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4 Th@. Conadlmn !gW.$rmon, lownmnville. May 19, 1#93l EDITORIAL COMMENT "Unmasking thie Great Masqueracler" As approved by the proclamation in this issue the Council of the Town of Bowmanville joins wîth the Bowman- ville Kinsmen Club in sponsoring the weLbk of May 23rd to 29th (inclusive) as Cystie Fibrosis Research Week. The local service club with the other fifty- thrée Kinsmnen clubs in District Eight wiII combine their strength and begîn a canipaign to unmask the "Great Masquerader." They will sponsor pro- jescts such as the street bingo and col- Iecting funds to help in the research of the dread children's disease Cystic Fibrosis. This is the most common andi serious chronic disease of infancy andi childhood. It affects the Iungs andi digestion. Thick gluey mucus clogs the lungs and prevents the flow of digestive juices from the pancreas into the srnall Intestines. The chilti is prey to pneu- monia and often suffers malnutrition although eating ravenously. Cystic Fibrosis bas been cal led "The Masquerader" because the child may appear to have asthrna, bronchitis, celiac disease or an allergy,. It presents symptoms which are often confusing even to doctors. Cystic Fibrosis kilîs more youngsters than Polio in the pre- vaccine era and rivals Cancer as a cause of death up to age 15. Ini campaigning for funtis the Bow- manville Kinsmen Club in co-operation with other clubs of District Eight hopes to raise some $25,000.00 to equip and man a research clinic at the Toronto Sick Children's Hospital. The local club hopes to raise the major part of their contribution at a mammoth street bingo bo be held on Temperance Street, Fni- day, May 28th. May we urge you to give generous support bo this most worthy cause. Opposition parties in the Ontario Legislature have pledged themnselves 10 combat the Medical Services Insurance Act introduced by Premier Robarts on Tuesday. But il is evident that there are sorne substantial improvements in the Government's plan, as comparedt 1 that recornmended by the Hagey coin- mittee, which should make it more ac- ceptable to the general public, says The Peterborough Examiner. The Govern- ment proposes to increase the scale of subsidies to poor people, paying the full premium for those with no taxable income (as against the 70 per cent sug- gested in the Hagey report) andi a larger proportion if the premnium for other categories with a taxable income below $1 ,200. Moreover, there are significant de- partures from the proposals of the I-agey report in the administration of the scheme. A new division of the De- partmenit of Health will be formed bo act as insurance carrier for subsidizeti persons, mat-king a direc! intrusion by the Goverriment int medical insurance. There wiIl be a larger public repre- spntation on the Medical Insurance Ser- vices Council than wvas suggested bv the H-agey committee (five members Insteati of three). And, if initial reports are correct, Medical Carriers Incorpor- ateti, the association of private insur- ance carriers, will have an advisory rather than an administrative role. The Council will administer the scheme. These changes answer some of the criticismns which were levelled at the lagey report. Where it was possible that somne poor people would not be encouraged to join thc scheme by a partial subsidy. the full payment of premiums for the bottomn income clas- sification and the higher scale of sub- situes for others'shomidý-provide a great- Champions or a welfare utopia, and people who auboînatically attack any- thing tione by the present government and present Minister of Finance will, as usual, The Financial Post comments in its lead edetorial, fint a lot bo talk about in the recent budget. But as budgets go, Ibis one is a responsible piece of financial business and high politics in the best sense. Finance Min- ister Gordon bas movet in on some of the great issues that are sbaping Ibis country, anti bas rieti to do sometbing about tbemn that will make Canata's tornorniiw bebter anti more secure than it is totay. Prospects now for putting the economny in more competitîve shape are, better than they werc hefore bbc budget. The jgenerous credits for re- search antid dvelopment are mucbh o be conimendet as are the exhentiet de- preciation allowances on bbc monev that Canadian-owned companies invest in new rnachinery anti equipment. R~ut the' most significant poilent for the' future, is the' gnowing \illîng- ness of the' government to consitier bbc budget not merely as a machine foir bbc raising anti the' spcnding of vast sums of money, but as a balance wheel on the ebbs anti fiows of the economv as a whole. Tht' 1965 incorne tax cut re- duces tht' tax drag on tht' economv anti releases more purchasing power.' This seems to be timely wistiom in view o<f the fact that our long.-liveti boom may inot be rolling along as strongly a year from now. Our economy may be neeti- ing more "pcp shots" <if this week's tax eut kindti maintain satisfactory momentum. Il was not a dramatic buti- Auttc joui er incentive to join. The greater public representation on the Council and the takeover by the GovPrnment of the insurance of subsidized people should allay some fears that the medical in- surance plan is a seIl-out bo the insur- ance cornpanies andi the doctors. While the Council will establish maximum premiums, there remains the question of doctors' fees. It has been suggested that these will increase by at least 20 per cent as a result of a motion by 1h. Ontario Medical Association and fee scales will no doubt be reflecteti in the premîums. There will still be strenuous ohb- jections to bhe plan from some sections of the public on the groundis il does not cover drug costs, dental work andi other important health services and that it is not compulsory. Yet the government is philosophically committeti to a vol- untary plan and it is plain that this point is not arguable at the present stage. As for other health services which the plan does not cover, Dr. Matthew Dymonti, the Minister of Health, has made il quite clear that this Act 15 only a beginning. This, he said was 'not the last word in health care insurance' and the Ontario plan could be meldeti into a more comprehensive national plan at a future date. This, then, is a health insurance pian with limiteti objectives. For a varieby of reasons it does not seek bo cover the gamut of bealth services, nor does it close the door bo wider coverage in the future. It is a marked improve- ment on the medical arrangements now available in a province where nearly two million people are uninsureti. Most important of al], il will go mbt action quickly. Ib is not a cornplete plan, but il is far from being the disaster that nome of Its. critics predicteti. gel full of "big" news anti goodies for everybody, The Post atits. Its modera- lion anti quiet "standpattism" on rnany issues makes it probably bbc igbt kinti of medicine for the' Canatian nation aI the' present juncture. Tht' feteral budget clears awav a number of uncertainties for business in 1965. The' across-bbe-boart 10': bax cul in particular suggests: Governmenl operabions will do moret' encourage business acivity in 1965-66 than bhey titi in 1964-65. Last year's fiscal opera- lions removet $332-million from the total spending stream. Without bbe $170- million tax cul, tht' drag on tht' econ- omny Ibis year woulti have been big- gex' stili. It is possible tht' stimulation of the' tax cul on business will push Gross National Product well above bbc 7î,, increase predicteti in tht' budget. Retailers are in line for another vcry gooti yeai, anti, if bbc U.S. tax cul expenience is any guide, so are tht' producers of durable gootis. If whal happeneti in the U.S. happens here, there will bt' a rush of buying befone tht' cul aclually becomnes effective. then a pause. ther. a stcady expansion oif con- sumer spentiing on its new anti langer base. The' Canadian bax cut, especiallv among families with incones <of more than $10,000 a nouai i'v. coulé! t rigger a surge oif big-ticket buvin g. At the'$1, 000 level, for instance, a $288 tax reduc- bion is equal to a pre-tax salary raise of almosb $525 annually ornenaî'ly $44 monlbly. Consumer credit shoulti also expand as consumers use theix' bigger take-home pay as a base for mort' in- stalment buying, le%&*A làl6m PROCLAMATIO0N STO THE CITIZENS OF BOWMANVILLE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL 0F BOWMANVILLE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK 0F MAY 23rd to 29th, 1965 (Inclusive) To be. KINSMEN CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH WEEK AND Be it furiher resolved that w~e invite every Citizen to participate in the activities during this Special Week sponsored by the Bownianville Kinsmen Club. Signed andi Sealed: This Seventeenth Day of May, 1965 IVAN M. HORBS, Mayor Corpora~tion of the. Town of Bnwmanville. ILetters Io the éxltor 526R1.4x% F'eliz Rlvd., Lem Angeles, Cal. Dpar John: -Greetings f roo 1lIoilv- wood"--as the late C. WV. DeMille used to saY. wien he comrnenced his radio broadcast. By this tirne I suppose Spring is wely on its wav; or is it? 1 have experienced so many unustial conditions, weatherwis.e, such a three bo tour feet ot snoxv in Van- couver and two weeks Wf heavy ramn in Southern California, t h a t nothing would surprise me. The people living here lovedi the rairi, because foi' aboLit hree years they have sut- fered from lack of it. The resuits are ver v evident, The mounitain sides are cov- e'red with green grass, nian.v flowering shrubs and wild flowers. While the siopes along many of the through- ways are carpeted xith the brIgiht flowers oif the ice plant. I enjov getting thei "Statesmani." 1h keeps me Jn touch wit.h home and is ,a me-Ats <of a.ui me thât Caniadla s stili carrying on, forth oif thpif Fnity-ninth. Il aniazes me(, when 1 read the papers 0 f Loe Angeles. that events' in Mexico, Cuba, cotîntnies oif S. America, Furope, Asia, Africa, etc., are reported, but rare].v is there any- thing about Canada. 1 shall soon be leaving this marvelous suirshine, on rmy wa *v home, by way of Vancou ver. The days, at times, are extremely warm, but the evenings are always cool. SincerelY'vyo urs. Ruth F. Wight. 26th April, 1965 Dear Si', Operation Aretlchow, 1965 Each year the Ontario Humaoc Society aprpeals to the general public for sup- port for its campain to pro- vide cmigerency rations for Archie sîrd dogs. In 1964 the Society shipped fine tons oif dry mieal in special 50-1b. waterproof bags to varlous Eskimo settlements In the Dim and Distant Past From the Statesman Files 25 YEARS AGO 49 YEARS AGO (May 23, 1940) (May 25, 1916) Dr. IH. B. Rtindîr' who came to Bowmanville two years ago, was appointed vice-president oif Northum- berland and Durham Medical Association ah theiir recent meeting in Cobourg. Mr. Clemens Pt'rcy, Bank oif Commer'ce, Ottawa, is enjoying holidays witli his mother, Mrs. John Perc 'v. Rt'v. and Mrs. E. F. Ar~m- strong, London. visited Mrs. Harry Fosher andi other friends ini Bowmanville. Miss Margaret Armstr~ong who has been visiting herre, retumned home with thero. Mrs. Roy Melvilît'. ife orf Major Roy Melville, who is serving as chaplain with the Fins>, Division oif tht' Sea- forthi Highlanders. has conme to Bowmanville from Christ Chuirch, Saskatoon, to spend some time with hei parents, Canon and Mrs. C. R. Spcn- cetr. Piano pupils oif Miss Dorothy M. Edger, A.T.C.M., Bowmanville. who we'tre medal winners ah the LDur- hum iMuisic Festival, inclirde: Eleanor Johnston (gold) and Joan Gret'ntield (silver>, in the 13 and under class: Bernard Jonies (gold> and Peanl Brt'slin (bronze> ini the' nine and Linder' class. Mr. Howar~d Wight. son oif Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Wight, Providence, xvho serveri hi.s apprenticeship aflJury & Lovelî's Rexal Store here, hasF gradualted ini tht' phar- ma(,y, course ai University nt Tom<onto. For a time he will be %vorking in ont' of Mr. Jury's stores in Kings- ton. Mrs. Cliff Caverly, Miss Elba Caveriy, Mrs. L. T. Me- Laughlin. Mliss Mabel Bor- ]and. Miss Nîna Neads, Mrs. W. F. Riekard, Mrs. J. C. Bell, Miss Winnie Morris and Mrs. Geo. W. James were in Hamilton last wet'k attending the' annual con- vention oif tht' Ontario Women's Liberal Association. Bill Hoskin, geniall buis driver for Tim Garton. will be off his mun for about two weeks while he recuperales from a tonsil operation which he underwent at Bowmanville Hospital on Frida7v. Pte. Dont Carner-on, Air Force. Trenton, was home <ver tht' weekend. Mis!r Belle Allun s visitiirg Mrs. C. R. Stein. New York citv- Orno: IRov Colville has ctrmpleted his year at Os- g00dm H&U. Mi-. Harley Rillings hias resigneri his position on tht' teaching staff oif tht' Johns Hopkins University, Balti- more, Md.. ho take a position at Toronto University. Ht' is son of Mr. S. M. Billings, Leska md. Miss M a b e 1 Atkinson, Newcastle, lias gone on a prolonged visit with hem brothers in Saskatchewan and was accompanied as tam as Toronto bY lier sisters, Miss Ethel andi Mrs. W. H. PeAîre. Mr. Chas. Il. Fletcher, Toronto, spent SundaY with relatives herr'. Lieut. Wilfred Bowles, oif Toronto spent Sundav with his unode, Dr'. J. C. Devitt. Miss GladYs E. Jackson, M.E., Newcastle, spent Sun- day' v 'ith lier aunt. Mrs. Jas. Courtice. Capt. R. J. GuI, Mrs. Gill, soni Johin anîd nurse, Brock- ville, have beeîi spending a few days hiere. Mm. and Mrs. Donald Me- Donauld andi son Archie have re'.<i mcd troni thel r iiitvrr'st- ing trip to tht' coast. Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Peel- in;' and sons Kelvin and Bruce, Oshawa. spent tht' weekeiid with Mrs. J. Van Nesi, Victoria Villa. George Greer. Wardeii ot tht' Unitedi Couinties of Northumberland and Dur- ham. preseuiteri 139th Bat- falion with a seven-passenger MrLaughlin car. Miss Marjorie Kinîg, the' youingcst daughter oif Major W. C. King, P.M., has been chosen as delegate ho repre- sent tht' Toronto Chapter of the Alpha Phi fratennity at thel r convention in Berkley, Cal., on June 26 t<i 30. Miss K inig has sucetsstully pass- ed hem tlîird ycar examina- tiens in Househiold Science a> tht' University <of Toron- to. Miss Mahei Wright, Pick- ering, a former teacher at TJyiroe c o ni p i e t e d lier course iin Domestic Science ah Toronto Universitv. Mr. Neweil Craig has been transferred from the Stand- ard Bank here to tht' Park Hihi branch. Mrs. W. C. Washington iç visitiîîg hem son, Rev. C. C. Washington. Roseneath. Mn. and Mrs. G. A. Covert recet'nly visiteti fiends at Castlt'ton. Hail ft'hI ini Friday's thunderstnrm. Ehenezpr: Mr. Morley' Wil- kinson has i.nvesîed in a t.ouring car. in the Fiast endi West Arclir. The meal im tndpr the <are of responsihie Governmenl nfficers, 9LICh a-, school tea- chers and Non-hemn Affairs off.icers. It k <mix' used in the case oif a genuine emer- gency ho provide enoLIgh feed to prevent sIed dogs from suffering the effects oif starvation. Reports friom the' Arctic by Northern Affairs offi- cers are highly cnthusiastic about the value of this par- icular project. The meal is genet'all ' shipped to the Aretir' in July oif each year. We are hoping to increase the ship- ment this year from nime bons t<i ten tons and 10 build up reserves in strategie are-as oif the Archie wbich will furtiier increase the efficiency bY' whiclh this meal is distributed. Tht' money to pav for this meal is given freely by men and w o m e n throughout Ca nada. May we therefore through your columyns once again appeai to these people tL) send their donations to the Onitario Humant' Society, ,clearlv m a r k e di 'Arcti- chow". No administrative costs are taken out of these lunds by the' Humant' So- ciety. Every penny that is gîven is branslated into dry dog meal and shipped to the Nort'h. You-rs sincerel. T. I. Hughes. General Manager. Oshawa, MaN, 6th, 196,5 Dear Sir: 1 would hliket' o give you and youi' readers some of tht' varions incidents of m v retumn 1< Oshawa after being awa 'v fromn Ochober 1-ast Year unhil Mav this spring. First, 1 would like to cmn- lphasize that il is imposýsible for me bo show thet' remen- dotis improvemerit in rail- wa 'v travel in my lifetime. 1 returned hy Canadian National Super Continental train from Vancouver t0 Toronto. Tht' service was gr'and. Traiînen we' SO kindl.v. courteoris, and of- ficient, ah ail times. I loved wahching tht'm ( a re for elderly passengers. hoth %wo- men anîd men: they' mari"' thhtir trip just real pleasure. Th*v lookeri after baggagr, awthem comfortabl v car- cd for and told them ail the' nect'ssaîrv things theY nod- ed ho know. Tht'y lookeri atter one' lady inini ' v car, with six children, going a-Il the' way to Toronto and then west fo Kitchener Io v i s i t the grandmother. T'oi verv fond oif children. and t he ' vufteîr sat alongside oif me and played nicely, just like one oif mv grandcehildren would. I wa-s surprised f0 set'. just out <of Vancouver in tht' Fraser Valley, gardeirs with lettuce ready Io eat. Radishes w e r e probablv ready ton. Thfet were other' vegetablps cominz alongz gopod, with st1r awhbe rr y plants quife high. Mountains hari lots <if snow evenywiiere, oif course. Mount Robson which is <ver 12.000 feet high coulti not be seen to tht' top. Tht' clouds were ton Iow. We saw lots oif Rockv Mountain sheep. Right from Vancouver to Oshawa we had perfect weather, sunniv and warnm. Alberta had little snow lt'ft. After we were hait wa 'v acnosc Alberta we saw lots of farmn work going on. Samne in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Lakes were most- IN, iceti over until we reaçc'h- Pdi Ontario. Oddly enough. hene and theme, a lake wnuld be free' of ire. Some 10 minutes before we reacheti Portage La Prairie. I saw tht' sun rise, with gloriou~s eclours. which few noticed. No country variesý more tban Canada in scenerv. I neyer tire of tht' motintains. but tht' Rockim.ç are' vry tiresome territorv fri gpl amroind in, comnpart'd b mmvY othpr partg. At a very on-ail étation Sd oungmaa 's Column Last Saturday af ternoon seemed like a good time to visit acquaintances in Hospital, but when I arrived, they had gone. l-owever, the occasion turned out to be a bit of a reunion as I ran into schoolteacher M. Hobbs, with whom 1 first became acquainted "away back", when he applicd for a teaching position at Drum School, when I was a trustee. Years after thait, 1 peddled Richardson's brcad to the Hobbs family when they lived in Hlaydon. 0f late years, we haven't met very often. By chance, I met Herb Hooev. of Blackstock, who was visiting Mrs. Hooey, a patient in the hospital. Back in 1924, Mr'. Hooev produced succulent strawberries which we bought at seven cents per quart box. My wife made a crate of them into jam for our winter consumption. It is interesting to note that Mr. Hooey, who is ninety-one years of age. buit his Blackstock residence in 1950, with the aid of a carpenter who was paid the princely sum of one dollar, and ten cents per hour-. The lumber fori' i was hauled from the saw miii to the site on a trailer hitched hchind an oid Nash car. In thec corridor, I met, Wes Cawker ini a wheel chair. On June I7th. 1919, whilr on rny wa *v from Toronto to mv recently purchased farm at Pontypool, 1 e;tayerl overnicht at a hotel in Ororn. While having thc evening mcal in the dining room, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cawker, Mr, and Mis. Charlie Armnstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Cooper came in to dine, and, not icing my Army "fatigues," en- ouii'ed if I had taken part in any oif the mnajor hatties of thi recent war. Thry asked wht'rc I was hound, anid wished me success. Some of them have passed awa., but il was nice to say hello b Wes, while remembering his kindly gesture oif forty-six vears a go. Another couple of visitoi's wPre oif particular interest to me because I hadn't seen them foi' a quarter Of a century, and but foi' Me] Griffîn, might liot have î'ecognized them. Thcy weî'e Mr. and Mî's. Alvin MeGili, formerlv of Lotus, but now living in Lindsay. Alvin carries such a bundie of avoirdupois that it's no wonder I alrnost passed hixn by. He used to be a gaunt type until moving to Lindsay twenty-five years ago, whkcn he took to guzzling niilk; snmetýi1g h., eschewed while living o h fiiat Lotus, where it was f ree I first met Alvin forty plux vears ago, at a chicken pie supper where 1 was to sing a couple of numbers. The lady who offered to tickle the ivories was bis step-moîher, whom 1 hadn't seen for ten years - tnot since 1 had left Crown Hill, Mrs. McGill'x ancestral home district; her maiden name WaS Orpha Luck. Alvin's wife recalled the first time that she saw me. It was about thirty-five years ago, at a street fair in Pontypool, where a man named Johnston offered to drive a deSoto car at forty miles an hour up and clown the main drag, whilst blindfolded. He requested a volunteer b aRe- company him, to attest that the stunt was genuine. As nobodY else offered their services, I did - some one pushed me forward - my namne was announe- cd, 1 examined the blindfold (il was a solid piece of black maferial, without holes), when il was lied in place, we> took off. Mr. Johnsion drove Io the deg- ignated spot, a barrier about four hund- red yards away, turned the Car, andi ended at the starting point, without any help from me excepi bo say wheri he was ncaring the harirr at one end, the crowd at the other. Som@ oif the brave souls who lack- Pd the courage to voluntrer for the hazardous ride, were, the' first t o udlY proclaim thât the whole stunt was a fake. Thcy were wrong! It was a di oif plenty of practîce-, and an uncanny judgcment of distance. Tht' reason whv 1 bold him about the barrier was 1 didn't want Io have a chunk oif il. corne through the windshield if he didn't stop in time, and that goes for tellîng himn when he neared the crowd at the op- posite end. Incidentally, 1 don't know how fast he travelled because myv hanti was on the door hanidle, and I was look- ing for a soft ]anding qpnt in case 1 hRdto b jump, if things wenb screwy. Sugaran Spice By Bill Smiley :NIAY HE GET SEASICK! Among adults, though few would admit it, thcire is a great deal oif Jeal- ous-v of today's teenagers. This is revealeti by the adults' off- expi'essed wîsh that kitis in their teens coulti ach like themn; by their reaction to any hint of change in the rules for their childî'en; anti especially by their endless prating about how soft a lime tht' youngsters have now, anti how bard il was in their day. To hear niost adults talk, you'd tbink they'd neyer had any fun at aIl, when they wvere kitis, or ever donc any- thing foolish. There's a steady stream of poppycock about how far they walk- cd bo school through the' snow, how scanty were their wardrobes; how ear- ]y they hati to he in at night; how hard their parents worked tbem; how gooti their marks were in school. Thcre's a modicum oif lruth in ail of' this, <if course, becaLîSEP life was a lot more simple anti frugal a quarter- century ago. But with bbe passing <if time tiie morse] <if truth becomes a bit oif malatrk-v . Pc rsonally, I thînk we hati a lot less b < <pe wihh, socially anti ps.ychoiogicall 'v, if ont pbvsically, than totia.vs teenager~s. But this attitude receiveti a joît Ibis wveek, wenmv son announced that be had nailed down a summen job. 1h was difficult to keep my upper lip hohh stiff and buttoned, wb'en I compaieti his first ical job \vith mine. There aie parallels. Both of us got the job ah age 17, anti bobb jobs were on tbc uppei' Great Lakes boats. There bbe pai'aliel ends. For instance, 1 hitch-hiked 480 miles, %vith S2.50 cash, tb meet my boat. H-e will 1w dfriven tbret' miles, by bis father, bu catch bis. And the bours aren't quite the same. I1xvorked tbe gî'aveyard shift, midnight butonon, seven tiays a wek. Jle'i woik a couple oif hours mornirig anti aflerniooni, about tbret' hours in the' cvening, anti have a day anti a haîf off ecc wcpk. somne distanice %west <of Sioux LookoLut wP hook on an elderl v Indian with both feet off fmom ,;orne misfor- tlne. His son was with him, going t<i Sioux Look- ont for hiopitalization. Trainmeii carried him in, aiong with his wht'el chair, and madie hirn as comfort- able as possible. These bwo Indians weme full-bloodt'd members <if tht' Chippawa tîribe, theY told me. Thev trapperi for a living. bea- ver, miîîk. muskrat. and mari v othcr wild fumned animais. Ah Sioux Lookout, again thet' tainimen took care oif the' Indian anti plac- ed him in ambulance, with railwav policemen assistiiig ail thmough. Dining nooni service was swt'll and I enjoyed every- thiig 1 att'. Conductors anti hielpers wene jolly, andi thelv loved fun and lauzhlpr ;%s mosi ;traîlwaymt'n do t'vtry- %%h e.. One thinà uuU.tanding to That's all igbt. 1 don't, bear a grutige. Nobody shoulti have 1to work like a dog. But lhere's a si g, differ, ence in the' pay. I pulleti drWr $30a month, even on bbc 31-day flnths. A dollar a day anti keep. My son -will1 he knocking off just'over fine: limes as much. Howevcr, lbah's OK. Wages have gone up a lot. Wby shoulti be work for peanuts? I must admit, bhough, that 1 was a 11111e disturbeti hy tht' difference in our tuties. I scrubbcd floors, cleaned ont lava- tories, polîsheti hrass anti sorteti dirty linen. In spare moments I helped sling out the gangplank, or madteb officerq' betis. My kid will organize shuttieboarti games, play the piano for sinl;ongs and run a movie projector. In spàrt' Mo - ents, he will chat to nire old ladiesý- That's fine. No bard feelings. Wé can't al] be aristocrats in our first job. But wbat about this? I wore a scruffy <Id smock, covereti witb brass polish. He'lI wear a snappy blue Uniform cov- ereti witb brass buttons. And what about this? My official fitie was Night Porter. 1-lis is Enter- tainmenl Steward. 1 att' with the' teck. handis and firemen. Hle'll eat 'in the diningroom. 1 siept witb sev'en 'other scullions in a staîl large enougb for ont' Shetland pony- . I-fe'l1 share a cabir, with ont' other softf t he Sixties. 1 was forbititen, on pain oif keel- hauling andi 16 years in tht' hulks, ho have anything to do wîtb tbe passen- gens. cxcepl mop up after them. The kidi, in the' captain's own words, "Will have the girls following you ahl over bhe boat." Oh. well. No use being bitter. The gooti olti days cf the' Depression, when you knew you were a slave, but were happy to be a working slave, are gone f crever. However, 1 ran't beip hoping the kid will gel goond andi seasick all <ver that uniform, the first timie he hits a roi] in Lake Superior. At least, we'd have that mnuch in common in our firit summer jobs. rot' was the termtfic speed these deisele can miake, where thcycoan be ]et nt os they ean on prairies. Trans Canada often an near our train. To wahch Our linge train, rolling along so snioohhly and pas- sing the cars casi]y, was certainly exciting. Tht' Canadian National Railway has, in my opinion, every right to be protîd ot thein modern and marvel- ions Super National tnain.n of today. I neyer feit even ver 'v tired, after tfiis very long lime, and territony eovered f rom Vancouver in Osrhawa. As always, many passengers neyer saw mueh that 1 aaw, because they slept both ndght and day. Atten six months away from Oobawa, 1 was a'mazed af the changei hene. Big- gpst discussion gpeems ta eoncfrn actions oif Unitedi States nvér Viet Nam, anti nnw Dnminiran affairs. All down through hutory, men in powf-n hâve @&Mtedlten to calise millions to die, and aq many ho suffer for ail thpir live,%, through thst lunatie lhing called Wer. But no -man nealizesi better tîhan 1 do, that my volce hy i tselIf cannot Icnock a n.v sense imtoa nm.sj4ln ois dé- termined tn qmhter hi fellow man, Rfcuse h hâtes his ideasç. But thi aW tine, this leader may wel , he numnbered i imediatelv' witjh tht' othen slain, which certainly will includf maàu . of what are te-rmed, thr II.J SIHOT. Tncidentally., a Rig Shot look-, mlghty .'êmall wh.ni he kr struck hy a modern 1,omb. 1 will conclude by utatmng. lotsq cf people really think deeply over th' pTble today, right Up laailru-lerm of whalever rank anj over w'hat milllons t¶iev ay b. tht' bead citizen. Ail kînds regards. vourg sincerely, &alvh a. 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