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to the gymnasium. Here Jan ‘g'or‘ked at a classical education, eoncerning himself _ diligently with subjects of philosophy and Journalism preparing himself for his untiring ambition to write. ‘@ War has interrupted many promising young men‘s careers and for 17 year old Jan it meant \working with the Dutch Underâ€" paratroops at Arnhem, he watched these troops dropâ€" from the sky and fought in their last stand which was finâ€" ally fated for defeat. For an imâ€" pressionable youth of seventeen this battle left an indelible mark which resulted in Jan Van Baal‘s first major work. "War Over My Village" first appeared in the local Driel Weekâ€" ly in about six instalments. The simple direct narrative of the story had a remarkable success with offers from all over Holland Wulnlhuw selling insurâ€" ince. Like most new comers he -u-utncnmnuucm it accepting the first job offered ind following a great North r«o'rnment': consideration was greeted with enthusiasm by . Conservative MP‘s and, I susâ€" iact, with mixed feelings by Liberal MP‘s. The Prime Minisâ€" {hr made his announcement in g‘,fie House of Commons just 24 hours before the Liberal leaderâ€" _ship convention opened and in _my opinion it stole a lot of thunder from that gathering. _| A wellâ€"known Canadian econâ€" ‘emist, Mr. Gordon Huson, proâ€" ?,f‘ Our present system is based on a 2â€"2â€"2 formula. There is a 2 per cent lévy on three differâ€" ‘ent taxes â€" sales tax, persona! Elnd corporation taxes. Even beâ€" fore the increase in persions was introduced by this Government, the fund was alvays in the red. klE'\'hw, of course, it will be even . more deeply in the red. _ Announcement by Prime Minâ€" ister John Diefenbaker that a study is to be made of the United States social security system for the Canadian Govâ€" ‘;r of business administration at the University of Western Ontario is to make the study at ence and I believe the Conserâ€" vative Government will adopt the U.S. system of pensions. The U.S. system is + contribuâ€" tory one, based on a sound forâ€" mula wherein it has built up a Feserve of some 22 billion dolâ€" Jars. The pensions are paid for during a citizen‘s productive merican tradition he is now sellâ€" ‘entered the free lance market. He g but it was not always that |contends that free lancing in Halâ€" ay. Born in a small Dutch/land is much more profitabl« wn of Driel which he explains than it is here and his success "tucked away behind a h’”lwhh the "Volkskrant" the leadâ€" ke," young Jan grew up in this ing daily newspaper in the mple village sefting determined |Netherlands certainly seems to at when he grew up he would |prove this, Anything from sports come a writer. ‘to politics was Van Baal‘s beat His father was a proud man and very soon he had established ho had known little education \himself quite a reputation, id it was the elder Van Baal‘s| It was about this time that eatest wish that his son should |"War‘ Over My Village" first apâ€" Njoy the benefits that he h‘d\pelred in book form. The first issed and so young Jan W_ent edition of 10,000 copies was imâ€" reserve of some 22 billion dolâ€": In other words, there would be ; h’; The pensions are paid fOf i no interference with the present | @uring a citizen‘s productive pensions which have not been | years. : contributory in the same way. If What make the U.S. system so or when we adopt the U.S. social nuch better than ours is that security system, it «~uld be in the benefits are ‘ar more genâ€" addition to. over and above our erous. From.a preliminary exâ€" | old age security. I reprint the story. Young Jan E’-&u Weston local pffice ‘National Employment Serâ€" there are m:xy H.M have tales tell, mostly h‘utmung to establish mselves in their new adoptâ€" ountry, looking for work and ing for the opportunity which eventually bring them to the they want. Such a man is ON THE HOUSE 6 t\»,‘ § sropean Tour On A Shoe String by Margaret Aitken, M.P. J 75c 3â€"M bas 2'. %"W | (3) Retirement benefits are . | made available for men at 65 and ,. women at 62. f n| (4) Disability pensions are n ‘ provided where ill health makes ; bremature retirement necessary. ;. _ (5) The cost of all these beneâ€" y fits in average contributions per | personâ€"is only $4.38 more than q the average Canadian contribuâ€" V tion, which is $22.70. should ‘have made some money with this story but with typical nonchalance he admitted, "I am a very poor business man," and so donated the money from his story to the Polish war memorial at Arnhem. P â€" ‘The success of this story and his part time work with the Dried weekly "News Times" was very encouraging for young Jan and still fired with his writing ambiâ€" tion he registered at the Amsterâ€" dam University where he receivâ€" ed lectures in Journalism from the world famous authority Dr. Baschwitz. _ * After University Jan Van Baal entered the free lance market. He contends that free lancing in Holâ€" land is much more profitabi= than it is here and his success with the "Volkskrant" the leadâ€" ing daily newspaper in the Netherlands certainly seems to prove this, Anything from sports mediately sold â€"out and the book is now preparing for its second edition. 0 |ally made friends with a Canâ€" adian Alan MacDougall of C.B.C. connections. Alan MacDougall ‘and Jan first met at one of the ‘student camps which were then distributed alU over Great Britâ€" ain. The Canadian‘s enthusiasm \for making a strict economy tour of ‘all the countries in Europe inâ€" After free lancing with Dutch | newspapers Jan Van Baal acâ€"| cepted the post of public relations | manager: with the "World Fed-g eralism" movement which reâ€"| quired the young journalist to| ’tuvel extensively about the low | countries where his knowledgei of six languages was a tremenâ€"| dous advantage. | . Van Baal‘s | work ‘with the | "World Federalism" movemcn§| eventually brought him to Engâ€"} \amination, the Prime Ministe: ‘listed some of these better beneâ€" | \fits in the U.S. system: o touring theAml!try he evn_ltn- |\ _ "With these facts before us," | | the Prime‘ Minister said, "we| | have decided that further detall~| | ed investigation should be made | | to produce the information which will enable us to deterâ€", mine whether a similar system | ‘ could be adapted to our Canaâ€"| ‘ dian requirements, in addition â€"â€"â€" and I should like to emphasize |this point â€" in addition to our | present system." ( (2) It provides in addition generous survivor benefits, up to $200 a month for dependent wiyes and children of insured breadwinners who die before the age of retirement. _ (1) It is possible for a single retired worker to draw benefits corresponding benefits to marâ€" ried couples and to other: groups and categories. â€" â€"_ as high as $108.50 a month.with |89 EIGHT O‘CLOCK COFFEE Ui 224 l‘ Jan Van Baal is just another | come largely at$10 and under. wl New Canadian, one of over 150,â€"| While it has been difficult to . |000 who have come into Canada | persuade the average Canadian ;;‘.in the last vear. They all have | to pay $18 for a second pair of ‘difficulties in getting themselves | â€"â€"‘Gi‘i:";.l‘,'};[jfs'_‘_ e |established some of them start| / in snear volume of water ts complaining and maybe decide to, Niagara Falls are the greatest in "h“‘o home. the world, but according to the râ€"‘_ Home for them would never ; gook of Knowledge, there ave s be anywhere else but the "0ld | many others of greater height. ‘country" and Canada is better Of[i The highest are the Yosemite n |without them, but with‘men like / ralls in California, at 2560 feet. p |Van Baal, Canada is gaining @n | The reason for the tremendous it |undoubted asset +o enrich his yolume at Niagara is that the d new home with the best tradiâ€" | falls are 3000. feet wide. Another e tions of the old and to look at) vast cataract is that of Victoria the new with sympathetic eves.| Falls, in Southern Rhodesia, e Jan Van Baal and ‘the ‘many | where the waters of the Zambesi d others like him will always be River tumble over a. cliff 350 welcome for this country‘s good.| feet high. ‘The "Shilling Tour of Europe" proved a very exciting adventure for these modern styled explorâ€" ers for culture. Their first stop was the Olympic Games in Helâ€" sinki where Jan did a couple of stories for a Scottish publication. Working their way around Eurâ€" ope they found jobs anywhere | from picking cherries in l-{olhndl 'to working in the vineyards on | the mountains of Switzerland.| }They slept mostly in Youth Hosâ€"| tels where accommdation is very | .chup and comfortable. > | gether they decided they would "Hitchâ€"Hike" around the continâ€" All tife way from the tip of Finland to the toe of Italy Jan kept notes of ‘his trip. Later he published these notes in story form once again for the Scottish interests who have never acknowâ€" ledged the receipt of his copy. ‘!‘inhnd is Jan‘s favorite country and he was particularly impressâ€" ‘sed by their congeniality, "they are as" you would like to find ‘them," he concluded. Back in England after working with the Amaigamated Press Jan decided to take his Canadian friend‘s enthusiastic advice to come over to the "New World." "I guess I needed the elbow ispace,” he surmised, "but I will have to acclimatize myself first ‘before I settle down to writing." In four years this acclimatizing process has taken a few drastic steps. In June of ‘56 Jan took the plunge with a Canadian lass with whom he has settled down in & basement apartmient in Downsview. At present he is iworking on a novel titled "From ‘Alien to Canadian" which is now in its final editing and scheduled lto be published within the next two months. Alien to Canadian WHICN IS NOW J : in its final editing pnd scheduled | boIrr:i‘:?da d::it:llfl::t S?Fuilt ?\fadt:'et‘ to be published within the nex“been for this steadily growing two months. | acceptance of casuals, men‘s shoe Already heâ€" has sent & COPY | sajes in the Fall and early winâ€" back home concerning the NEW |ger of 1957 would have been far way of life in Canada. A CathOâ€" | joey satisfactory. lic weekly in Amsterdam _ has1 Of coursé; leisure footwear published his story of a Canadian | styling for men is not something priest who has been working | now. It has been here for many with the Lumber Jack camps in | years in Europe and in North Northern Ontario for over fifty ‘l America. But for most of that years. Also Jan is an active supâ€" | time, it was found largely, if not porter of a private Toronto film | exclusively, in the high priced company who are doing excelâ€" | brackets. . . lent work on Indian legends be-! The recent upswing in "secâ€" ing explained by the film medâ€" | ond" and "third pair" men‘s shoe djum. | buying in Canada, however, has JUST DUCKY â€"This design has been chosen for the 1958â€"59 "duck" stamp. Drawn by Leslie C. Kouba, it depicts Canadian geese feeding in a picked corn field. It is the 25th in the series of migratory birdâ€"hunting stamps. MORE CASH SAVINGS AT AsP 19 3â€"23 Be sure to have several tins of your favourite _ on hand at all times. BAKED BEANS Always Popular With The Entire Family. An ideal item for quickâ€"fix meals | Mew shoes each year, the male \ member of the species settles | for an average of not much more than one new pair each 12 | months. A | â€"True, this low average does [not apply to male teenâ€" agers. iThey are definitely more fad and \fashion conscious from head to |foot. As a result, Canadian casual footwear with its wige variety of styling, has here made its biggest advance. And in the |last 12 months especially, there \has been definite evidence to |show that this male buying of lshoes to fit not merely the foot | but also the occasion, has been | sneaking up into the older age | brackets. For hundreds of years men have been following women . . . everywhere, that is, except in Men‘s Poor:Taste in Shoes Reflected In. Sales Report That does not mean that there aren‘t plenty of women in shoes who are worth following. ° What it does mean is that women have for centuries conâ€" sidered © shoes a basic item ‘in their style wardrobe while men, spurning the feminine example, have been content most of the time to consider shoes little more than a means of keeping their feet off the ground. And Canadian men have been no different from men in the United States, the United Kingâ€" dom and Europe. f While the average lady, from 16 to €0, wouldn‘t think‘of seâ€" lecting less than three pnln 9! It‘s no longer a breach of etiâ€" quette for a man of 50 to don & pair of desert boots or even a blue suede shoe with jumbo foam soles, Even the now traâ€" ditional "white buck" oxfords are not entirely restricted to those under 20.‘ The recent upswing in "secâ€" ond" and "third pair‘" men‘s shoe buying in Canada, however, has come largely at $10 and under. While it has been difficult to persuade the average Canadian to pay $18 for a second pair of THREE VARIETIES ANN PAGE "AN THESE LOW EVERYDAY FPRICES OFFER YOU 225 15â€"01 tin able for yearâ€"re town or country. In 1958 there is every indicaâ€" tion that the swing to"style and to the leisure look in male footâ€" wear will be even more proâ€" nounced. Lighter, flexible Canaâ€" dian footwear is apparently here to stay, with casual sports and casual dress shoes designed for specific occasions and specific uses â€" and, despite their extra durability, priced substaritially lower than many of the more traditional styles. shoes, many retailers have found that at $10.two extra pairs for sports and.leisure wear are more than acceptable. The total bill be even hifh"’ but ‘the m shoe , wardrobe . contains three pair of shoes instead o If the trend continues, who knows, Canadian women of 1980 may be picking and choosing their husbands on the basis of their ability to select the right shoe for the right occasion. vArt Whatre your Specs s 124 *a: / In Shoes| All Go Scot on !ur-;-flicl;i ' 2â€"35° HAWMAN MOTORS ano ELECTRIC LTD. 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Such phrases as "man‘s inhumanity to man", â€""Oh wad some man the gift to gie us, To see ourselves as ithers reflect his philosophy. Burns in his peem "For‘A‘, That" foresaw "That man to man the warld c‘er Shall brothers‘ be for a‘that". Master of Ceremonies for the evéning was Mr. Wilf Royle and no better way to end‘ the evening. was there than to link hands and sing ‘"Auld Lang Syne". SPECIAL 5c OFF 2 BATH SIZE SPECIAL 5¢ OFF 12â€"0%. SIZE 227. m37¢ NEW FOIL WRAP us" POWERGLIDE TURBOGLIDE HYORAâ€"MATIC POWERMATIC TORQMATNC AUTOMATIC Local Couple : Celebrate 50th â€": Wedding: Year : Onâ€" Saturday ~night, Januaty 18th, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cleâ€" land were guests of honorat a reception given for them on the occasion of their Golden Wedâ€" ding Anniversary, by their daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Hampâ€" ton, wife of Tom Hampton, Govâ€" ernor of West Toronto Lodge 87, Loyal Order of Moose. _‘ Rev. Dr. Geo. C. Pidgeon, aid his wife attended, Rev. 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