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ro:n may n' in don,
If you haven't checked with
your kitchen calendar lately,
it is December 2 and just 23
days away from you- know -
what. If you have children at
your house, you probably know
about the arrival of Christmas
without any extra reminders
from me.
My children have remained
unusually quiet this year about
what they want for Christmas.
1 suspect that the two eldest
have learned from bitter. exp-
erience that Santa only deliv-
ers what mother and father can
afford to pay for. . . and the
youngest member of the Keller
crew, though he's tossed out a
few ideas here and there while
watching television and glancinE'
through the Christmas catalogue
has not yet been exposed to the
outside world enough to know
that Christmas has been com-
mercialized.
Our senior son has become
very sophisticated in his app-
roach to Christmas. He suppl-
ies, toward the end of Novemb-
er, a kind of gift guide for par-
ents. This masterpiece of inf-
ormation is left in any conspic-
uous place in the house where
traffic is heavy and parents
are certain to pass frequently.
The list, neatly handwritten
and superbly detailed, tells
not only what is desired for
Christmas but what color, what
size, what style, what material,
what price range and where to
find it. Both city and local
stores are mentioned just in
case you happen to be out-of-
town when the Christmas shop-
ping urge strikes.
Most important of all, I
suppose, is the fact that the
list can be folded into a neat
wallet size and can easily be
stored away until Christmas
shopping time rolls round.
And that's just about all we
hear from No. 1 son. With him,
it is just one massive Christ-
mas list... and then it is a
matter of confidence in Mom
and Dad's ability to follow
directions to the letter.
Our daughter has an entirely
unique approach to Christmas.
She does quite a bit of baby-
sitting and has a fair amount of
money to spent. Her father and
I try to dissuade her from fritter-
ing away every last dollar. We
encourage her to make an oc-
casional trip to the bank to
put a little something in for a
rainy day.
And that's the key to our
daughter's strategy. Take today,
for instance.
"I think I'll go downtown to-
night and buy a shrink, " our
little wheedler began. (For
those of you who are not in the
know, a shrink is a kind of
sweater -vest which looks as
though it has been through a
too -hot wash and come out two
sizes too small!)
"You have plenty of clothes
right now, " I offer, "Why don't
you do your Christmas shopping
first and if there is enough
money left over, you can still
buy a shrink. Or why don't you
put some money aside in the
bank until January and Frebru-
ary when shrinks will likely go
on sale?"
Meanwhile, I've made a
mental note that a shrink is
something which means a great
deal to my daughter and to
have one under the Christmas
tree would be a sheer delight
to her. The glint in my daught'
er's eyes tell me she's gotten
the message across just beaut-
ifully.
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
There is something cute
about the way little people get
starry-eyed about Christmas.
But it doesn't in the least comp-
are with the marvellous and
devious ways older kids take to
let parents know what they want
in their stockings.
In fact, I've learned quite a
bit about such things from my
children and this year, by comb•
ining the two approaches, I got
just exactly what I wanted for
Christmas. .. a new chesterfield
and chair.
First of all, I spent a month
or so in research. I looked in
all the major furniture stores in
the area for what I had in mind
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1971
and when I had narrowed it
down to two, 'I let my husband
in on the plot.
"I'm thinking if we bought
just one large thing for Christ-
mas this year, " I begin, " we
would both have something of
lasting pleasure."
Dutifully, my husband made
the trip to the two stores where
the chesterfields were waiting.
In a matter of minutes, he had
reached his decision. We pur-
chased the jazzy green one with
the comfy arm rests,
Why was it so easy to conv-
ince my husband to buy new
furniture? Very simple. I prom-
ised to pay for it.
I got what I wanted for Christ-
mas, but somehow it has taken
a little of the joy out of the
season for nie. What will I do
with my hands on Christmas
morning? I guess I can sip coffee
or take pictures!
Wee at eoJi
The HIonourable William A.
Stewart, Minister of the
Ontario Department of Agricult-
ure and Food, has announced
establishment of an Advisory
Committee on Diploma Educ-
ation for Centralia College of
Agriculture Technology.
The Committee will make
recoMmendations related to
the future eductional require-
ments of persons working in
farming, agribusiness, and the
agricultural industry, and will
recommend the educational
programs needed to meet these
requirements,
The Committee will also
consider ways to encourage
more young people to study
agriculture, to make more
extensive use of the facilities
at the College, and'to promote
and publicize the aims, object-
ives and facilities of the Col-
lege among farmers, prospective
farmers, employer, and the
public.
The committee chairman is
Jim Huctwith of Forest, Lamb -
ton County. Committee member
representing counties in west-
ern Ontario are Jack Haggarty,
Stratford, Perth County; Edwin
Miller, Exeter, Huron County;
Bec Shipley, Denfield, Middle-
sex County; Jules Debrabandere,
St, Marys, Perth County; Alati
Hill, Lucan, Middlesex County;
Ross Marshall, Kirkton, Huron
County; Ross Proctor, Brussels,
Huron County; and Percy
Pletch, Walkerton, Bruce
County.
Canada works when Canadians get
involved together. So the Federal Govern-
ment is putting 498 million dollars to work,
through a series of specific programs, to
help create jobs for Canadians,
CANADA WORKS WITH YOU
You're a major force in making the pro-
gram work. We're counting on you, either on
your own initiative or through your com-
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Local Initiatives Program. For example, you
may have a social service project or an idea
such as a cultural program, improvements
to substandard housing, assistance to the
handicapped, or others that create employ-
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The Training -on -the -Job Program will
expand opportunities for training for those
who are unemployed or have little work ex-
perience. and will work through business
and industry.
For those with some basic work experi-
ence, the Canada Manpower Training
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additional learning.
CANADA WORKS WITH BUSINESS AND
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A program of tax credits or direct pay-
ments to employers encourages them to add
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on -the -Job Program.
CANADA WORKS WITH MUNICIPALITIES
The Local Initiatives Program will help
municipalities create additional jobs through
worthwhile community projects. Provincial
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use this program to support and spur
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CANADA WORKS WITH THE PROVINCES
There's a Federal -Provincial Employ-
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by financing additional capital works pro-
jects throughout Canada. We'll be speeding
up the program of the Central Mortgage and
Housing Corporation to get more homes.
student housing, and sewage treatment
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Loans will also be made to exhibition
commissions, boards and associations to get
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trade buildings.
CANADA WORKS WITH FEDERAL PROJECTS
There will be more job opportunities in
expanded maintenance and improvement
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WHERE IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER
It starts at your Canada Manpower
Centre. For advice and assistance on any of
the programs you feel apply to you or your
community, contact your local Canada
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you.
When Canadians get involved together,
CANADA WORKS.
Manpower
and Immigration
Otto Lang. Min,stpr
ain-d'oeuvre
et immigration
Otto Lang. Ministre
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