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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 18, 1974 EDITORIAL COMMENT Timing.is Terrible Recent announcements from political one. While it ma' Ottawa indicate that a bill will be poor time to introduce su introduced this week to increase the of legisiation on accotof annual indemnity for Members of conditions, they might feE Parliament, Cabinet Ministers and be unwise to delay it unti] the Prime Minister by a whopping 50 or the year after when thi percent. Their last increase was in be worse and it wouid bE 1971. another election. Better t Coming just before Christmas big gamble now and hope when employment prospects in the will forget about it when new year appear quite dismal and again in three or four yea prices continue to soar for almost Sadly enough, the gover everything one has to buy, the MPs to take the blame for int] won't find their constituents too billto increase indemni sympathetic when they return home don't cali them salai for the Christmas break, especially expense allowances.'-Son when they don't seem to be doing tion members may make anything to halt the ever increasing about it, either sincere rate of inflation. political reasons, but they Probably those who will do the in the same position most complaining won't feel the bargainingeople for l MPs are earning the amount they panies in their negotiai are already receiving, when they unions. 11w can anyon aren't able to straighten out this truthfully, knowing ful country's problems. Many others the people he's bargaining will feel the raise is inflationary and substantial increase in will only add more to the ever- wages will also rise propo growing cost of government, a We've yet to hear of an situation that has been blamed by member refusing for long economists for part of the inflation an increase in his indemni Canada is experiencing. been approved by a maie They won't consider that since House of Commons. their last raise in 1971, the MPs have The ridiculous part of also been hit by inflation, with their dure is that Senators, alth costs for providing two homes don't have to fight costly e growing by leaps and bounds. Since service their constituents, 1971, many of them vill have been to be givenconsideration involved in an election as well that increases are proposed. rI will have drained much of their living expenses have in& savings, and new members have as we have always feit that yet not been able to recoup the funds reason for jumping their th spent to get elected in July. because they were in Unike, most employment contracts blackmailing position. If there is no way politically they will mons voted itself an mc be able to go after another increase did nothing for Serators, t before the next election three or four hold up the bil for a long years from now, so there probably is probably they wiil get son a built in factor to take care of future well to prevent any si increased living costs as well as a happening. catch up factor involved in the increase. Its a mad, mad world a In this country, there are very few few years are going to politicians who become wealthy interesting as we work ou while involved in representing con- of the scramble were in stituencies as Members of Parlia- deeper. Business this ment. The expenses are heavy as seems to be even more h are the many other demands. The ever in spite of the price travelling alone to attend functions most of the people have c in their home areas and the need for 2onclusion that they mig commuting between Ottawa and live it up while they can their constituencies is a constant with tomorrow. Anybody drain on funds. an M.P. or an M.P.P.? 7 Probably, those who have propos- good and getting better ai] ed the bih have considered al the And there's a provincia factors invopved, incouding the next year. rrom Queen Pnrk Membersof the By Alex Carruthers î PP ofLegislature, thin goes wrong, the oust< cpluding your maem1ber, have been out because there is rî Veceiving teegraons requesting that money lefntfor a refund. te legisiation - An Act to regulate The new legisation he Business of selingband dealing in specific measures to stre Travel Services - be dehayed. industry and increase its Many people in Ontario, planning biiity to the consumer. to overseas, have been At the present time, phagued by fay-by-night travel necessary for travel age agents and tour operators whose licensed. As a matter of fa tours neyer got off the ground. can put together a packag As aresuit, travel agents in plan or a special charter general have come unded a great regulations will requirea deal of public scrutiny. their employers and tour Recently, Consumer and Com- to be icensed. ptiercial Relations Minister, The In addition, agents, oper lonourable John Clement, intro- carriers wit, have to posi duced new regulations which wipl not bond which wi l weed out oniy safeguard future travel -able small-time operation arrangements for the consumer but ra e l wl protect the many honest agentsa tingi anid tour operators whose reputa- ver y closeiy watched. M. uions, unfortunately, have been omers haveo been trcked affected by less reputabie business trathdtis, king on wt eope in the travel industr.o ran A torogh nvetigtio h s ben psstheia inereselin condctedby te Miistr of e'vie detaioear inoman Consmerand ommrcia Rea- ig mee locating oforh hong casesbaeentspandetour agent. travTUner rius part bifl opeatos avenotha suficen s ded tabrat b beakrsal money onohatdhaoecompieiehairosteyth sretheir ttunt Deposit o downtpbengsiveomcopnsiation Thceses ae mers. ~ne cstomr ar oftn usd topay vffec txeserave neer for he tcketor acommdatinwo have alays ben ta anotherbwcouse departingeaina mhis vihon is e ain foud i neessry o ue teircas ifo nths ing hoenatosy qn hahdlforptteerentl farariesngn othe ovrhea. Nturaiyif sme- pping. eA Phone 623-3303 uurnam County's Great F-amily Journal Established 120 years ago in 1854 Also lncorporat;ng The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 [y appear a ch a piece f economic el it would next year ings might e closer to to take the the voters they vote rs time. nment has roducing a ties (they ries) and me opposi- a big fuss ely or for are about as some arge com- tions with e bargain well that if with get a pay, his rtionately. opposition to accept ity if it has Drity of the the roce- houg they lections or , also have when any True, their eased, but the main pay was a sort of the Com- rease and hey might time. So, mething as iuch thing nd the next h be most ur way out or get in Christmas hectic than es. Maybe, ome to the ht as well and to hell want to be The pay is l the time? l election omer loses arely any proposes ngthen the responsi- it is not nts to be ct, anyone ed holiday . The new ll agents, operators rators and t a $5,000 t undesir- s. l also be any cust- by decep- nature of tation and tions will on regard- el, type of Lme of the travellers luptcies in will get industry- nd. will not its which f t'ha eior u hopefully ed in tim s in th L Produced every Wednesday by Phone THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 623-3303 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 JOHN M. JAMES GEO. P. MORRIS PATRICK-GOULD DONALD BISHOP Editor Publisher Business Mgr. Sales Manager Plant Mgr. "Copyright and or property rights subsist in the image appearing on this proof Permission to reproduce in whole or in part andin any form whatsoever, particularly by photographic or offset process in a publication must be obtained from the publisher and the printer. Any unauthorized reproduction wmil be subiect to recourse in aw. $8.00 a year - 6 months $4.50 Foreign - $10.00 a year strictly In advance Although every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepts advertising in ifs columns on the unlderstanding that if wil lot be hable for ary error in the advertisement pubbished herender unless a proof of such advertisement is requested in writing by the advertiser and ,eturned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by the advertiser and with such error or corrections plainly noted in writing thereon and n that case if any error so noted . not corrected by The Canadian Statesman ifs hability, shall not exceed such a portion of the entire rost of such advertisement as the spare occuped by the noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such adverbsement Dear Sir: Decemer 12, 1974 As one of your readers and advertisers, I was surprised to see a small article on page one, section two of your Dec. 4, 1974 issue. I don't know the author of the article, but I find it inconsistent with the policy of your paper. You have only stated one side of a story, and nothing in behalf of indepen- dent retailers who are a source of revenue for your paper. In the article you suggest that the reader should invest- igate alternative shopping opportunities, namely, "fac- tory outlet stores". You ne- glected to mention that al- though the prices of these "factory outlet stores" might be lower, there must be some reason this merchandise had not been wholesaled previous- L to retail outlets. Perhaps e goods are a season old damaged, end of lines, or seconds. Does a "factory out et store" give you person- al ed service that many customers request? Does a "factory outlet store" stand behind their merchandise like a retailer who depends on repeat business? These are a few basic facts you neglected to tell your readers. Sincerely, David Breslin Editor's note: Sorry about that tiny item. Apparently, it was a filer of the type we use now and then to fi a small gap left in a paie. Obviously it hadn't been checked closely or would not have appeared because we too over the years, have stressed that the best F lace to buy merchandise is at ocal stores that stand behind their merchandise. The amaz- ing but gratifying fact is that auite a few merchants have complained about that item. Obviously, some subscribers read every line in the States- man. We'1l have to be more careful in future. By the way, that's an attractive letterhead and envelope, Mr. Breslin. Sorry we didrn't print them for you. Merry Christmas. Hospital Volunteers Prepare for Christmas Preparations for Christmas are the order of the davin the hospital just now. Volunteers are climbing up and down ladders, hanging decorations along the corridors, while the staff are busy with their individual themes decorating the patient areas. The downstairs lobby looks quite festive and visitors are greeted at the door with, of all things, a snow lady. The In-service Volunteers were guests of the recreation committee at a delightful In the Dim and Distant Past 25 Years Ago Thursday, Dec. 15, 1949 H The Bowmanville Memorial e ospital received a $1000 cheque from the Wm Reynolds Estate of Long Sault, and $50 from the famous John Fisher, C.B.C. commentator for the new hospital addition fund. The devotional period of the Courtice Circuit Young Peoples, meeting on Dec. 12 at Courtice Church was conduct- ed by Jim McGregor with Ross Metcalf at the piano, and Horace Vetzal reading the scripture portion. Mrs. S.R. Henderson, and Miss Leta Jackson have been presented with life member- ships in W.M.S. of Trinity United Church. Send your donations, large or small to Margaret Farmer, c-o the Canadian Statesman, to help send a Dutch war bride, Mrs. Eddie Lamb and her children back to Holland, her husband was killed two weeks ago in the level crossing accident in Toronto. William Beacock will retire this year as Clerk of the township of Cartwright, a post he has held for 44 years-. H.J. Brooks was re-elected Pres. of the Durham County Holstein Breeder's Club at the 33rd annual meeting, held on Dec. 3 in the Dept. of Agriculture office. 49 Years Ago Thursday, December 17, 1925 There will be a special Dinner served at the Bowman House on Sunday. Price per person - 75 cents. Menu includes - creamed oyster soup, mustard pickles, celery, olives, fruit jelly, dreesed goose, apple sauce, dressed chicken, sirloin beef, brown gravy, boiled or mashed potatoes, corn, deep apple pie, mince pie, raspberry tarts, Christmas plum pudding, van- illa sauce, tea, coffee, milk. (Ed's note) That menu bas to make you long for the good old days. Rev. Robt McDerment, M.A., Toronto, bas accepted the call of the Presbyterian congregation of Bowmanville and Newtonville. Taking part in the services will be Rev. H.V. Walker, Janetville, Rev. Cameron, Port Hope, and Rev. Goodwill, Cobourg. Blanche Morris obtained highest marks at Entrance examinations and was pre- sented with an award by Dr. C.W. Slemon, at the Public School Concert in the Opera' House. Col. E.E. Snider pre- sented medals for athletic activities to Orville Curran, Senior Boys and 'Allan Os- borne, Junior Boys. Kenneth Werry won the award for highest marks in arithmetic. Christmas Tea Party. The Candy Stripers had their party at the home of Mrs. Childs. Santa Claus, incognito, distributed money prizes for lucky number receipients and later Santa in full dress appeared bearing gifts for all present. i.e. Mr. N. Allison. On December 16th, carol singing bythe Volunteers will take place at 7:30 p.m. We will join with the staff to make Christmas as happ as Sossible for those who wil be ospital patients during the Festive Season. This month as usual, we still appeal for more Volunteers. If you feel that In-service Volun- teering is not for you, is there anyone, especially the new- comers to our community, who would like to give a few hours a week or even a month, to help us keep our Gift Shop fully supplied with Volun- teers? An hour or so of your time would be a wonderfui gift to your hospital. How about it? EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education have formed a committee to study the ossibility of 14 and 15 year-oids leaving school early. They will develop some sort of reference for the ground rules for early departure. Named to the committee were Russ Walker, J. C. McKague and AI Strike of Bowmanville. The committee is set to meet this month. The meeting may be curtailed by the fact that AI Strike lost his seat on, the board in the December 2 education election. The Cobourg and District labor council has requested they be allowed to have representation on the commit- tee and the Cobourg Manpow- er office appointed Vince Lebano to sit on the commit- tee. The whole matter of early school departure before the age of 16 years was brought up at the provincial level. Under certain conditions, such as assured jobs, youngsters would be allowed to leave school to work. 2- olmms tu Miuc siOP cup ciy o I ByEB1Il Smiley An Appeal In the so-called good old days, a great many who are now middle- aged men were in the newspaper business. That is, they had a paper route and made a bit of spending money, even in the depression years. I was closely associated with a paper route myself, although I didn't exactly have one. My kid brother did. I was sort of his business manager or financial adviser. Every Saturday night, after he'd made his weekly collections, I would inveigle him into the bathroom, lock the door so nobody could hear, and give him some sound business advice. I'd remind him that he was too fond of candy and pop and other tooth-rotting confections, that he had no willpower, and that he'd only squander his hard-earned fifty cents if he didn't invest at least part of it every week. He didn't know much about investments and wanted into a piggy bank. I'd tell him severely that that was no way to make his money grow. He should give it to me and watch the interest pile up. He'd bawl a bit, but then he'd come around after a bit of arm-twisting, and see the point. The point was that I was stronger than he was. I'd alWays let him keep part of it, maybe twenty cents. I'd take the other thirty cents and invest it. I invested it in the Saturday night movie, a bottle of pop and a chocolate bar. It was a wise investment and paid good dividends. The many movies I thus enjoyed enriched my experience of the human condition, enlarged my vocabulary, and added to my personal pleasure in life. It took him about two years to catch on, two of the best years of my life. There was, of course, a confrontation. He swore I had conned him out of at least sixty dollars. I scoffed at this and told him it was only about fourteen. But the little devil had been keeping his books. Last time I saw him, in Germany last spring, he informed me that with compound interestInow owed him $44,000 and if I didn't come up with it, he'd be interested in taking it out of my hide. I am still an inch taller than he, but he out-weighs me by forty pounds. So we compromised. I told him that if he paid all my expenses on my trip, I'd dig up the money somehow. He did. And thank goodness I haven't seen him since. All this has been brought to mind by a recent development in the delivery of daily newspaper. It is just another sign of our affluent age, when even the kids have so much money they don't have to work. For years, I've taken two daily newspaper, morning and evening. They take opposite political stands, and both are so warped that if I take a stand in the middle of their THE MANVERS HILLS It started way back in the days of creation. When the good Lord moulded this good earth. He formed the lands for one and every nation. And the seas were formed for what they are worth. So time passed on, as the new earth sn r,,1around. Up in e sky were the stars, moon, and the sun. Down below great mounds of gravel, sand, and stone were found. And that was the place they called MANVERS, my son. Yep! there Manvers was, then, all covered with thick growmng trees. Yeah son, with some trout creeks stretched across it's face The creatures of the earth wandered around as they please. And there wasn't a gol-darned soul around the whole place. Son, I doubt it ever happened, that perhaps Adam and Eve Ever wandered over or around those old Manvers hills. I'm sure it wasn't the Garden of Eden; i don't believe. Because it was never-; as far as I know, handed any fancy frills. Yeah lad, while Moses lead his group to the promised land, And later on some guy called Columbus, found our easter shore. Some big,Indian Chief and his large warrior band, Snuck into Manvers, I didn't find out what they were searching for. The Big Chief, his warriors, families to Parents polarized points of view, I am right in the temperate zone, which I prefer. At any rate, it seems that these titans of the press cannot, simply can not, secure young carrier girls or boys to peddle their papers. The morning paper has simply given up. No delivery. The evening paper has hired independent agents "operating their own vehicles." This means guys who drive around in their own cars and hurl the paper out the car window in the general direction of your house. In the good old days of about six weeks ago, I felt a little tingle of warmth when the door-bell rang. "Ah, the paper boy," I would remark wittily. And it was. The boy, or sometimes girl, was faithful and loyal, even in the foulest weather. I knew the country was going to hell in a hearse, but I felt that this was one hummock of decency and virtue in a morass of miseries. Now I feel a very strong tinglè, not of warmth, but of rage, at paper-delivery time. It is my custom when I arrive home after a hard day on the assembly line at the pupil-factory, to take off my jacket and my shoes, and take on a cold beer before proceeding to peruse my paper. This entire routine has been spoiled, not to say desecrated, by the new delivery method. I still go through the first parts of the procedure, but the beer tastes flat as I stew around, waiting for the paper. It arrives any time between four and seven. That means I have put back on my shoes and gone out in my shirtsleeves in the winter wind to search around in the snow for my paper as many as four times. This is not conducive to lowering a man's blood pressure. At least they put the thing in a plastic bag. But this is covered in three minutes when it's snowing, which it always seems to be when I go out to look for my paper. To add insult to injury, I receive a letter from the circulation depart- ment of the big, fat, rich, lousy newspaper telling me that the price is going up and that "We feel this is a reasonable price to payfor depend- able delivery to your driveway six days a week." Well, let me just say to the circulation manager that I don't want the paper delivered to my driveway, but to my house. My car can't read. And let me add that the service is not dependable, in its present condition. And let me further add that if you can't do better than that, I will shortly tell you what you can do with your newspaper. Sideways. This is a direct appeal to all parents. Please cut off your child- ren's allowances, so that at least some of them will be available to peddle papers in the old way. This is a cry from the heart. Civilization is sinking. Must this last vestige of normalcy go down with it? anc triends it's said, Must have liked old Manvers, yeah, hills and all. Because up on top of them there hills they buried their dead. And held their-pow-wows in the hollows in the falL. Boy, next came the rush of immigrants from the British Isles. The Scots, Irish, English, *and the coal miners from Wales. Many headed for the Manvers hills, they tramped on foot for miles, So in Manvers they settled among the hills, sogoes the tales. As the cabins appeared here and there upon the lofty places The odd bare patches, and some small fairms now appear. Stump fences, stone fences, built by men with whiskery and sweaty faces. Time out son, for a commercial now, for a keg of old fashioned beer. The lands are cleared each settle- ment connected by traîl. As each hill rises it's head and shorn of it's trees; That hill now bears the name of a settler, it stuck without fail. Now boy; the open roads are here, travelling is now a breeze. The modern times have changed some of the hills to moderate grades. Boy; there's no more bugy, or Model T races and thrîihs. Each day there's new changes appearing, and the pioneer tîmes fades. But my-boy, we still have got them there Old Manvers Hilîs. -Robt. Read Dedicated to my friends in Good Old Manvers Township. LETTERTo THE EDITO Corner for Poets