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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 2, 1978 Section Two EditorRiealy Comment Mayvor s Re]ply, on P-r"ools Mr. Pat Blaker, R. R. 2, Newcastle, Ontario. Dear Pat, Further to your letter of July 25th, 1978 in the Bowmanville Statesman addressed to me, I can appreciate your concern about damage done to the Swimming Pools this past Winter as a result of frozen water lines. I know how hard you as Chairman of the Swimming Pool Committee in Newcastle worked along with many others. How proud you all were on the day of the opening and you had every right to be. There were problems in getting started, the transfer of property and so on, but you raised the money and did the work, a tremendous com- munity effort. As you stated, Mr. Warren was concerned that things were done in order and for the betterment of the people involved. You have asked a number of, questions that will all be answered. I Playing We were not impressed with the performance of our Northumber- land Newcastle trustees during the special meeting called last week to select a contractor for construction of the Waverley Public School. Five trustees were on the job promptly at 7:30 p.m. Thursday when the meeting was supposed to start. However, this is not enough school board members for a quorum and school officials had to wait helplessly, unable to conduct busi- ness.. It took a whole hour before three additional trustees were rounded up. With the minimum of eight repre- sentatives, the Waverley Public School was approved on a unani- mous vote. It is disappointing that there was not a greater interest shown by school officials when a $1.3 million project was under discussion. It's true that the approval of the lowest tender was mainly a formali- N wSe- 'h 0 New Sehool Beginning this month, a very rare sight will greet the eyes of anyone taking a stroll down Waverley Rd. On a lot near the end of the street, a brand new, $1.3 million ele- mentary school will be taking shape during the next year. And the sight of a new school under construction is unusual in these days of declining enrolment and cutbacks in teaching staff. The fact that Bowmanville has the growth needed to su pport a new school is a credit to t he area. The school is a sure sign of the fact that this community is refusing to stand still and stagnate at a time when the country's economie picture is not as rosy as it has been in recent years. We should also point out that the Waverley Public School isn't the only new school under construction in the western subdivision. A separate school on Rhonda Blvd. is already under construction to handle growth in the separate school system. The schools along with projects such as Hydro's Darlington enerat- ing Station and the development of local industrial parks speak well for the area and its future. It should also be noted that the Waverley Public School is not going to stand partiy empty until some future growth materializes inthe western part of town. There are more than enough students living in the southwest part of Bowmanville to fi the building next fall. fParents in theonst uiliprobaby Waverley school is, long overdue. Some of the students in the Waverley have not yet seen all the billsfor the total cost, the figure of $3,000.00 was an estimate for both Newcastle and Bowmanville Pools. Currently we are having a complete inspection of both the Pools done and a report prepared. When completed, this report will be public knowledge. In reference to the two arenas that are being built, by efforts of the people in the Community. For each of these arenas there has been a Board of local Citizens established to operate them. I have been very proud of the number of Community organiza- tions in this Municipality that have contributed so much to various projects and programs and intend to support them in every way that I can. I will certainly see that you will get a complete report on the swimming pool that you and your associates built. Sincerely, Garnet B. Rickard, Mayor, Hookey? ty and there appears to be no doubt among school board members that the Waverley building is needed. No doubt the holiday season had something to do with the attendance however, the school board could have done something to assure that the minimum number of trustees was on hand to conduct business. There's no excuse. We suggest that the trustees are setting a poor example for students who are discouraged from playing hookey even when the weather gets warm and there are better things to do than stay indoors. Maybe the trustees who were absent last week should bring notes from home the next time the board meets. The notes could explain the trustees' absence and if some trustees have unsatisfactory reasons for being away, they should write the words "I will not miss meetings" 100 times. on a black- board. is Welcome area have had to get by with ortable classrooms. Other grades ave had to walk or take busses to downtown Bowmanville. Of course it isn't just the educational system that the school' will benefit. The building contains a scaled-down gymnasium plus a stage and changerooms. These will not doubt be used by community organizations for meetings, sports and other uses. It is like many other school buildings, it will become the focal point of t he community.. The building will no doubt be a welcome addition to Bowmanville. Bark Costs More than Bite A local resident handed over a cl ped item on the weekend that will find many sympathetic readers in this area as well. Ap arently, hef had been bothered considerably by a neihbor's dog barking continuously wit its owners paying no attention a to the annoyance it was causing. S In the City of Belleville, they haveM come up with an answer, withS council passing an anti-barking s bylaw aimed at reducing noise 1 caused by the city's dog population. t Owners face a maximum fine of f $300 for permitting their dogs to bark to the point where it becomes a nuisance to neighbors. "The bylaw isn't aimed at the critter who barks once or twice at a passing cat," says Mayor Ben Corke the oner who lets hs do$ sit out for hours on end, barking incessantly and disturbing his neighbor. re tFamHry Journal Fl rs ago in5 usa ap UeNews 4 « prE dependent yo~ ation number 1561 as adnesday by C coMPANY LIMI T ED C ine, Ontario uc 3m( wh SF AMEs ga lisher ce] R DY DONAL D BSHOP re. Mgr. Ptant Mgr. the mage appearing on this proof. Permrissiçn te10l oever, particularl y by phoographitc or offset 23, b'publsher aind the printer. Any unauthorîled rec toi foreign-$21 MOa year Mo me] id erro,-, The Can aian StfItesmnan accepts of et if Wilf flot be tiable for any error in the Fsuch advertisemrent is requested in writing i atesman business office duly Signed by înjg bai noted in writirig thereon, anfd ini that case if we( talesman its liabilty shati not exceed such MO e space occupied by thle noied error bears i, m ' cool When you aretgoing on a trip, your first hope is that you wiii get there in one piece, preferabiy the fairly large piece in which you began the trip. Not a lot of little ones. Your second hope is that you will not be hijacked. Or, at least if you are, that the hijackers will insist on landing on the island of Bali, where the terrified ,hostages will be comforted by nubile, young bra-less, topless ladies, waving fans and things around to keep them (the hostages) cool. Another vague hope is that the airplane gets off the ground. It didn't help our frame of mind when one didn't recently at Toronto airport, and insteadwound up in a ravine. Then, of course, it is to be hoped that once the thing gets into the air, t returns to terra firma. This is nirly important, they tell me. Next, it's rather essential that you have a place to iay your jet-lagged. .ead when you get there. Marriages are made in Heaven, it says omewhereoDivorces are made vhen the room clerk says, "Sorry ir. Your reservation definiteiy tates August 15th, and this is July 5th. We haven't a thing for the next wo weeks." This experience is far, ar worse than being left at the alter. It's basic that you should leave Lett iar Editor, If not now on th I'here may be readers of contact Frank eur newspaper who would be 187, Dunnville, terested in knowing of the 2X5, or call rthcoming 33rd annual Municipal Offi Linion of No. 6 Service Sincerel ying Training School, FrankS unnville, and I would preciate it if you would Dear Editor, ovide a news item through Re Regional ur public service facilities. I would like t tails of this get-together are quotations fron follows: Donald Stetz For the past 32 years, Royal Stevens Point nadian Air Force personnel his book enti o were stationed at No. 6 Districts in TS during the war have toward a geogi thered in Dunnville to Government. lebrate their station and findings fri union. This year marks study by Dr. SI eir 33rd get-together, which compare mos . take place September 22, with the sentim 24. The event begins with a number of the :eption Friday night, a golf our own Durha urnament Saturday Gargantua w >rning, parade to a dominant centi emorial service and flypast making is apt wartime Harvard Aircraft victim of a cor the afternoon, and a own hierachal nquet Saturday night. The cratic structur ekend closes Sunday channels of c >rning with a breakfast may make its >kout. All veterans of No. 6, unresponsive t( I their spouses, are invited. localized publ behind instructions for the disposai of your property, in case you are kidnapped in the red light district of Hamburg, or, in the case of wives, decide to run off with the one-eyed Afghanistan pilot you met in the discotheque in Rome. We've drawn up a list for just that, purpose. Kim gets the grand piano. Hugh gets the lawnmower and the color TV (they have some great programs in t he jungles of Para- guay). Kim gets the lawn sprinkler for The Boys to run through, their favorite sport. My sisters get the old beds we outfumbled them for when my mother's estate was being divided. My wife's sister gets the huge linen tablecioth with the wine-stains that won't come out. And so on. Another thing you should look after before you commence a trip is to get well rested. Maybe that's why I'm taking off this afternoon in a bus with a lot of hooligans to drive, round-trip, 200 miles and watch a double-header basebalr game featuring the worst major league team in the world, Toronto, and arriving home at 2 a.m. Four hours on the bus. Four hours in the grandstand. After a day's work. "You're crazy", my wife said, unequivocaily. She's right. It's extremely important, when ers Scholfield, Box Ontario. NiA him at the ces, 774-7595. ly yours, cholfield Government o submit a few i a book by Dr. er Phd., of Wisconsin, on itled "Special Cook County raphy of Local These quotes om a five year tetzer prove to t favourably ents of a large taxpayers in m Region. with its single re of decision to become a mplexity of its , or bureau- e. Its complex ommunication administration o many more e interests in to the community. The costs of maintaining control and gargantuan public service is so great that its production of publie good, becomes grossly inefficient.Bureaucratie unresponsiveness in gargantua may produce the frustration and cynicismwon the part of a local citizen, who finds no point of access for remedying local problems of a public character. Large scale metropolitan like organization is unquestionably appropriate for limited number of public services, but it is not the most appropriate scale of organiza- tion for the provision of all public services required in a metropolis. The presence of corruption or the appearance of it in certain large centralized governments is probably a factor in explaining why there is little sentiment for central- izing authority in a few centres.aAs soon as govern- ments are consolidated it gives authority to the top people in the hierachy. Judging from impressions you are packing, not to leave out anything vital to your well-being. Make a check-list: laxative pills, tranquilizers, stuff for athlete's foot, piles ointment, dandruff killer, a travel iron to press out the furrows on your forehead. And so on. Naturally, you need six diction- aries: Canadian-coc-kney; English- French; French-German: Schweitzer-Deutsch; Toronto- Italian; Joual-French. And so on. Let's see. Oh, yes, you need money. When the Europeans came to Canada first, they brought lots of colored beads, and received in return for them prime furs, good as gold. When Canadians visit Europe, they take choking great rolis of banknotes, and receive in return for them - you guessed it - colored beads. Seems fair enough. Let' have another look at that list. Uh. Yup. Electric toothbrush. Extra dentures in case of breakage. Hair dye. Three quarts of under-arm deodorant. Toilet paper, 12 rolls. Adhesive tape for bhstered heels. Seven-iron to practise golf swings while waiting for audience with Pope. Booze. Hey, where's the booze? Heard a guy had to pay $45 for a quart of rye when the Old-Timers played hockey in Hol- land iast winter. Wait a minute, now. Have to caîl the obtained in interviews, it is evidently felt that consolida- tion of power into a larger unit of governmentimerely enbances the prestige' and prerequisites of these controlling the larger units of government to the dtriment of individual units. Consolidated governments as exemplifîed by Cook county governments have proved to be unattractive models for the people of Cook county. A political system with many centres of decision making is a protection against the abuse of power. F.A. Dilling Sirs: For the most part, I have managed to ignore the negative ramblings which make up the column "Dialogue with Dennis." Mr. Sadler's most recent column concerning Canadian unity, The Prime Minister, The Monarchy, etc., bas however, angered me to the point where I would like to express my displeasure to both Mr. Sadler and your paper. the cops and listento their amused snorts when I ask them to keep an, eye on the house while we're away. Leave the house key under the eleventh stone on the patio. We'll never find it when we get home. Cut off the newspapers - sure sign you are not home when there are forty-two of them on the porch. Put out some ant traps to make sure they haven't demolished entire house while we're away. And so on. You know something? My wife may be crazy, as I suggested here recently, but she's not dumb. She never wanted to go on this trip in the first place. AU she wanted to do was have a normal summer: swimming playing golf; picking bernes; enjoy- ing the grandboys; nagging me about the weeds. Well, by George, we're going anyway, and she can lump it. As long as she doesn't lump me. You're nobody unless you've been to Europe. That is, of course,unless you've been to Newfie. Then you're O.K. Newfie. Then you're O.K. My greatest consolation is a line from a letter my son wrote on my birthday, "Tribulations, frustra- tions, rotten kids and neurotic spouse. All these things shall pass away.n Thanks, Hugh, I needed that. Editor Firstly, to Mr. Sadler, I am growing very tired of hearing your views of all that is wrong with our community, our local politicians, and now our country and Prime Minister. Your sarcastic writing style gives one the impression that you have appointed yourself as the resident expert on all that is wrong with our community and now country. Granted you have a good knowledge of local affairs and your interest is welcomed; however, I think that unless you can change your writing style to be more objective, more positive and less- partisan politically, you should cease your column and endless stream of letters to the editor. 1 find your present style of writing neither clever nor interestingn In place of your column, you could perhaps consider getting more involved in politics, for if you are half as koedgeable as your columnt indicates you think you are, there is no telling how far you could go. My only response to your article in which 1 disagree with you on Most counts is, if you are really not proud to be a Canadian citizen, then simply return from whence you came. This was a good community, as well as country, before you arrived, and will continue to be so after you depart. I would now like to address myself to the Canadian Statesman. I can understand your natural enthusiasm to attract regular contributors; however, I think that certain' criteria should be met before the granting of a regular space for a column. Mr. Sadler's regular column has very little to offer the community in the way of constructive criticism and is generally a tiresome piece of writing. I urge you to consider not granting his column such prominence unless it takes on a more positive and much less sarcastic tone and is without the partisan politics as contained in the last issue. Richard Stockman 24 Quinn Drive Sugar andnst e, Travel Plans lffý le 0 nditor ou