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by owewjallao r clarice one day last week i was at our local bank when an old gentleman came in he was very frail and walked with difficulty even with the help of a cane but there was something about his expression that made me feel he was well content with his lot in life gone was the worn and harassed look that had formerly seemed to be a part of him he came up to me with a smile took a cheque from nn en velope and said look its come ive got my pension it was re wonderful to ace the old genuwimj satisfaction and certainly he was entitled to what he received he wan definite ly not getting something for noth ing not when he was over 80 and had led a long and useful life during which time he had done his share towards supporting each suc cessive government by the regular payment of taxes according to his income it makes me very happy to think of the number of old people who at long last will enjoy some sem blance of independence acceptable to their ears i like to think of the many grandmas and grandpas pos sibly liwng with a married son or daughter who will no have a small income of their own with which to buv little comforts fpr the mselves u tthout feeling they art taking it from john or mary however gtnerous john or mary ma happen to be or it mav be that mother ond dad with the help of their combin- td pinsion can now retain the old home which they had bten so afraid mighx have to be given up for no other reason than the lack of funds yt canada has certainly taken a big stt p forward by giving her old people this pinsion and with it a ctrtain meaun of security and independence i wish the powers that be could be equally just and gi nerous with the prematurely aged turans of world war 1 the prtscnt stem in regard to burnt out pensions is a disgrace to any govt rnmmt an old soldier must praclicolly git up nn attempt at earning a reasonable living to receive the subsist net allowance from the de partment of veterans affafr it has been said that a man who has seen combat service is often pre maturely aged rome times by an much as ten years in that cas why should he not be entitled to the old age pension at 80 without a means test many old veterans at this age are incap able of steady hard physical work part time work however is often quite possible and would add con siderably to their income their physical wellfeeta and their self respect but no the veteran must restrict his earning power to a mere pit tance or else one certainly com os across very distressing cases among those who are trying to live on a burntout pension as one lady told me we just cant do it so much against our will we have to find ways and means of getting around it well life has its problems but sometimes i wonder if we wouldbe less aware of some of the prob lems without a radio this week end we had company again so the radio was turned on very little a short while ago with our visitors gone i tuned in for the news won dering as i did so what had taken place in the last 3fl hours what did i hear just another preamble about peace talks in korea it put me in mind of some of the soap operas you know how it is vou catch the tail end of some dramatic happening in the soap opera world and then mav be a week later vou hear part of it again with no pro grcss having bttn made at at you naturallv sav to v oiu m if- my goodness hasnt that affair been cleared up yet of course we know everything possible is be ing done to bring about peace in korea but the radio version cer tainly makes it seem u very long drawn out affair and then again when i listen to news other than korean activities and hear all the ghastly details of murders fires and accidents i find myself half expecting the announ cer will finish up by saying out life can be beautiful and now would you like to hear something really wonderful yes terday i killed two mosqultoesand today i saw and heard a crow can spring be far behind just in case you are wondering all the co roal boxtops havortmw found a home 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