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c4 L.dom to* know t/ e dt[fezence:
. New Year's resolutionsused to be as
uch a part of the holiday season as
tmurkey and Mince -pie, but 'in. this era of
"the organization man" they have gone
out ,.-- 'of fashion'i--'A-mid committees,
com.rhissio-tis, . and: the other social
structures that engulf -us, where `they' ado
things rather than '1', we tend to avoid
responsibility, even for- ourselves. „While
this anonymity may -be -comfortable, in a
—,very' short time it makes life meaningless.
'This year let's -b -ring baclf•'Fie personal
resolution, only asa-ges,ture of defiance'
. against the corporate stump that so
• depressingly sucks us under.
Here are a few for consideration:
R-esolve to be committed to -something
it ever so small - and see it.t4rou'gh. It
may-' 'canvassing for United Appeal, or
-The Red Cross; visiting a shut-in regularly,
giving leadership to a group of youngsters;
even adding to community integrity by
paying bills pn time.. v u
Developa-healthy skepticism about'
what is . on TV. Every shot of every
situation does not automatically 5entain
the truth; photography can be as -slanted
and: shallow as some verbal reporting.
(Since you can go back §rail re -read what
is : in print, the newspaper doesn't
'hit-and-run' in the same devastating way.)
Refuse to -be a slave of the 'newest`
just because - it makes the.; most.. noise,
whether, it be art, politics or -morals. For
every genuine insight there are ten sterile,`
blind alley bypasses ,whose: misdirection
--�
has to be corrected before we can'
progress. Will and Ariel Durant, who won
the Nobel prize last year for their final
volume of the History of Civilization..._
wrote recently: "It is good that new ideas
should be heard for the sake of the few
that Cali' be used; it is good wisp that new '
ideas should be compelled to go through
-the mill -of. opposition. This. is :the trial
heat which innovations must survive` -
before' being allowed to enter the hurr'an---
, race.
This year, let's not shrug helplessly
before every problem; let's ,stand up and
be counted,
T.,
Most men are apt to, wonder as they for nearly .half the _gain. I n other words,‘
'enter ,a new year wh'e "-it--will hold, fob' - = the value of goods and services produced
them in terms of' material things. Horne . by Canadians in 1969 should show a real,
improvements, ; new purchases, vacation increase of nearly 'four percent. At S7.1,,
• plans *and thelik all- depend -an billion, this would be full twice as"much-
continued empment, good earnings ..-in dollar terms as they rodpced befor;;
and the absence of major setbacks. The a the .irrent business expansion got uy•er
immediate econor`iic -outlook s is way - i.n 1961, an, :�imprwssive
sccordingtY of tiite greatest= significance to • accomplishment- even allowing '= r. the -
the individual Canadian and his -family. inroads made by higher prices.-
How then ,do We stand as we go, -iia °
p _Mich .tit the :ec . s r g .Zex
1969?- After seven successive -years' o'
year will come : fro -m manufacturing
strong .economic growth, it would not be. industry. A . government 'survey of the
entirely surprising ifi the " key busin.es industry's spending intentions points to a
indicators were now pointing` ' in a 14 percent increase inoutlays on new
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different direction So sustained a period '2•
of uninterrupted growth, has after al I' rarely
beer; equalled., •
nd' y,et, remarkably enough, there'',
.-.
ane hood reasons -for believing that
headed for more •of the same. In a
:sentence, the past year turned_even
'• better than expected and---the'one ahead
shows considerable promise bf continued . -
vigorous economic performance. To,,sumr•up: it looks Ike another good
-This of .cdu'r$e is both a -broad year for:Canada. True, much will depend
generalization and, so- far as 1969. is on world monetary developments .not -
concened--- an invitatipn to' fat Qui t s-:: ' a our, dollar and balance of
,�,�'`�r �\e\\\n�"0o ho i �y s..oor,\\,.4-%,\-
v,e\
baisiness,� du tr an \.government 'who .noi�din the. seen 'n line rid avoiding
should know. And, while they are fallible fiscal overkill,,above all on the foreign
mortals like the rest of us, 'it Friust...-be buyer ..and domestic consumer • Ake '
conceded• that their recent record as continuing to want .Canadian products in
prognosticators entitles them to respect. g'reat'quantity and variety. Whether or not
Takin the economyaas a whole,kthey - .•live realize it, rt isTtse last which are both
suggest that tf?.? gross 'national product the foundations of our current prosperity
will rise by. between: Seven, and eight and the ,;,inch ens�b,l iagfedients:_ of a
percent, with price increases'accounting .Happy New Year for Canada.. ~
construction, machinery and 'equipment, W
while manufacturing employiment, too,
seems set to rise modestly, reversing the 3 •,
downward trend apparent since 1967.,
This should be a contributory factor- of
some significance in bringing about a
higher level of pvera.11 em to r,Bent thanin tiills _Begin
1968...
And the same to fou. Lang You and I willbecome one
niati• `your tumrem. And if you year older, less wise and more
-tart the first-footin' it through crotchety. We'll have at least
"tee town rin .Hogmanay, you'll anc more errinkle, hang-up,
erobablfind yourself last- chin, stomach. of,`(w1Tttever we
'tin it it, the door at 6 a.m.. run te. 1. p •
i t, r c a n the gar ge with the Canada will' regain, its once
\' i V 1i Or ire `a, - 1n\; en post, n i , world, af-
c dy meth h w th ate\ its art. w 1 b lis `�� ; to;,\in\.
ts ' blazing. fid, • - yotr�elf 'internatioha ;
' horning with a near, pure 10- awe and ad ' tion\by Gitate-
e alt-tltumination. mala, Ceylon and Madagascar.
However, that's your head- Hordes of God-fearing- Cana -
ache. Buster. I expect to have . dians will get stoned every Sat-
- my own•lurday might, even though the
• Right. now, I'm going to give , price of booze will rise.
a serious analysis -Of_ to com- Parents -- who have spoiled
ing year. As,,, I see it, as .we old . their kids rotten will hold up
t
s -o sayers says, . eeOrfehing their. hands in horror end weep
•wij, be fine in '69. Usually, my-ecopiously over the activities of
prophecies are right on the ° •their rotten kids, .
.nose, but i make the odd slip. - Australia will be towed by.
So, just in ease, you are invit- the combined fleets of the
ed to burn this after you've western world to a place of
read it. Known as .destroying • sefety bettireen Hawaii„end Cal=
the evidence. ifornia. But only after- they
Speaking of burn, I predict •have promised to throw over -
that this year students will not board all their- black aborig-
. e in to- burn he• urriz-°•-. ew�. • .
,tea .,, ..w »
versitie.. er res �w" `i'� til wife' o o n.
start burning students. ' it There's no plate _-ecl"se:.:,to go . -.
,.would solve a ,,,lot of. problems, They'll probably dropras Will
as
like over -crowding and soaring the upper thigh. Taxes will go
• posts. - •• 1 ---..up. There's nowhere else -to, go.' `�'"
' The idea i sfmple: AAmob'of They'll" gee up enough to infuri..._._–
, students sttrt4 - a `derreenstra��;�at—t»e-vitizea y, nt not quite
twei, invades 'tile university enough to start a revolution.
MARC ;" DIMES
a�jrm eee,ee v eeee w.weeeetr4ane m eeni ••
- A 27 -year -old --girl Crone.
• Keswicl , Who had never worked
before due to arthritis, is happily
opexa ting`s a ' bookkeeping
machines a man with no kidneys
in Ottawa is .micro -filming
Ipit.l . ecords• a out::*r1 in..
Port, Arthur who. is a controlled
epileptic is sorting spruce seeds
•-. Cor the government; a -paraplegic
whose first job was found .for
him by the Foundation at ,the
age of 35, is warking:at thq adult Torr., ghc ut-, -, the month
These are some of the success
stories which can be attributed
to 'the March of Dimes. the
annual campaign . of the
Rehabilitation Foundation for
the• Disabled. Our can-t'paign
total t,l' S875.000 in this
province.In 29 localities we are
membeis of the United Appeal,
but we will •, be canvassing in
some -430 others. Our campaign
_will corse with a one-night blitz
itself has been a success store of residences arond' the end of
C.` ..,Year -,- t an s to You January. "and could) opt
people of the 'new media - and
I am once again asking, for your
support _next month so that our
workeeese Continue and grow in
effectivepess.
grateful one again. tier you_ r
vital support.
George M. Henderson.
Provincial - Campgign Chairman
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a pig -pen. ada in ihoiikey. (You can. bet on
' At this point, the.president this one.).. Husbands and wive
of the- university, instead of ,gill 'seriously'oosi`d r, stran-
ee ering under his desk and ' gling each ogler with their
-pernmisirig- no lectures, iso ex- , bare hands. They won't do it,
ams: and instant 'degrees, but you can also bet on that
merely calls nut, loud and ' one. '
clear. "Burn them!" Golfers will continue to hook
From all sorts of broom clo- . and , "slice. Curlers: will go -on 4
s
of sets will rush squads of square rnis§itis that crucial shot. An -
students,
students, who. want tie learn glers will continue to lie in
rattler than' burst. They. -w-ill.. _ _ their teeth- harp wide -ow t.
douse the. activists with fgaso- Deer huntdrs will explain, for
„reline and toss each of them a an hour and a half,; why they
match, lighted. This' will be missed that huge buck at
•known as OPGAS. Several oil poit-blank range.
ciompanies and a host of tax- And we'll all gq on playing
payers are interested: in -con- -that crazy, ,fascinating game.
•tr buting. i • know As life. But don't be
Some other foi•e�asts. 'Jean- disturbed, chaps. ,It's a lot
rques'Rousseau or' whatever more ieterestittg So hang on foe , than being
,t ey. call our pante minister, de
will come up with a vibrantanother -
new name for his. government's twelve -months, and give it
(r T7i partrrieiT — peTti.re 411 ll *•thhe- eV�'i-"`yutr'v - 'mt; -* oar—
Bust Society. Aritf'w•meltill be a •have anything left.
financial than physical.
ROBERT G. SHRIER
. President and tiVb
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