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EDITORIAL COMMENT Where Were All the Young Voters? Last week, in the course of regular news apering duties, we attended the Liberal, New Demo- cratic and the Progressive-Con- servative nomination meetings and dropped in briefly at the Social Credit session. That was an inter- esting if somewhat tiring experience that we would recommend to any person interested in becomin informed on political matters and especiallv the current federal elec- tion campaign. Sad part about all the public meetings was that most of those attending were far beyond the age of 25, although electors of the ripe age of 18 years will be playing an important role in se[ectin the government and candidate o their choice on July 8th. Yet, there were few in attendance, most of those present being at least 40 years of age. Possibly, something should be done to change the formats of such meetings to attract more young voters because they certainly don't seem too interested at present. We found the speakers tradi- tional in their presentations. The Liberals were telling a little of what they had done for the country in the past 18 months, admittedly frustrat- ed by the fact that they were in a minority position. As is the custom in political circles, they discounted the ability and programs of all oposition leaders and their parties. e same thing happened at the NDP meeting where the speakers attributed an ygood legislation that been enacted to the 'balance of power' position they held in Parlia- Letter to Newtonville, May 29, 1974. Dear Mr. James, It is many months since I have used the Canadian Statesman as a safety valve, but did want you te know I still believe in tomorrow. This letter was prompted by a gem of a letter written by'a Senior citizen, like myself, to a farm paper, which has been coming into my home since I cannot remember when. Her only signature was Molly, and Molly was sick and tired of whiners and Kalamity Kates. She also believed in the old Chinese proverb "It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness". Her candle lit my little one so there Pe now two. 5 She asked her readers to think of days when Roman prisoners were crucified i st for the fun of it,. Would we lke to live in the days when witch hunters were abroad to capture anyone who dared to be different and tortured or burned them at the stake for witchcraft? Would we like to live not so many years ago when owners of big business, and I will add sharehold- ers of coal mines became wealthy by hiring child labor at a pittance? As a student of Canadian histor, I ask "Would we like to live as first generation Canadians with no schoois, no doctors, and loves ones standing by helpless to see a family wiped out with cholera, smallpox or tuberculosis?" Then, every man was a law to himself. 'I find that people with a job, a nice home, and plenty to eat are the grumblers. Those w ho really need help are too proud to say so. They do the best they can, withwhatthey have, and owe no man. We are proud of our country. She is the finest place to live, and respected in al parts of the world, but she can only be as good as her peole. If we want improvements let uslook within ourse ves for some things cannot be legislated. I thank God lor our Brîtish system of Government, I thank God for Canada's Queen and her Repre- sentatives. They give something to hang on to, to steady us when times are confusing as now. Some educated people with degrees to show it, declare there is no God, because they can find no proof. They are only advertising the fact they lack a balanced education. To call a person a square is the ment which enabled them to bring pressure on and negotiate with the Liberals to bring in certain meas- ures. The Progressive Conservative speakers lashed out at the Prime Minister, his party followers and their association with the New Democrats who had kept them in power. It should be stated too that all speakers mentioned in passing what their parties would do if elected or re-elected, but the main points were their attacks on other parties that brought favorable response from their supporters in the audience. This of course has been the normal cut and thrust pattern of an election campaign. Workers must be stimulated into voluntary and en- thusiastic action in support of their candidate, believing [bat theirs is the only cause that is right and just. They must be made to feel that their opponents don't really know what tbey are doing, and have nothing to offer for the good of the country. That way, supporters will work hard and long to muster support for their candidate. Unfortunat y,those old tactics don't seem to attract man young people to the ranks an, fran ky, we don't know what can be done to improve the situation, but there's certainly room for a change in the system. There are far too many young voters now to leave the main decisions and the interest to the older generations. Any party that could come up with a method of luring these 18 to 25 year old electors into its ianks might just upset the old established apple carts. the Editor highest compliment they can give. We must develop physically, men- tall, and in relationship with God an man. Jesus himself was a square. Man is naturally a religious creature, and has to worship something. He will die just as-surely out of a spiritual atmosphere as a fish does out of water, at least his better self dies. There >are many things in life, we cannot understand. Why a needed mother is snatched from her family, a loved child taken out of the home, the father and bread winner laid aside? Perhaps our little minds will never fathom the answer but there is one. We will not believe the air is full of nusic etc. if we have never seen a TV or a radio. We will never believe 'there is constant broadcasting from God .to his people unless we tune ir on the spiritual channel. Yes readers, I believe in tomorrow. I believe in a personai God, who although these are anxious days throughout the world, lie has not lost an iota of His Power and control. The East and our beloved Ireland need our special prayers. Yours Sincerely, Rural Grandmoher, Agnes Burley. Poet's Corner ONCE AGAIN - AN ELECTION! Once again, we'd do well to listen To the concerto of yesterday, Of other times that glisten Along life's long highway. You'll think -hIltink - Speeches will make us reel Sometimes our hearts will sink, Often we'Il smile until We, as Canadians, must vote God guide our hand that day, When winners may well be losers And losers, winners, all the way. The choices of life are difficult For many, and for ME! -by Marion Taylor Ford PRAYER FOR THE TIRED My bones are tired, aching too Lt must have been that pesky flu, But myheart is beating fast So awbile more, I'm bound to last. Let me live, dear God, Ipray, As if this were my final dy, But if you've a tomorrow set aside, L'il happily take if in my stride. -Marion Taylor Ford Durham County's Great Famity Journal Established l20yearsago in 1854, Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News r ID Q I q O #oo <% I ~ L Second class mail registration number 156 Phone Produced every Wednesday by 623-3303 THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 Phone 6233303 JOHN M. JAMES GEO. P. MORRIS PATRICK'GOULD DONALD BISHOP Editor.Publisher Business Mgr. Sales Manager Plant Mgr. 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L8C 1H4 Dear Editor: It amazed me to find out at the nomination meeting of Allan Beckett that there were among the huge gathering quite a few nice intelligent Bowmanvillites! For several days I had been trying to find out through various municipal government offices, if there was a Liberal nominee and if so, where was there a meeting to be held in Northumberland- Durham Region? I must have been asking information from Conservatives or NDP's, how- ever, as little information was forthcoming. Some of the government offices, with whom I spoke said in surprise, "oh, that is a Federal matter and so not our concern," and I would be referred to another office and another number. Finally, I found out through a local newspaper editor, who was the nominee and where the meeting was to be heMd. Great! I was so relieved to find we had one. Af ter hours of phoning people, whom I knew, to see if the were going to Port Hope this evening and being met with a blank, "why?" I hied myself onto a Voyageur bus in the ram and finally got to Port Hope, where 1 took a taxi and landed at the meeting, relieved to find that I and the Nominee Mr. Allan Beckett were not in sole possession of the hall at Port Hope High School. I even got a ride home with an enterpris- ing young liberal from Bow- manville!. It was a great meeting with all the encouragement I was In the Dim and Distant Past 49 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 18,.1925 Messrs. A. M. Hardy, Supt., L. J. Clayton, Drafting Dept., R. Widdicombe, Machine Shop, of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,, have return- ed from a business trip to Boston, Mass. West Durham Women's In- stitute held a very successful annual meeting at Tyrone, on Friday afternoon; President Mrs. W. B. Pollard in the chair. Reports were given by the following: Bowmanville, Miss E. M. Weekes. total receipts $453.80, expenses P402.37, balance $51.43, 72 members, 12 meetings. Hampton, Mrs. C. J. Kers- lake, receipts $164.85, expen- ses $142., balance $22.85, 42 members, 12 meetings. Solina, Mrs. Elgin Taylor, receipts $268.95, expenses $167.79, balance $101.16, 46 members, 12 meetings. The musical recital by the pupils of Miss Reta R. Cole, A.T.C.M., L.C.C.M. and F.C.C.M., on Tuesday evening in the Opera House included piano duets by Mary Bright- well and Reta R. Cole, piano solos,eBorea Murdoff,w 1ob Corbett, Mary Brightwefl, Alberta Cole, Norman Allison, Marion Warder, vocal solos by Cyril Weyrich, Jean Ramsey and Frances Hancock. Durham Regiment, includ- ing 250 men from Bowman- ville, Port Hope, Starkville, Orono, Millbrook and Black- stock are taking the training course at Port Hope cam pthis year. Lt. Col. E. E. Snider is Commandant, Lieut.. Geo. Adkins, Adj. "A" Co. Major, E. C. Snider, "B" Co. Major, W. J. Hoar, "C" Co. Major A. V. Thorne, "D" Co. Major P. C. Jobb. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 16, 1949 James A. Hancock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Han- cock, Courtice, has been appointed an Agricultural Re- presentative.for Simcoe Coun- ty, with headquarters at Barrie, Jim gracduated from O.A.C. Guelph, this year. Effective 12:01 a.m. Thurs- day, June 16, 1949, Colonial Coach Lines, Ltd., takes over complete control oftCollacutt Coach Lines and Kawartha Coach Lines, a Collacutt subsiduary. Two of the most experienced members of the field force of the Bowmanville Hydro Elec- tric Commission, Bruce (Butch) Milne, and Leo Gou- lah, were injured Tuesday afternoon while the crewwere unloading poles from a car at the Newtonville railway sid- ing. Three candidates in the Durham Riding Official No- minations posted in their behalf the sum of $200 as required by the Election Act. Returning Officer, Lawrence Mason, sent all the certified documents and the deposits to Ottawa. The candidates are John M. James, publisher, Liberal, Jim Kenny, teacher, C.C.F., and Charlie Stephen- son, Conservative. On Sunday, June 12, Ebene- zer United Churcb held a special dedication service, conducted by Reverend Yard- ly, dedicating beautiful ma- roon choir gowns with white collars, which were presented in memory of the late Arthur John Gay, by his nieces and nephew. Lawrence Cryderman, son of Frank Cryderman, and the late Mrs. Cryderman died shortly after being admitted to Bowmanville Hospital, follow- ing a car accident near Shaw's. thirsting for and there was certainly lots of enthusiasm, for the fine speakers, Mr. Beckett and Mr. Whalen, the agricultural minister, whose wit is something even the Tories would have to admire. The NDP's? - well I don't personally think they have any more sense of humor, than they have Canadian concern, for Canadians. Mili- tant statment? Not really, it is only that, any party or parties that would rant so, "of economy in our country," and then diliberately pull our good government down and push us into an unwanted, unwarrant- ed election just at this perilous time of inflation, could have but little concern for anything other than their own prestige and power. As Mr. Churchill once said, '"some mistakes turn out to be the wisest moves that could have been made." This of course is what is g to be the wise mistake offhen NDP's, for theliberals. This time in showing how little they actual- ly cared for the "Poor" Canadian, they have given Mr. Trudeau what he needed most, the chance to have a solid majority government. Relieved Bowmanville-ite Sincerely. Mary Morris Highway, 28 Underpass Alex Carruthers, in a press release from Queen's Park, reports a suitable underpass will be installed in conjunction with the construction of the Bewdley by-pass on Highway 28. The underpass is the result of representation made to Mr. Carruthers by the Great Pine Ridge Trail Riders Associa- tionand snowmobile associa- tions in the area. The location for the under- pass is 0.6 miles north of County Road No. 9 and through negotiations between the associations and the min- istry, suitable arrangements will be worked out regarding provisions for openings in the right-of-way fence and future maintenance responsibilities. mumsdeum Opens Residents from the New Town of Newcastle came to have a look at the vast, Thurs., May 23, when the Bowmanville Museum opened for another season. Mayor Garnet Rickard opened the museum with an address incorporating the idea of preserving the past as part of our identîty under the regional system. Most of the exhibits in the museum have been obtained from local sources and depict Bowmanville through the years. Of special interest, ursay night, were anum- ber of demonstrations of domestic tasks in the early days. I'N ATI Well, we fill your gas1 dozen five-gý stuff before t Were yo. your furnac the stuff turn That's fu fact, my wif after gasolin moon, that w and a prayer "Dummy yourself," sh you tell me th "Twice-d cool . "Why rud y newspî "Thrice- original ans always hoggii talk to me, an never see a home and bu the newspap tired of it." "Bull-on were off on deals so p couples, and emerge looki And ther her tirade., I let her hav section and t] I've finished alone all day sees people - garbage men strike. And I nose. It's jusi I'm digr that when I helpmeet,i chicadee, my Darby, that b squirrely wi cleaning. What I r was my nati or sheer geni to save mon( such chance times, but ev seem to be oi Show m show you tha In a previous colurnn o the Ontario Budget I discussed the new land speculation tax, its purpose and those of you who would be exempt. Judging from the letters I am receiving from my constit- uents, there still remains a great deal of misunderstand- ing by homeowners and farm- ers in particular. This is to be expected, since any taxing statute is by nature complex. In this column I would like to demonstrate how it works and clarify the reasons why the homeowner and farmer need not be concerned.' For this purpose, consider the example of a farmer who bought a farm in 1965 for $50,000. Because the budget (including the Land Specula- tion Tax) was announced on April 9, 1974 that date becomes the base valuation date. Any increase in value prior to that date is tax-free. For the purposes of our example let's assume that improvements added and inflationary effects have made that farm worth $150,000 on April 9, 1971. Question: Does the tax apply to all land sales? Answer: Certainly not. In fact it will apply to a relatively small proportion of total transactions. Briefly, the ex- emptions include: t a principle residence (up to 10 acres); - a principal recreational residence (up to 20 acres and if not sold to a non resident); land upon which a building bas been constructed to a value of 40 per cent of the land value; land which includes a building that the seller has renovated at a cost of 20 per cent of the purchase price; - any predominantly com- mercial or industrial property except an apartment building; any tourist resort; - a farm as long as it's transferred to a member of the family and farming is carried on. There is no speculation tax liability at all i a transaction comes within ANY of these exemptions. Question: If I can't come under an exemption what part of the sale price is the tax levied on?, Answer: the tax is applied on the DIFFERENCE between the sale price and the fair mar-et value at April 9th after certain adjustments are added to the April 9th value to allow for property taxes, mortgage interest, improve- ments, etc. between the two dates. In our example, if the land had been sold in June for, let us say, $160,000 any tax would apply only to the difference between the sale price of $160,000 and the April 9th value of $150,000 namely $10,000. This latter figure by Alex Carruthers, M.P.P. (called the "taxable value") would be reduced further by those adjustments I've men- tioned. Since the tax imposed is 50 per cent, the maximum that this transaction 'would attract would be $5,000 and probably somewhat less. Question: As years go by, the value will increase. Is every dollar of increase going to result in fifty cents of tax? Answer: Nd. The Act pro- vides specific relief for farm- ers in this regard. Quite apart from what actually happens in the economy, the act will assume that a farm increases in value at a rate of 10 per cent compounded annually. This means it would be deemed to have doubled in value in a little over seven years. Let's go back to our example again. Say this farm was sold in April 1980 for $350,000, the increase in value between the original purchase in 1965 and the valuation date in April 1974 is COMPLETELY TAX FREE. The value in- 1974 of $150,000 must be adjusted by com- pounding that figure at a rate of 10 per cent for the six years to 1980. At April 1975, it is $150,000 plus 10 per cent or $165,000; in Apri 1976, it is $165,000 plus 10 per cent or $181,500 and so on. By 1980, this "adjusted value" would, by this process, be $265,735. There is a further significant plus to be added to this adjusted value. Each year you can add THE LESSER of 10 per cent of the difference between the sale price and the fair market value (in our example this difference is $200,000 ort$20,000 per year a total of $120,000) or the total of net maintenance costs (L.e. all costs, including property taxes, interest payments, con- nected with maintenance of the land). The effect of this means that rather than doub- ling in 71½ years, it doubles in 42 years. Inour example, this could bring our adjusted value to a total of $385,735. Since this figure exceeds the sale price, no tax would apply at all. Question: Why not exempt all farm sales so long as it remains a farm? Answer: These provisions are designed to protect the investment of bona fide farm- ers. Because the definition of "farmer" and "farming" must be quite wide in order to avoid hardship on some, a speculator could acquire the land and maintain a tax-ex- empt status by simply grazing a few animals on it. Question: Are the rules any different if the farm is sold to a government or exprop- riated. Answer: Yes. The tax doxs not apply. Question: What will happen if the wrong people, in spite of safeguards, are still caught unintentionally? Answer: This is pioneering legislation. There are no precedents to go by -and there may well be occurrences which will require changes in the Act. The Minister of Revenue has already indicat- ed a willingness to make any changes that experience indi- cates should be made. In addition, the Act provides for exemptions from tax in in- dividual cases òr refunding tax by order-in-council. As I said at the outset, the purpose is to discourage speculation in land. It is not to produce revenue. The Ontario government has a long record of progressive measures to support and encourage farm ers. It is determined to continue that policy by ensuf- ing that a farmer's land which at once represents life savings income and pension is in anyway adversely affected. In a report from Queen's Park, Alex Carruthers, M.P.P., Durham, advises that tenders have been called for an entire air-conditioning sys- tem to improve working conditions at the district office building of the Ministry of Trapsportation and Com- munications in Port Hope. The estimated com pletion date is four months following the contract award Duff Roblin To Run in Peterborough It has been announced, that former Manitoba premier, Duff Roblin, will seek nomina- tion for the Progressive Con- servative candidature in Pe- terborough. Mrs. Joyce Bowerman, Ont ario Riding Progressive Con- servative candidate, feels that Roblin will be, "another great addition to our team." Roblin, who was premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967, ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Conservative Party, at the convention that chose Robert Stanfield. It was rumored earlier this year, that Roblin would seek the party's nomination in Ontario Riding, but his name was never entered. Roblin, 56, the current president of Canadian Invest- ments Ltd., was persuaded to go to Peterborough by local Conservatives. At present, Peterborough Riding is held by Secretary of State, Hugh Faulkner. The nomination convention is to be held on Thursday, May 23. Sff /7U~1&//V >fTE A/EVLER BOc>/LS Letters to the Editor REPORT FROM QUEEN'S PARK Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville June 4.1974 1 anduM Sugr By Bill Smiley I A GENIUS deadline for the discount. By the NOT SAVING way that's one sweet racket. Hydro sends you a bill, with a certain re you alert enough to "discount" if it is paid within a tank and pick up haîf a certain date. That means that Hydro allon jerrycans of the can get along quite nicely if he price soared? everyone pays on time. Right? u smart enough to have Therefore, the "'discount" is no such e-oil tank fil ed before thing. It's a penalty. Robbers. îed to black gold? Show me an income tax return inny. Neither was I. In and l'Il show you that I should have e informed me, the day been paying, and have not been, e prices headed for the quarter l, in advance. So I'm 'e were riding on a pint penalized. Show me a full-page advertise- y!", I stated. "Dummy ment featuring a big sale, 50 per cent e retorted. "Why didn't off everything, and l'Il show you that îe price was going up?" the paper is ten days old, and the umm," I responded sale ended last Saturday. don t you read the Show me a big jump in the price apers?" of beef or lettuce, and 1 show ou a ummy," was her un- craving for red meat and salad. wer. "Because you're And my wife is just the same. nthem, and ou neer Show her six books of wall-paper I'm alone al1 day and sampled-- all good, sturdy, dura ble, nyone, and you come colorful stuff, and she wil unerring- ry your big fat nose in ly pick the one that's twice the price ers, and I m sick and of al the others. My swim suit invariably springs ey!", I snorted, and we a leak in July, before the August one of those half-hour sales begin. My winter boots spring opular with married the same thing in January, before from which I always the sales begin. ng like Archie Bunker. If I plunge for five shares of a e wasn't a bit of truth in sure-thing stock, a war starts, or don't hog the papers. I Nixon says something stupid again, 'e the classified ads and there's a stock market slump. ie sports section, when I don't consider this to be a with it. She's not home malignant thing. I don't really She has the cats. She believe; though. it has crossed my - the postman and the mind, that God has it in for me. - when they're not on Maybe it's Old Debbil. At any rate, it don't have a big, fat happens too often to be a coinci- t big. dence, and I'm getting sick of it, by tessing. But often do gA typical was the first Olympic get talking about my Sweepstake. I forgot to geta ticket. my other half, my You'd think a guy's friends would lambie, the Joan tg my remind him. But oh, no. Not them. road who is driving me Too greedy. And I've a sneaking th talk about spring notion I'd have won the million bucks. Boy, would I show my .eally began to discuss so-called friends, if I won that. They ve ability, born knack, wouldn't see me for gold-dust. us at missing chances But there is one little area in ey. There aren't many which my wife and I are infallible, es, in these parlous when it comes to saving money, ery time there is one, I Every year, we pay our bouse taxes ut to lunch. in January. I think we save about e a hydro bill, and lIl eight dollars. That will show them, t it's four days past the we tell each other solemnly. C A CN