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| 14 SE .@ » | 1 & 3 & - ie rs AY EPA R TENS) $a Each day. the rivers of steel continue to surge along North American Highways. The automobile has beconle a way of life around the -world and, of course, man- kind cannot turn back the clock. Yet the greed for oil in 'North America, and in the United States in particular, is at last being examined more carefully. Canada's prosperity is tied closely to that of the:United States. What Americans do, therefore, is of great import- ance to us. Americans today drive more than 100 million automobiles, and over 20 million trucks and buses. Automobile registrations have been increasing at a rate of almost four-percent a year, which is roughly four times the rate of population growth. Unlike the large metro- politan areas of Europe and 4 ) a ' { lll admit smote vd dos Canada, most big U.S. cities do not have an efficient public transport syste, This means that many work- ing people, often driving alone and consuming a gal- lon every 10 or 12 miles, must commute to offices and fac- tories that may be anything from 30 to 50 miles from their homes. Such patterns of wasteful consumption of energy also are part of the Canadian lifestyle, but to a much lesser extent. Clearly, North America's greed for oil and other sources of energy will not abate in the near future. But hopefully more realistic pri- orities will be established during the next few decades. The United States, first of all, will have to plan and build energy-efficient trans- portation systems for the future. That will mean build- ing fewer heavy, super-pow- 0 OT ; od INR ¥ New Deadlines Display Advertising: 3 P.M. - MONDAY. Week of Publication Classified Advertising: Accounts of meetings, sports reports, etc. 6 P.M: - MONDAY. Week of Publication ered automobiles, and many more compacts. It will mean a vast rail construction pro- gram - for trucks burn up to four or six times as much fuel per ton-mile as do trains, according to a study carried out by the Rand Corportation for the U.S. National Science Founda- tion. It will require vision and imagination for North Americans to alter their incredibly wasteful system of personal transportation. Bul the changes must come. MIDDLETON'S | QUEEN ST. - PORT PERRY - 985-2562 Beef Liver 0. *1.09 Pork Sausage b. 39° The Department of Church in Society - The United Church of Canada Tuberculosis has not been eliminated in Canada. In 1971, 447 persons died of TB and 9,652 were under treat- ment last year. Christmas Seals fight TB and other respiratory diseases. ask about our HOME FOOD-FREEZER PLAN ' a plan to fit everyones budget Outin right field with bruce arnold One of the first by-laws passed at the inaugural meeting of Scugog Council, January 2. authorized the borrowing of half a million dollars from the Bank of Commerce at the current interest rate (about 92 percent) to keep things running until the taxes come in. Under the present system of financing government Scugog council had no choice but to pass the by-law which starts our new township off more than with a half million dollar potential debt. The inadequacy of the system forces every council to operate in this way. Regional council is authorized to borrow three million dollars. If Scugog borrows the money, and it will probably have to, we will pay the Bank of Commerce four and a half thousand dollars in interest. That is about 50 cents for each man, woman and child in the township. The debt on Durham's three million, if the ~ Region borrows the entire amount, will be about 28 and a half thousand. | have never been able to figure out why the Provincial and Federal government's force councils to plunge taxpayers into that much unnecessary debt every year, unless the nation's bankers are donating heavily to the election funds of the Liberal and Conservative parties. The people of Canada own, at least on paper, the Bank of Canada. Through this bank foreign nations borrow millions every year - interest free. (The Canadian Government pays the interest for them). Every year millions more are loaned interest free to help certain companies expand or move to areas of the country where employ- ment is high. The people of Ontario own, on paper, the Province of Ontario Savings Bank, which is a sort of trust company set up by a previous (non conservative) government for the purpose of making interest free loans for farm improve- ments. Since the Conservatives came to power 30 years ago no such farm loans have been made, although the Provincial government also makes interest free and forgiveable loans to certain wealthy corporations. In all but a few cases | have no argument with the fact that these loans are made, or with the fact that no interest is charged on the loans. But there is, in my opinion, no reason in the world why municipalities and school boards could not be granted the same type of loans to help them avoid raising taxes every year in order to meet the constantly rising bank interest rates. What is good for India should be good for Durham. What is a 'reasonable,' basis for a government sponsored, interest free loan to Bell Telephone should also be a reasonable basis for granting an interest free loan to Scugog. What we now have is a system of Social Debt. What we need is - the opposite. 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Lic. #FBM 187 1972 BUICK ELECTRA 225 limited 4 door hardtop, V-8 automatic, p.s., p.n., AM/FM stereo radio, power win- dows, 6 way power seats, power trunk release, air conditioned, tinted glass, vinyl roof, tilt steer- ing wheel, rear defroster. Lic. #DYW 108 1972 MAVERICK GRABBER, 2 door, V-8 automatic radio, w.w., wheel dise, sport mirrors. Blue exterior with gold stripes and matching interior. A very low mileage car in show- room condition. Lic. EAA #357 '