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No, this picture isn't a cheat,
The luggage in the photograph will go into
the VW in the photograph.
How?
First of all, that's no ordinary Volkswagen
up there. It's a Super Beetle. With a trunk
that carries twice as much as any beetle ever.
(That takes care of 1 suitcase, 2 overnight
bogs and an attache case.)
And in case you'd forgotten, every Volks-
wagen comes with a rear seat that folds down'
to create a cavernous 141 cubic feet of
Driving home from a meeting
the other night the car radio was
tuned into one of those night line
shows, and a lady (I assumed she
was a !nether) called in to ex-
press an opinion.
She was advocating that the
legal drinking age be lowered,
and the reasons she gave were
these: 1. The young people would
have more fun if they were
allowed to have a few drinks at
their parties and get-to-gethers.
2. Lowering the drinking age
would decrease the interest' in
drugs amongst the youth.
She is, of course, entitled to her
opinion, but I wonder if the lady
knows that the number one
problem of Our society is not
drugs, no, and not even the
deadly and maligned cigarette,
but alcohol.
Booze is still king when it
comes to breaking up marriages,
causing millions of auto ac-
cidents, thousands of deaths and
tens of thousands of lost jobs. It
is also the cause of many
diseases, and is the murderer of
self respect,
This impressive record can't
even be touched by tobacco, and
drugs have not yet had enough
time to catch up,
I'm certainly not condoning
either the use of tobacco or drugs
but let's look at the facts.
The report of the Le Dain
Commission on drugs leaves one
sick and frightened by the
wracking havoc caused by them.
Yet, one of the people in-
terviewed by the commission
pointed out, "there are no
murders, car accidents or rob-
beries when users are high on
drOgs as compared to when they
are drunk on alcohol."
The report goes on to state that .
by any measure, alcoholism
remains Canada's worst drug
problem.
"As far back as I can recall,"
one Toronto volunteer youth
worker, who had used most of
the drugs himself, told the
Commission, "I learned that
whatever the problem was, the
answer lay in aspirins, sleeping
pills, pep pills and, especially, in
alcohol."
Most of the liquor ad-
vertisements in the glossy
magazines, or on television,
certainly would have us believe
that the answer to the good life
lies in consuming their products.
One establishment that prides
itself on the length of time it has
been brewing liquor, is producing
ads which stress that its whiskey
is a 'he and she drink' "soft
enough for her, yet bold enough
for him."
One of these advertisements
shows a lovely young couple
strolling casually through a
summer meadow ... suitably and
properly dressed, and handsome
enough to make the reader
realize that this is indeed the
perfect couple who have chosen
the perfect drink to make their
perfect lives commendable and
enviable.
Now, if you are intelligent you
would know, after reading this
ad, that it is the smart and stylish
thing to do...to drink 'he and she'
whiskey.
Quite likely, if the age for
drinking is lowered, this com-
pany will be quick to point out
-'that 'the that ::-stays
together drinks together' and will
come up with a slick advertising
campaign to convince us all that
their product is exactly right for
the whole family... young and old
alike.
The people shown in the ads are
such happy, decent folk, the soul
of good fellowship and good taste,
that one can never imagine then
doing anything improper. No
siree.
Too bad, the coin is never
flipped so we see the other side of
the picture,
A couple of years ago I spoke
to a magistrate, 90 percent of
Whose time in court is taken up
with problems caused from the
drinking of liquor or one of its
alcoholic cousins.
He certainly was in the position
to know about under-age
drinking, boot-legging, and all
the other evils that some persons
try to tell us would vanish if the
legal drinking age was lowered.
Was he in favor of it? You bet
your boots he wasn't.
In his opinion lowering the age
would not only not alleviate
drinking problems among the
youth, but would escalate them to
such an extent that what we have
now would seem like a tea party,
So, the folks who want to stick
with something that has an im-
pressive record better stay with
alcohol,
In other words stick with a
winner.
Only they might find out it's the
biggest loser of them all.
GOOD MANNERS
"Have good manners gone out
of style?" asked one of our
readers recently.
She was perplexed and
justifiably upset because having
sent gifts to three bridal showers,
in the past few months, had
received no acknowledgement
from any of the brides-elect.
What is etiquette (good
manners)? According to Mr.
Webster it is the forms required
by good breeding.
We are told that Bobby Burns,
who was born and lived as a
humble farmer, was just as much
at ease in Queen Victoria's court
as he was with the simple folk
with whom he lived.
He was a true 'gentle man', not
capable of offending anyone and
apparently endowed with a
native graciousness to say and do
the proper thing naturally
Apparently, there are some
who can't practice good manners
for the sake of decency let alone
because it is the gracious thing to
do.
It is hard to understand why
anyonelgter receiving a gift sent
with -kindness and good wishes ,
would not respond.
Surely, we haven't reached
such a state of haste and in-
difference that we don't have the
time to pen a few words of ap-
preciation.
Good manners are never out of
style, and Poor manners show
ignorance and bad taste.
Send clothing
to northland
Mrs. Ervin Eggert, vice-
president hosted the Pentecostal
Missionary Circle, March 5, when
Mrs. Elmer Desjardine presided
over the meeting and lead iitfi.s
hymn sing.
Miss Margaret Disher opened
with prayer, and 16 members
answered the roll call with a
scripture verse on the Holy
Spirit,
A reading about a flying nor-
thland missionary, Rev, John
Stellenar, was given by Mrs.
Bruce Cann, and Mrs. E. Fink-
beiner read from the book,
"Prison to Praise".
The message on the theme
"The Steps to a Christian Life"
was presented by Mrs.
Milford Prouty.
Business was transacted
and it was decided to send used
clothing to the northland.
The meeting ended with a
season of prayer and refresh-
ments.
Sponsor CAS
sewing project
Noble Grand Gladys Skinner
who presided at the Pride of
Huron, Rebekah Lodge meeting,
March 3, welcomed back Mrs.
Lena Kirkland who has been ill.
Greetings were also extended to
Mrs. Gladys Chambers, Clinton,
Past District Deputy President.
The Vice Grand, Mrs. Loretta
Ball, gave the report for sick and
shutins, and the CP&T announced
a euchre party, March 11.
Members were invited to a
desert euchre in Hensall this
month.
District Deputy President Lois
McFalls will make her official
visit April 21.
Exeter members will open and
close Victoria Lodge, No. 1,
London, March 18.
Mrs. Elsie Wescott is con-
vening a sewing project for the
Children's Aid Society.
Life in Africa
told to sorority
Xi Gamma Nu chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi heard Mrs, Allan
McLennan speak about her ex-
periences in Africa at their
meeting held at Mrs. Jack
Taylor's homey Tuesday evening.
Mrs, McLennan, who went tO
Africa as a nurse, met her-
husband there where he was a
Manager of a coffee plantation,
The McLennans lived on that
continent for 13 years. The
Speaker illustrated her talk With
two films,
Mrs, Barry Reid and Mrs, J00
Wooden assisted the hostess.
Next meeting will be at the
home Of Mrs, W. la. Schaefer
When public speaking will be the
topic.
out were the economic reletiehA
that bind the Americas; the
relations -within the countries
that effect the poorer areas; and
the responses which have
developed within the countries.
Mrs, Murray pointed out that
today more than half of the
foreign trade of Brazil is con-
trolled by non BrazilianS.
Brazilians have been bought out
by their own money. Recently
Venezuela took over control of
her own oil operations,
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(That takes care of the other 4 suitcases,
5 overnight bags, 4 travel bags, and 3 train
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Alas, all these years we've been known
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But, as you can see, more goes into a VW
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Spring brings promise, faith
and :hope. Spring is God's
promise of .life everlasting, Mrs.
R. E. Jackson told Vnit 1, UCW,
When she presented the devotions
at their meeting, Thursday. She
Was assisted in her presentation
by Mrs. Wm. Kernick.
Mrs. Hector Murray took the
topic ,from the study hook on The
Americas and discussed the
economic and national
relationships.
Some of the poiot,5 she brought