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10 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Dec. 26, 1973 Britain 's Ordeal Now the British truly are chal- lenged to demonstrate those quali- ties of character for which their past has made them famous - courage, control, and cohesion. Much of their indus try is going on a three-day week. ,Electric heating in their homes must be confined to a single room. Power cuts are frequent. Hardly a train is moving. None at ahl moved on Sunday. Fuel for their cars is in short supply. Their Christmas mails cannot be moved. Leaders of Britain's coal min- ers, power workers, and locomotive drivers warn of tougher action still against the community in the new year if their pay demands are not met. The Communist Party of Great Britain which was at first out to break the Tory government's in- comes policy now believes it can break the government itself. And also perhaps Great Britain. This is the editorial judgment even of moderate trade union leaders, like Tom Jackson of the post office workers. The immediate emergency has been put into the hands of William Whitelaw, fresh from his triumph in bringing together moderate opinion on all sides in Northern Ireland. His neW task is to get coal miners, locomotive drivers, and electric utility engineers back to work. An emergency budget has been drafted to help Mr. Whitelaw by ,tting the brake on inflation while pue strives for conciliation. The stakes are high. The combination of oil, coal, and electricity shortages - and now short-time work in industry - could send the inflation crashing out of control. Under this is a social and political decline which, if it turned into a rush, could lead to national bankruptcy, anarchy, and even revolution. Britian's crisis is that serious. This may seem unbelievable. Tt feels unbelievable to most Britoris today. But many of those in the know believe it. Mr. Whitelaw himself is aware that this time hie is working against the dlock. H1e has about 10 days to achieve the impossible, no more. Opposition leader Harold Wil- son, in a notably statesmanlike address to the nation, followed Prime Minister Edward Heath's cal ~for a new sense of national unity with an appeal to Mr. H-eath for a new program for national unity. Mr. Wilson described the cur- TO OUR CUSTOMERS, FRIENDS and RELATIVES As we approach the highways of this holiday season may ail the roads lead you to he alth, happiness and prosperity. ,ACKERMAN Excavating Marion, Ernest and Girls The Decembcr meetin5o of the Fricndshlp Club of Trinity Church took the form of a pot luck suipper in the cburch hall at 5:30. Dr'cembcr 141h. T h e r c wcre about 55 prescrnt. The roomn was beauti- fully dccoî-ated with flow- crs and a Christmas tree. Christmas centre-pie c e s and favours graced the tables. AIl participated happily în the bountiful feast, pravidcd mainly by oui* uwn members. The hclp of several memberýs of thc U.C.W. in keeplng the buffet table supplied was muoc h appreciated. These kindly belpers were Mrs. Dorothy McDonald, Mî-s. 'R b o d a Anderson, Mrs. Emily Slute and Mî's., Hilda ColwelI. A visitor, Rcv. R. C. Hopkins was introduced by Rev. Oake and welcom- ed by the gruup. The program whicli fol- lowed took the form of an oid-fashioncd Christmnas seboul concert. Mrs. Mary Cole welcomed everyone present and introduced the teacher "Miss Serena Fud- dlc-Duddie" (Mrs. Muriel Harding) to ber pupils. A lively program followed. - Specifications PLACE VOLIR ORDER AHEAD TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Dykstra's Food Market 731-77 King St. WV. Phone 623-3541 Central'School Pupils Construct Toys for Paedia fric Ward rent situation as the gravest crisis the British have faced. since World War Il. The ho pe in the British Govern- ment is for conciliation which can get the trains running on regular schedules again early in the niew year. Along with regular train service a resuimption of full elec- tricity production anid coal mining could mean a gradual r-eturn to full industrial production. But it is expected -that the new austerity program will have to continue for at least a full year and possibly for two or even three years. And that is the best that can be expected.. If, however, Mr. Whitelaw were to fail; if miners now stop coal from moving by truck to the power stations; if the power men also were to take tougher action; if the railways closed down; and if short-time working in British indus- try were to continue for more than a month; then austerity could turn into a severe depression. Then there would be food rationing. Many are spending money now as though it were about to go out of fashion, which indeed it may. The big. stores are having bumper Christmas sales. Most Britons refuse to, believe things will come to a severe depression. They simply do not believe that other Britons, ahI sharing the natîon's special quahi- ties, will deliberately cause a collapse like that in Germany after World War I. Most think they are prçpared to "take it" and "see this thing through. " That is perhaps the most reassuring thing in what otherwise is a most harrowing and disturbing situation. This is undoubtedly Bni- tain's hardest moment of trial and testing since it stood alone after the faîl of France in World War II. Its very political institutions are on trial. It needs once again ahl the resources of its tenacious, its brave, and its fair-minded people. The rest of us watch Brîtian's ordeal from the outside must hope that the great qualities in the British people will overcome the destructive and the divisive forces. The greatest folly would be for others to allow themselves to think that Britain could go down without harm to others. That is not so. Western Europe, North America, and Japan are linked 'together inseparably. What others can do to help Britain through this crisis, they had better do,- for their own sakes, as well as for Britain. First camne thc worslup) on a Christmoas theme. witb the sioging of carols and a beautiful story told by the teacher, "Why the Chimes Rang". The program lneludcd- Harmonica duet by Walter WTolley aond Colin Taylor: readings by Aura Trewin, Editb Brooks and Lola Cox; mandolin selections by Rcv. Arthur Amecher. accompanicd by Mrs. Am- echer; two piano duets, the first by Mary Cle and Rev. Oake, and the latter oc by Mary Cule and the t cachier. T he n followcd txvo quartettes surig by Mrs. Marion Jamcs. Culin, Walter and the teacher: and a sxveet little recita- thon by Myrtie Oake. Theni ail joined in singing "Walking in a Winter Woiderland", followed by a verse of several favorite Christmas carols, sel ectcd by the pupils. The last nuimberý on the programr entitled "Antiques", read, was a humorous 'readinm by Mai-y Cule. while the tr'acber, with a black chif- fon bonnet and velvet cape added tu her cos- tume, rocked gently un the' platform. Mrs. Aura Trewin hiad brought a treat for eveî-y- une of fruit punch and Christmas' cake, and al rnjoyed this, wbich was passed around at the closc. Rev. Oake spoke a fevv words of appreciation to al who had taken part in any way tu provide sucb an entertainlng evening. Tt is hoped tbat In the ncw year a new commit- tee will be forrned to take charge of planning our meetings. Rev. Oake spoke gracious words of thanks to the old committee who had worked su faithfullv and weIl since the club ivas organized. Learn Aboudt Drug Abusqe Problems encountered by the RCM Police in tbeir efforts to control illicit use of drugs, was the tupic Sergeant Ken Brooker discussed at the Rotary Club meeting Thurs- day, December 13. Sg t. Brook- er is witb the Drugý enforce- ment unit of the R.C.M.P. Sgt. Brooker's address ranged from morphine to moonsbine in the problemrs encountered by the Mounties. An indication of the interest of Rotarians was sbown by the number of questions asked from the fluor following bis address. school before graduation. In- x'ariab1y tbey thin k tbey can get aloog witbout a complete education. These people are in the minoritv, hoxxever, be- cause one cao talk to student aftcr studeot, class after class, and they readily agree' that there isot much future l'or anvone \vho leaves scbool too early. Those students xxho leave school early are usually cap- able of doing school work successfully l)ut often they are x erx far behind in their school xxork. have projects overdue, and so on. To avoid "facing the music" uf 001 doiog their wvork, they may ski psehool or create other difficufties and so compound their problem that they get loto trouble faster than they cao be hclped. When some of these people decide to leave school they are willing lu reconsider and give il another try. Others are bound thex xill leave and do i ~ . Y so. When this happens, all can do is ensure they' vknowý,.. that if things don't work oujt. there are xways for them t re-start their education. It doeso't take most drop outs long to realize that luck is- when ouoortunitv and ore paratl9fl meet. There arc plenty ot opportunities -but ilt the preparation isn't there, then one cao lead a mosl unlucky lite. Above are toys made by the grades five and six pupils at Central Publie Sehool. The toys were donated to the paediatric ward at the hospital for the enjoyment of those children who didn't make it home for Christmas. -Luck N XX lien Opp<utliity' and IPrep)aration Mcl't Receotl\ I beard an expres- sioný tbat 1 louod meaningful and interestiog. It souods a little pbilosopbîcal, a littîr corox, and maybe not in tune witb the times. Yet in spite of this, il bas one tbiog in its favour -it just bappens to be basicalix true. Tbe saxing i's, Luck is wbere opportuoity and pre- paration mccl".Wby do somne peuple atways scem to get tbe break? Whv do some people seem to get abead or accom- plisb suj mucb more tban otbers'? ls it because tbey are smarter'? Possibly -but oot probably. Are they just plain Ualk Education lucky'? Possibly- but not prob ably. Sure there are some people who seem to do everytbîng xroog, yet get the breaks, while otbers work bard and get knocked down almost every timne tbey get up. But for the -oost part, those who get aheý il do 50 because thex xvork at it, and wben an upportunity comnes tbey are ready to seize it. Tnoune sense, thats wbat scbool is Ah about. It is a preparation for the future. Certainly it is a ion g prepara- tion, and une that demands a lot ut bard work, but xitbout il, opportunities that come wil iiave to be atlowed to pass on. And there is always someone else who is ready -wbo wil very gladly take tbat oppor- l unity. Wben 1 say that scbool is long preparation and- mucb >ard xork, 1 reallv meari that. For most people,' it starts at ý-ie 5 and doesn't end until at îeast age 16. And when one -'onsiders that most students continue to stay in school many years after their l6tb birtbday, the lengtb of the preparation amounts to about 12 or 14 years. As for tbe bard work irîvolved in sebool, it is bard and demanding. Most certain- lý, it is demanding, but the vast majority of students witb good work habits and a reasonable attitude cao master it. But 1 wiljl say this -sulieul wufk is as demanding, and probabiy more demanding, than any jolb tbe person will ever bave tc do. Concetrated academic work is every bit as tiriog aý bard manual work. The ten- sions involved in studying cao be just as great or greater thon those found in most jobs. The tear ot failure is there just as mucb or more than oo most jobs as well. 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