The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-01-11, Page 21PageI—CrSereactS—Jan. 141944
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get. 00011030, many of them
antiques, that I plan on
•, h;tio down- to 010.14
r
n.
Each - Year of my life, the
.10atEgets heavier and !MI*,
,er to carry tutu a new year;
'Once, around' March, 1 al-
most sunk, but stubbornly I
hung onto every bit of 14e0
Years past.
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10.0.1:44 aneW trick for
buttonholes while visiting
friends in Washington the
other weekend, which I IVA,
sure you will find. heinful.
Neat buttonholes are so es-
Sential to the appearance of
a hand-knit cardigan.
When 'casting off the. re-
quired number OrMitches for
the buttonhole, place the
stitch on right needle 'back
onto the left hand needle and
knit the last two stitches for
the buttonhole, cast off toge-
ther. This will eliminate the
last loop passed over the
knitted stitch, which can look
,snugly, esp,eoially ifyou:at.
working with the hetlidet
types of wools.
On the return tow, where
the stitches are,east en.0-re7
place 'those cast offrin the
previous row, work to the
buttonhole opening, then knit
-twice, into the front and then
into the back of this last
stitch, before casting on the
rest of the buttonhole stit-
ches. Of course by doing this,
you will require one less
stitch than stated in the in-
structions.
Vertical buttonholes are
quite simple to do, and these
can give a neater appear-
once in anarrefib4A. O. Work
until the posItinnfor thebide,
tonhole • iS reached, ending
with nerixtwer04:,gwsoike across
the position 'of the button-
hole, then turret* work only
on these stitches until the re-
quired depth ,of the button-
hole has been finiShed, end-
ing with a right side row.
Break off the wool and leave
these stitches for the time
being.
Rejoin the wool to the re-,
maining stitches on the riglit
side and work on these -
stitches until the same num-
ber of rows as the other side
of the buttonhole has been -
done, again finishing with a
right side row. On the next
rove, work across.all stitches
in the usual way. Repeat this
action until the required
number of buttonholes have
been worked.
Sometimes it is a good idea
to reinforce the buttonholes,
especially, with children's
wear. This can be easily
done by working a button-
hole stitch all round the edge
of the buttonhole, either with
the same wool as .the cardi-
gan was made with, or if this
is too heavy, split the wool
and only use two of the plies.
Care should be taken not to
draw the buttonhole in, mak-
ing it too small, though on
the other hand, if yo,u find
that your finished button-
holes are too loose this is an
ideal way of getting them
back into shape and size.
Grosgrain ribbon can be
used to back the buttonhole
band, and this will have to be
hand sewn into position, with
the ribbon slit for the button-
holes, and buttonhole stitch
worked around to make
them neat. But one word of
warning. Do be sure to wash
the ribbon before attaching
to the cardigan. I've seen
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Unemployment among
youth is abnormally high,
and it is likely to remain that
way. While it's difficult to
generalize why this is sot
there is more than a suspi-
cion that the openschool
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tem of the late 1960s and
1970s has had a negative im-
pact on the skills and work
attitudes of a generation of
Canadians.
John Bulloch, President .of
the Canadian Federation of
Independent Business, for
example, believes -our edu-
cational infrastructure has
turned out a generation of
youth that is ill-equipped
technically and attitudinally
for the labor market of4he
1980s.
Bulloch, it should be sdid,
is voicing the view of the 40
per cent of his organization's
64,000 members who say
they would hire more of the
younger generation if work
attitudes were better. It's al-
so important to note that
theses are the people who al-
ready hire more than their
fair share of younger Cana-
dians, and are the likely
source of new jobs if they be-
come available.
As Bulloch points out
"Foreign languages, which
are essential for' business to
penetrate markets, are 'ne
longer obligatory, and many
of our small business mem-
bers report high school and
university graduates cannot
add without a calculator or
write without a dictionary:"
"Too many expect to be
president of the company
next week, and be paid ac-
cordingly, rather than suffer
the drudgery of a long ap-
beautiful work ruined when prenticeship and the slow ac -
the ribbon has shrunk after quisition of important
the first washing. A little skills," he adds.
extra time spent before the Nevertheless, Bulloch is
laced in position the first to admit that not al
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youth fit into the
ped" category.
For example, the as
been an e4losioii I he
number of younger Cana- ,
diananetting up. their own
bestnesses, particularly in
craft manufacturing, as well
as ret4iling and a variety of
other business areas.
But even some of. these
newer firms were among the
20 per cent of Federation
members reporting that lack
of skills among youth was a
very real problem.
For governments, there is
no simple solution. About 18
per cent of businesses polled
in a national survey were
skeptical about special in-
centives to hire younger peo-
ple, including the wage sub-
sidies and tax breaks that
have already beerroffered.
Still, changes in the na-
tion's education system are
taking place, and there is
room for hope. Some pro-
vinces have already tough-
ened the curriculum, placing
more emphasis on the basics
— reading, writing and
arithmetic.
Others are introducing
computers and new techno-
logy into the system so
graduates will at least be
conversant with the mach-
ines of the 1980s. And some
provinces are returning to
formal, province -wide,„ exa-
minations to better rate stu-
dent skills.
The system, of course,
won't change overnight. But
at least we seem to be wak-
ing up to the fact that change
is necessary and long over-
due.
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This week's pattern is for a
tartan afghan and matching
cushion. It's an easy knit
pattern and a perfect project
to keep you busy after the
festive season when the last
three months of winter seem
so long. It's knit in one piece
and the decorative border is
crocheted after completion.
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By Dorothy
St. John Jackson
Certified Master
Graphoanalyst
Dear Dorothy; I've been
reading your column fOr.-a
long time now and keep won'
deringewhy so many of us
have so much turmoil going
on within ourselves.
You call it personality
fear. But isn't it natural for
all of us to have these fears?
And what's going on with
me? --- J.H. _
Dear When we live
below our possibilities to ac-
complish, or when we thwart
our natural aptitudes, we
cripple our personality out-
flow. The result is "inner
turmoil."
The reason for our inhibi-
tions is fear (or anxiety) and
it all Melts down to a fear of
ourselves. It's the fear of
failure, of not being lbved, of
being hurt or hamiliated, of
being criticized, and others.
Yes, these fears (anxi-
eties) are normal and natur-
al to all of uS. However, it's
• only when a particular trait
exists to influence our way of
life, or our relationship with
other people, that it shows up
• through the strokes of the
writing.
It's not so m e ear
that governs our life as it is
the way we meet it. So many
today are "crawling"
through, life because some-
one, early in life, broke down
their belief in themselves.
Disbelief and self -defeat
are removed only by faith
and courage. Courage to fall
and to bounce back up again.
You, my dear, are a worri-
er, seen in the m loops along
the line. This nagging and
gnawing habit wears you out
and gets you nowhere.
The pressure of your writ-
ing says .you take things seri-
ously and the forward slant
sparks your impulsive na-
ture.
Emotionally, you tend to
expect happenings before
you get all the facts. Try to
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stand' back far enough to
view your concerns more
carefully. Many of them,
you'll find, have no basis and
no reason for the "worry
whirl" you're experiencing.
We were never meant to be
wincing, flinching beings.
We were meant to be crea-
tures of wonderment and
discovery. And, all of this
can be if we have faith; faith
in ourselves, faith in others,
and faith in Hands that are
bigger than ours.
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• At wit's end
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Ben planned academy
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'For years, I've studied the
symbol of the New Year . . . a
smiling baby wearing a dia-
per and a top hat. .
What does it mean? A be- -
ginning of life? A time of in-
nocence? A scenario for
change?
• Then it hit me, For years,
I've been overdressed for the
New. Year.
I enter it' with shoulders
bent, swathed in all the ills of
the -previous year and when I
can't wear it all on my body,
I lug it along in heavy boxes
and suitcases, kicking it
along with my foot to make
sure all of it.makes it irito the
next year of my life.
Wrapped around my -neck
is a mantle of guilt, some of
it going back as far as 1940.
(Guilt for the time my par-
ents gave me a savings bond
for my high school gradua-
tion when I wanted a silver
charm bracelet .and I threw
the savings bond on the floor.
An oldie, but a goodie.)
The hair shirt of self-pity is,
.uncomfortable but for years
has provided me with enough
ammunition to bring tears to
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children. To diseard it would
be unthinkable. After all,'
self-pity, if you do it right,
takes a long time to amass.
The belt of prejudice is an
old one and encompasses
anyone who does not agree
with every single word I
have ever said. I'd feel nak-
ed without it.
The large foot locker con-
tains anger. True, a lot of it
doesn't fit anymore, but I
hang onto it jug in case I'm
' caught short.
Adorning all of this are the
jewels of frustration over
things which I can never do
anything about, but which I
wear like medals to torture
myself.
And of course, the biggest
piece, of baggage contains
old grudges that I sift
through each year like old
photographs and pressed
flowers . . . the critic who
was unkind, the one mistake
from a friend I want to for-
give . . the trust L gave a
child that was abused. .-. the
harsh words from a family
member that I refuse to for -
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