866) and the Colborne Er.-.srpvise (IBs:. 1886) Published every Thursday at the office of publication King Street, Phone 355-2107, Colborne. Ontario Member of the C.W.N.A. ar.-1 O W 1 Subscriptions Payable :n \a~v In Canada $3.00 _ In U.S.A $$.0u Second Clas.- mail registr ation i ai The year 1969 was wi As this decade fades into history, it is hard to believe that so much has happened in such a short time. On Jan. 1, 1960, if someone had claimed man would walk on the moon before the end of the decade, he would have been labelled a crackpot. The name Pierre Elliott Trudeau was known only to close friends and Quebec intellectuals in 1960, and if an election were held that year at University of Montreal to select the man least likely to become Canada's Prime Minister, Trudeau would probably For Canada, the Sixties had special significance. Expo 67 was the crowning touch to a 100-year birthday party that tried to give Canadians a sense of pride in their vast country. A distinctive Canadian flag was adopted after much debate and even at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, they started playing O Canada instead of God Save the Queen to start hockey games. But some things haven't changed. As 1970 rapidly approaches, W. A. C. Bennett is secure again as Prime Minister (he doesn't like to be called Premier) of British Columbia. And at the other end of the country, another politician who attracts critics -- and voters -- is still in control of Newfoundland. Joey Small-wood has seen much of his support .slip away but when the chips were down in October, he forced his way and won re election as leader of the Liberal Party. But new faces have emerged at the provincial level in most other parts of the country. Duff Roblin stepped down as Premier in Manitoba in order to try for the PC leadership. He lost that, then was turned down by the voters in his bid for a federal seat. Robert Stan-field won the PC leadership, then quit as Premier of Nova Oil-rich Alberta, still Canada's only province without a sales tax, saw E. C. Manning retire as Premier, but not from his regular Sunday morning radio sermon. Saskatchewan entered the Sixties under control of the NDP and Tommy Douglas. He, too. was lured to Ottawa and Christmas Recess Canada s House of Commons wail rise on Friday for Christmas recess, Northum- like Manitoba, the citizens didn't go along with the successor. Ross Thatcher led the Liberals to power after the province saw the doctors call a strike in 15)62 to fight medicare. John Robarts became Premier of Ontario and was the choice by many to lead the Conservatives back to power in Ottawa. But he chose to stay in Ontario in a job he won mainly because the front-runner at the leadership convention, Kelso Roberts, had no s '-ois-c backing. But if any province dominated the Sixties in Canada, it was Quebec. The PM comes from there, Expo 67 was staged there, Canada's first major league baseball entry calis Quebec home, and La Belle Province has a greater effect on the rest of Canada than any other province. The FLQ gave way to the RIN and then to the Parti Que-becoisr and today separatism is embraced by many leading Quebeckers, including the man who helped Jean Lesage topple the Duplessis machine 10 years earlier. Rene Levesque has given direction to the separatists and time alone will tell if the province will follow him away from Canada. This decade has also seen many top Canadians leave the scene, including one Prime Minister and the first two Canadian-born Governor Generals. Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister in 1920-21 and again in 1926. Vincent Mas-sey and Gen. Georges Vanier ended a long-standing policy of rewarding an Englishman with the title of Governor General of Canada. Other prominent Canadians who died during the decade were cabinet ministers Brooke Claxton, C. D. Howe, George Nowlan and James G. Gardiner, writers Thomas B. Cos-tain, Ralph Allan and J. !>. McGeachy and air pioneers J. A. D. McCurdy and Grant Mc-Conachie, president of CP Air. For Canada, the Sixties has turned out to be an excitin;: decade, peaking with a wave of nationalism in 1967. The predictions that this century belongs to Canada may yet turn out to be true -- if 1967 ild be repeated for the next Starting on December 1st, and continuing to Januaiy 15, children all across Canada under the age of 13 have been invited to design 1970 Christmas stamps for the Postal Department. Each year the Post Office issues two special commemorative Christmas stamps. This Christmas, school children have been invited to send their drawings of 'What Christmas Means to Me' to "Christmas Canada". The best of these drawings will be issued as next year's Christmas stamps -- at least five so that each region of Canada will be represented. LETTER to the EDITOR Dear Editor: As I sit in the silence, listening to the sound of my heart beat, I think of the .distant drums of forgotten war camps. Peace is very special to me, as it is for many, but there are iomie who forget what peace and love is. Thinking only of themselves, these people live with hate, most of it handed down from 'their ancestors and they, in 'Hum, will impress it on their children's minds. Man is made equal, no matter what his race or creed. People forget and think of themselves ,as bigger and bettei than others. They condemn and teach their children to do the samft instead of teaching love and Peace. Sandi Taylor POLLUTION! Researchers of the University of Ottava say tons of wood pulp and chips in layers up to 18 feet thick are among the pollutants threatening the survival ci the Ottawa River. Animal and plant life are dying «' a jpid pace in the polluted vc'.f, : ; th: : y:: .:->■. Driving Notes A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS ONCE IN A LIFETIME. TAILGAITING GIVES AN UPTIGHT FEELING. BUCKLE YOUR BELT -- NOT YOUR CAR. FASTEN THAT BELT TO AVOID LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT. DRIVERS WHO THINK FIRST -- LAST. TRAFFIC COPS HAVE ARRESTING PERSONALITIES. NEVER CHASE A CLOCK WITH A CAR. FOR TAILGATERS THE END IS IN SIGHT. WEARING SAFETY BELTS IS A SNAP. BLOW YOUR HORN, NOT YOUR MIND. 30 y berland - Durham MP Russ Honey said Monday, just prior to his return to the capital. Mr. Honey is chairman of thp Liberal caucus. The Commons wiiU sit again THE UNINVITED GUEST