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4 NORSHORE SENTINEL Thursday, January 26, 1961 TOWN POLICE OUT OF THE QUESTION, OPP BEST VALUE FOR TAX DOLLAR It is time the rebel group in Nipigon stopped this foolish talk of a change in police administration and began to It is time the rebel group in Nipigon stopped this fool-talk of a change in police administration and began to realize, like most intelligent citizens do, that the town is very fortunate to have the present service. This newspaper is growing tired of hearing these uninformed, small voices, usually with a personal grudge, who try and make people believe the present setup is too costly or that the present men are not capable. Cost first: The present town contract calls for $12,000 plus milage which covers three men. There is no charge to the town for the corporal, no charge for the police radio (Nipigon is one of the few places of its size with a radio setup), no charge for the lockup itself including water and hydro, no charge for the clerk- stenographer.... we could go on and on. Initial costs for town police would be, a new lockup or jail, a salary of $17,000 for three men and a chief, milage, costs of one or possibly two new cars, office equipment, uniforms and equipment, stationery , housing arrangements for the constables... roughly $50 to $60 or much more, thousand in the first year! But cost is not the important issue. There should be no thought of cost before concern for proper protection, especially for a township on the junction of two highways and so susceptible to transients and trouble. Most town police are retired men who could never hope to handle a riot, gun battle or major trouble. Their helpers are relatively untrained men and, as it happens in so many towns, their neatness and general attitude towards their job is not what it should be. The OPP is a vast organization of specially trained 'young’ men who can handle any situation. They are on their way up in the organization so must act accordingly if they wish the promotions. There are some, of course, who do not fit the role but what makes anyone believe they will not find the same type or worse in town police? The chances are much greater. So let us not hear any more of town police and the great saving they will bring and the great work they will do. For Nipigon there is only one answer for the time being... the OPP. Instead of complaining and plotting, these voices who cry for better administration could help a great deal more by co-operating and helping bring a better understanding and a new respect for the work that is being done now. HOSPITALS NEED YOUR SUPPORT Over 300 years ago Canada’s first hospital received its first patient. The Hotel Dieu Hospital de Quebec, founded by the French Order of St. Augustine in 1639, marked the first step in the start of a voluntary hospital system that was to spread over the length and breadth of the Dominion. The significant motivating factor behind the growth of our hospitals which now offer health care second to none was the initiative and independence of the Canadian people who recognized a need and decided to do something about it. And they did! As a result of the philanthropic work of countless dedicated citizens, business firms, corporations and various religious orders, hospitals ranging in size from small community institutions as in Terrace Bay, Beardmore and Nipigon to large and complex medical centres now dot the landscape from coast to coast and represent the supreme achievement of voluntary effort. For hospitals across the country it is the beginning of a new era that will bring with it challenges which can only be met with the continued co-operative effort which has sparked the growth of the entire hospital system. The two main factors contributing to this changing pattern are: the introduction of a national hospital plan and the continuing growth of our young nation. Both these factors will result in an increased demand for hospital services over the next few years. To meet this demand an extension of hospital facilities is inevitable and the continued co-operation of all groups within their localities for the utmost in financial support is necessary if the health needs of their citizens are to be met. Hospitals are the most expensive public facility in existence and, accordingly the most important. Canada has built the 'foundations’ of these hospitals through volunteer help and it will continue to build bigger and better hospitals to meet the needs, again, through volunteer work. It is a big job, an important job, a job for every citizen. Are you doing your share? NORSHORE SENTINEL The Norshore Sentinel is published every Wednesday in Port Arthur. The Sentinel Office is located on Front St. in Nipigon, box 279. Phone 36Q . Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Dep. Ottawa. Charles D. McOuat, editor and publisher. Donald F. McOuat, advertising manager. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Editor, Norshore Sentinel, Dear Sir: Recently there have been articles appearing in your paper and the Lakehead papers suggesting that there is a lack of accomodation in our area for the tourist travelling by tent or trailer. Not only has the Provincial Government established excellent parks at Sibley and on Lake Nipigon but here in Nipigon Township, Beaver Valley Trailer Court and Campgrounds offers accomodations to this type of traveller. In fact, where else can the travel trailer hook up to sewage, lights and water? Certainly not in any Provincial park in Northwestern Ontario. Tent grounds are equipped with stoves and tables and shower and laundry facilities are planned. Picnic and playgrounds are provided and nature trails lead to beaver ponds, etc. One hundred sixty-five acres wait to be developed and Beaver Valley will grow to suit the needs of the travelling public. Would the Nipigon Chamber of Commerce wish to remove such a source of revenue and transport it twenty miles away, where a Provincial park would pay no taxes to the community? I think not. Why not approach the Provincial Government for more Picnic areas rather than campsites. Picnic areas are a benefit to local as well as the travelling public. A.J. Dunn, Highway 17, Nipigon, Ontario. Editor, Norshore Sentinel Dear Sir: With regards to an article appearing on the front page of the Sentinel dated Jan. 11, I would like to make the the following comments. The local Chamber of Commerce are no doubt looking for a great influx of tourists and their idea of a public Trailer and Tenting grounds is very commendable. It would appear to this observer, however, that they cannot see the forest for the trees. The trees in this case being "Beaver Valley Trailer and Tenting Court” owned and operated by Sandy and Janie Dunn. The above court is situated 4 1/2 miles west of Nipigon on the Superior Circle Route. I would like to point out for the benefit of the above Chamber that Mr. and Mrs. Dunn and Family were, I believe, the only Nipigon people . to join the cavalcade around Lake Superior. On this trip they made a point of distributing Nipigon brochures at each and every stop along the way. I also have been given to understand that Mr. Dunn is a member of the Chamber of Commerce but was not notified of the meeting in question. I realize that Sandy and Janie do not have the capital that the Province of Ont. has but they have done a remarkably fine job both advertising Nipigon and with the facilities that they have provided the travelling public. In closing I note that the top executive of the local Chamber have not advocated a new SUPER GROCETERIA an ULTRA MODERN HOTEL or a NEW ENLARGED FUNERAL HOME for this great influx of tourists. I wonder why? Also Mr. Editors, thank you for providing Nipigon a news media and keep up the good work. W.A. Dwyer. WINTER CONSTRUCTION FORT WILLIAM (CP) Three post offices will be constructed in Northwestern Ontario towns this winter under the federal government’s winter program to com -bat unemployment. The three among 78 to be built across Canada, will be in Ignace, Armstrong and Balmertown. HOT CROP WINNIPEG (CP) Sales of Manitoba’s hottest crop, yellow mustard, are increasing, says Dave Durkson, special crop economist with the provincial department of agriculture. The 1960 mustard crop, grown mainly on a 500-acre site north of Winnipeg, yielded about 700pounds of seed per acre.