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Home of Hille THE HERALD WEDNESDAY DECEMBER it mi A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St South Georgetown Ontario WILLIAM Publisher BILL JOHNSTON Editor PHONE Second Clin Number Teenage drinking is our problem too Twelve and year olds nipping out between mornlnfl classes to nave a situ of rye Its happening and its happening right here in Hilla A startling thought Indeed A frightening thought in fact But consider statistics to come out of a study carried out in Twentyfour percent of the surveyed bad a drink of hard liquor everyday Another five percent bad a drink once a week and an additional six percent had a drink once or twice a month A study by the Addiction Research Foundation indicates that 75 percent of Canadian Bchool children between ages and 16 drink regularly Those statistics should weigh heavily upon each and everyone of us for the problems that face the staff and of Georgetown District High School and all other secondary schools in the province are problems that to a large extent we are responsible for We In our small corner of todays liberal society stood casually by as the province lowered the drinking age Showing our with it way of thinking we accepted the belief that our young people bad by now matured to the point where they could handle the added social decisions that drinking forces upon any and all of us We 3ldnt bother asking who had come to that conclusion Nor did we question the affects lowering the drinking age would have have on those children who are 13 and 15 years old We blithely forgot the old days when 21 years old meant IB- 18- and 20yearolds could get the occasional Illegal bottle of hooch or spend a night in a pub courtesy of a false identification card Did we actually believe that those same tactics would not be attempted by those a year or two below the new 18yearold limit We didnt even bother asking the simple question of Just who the reduced age would benefit more our young people or the breweries We just stood by and let It all happen But now with the stories and statistics that have come to light this past week its rather obvious that its time we started accepting some of the responsibility for these problems for our problems We must begin as an aware and concerned community to at least recognize that we have a problem Our young people are mishan dling alcohol In numbers its not a serious problem But as Mike Furlong pointed out as long as one of our young people is having a problem dealing with liquor we have a serious problem Recognition of the problem may In fact be the most difficult step in our coming to grips with the young drinker A number of parents may consider a drinking problem the better of two evils and thus avoid the Inherent dangers that go right along with alcoholism Thank goodness he isnt on drugs some parents may rationalize Make no mistake about It Alcohol is a drug The free availability of It makes it perhaps societys most dangerous drug We must not measure alcohol against marijuana or any other of the available illegal drugs in terms of seriousness Alcohol Is a problem unto itself and because its legal it requires immediate and much stronger steps to control its abuse Raising the definitely the easiest problem It is also like closing the gate after the horse has already escaped Such a measure will merely make it a little more difficult for 18yearolds to get a drink But if the desire Is there theyll get it We have to work together to help the young drinker face his problem Just as we should be trying to help the older drinker Like a dangerous weapon beer or booze is not a danger until mishan dled to accept the responsibility of access to alcohol Its a committment that lies not with the schools not with the police not with the parents not with our social agencies Its a committment that must be borne on societys shoulders Yours and ours On the home front This little wig went to Years Ago San on snowmobiles passed five years ago by Susan DeFacendl With the the Christmas season accompanied by the usual proliferation of party Invitations I always become dissatisfied with my year long housewifely appearance This year I bave come to the reluctant conclusion that short of a complete recon struction Job a miracle la Just not going to occur Remembering some of my put at tempts at selfImprovement however maybe It is Just aa well Have you noticed bow no one about wigs anymore Are they that commonplace now or were they just a fad that slowly died awayT The only one I ever bought caused so many difficulties that to this day I cannot suppress a shudder when passing a wig salon Several yean ago lust prior to the Christmas party season I had my hair cutoff In an attempt to capture the real me The remit was disastrous My husband took one look started waving his hands In the air and broke Into a lot of Italian talk which Is something he Is Inclined to do when under a certain amount of stress The only word that came across loudly and clearly in English was Divorce and I realized then that If I wanted to go to his company dance some desperate measures were called for Off to a hair expert I went With my mother In tow and her approval obvious 1 was fitted with a hairpiece that I believe was called a Well that was the first problem solved but this in turn produced a second problem one that I knew would be much more difficult to overcome My husband Is totally opposed to ar tificial beauty aids including and eyelashes Maybe If I looked like turn I could afford to share that philosophy but per sonally I have always believed that I need all the help I can get However knowing bow he felt how I going to spring on him all lids suddenly acquired hair Inspiration struck the following day when he telephoned to say he would be working late By eight oclock the children were asleep and a candlelit dinner table was set With soft music playing I greeted him at the door with a glass of wine I was carefully attired in something flowing and of course the The lighting was dim and I think the poor man convinced be had come to the wrong bouse Apart from a few odd looks which I at tributed to the fact that be believed I had gone suddenly mad the evening comment from him while problem number three What was I to do upon retiring for the night Should I braitnly remove the hair or leave It on thereby running the risk of losing It during the night I could dearly visualise myself a widow by early morning when be would awaken to find what bo would assume to be a dead cat In bed with Mm Well I solved the third problem by blowing the upstalra fuse My mother still swears I did it on purpose Anyway our room was plunged into complete darkness Quietly throwing the Into a drawer I offered up a prayer of and swore off artificial hair forever As a mature woman and having hopefully gained a little wisdom I dont intend to bother with such obvious super ficialities any longer Why should IT I have suddenly come to the realisation that while my husband baa been steadily depredating over the year Ive the nice sexy man on TV keeps telling better not older Who need to be classified Just another pretty face From Be of the FIVE YEARS Toe late night whine of snowmobiles banned by council Monday night when a bylaw prohibiting In Georgetown between and was passed Over ZOO students of the Georgetown District High School collected from their doortodoor carolling Monday night The money raised it to aid the work of the Georgetown hospital Council took the first steps in doubling the coat of parking for one hour on downtown streets A motion was ap proved to prepare a bylaw stating that the fee for parking be five cents and one hour parking be ten cents The present rate is one cent for 13 minutes or Ave cents for one hour Arthur Silver the son of Mr and Mrs Sid Sliver of Georgetown baa been awarded the presidents medal from the University of Western Ontario for the beet scholarly article written by a Canadian this year The Ontario Department of Transport will take another took at traffic for the Maple Avenue Gudph Stmt Intersection The second review to be dona by the ministry will be undertake next spring to assess the need for traffic control lights there TEN YEARS AGO Lois Elliott tenyearold daughter of Mr and Mrs John Elliott a Hewson has been asked by producers of the Tiny Talent Time Show to appear on their Christmas rial The special Christmas In which Lois will sing is an allstar production of the shows best performers of the Six new members Joined Provincial Papers Quarter Century Club during their annual dinner meeting Lloyd Boyd James Gambell Nor man Norton Richard Packer Harry and Robert Williams were welcomed to the dub Club membership now total M with active members and associates Emll Zuber Delrex Blvd who operated the popular night spot The Riviera waa seriously injured when his car slipped on an Ice coated road ana rammed into a parked truck early Sunday morning Mr Zuber presently in Georgetown Hospital la reported to be in fair lion A total of In unpaid business taxes has been ac cumulated on the towns tax books since 195 and the auditor has recommended that these be written off as un collectible YEARS AGO Ken McMillan one of the few local people to- have the privilege of visiting Russia has just returned from his trip behind the Iron Curtain Mr McMillan president of the Ontario Hockey Association was one of the officials ac companying the Chatham Maroons on a good will tour of Russia which saw them in hockey action In Denmark Sweden and Russia Young Buffalo Day In Georgetown has been tagged for the day when three teams from Buffalo New York will visit Georgetown and play against our local Novice Pee Wees and Bantam teams Fire made another at tempt to completely wipe out the old building on Guelph Street Thursday night Ornamental Smiths lost a number of tools the ore Previous fires there knocked out the Georgetown Creamery Meat Market and a garage Minister of Knox Presbyterian Church for the past years Rev Alex will accept a call to St Pauls Presbyterian Church Peterborough In early January Mr and Mrs Victor Hall of Hornby celebrated their wedding anniversary on December 1 A provincial election in May BYDONOHEARN Queens Park Bureau Of The Herald When will the be This if anjnteoa session With the government in a minority practically every moment Is writing It is a constant prise fight But overwhelming It all or underlying It all la the one big Viewpoint question when will the election be NEXT MAY This Is a Question obviously with no ready answer Anything could happen at any time to precipitate a vote But barring the ex traordinary the most likely time tor an election would appear to be next May None of the three parties particularly wants an election at this point The NDP wants to solidify Itself with its new strength The Liberals to find themselves at leader And the government has to reorganize Its party machine All three as a consequence have been playing It dote to the vest THRONE DEFEAT This winter however like it or not the house will probably have to face a vote which wit mean an election When the new session opens the government will have to produce a Throne Speech covering a full legislative program After some weeks that Speech will compulsorily be voted on And even If they want to It will probably be impossible for the opposition parties to avoid defeating the government And the Throne Speech motion is an automatic con fidence vote If the government Is defeated on It there Is no alternative but to go to the country The only real question would seem to be the timing or this vote And this probably come in March Traditionally the Throne Speech debate wind up before the budget la to be presented The budget comes downA before the end of the fiscal mean a May election Who comes up with those commercials by Gerry I have come to the contusion that all advertising people even remotely connected with the making of TV commercials are all hopelessly mad Then again maybe Its me For Instance In all my years of going to the library 1 own a Metro Toronto card a university card a Brampton card and of course a Georgetown card I have never positively never had the occasion to discuss Irregularity with my librarian Nor bave I ever bad the occasion to bear anyone else take that particular problem to the librarian Nor have I ever wanted to discuss the aforementioned problem with a librarian any librarian Have you seen the hostess who Is ready for her party and decides to shampoo her rug with Just before her guests arrive Now I ask you have you ever had an occasion when the hour before a party you had even the faintest desire to clean your rug If you have have you ever considered yourself a bit strange What about the poor soul in the super market who is asked to trade her box of Bide for two boxes of another brand That poor soul Is so far beyond solving a difficult mathematical problem like that so of couse she chooses Bide Shes afraid that Ita a trick question Onward and upward with that famous Man from remember where that poor fellow running for the garbage truck sees bis garbage bag break Not to worry the Man from Flad I here and known to only a few of the most discerning viewer he says In a secret code Hurry up dummy there Is still time to throw yourself up on the truck You doubt mer How about the fella who wants to talk to you about shh diarrhea I can honestly say that I have never once wanted to discuss that subject least of all with nun Then theres the lady who has spent yeariofberllfewlthberheadlnadlrtyoven Why I ask you Dont you strange that anyone want to keep their head In a oven let alone a dirty one and for 35 year And of course let us not forget those lovely damsels parading around the airways In their Form Bras I cant think of a quicker way to lose a friend than Why Susie dear you look like youve crossed years off your figure Why a body might almost get hurt something like that let alone a friend Another favour to ha to be the one where Susie has Just bought a beautiful new bathtub Her dearest friend Mabel says But Susie look at all that gritty dirt Personally Id drown Mabel before I could swallow a line like that Gritty dirt Indeed Let us not for a minute forget the man who feels good all under He tall people in elevator and In bank I think hes strange Can you picture riding In an elevator when someone tell you he feels good all under After an experience like that I would probably take the stairs forever Then of course you have the funny couple who paper their walla in their beat clothes with theDooeworthy wallpaper Thetrothof the matter they an merely holding the paper up Then s a poor browbeaten char cornea to couple down and says the Yes You CarF wallpaper Remember that dear soul who already to move Into her new boose and bad to stay In a camper for two months The children had only one set of school clothe that were all washed in Bide The truth of that one I that after bows left was one outfit anise for tnalBda Last but not least la that lowly of diner Potie When you she hands you a qucker picker upper I Soot know about you but but wont gat a tip from me In fact I never buy quicker nicker upper out of spite Mad mad mad I say all ad men are irrevocably mad or then again