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4 NORSHORE SENTINEL Thursday 16, 1961 MORE EDUCATION.............................. LESS UNEMPLOYMENT There’s a tragic story behind the cold, hard figures on Canada’s unemployment problem. It is terrible enough to learn that more than 600,000 Canadians are out of work this winter and that the situation is likely to get worse before it improves. But one of the most shocking aspects of the problem is the number of jobless who never completed their education. Canadian Education Week was observed March 5-11 and its slogan is “Stay in School.” The Canadian Conference on Education, sponsor of the annual week-long observance, has some powerful ammunition to back up its admonition. For example, the bureau of statistics reports that, more than 70,000 unemployed are youngsters from the ages of 14 to 19. One out of five persons now out of work never completed elementary school. One in 12 finished primary school but never went to high school. Since unskilled laborers make up the greatest proportion of jobless Canadians, it should be obvious that education is no longer a luxury. In many cities jobs for people with skills are going begging while those with little or no training are having an increasingly difficult time finding work. The sponsors of Education Week have taken note of this and are placing emphasis on vocational training for those who, for one reason or another, do not pursue academic courses. “Maybe we Canadians have stressed too much the advantages of a white-collar job,” says Miss Caroline Robins, executive secretary of the conference. “There is also a blue-collar job to be done.” And to show how few Canadians complete their education, the conference has gathered some shocking figures. They show that for every 1-00 students in Grade two only 66 reach the first year of high school. By second year 55 are left and just 33 graduate with junior matriculation. Only nine enter university and of the original 100, just six graduate from college, These are hardly encouraging statistics for a country that has prided itself on its educational standards. And while Education Week has aimed its strongest appeals at the youth of our country, parents must realize they have an important responsibility. As Miss Robins says, “I think we pay a lot of lip service to education but we are not too keen when it comes to doing something about it.” INTEREST RATE RISES Councillors throughout Ontario will be heartened by the new, and long overdue legislation just approved by the legislatures municipal law committee. . An amendment to the Assessment Act now allows towns to charge eight percent interest on tax arrears in excess of $1,000 The present maximum is six percent, a fact that encouraged some big taxpayers to use the municipality as a bank where they can have low rate of interest for money they owe in taxes. A further change in the act also allows municipalities the right to assess odd-shaped lots at amounts more closely representing their value. It will now be determined on land area rather than frontage. The increase in interest rate especially will allow towns to draw in more of their outstanding bills and thus stop the costly practice which is necessary today...borrowing money for town expenses because these taxes are unpaid. THE WEEKLIES SAY STAY ON SCENE There is only one action the honorable driver can take after an accident and that is to comply with the law and remain on the scene. Failure to do so is an indication of utter indifference as to whether the victim is dead or alive.--Sidney (B.C.) Review. SELF EXPRESSION In this age of so much “ready made” entertainment through radio, television and record listening, it’s encouraging and reassuring to find so many who seek an outlet for their musical self -expression. â€"Rosetown (Sask.) Eagle. QUICK THAW That low rumbling you hear that rises when the mercury does is just the curlers who have artificial ice’' chuckling to themselves as they make ribald gestures in the direction of “bonspiel thaws’’. --Dauphin â-  (Man.) Herald and Press. BEST LAND The farm tragedy in Ontario is that by now the best farming land of all in Niagara Peninsula has been sold for subdivision for housing and large factories ...which could just as easily have been built on rocks.~ Almonte (Ont) Gazette. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor, Norshore Sentinel Dear Sir: Having the honour to be named for the glorious St. Patrick whose birthday we celebrate March 17, I should like to state a brief outline of the history of our Saint quoting from “Lives of the Saints” compiled from “Butlers Lives”. St. Patrick was born toward the close of the 4th century in the town of Kilpatrick, on the mouth of the river Clyde in Scotland, between Dumbarton and Glasgow. His father was of a good family named Calphurnius, and a denizen of a neighboring city of the Romans who, in 409, abandoned Britain. His mother was Conchessa, a neice to St. Martin of Tours, Scotland. In his 16th year he was carried into captivity by certain barbarians who took him to Ireland where he had to mind the cattle. In his hunger and poverty he turned to God who inspired him to escape and after many adventures he returned to his native land and his parents. During this period at home God manifested to him, by diverse visions, that he destined him to the great work of the conversion of Ireland. St. Patrick was captured a second time and travelled into Gaul and Italy. He saw St. Martin, St. Germanus of Auxerre and Pope Celestine who died in 432. From the Pope St Patrick received his mission and the apostolic benediction. He returned to Ireland, travelled over the whole Island obtaining clergymen, inducing women to live in holy widowhood and continence, consecrated virgins to Christ, and instituted monks. He converted almost the whole Island including the kings of Dublin and Munster, and the seven sons of the King of Connaught. He founded a Monastery at Armagh and filled the country Churches and schools. St. Patrick died and was* buried at Down in Ulster. The Faith is still as fresh in Ireland as when it was first planted -even in this cold twentieth century. Sincerely yours, Patricia Banning LOCAL FAIRS For years it has been advocated...here that younger men became interested in the fairs they would become still more interested in agriculture and this would be good for farming practices.--Huntingdon (Que) Gleaner. ISOLATED POWERS Some of the problems which beset municipalities might be more readily solved if senior government officials dealt with things through committees of elected members or at least kept in better control their numerous boards which seem to have splendidly isolated absolute powers.- Trenton (Ont.) Trentonian. SELECTIVE BLEND If this country is going to be the melting pot for a truly vigorous Canadian culture, then we are going to have to melt. Nothing short of a blending of all the racial origins with the best we can take from each is going to make us truly Canadian.â€" Stanstead (Que.) Journal. NOT SETTLED Canadian children spend an average of I8V2 hours a weekâ€" about one-sixth of their waking hours-watching the TV set... But nobody knows if the over-al] result is bad, good or insignificant because no long-term, co-ordinated research into the question has ever been undertaken.â€"Lachute (Que.) Watchman. NOT REPRESENTED It is no secret that many big business firms discourage political activity by their employees especially executives.....Yet representative government isn’t entirely representative when one segment of society fails to participate in public service.â€" Canso (N.S.) Breeze. CHURCH NEWS The ladies of St. Paul's United church W.A. met at the home of Mrs. J. Johnston, on Wednesday, March 8. Mrs. N. Nylund, assisted by Mrs. L.M. Lein and Mrs. C. Pond conducted the devotional period. Mrs. S. Duffin, convener of mission study for the year, led a discussion on the merits and faults in the activities of a hypothetical church as descriped in a leaflet entitled ‘A profile of St. Thomas’ church with reference to its participation in the mission of the church! Mrs. J. Johnston gave a report on the International Conference on Overseas Missions of the Canadian Council of Churches which she attended with Rev. Mr. G. Jardine and Mrs. K. Wahl on March 3 and 4 at the Lakehead. Mrs. Johnston drew the attention of members to another meeting sponsored by the Same group to be held in the Lakehead on April 23. Mrs. C. Anderson gave a report on the Superior Presbytery Women’s Association meeting held in F"ort William on Tuesday, March 7 which was attended by several members. Mrs. C. Wahl, Secretary-Treas. of Manse Committee, reported the purchase of a new chesterfield suite. Mrs. C. Anderson reported for the sick-visiting, committee. This committee was reorganized to have four co-chairmen, one for each week with most members of the W.A. acting on the committee. Marianne Wahl announced the stage show ‘Then and Now’ which she is directing will be presented in the church hall on April 14 and 15. The meeting authorized Mrs. R. Nylund to purchase any necessary supplies for the Cradle Roll. Mrs. G. Jardine will arrange for the church cleaning during the next month. Hostesses for the evening assisting Mrs. Johnston were Mrs. G. Marek, Mrs. S. Duffin, Mrs. L. Smith and Mrs. C- Anderson. The April meeting will be held at the Manse. JERSEY RECORD DUNCAN B.C. (CP) - A Jersey cow Eastwood Victor's Hope has produced a record 780 pounds of fat in 305 days. The cow, own ed by local resident D.C. Morton, has qualified for a Canadian Jersey Club gold medal. NORSHORE SENTINEL The Norshore Sentinel is published every Wednesday in Port Arthur. The Sentinel Office is located on Front St. in Nipigon, box 279 Phone 360. Authorized as second class nail, Post Office Dept. Ottawa. Charles D. McOuat, editor and publisher. Donald F. McOuat, advertising manager.