Page 2, Thursday, April 20, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS EdItorja i - Ron Wistanley -arry Schroeder %What happened to the Municipal Bulletin "Whate v e r happened to the Whi tby Municipal Bulletin?"1, the Whitby Free P r e s s has b e en plagueing the Town Hall. Our q u e s tion would appear to be a r e asonable one, since we are consis- t en t ly g iv e n to understand that "The Municipal Bulletin is coming off the press.I l A favo ur ite target of local news- paper editors since its birth, the bul- I e t in was described in an edi torial in theWhitby Argosy, August 6, 1970, in t h is f a sh ion: 'The Whitby Municipal Bulletin arrived at most Whitby homes during the past two weeks as a perfect example of Municipal Government waste and personal propoganda for our pre- sent Town Council. ' 'Sea t ed and s t an ding, in se i f - righteousness, on the pamphlet's front page were the members of our cçounci1, to their everlasting shame.'t Ayear later, in September of 1971, a Whitby Free Press editorial stated, "Not onl y is council's ready-made conclusion that 95% of those who rep- l i e d to the I a test municipal bulletin should warrant its future continuation, precipituous, it's deliberately shading Dear Sir; I was s u rprised to see such a bit- ter, personal at- tack regarding my letter on insuran- ce in your 'Read- e r 's W r ite' col- umn, whichwas notonly untruthful but libellous. More surprising was the f a c t that the writer, an in- surance agent, didn't want to di scuss I ife insur- ance. Iwonder why? In his I e t ter he failed to deny any of th e statements I made, but talked around in vague generalties. I ad- EilaI 1Stiff AdvetWls Cw-e mit that I am not an expert in this field, perhaps the writer would care to enlighten me on some of the follow- ing questions: What is the rate of interest paid on 1 i f e 1ins ur ance savings? Does a personreally lose the savings port- ionat death? If he had bought term insurance and in- vested the differ- ence in Canada Savings Bonds, w ou 1ld the widow h a v e more money withwhole life in- surance ? D i d parl iament, i n f a c t e nl1 a rge adark horseblue vith abrush that drips blatantly of red paint.' But the gap in publication of mun- icipal bulletins can hardly be blamed on theeditorials. lt issomehow too much to imagine that the present council would. be even slightly intimidated by criticism of their 1iterary endeavours in the local newspapers. Perhaps it is the questions effected by the questionaire circulated with the last municipal bulletin that has created the publication gap. "What should we do about mistakes in m u n i c i p a l office? ", "More about Town Hall and Police Station. " "Sum- mer working hours before the summer is over. ", and "Space for short com- ment - e. g. The recreation building (Heydenshore) looks like something an en g in e e r would design. Was an ar- c h i tect involved? Poor place for new mul ti-use recreation building. 1 Questions and suggestions such as t he s e , t ak en directly from the last bu l l etin should have council digging, and the coming bulletin should - if it ever does get off the press - make for interesting reading indeed. legislation to pro- h i bit anyone from advising people to cash in whole l1ife, and buy ter m ? If so, for what reas- on, and on whose urging? Do insurance ag- ents get paid more for sellIng whole 1ife, than term in- surance? What i s an ade- quate amount.of insurance? What happens to the unsuccessful, a v e r age guy who c a n 1 t a fford en- ough, is he sold a c h e a p er product I i k e t erm insur- ance? ls it not a fact t h a t ai most ail group insurance is t e r m insurance, and very inexpen- sive? Mr. Frendo- Cumbo, the let- ter's author states "m ost people will not save regularly unI ess forced to. " Who gave you the right to determine how much a person should save. If you are forcing peopl e to save, whatelse are they for ced to do? If they are not told that they are being for ced to save at 3% , is this fnot exploitation ? Or do you imply tha t the average p e r s o n does not have the sense to save ? Looking forward to an an swer to these questions, I vv i s h the readers vvould a sk their i ns ur ance agent some of them. E. McCaughtrie, Brookl1 in. What A Difference Makes In an article cal led "Ottawa Voicel p ub iish e d in theThursday, April 13 edition of the Whitby Free Press, a m e m bership of 3, 000 was erroneously a t t r ibuted to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, while current membership ofthe federation is in fact, 13, 000. From ail the storles that I hear, Election time is drawing near; Time again to go and vote, To try and rock the Liberal's boat. Pierre will soon be hustings-bound, To spread the Liberal word around. Wefll let his record in the past, Decide his fate when votes are cast. Inflation was the common fight, And Trudeau had the cure allright, but vyhen we added up the score, We're worse off than we were before. The jobless rate began to climb, With tax and interest close behind. Plants were closing left and right, The welfare costs were out of sight. He brought the nation to its knees; The cure was worse than the disease. Bob Stanfield is the Tories' Chief, He replaced our old friend 'Dief'. To vote for him would be a loss, He just can't put himself across. Bob, the East Coast's favourite son, Won't be the nation's number one. l'm afraid his only chance at fame, Is the underwear that bears his name. The two big party's policies, Are much alike it seems to.me. When you sort them out, they're ail the same, The only difference is the name. The N. D. P. 's the final choice; The working person's only voice. I'd like to see them make some gain, With David Lewis at the reign. Dave's had some trouble with his boys; The Waffle Group's made lots of noise, But I still think they'll come around, And unite again on common ground. So there you have my point of view, The way you vote is up to you! But think before you mark that slip. We badly need new leadership. THE POIT c ommunity known asSevernBridge, Ontario. Bruce, a Whitby r es ident of nine to the work-a-day r o u t ine of fellow plant workers when he tucks a bit of poetry on the bulletin board for all to see. If you've worked as a 'metal polish- er' at Houdaille for nineyears long, and you have a creative flair, it's bound to sur- face, even as you're polishing metal. And so it is with B r u ce Duggan of Whitby, whois really a philos- op hical type from a peaceful little . .esaa H i s poetry is often written upon request for house parties, and for an occasional wooer, w ho is not so en- dowed himself. Bruce also con- tributes to the ed- itorial page of the 'FreePress', and a c c o rding to our re aders, "I get a 'kick' out-of that guy. "l Election TRI WITF HIEE PESS Hmi.gMn pMpe of Whtby, Brooltiin, Myrtie mnd Mhbum. Published every thursday in a«d for tu pople of Whltby. Ofces-- 301Byron St S. Whitby Ouh 206. Whitby ' w. wrDurk.. -Jody DuiMe -J. Quei y 7 il