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Unfortunately, many ill-inform. ed Canada Manpower counsellors responsible for selection of tram. ees are unaware of this tart. so consequently. an unnecessarily difficult burden is placed on the trainee and his instructor. the to port says. It is "totaliy unrealistic" to eye poet a person's position in the labor market can he elevated over anything other than a short term, if skiHed training is given without a full academic base. There is an obvious need for refresher courses. because stud- ies show the average individual's recall of work taken a year he. fore is 30 per Cettt or less of his knowledge at that time. The need for academic upgrad- Ing-is a must and the dep'artrncnt of manpower and immigration should re-evaluate the need at once. says the annual report of the Adult Education Centre for Kilnhcner and Waterloo. The report. which was read at tho annual Christmas dinner and meeting of the cen-lrc la" wr-nk. wont on to say that 75 per cent of all trainees at the centre arc not prepared to enter directly into their skill due to one or more serious deficiencies in their academic backgrounds. juicing. , " FRED mum Pt an ”in countries, Christ, mas is celebrated as the anniver- Blry d the birth ot Christ, the si.ince of peace Ind king of kings. {we day. Dee. ss. by common clnsent k marked by special Te- 1ttiioue mice: in various chur- ills. C l syntax 3an. masheehhrated tom of oecorating central business locations from Dec. 1 on. The area beicomes aglow with innumerable lights and Christmas trees dot the squares. Individual businesses take on Che same appearance. The outside of many homes glit- ter with many-colored lights during this period too. and brings Christ- mas to mind through most of De- cember. Many homes have their Adult Education Report Urges School Upgrading OVER THE YEAILS It's d Grand Time to Be Merry Without the mums tree and Santa Claus the day would be incomplete, a n d lose much of its for the little folk T o d a y, cities and towns have adopted the cus- meaning Federal legislation ignores the problem of upgrading "in that on March 31 there were 318 students in academic upgrading at the canine and on Dec. 4 there were 8t." A fulltime program to be spon- somd by the education depart- ment in 1968 will provide edu- cation and training for those in. eligible under the federal law. Rigid control in the selection of trainees will also he removed because studortts will he able to enroll directly at the centre. a result are loathe to take the extra time required in academics away from their skill time. the report says. These methods offer a badly needed solution, but they are seriously hindered by the fact that alt students have rigid time limits placed on them by Canada Manpower Centres. The students are well informed on this. and as tree decorated days before the feast and in this way take away some of the Christmas Day spirit. To try and offset this problem students are given a personalized timetable, and second, they have backup academic teachers avail. able. These teachers give stu- dents the necessary material be- fore a skill or trade can be taught. men, In the homes, withers were very busy preparing special baking for Christmas, which was never celebrated before Dec. 25. The tree,' which Santa would trim, was never put up before Christmas Eve. All church servi- ces were held on Christmas Day. Several weeks before my two brothers developed scarlet fever. A large red card was tacked on the door warning people of the quar- autine. Father and I had to board out, but with my mother's good nursing both boys recovered in time. Many churches hold Wicca days before. Years ago then were very few outside decorations made. We did not have today's electric power Something else we miss today is the sound of sleighbells and the nice white clean snow. One Christmas I shall’ never for- get was that of 1905. Our family came very close to not bding to- gether for that year's celebrations. On Dec. 24 the house was fumi- gated and father and I were al- lowed home. There is no need to It's Men's Turn This Occasion say we alloyed a very happy Christmas. The first Chr'utmas card was made in 1843, but their genera salecame'mabout 1M5ort806,rn the ensuing 120 years the custom has expanded into a profitable business, involving artists. writers of verse. winners. wholesale and retail merchants and creating near With Christmas only five days away, I have very little time to say more. but I would like very much to wish each reader a most happy Yuletide. The chapter has about 75 mem- bers of whom more than orte-t.'tird are men. Members are separated. widowed or divorced. the world. They let the men handle the refreshments for a chapter meet- ing last week at Holy Cross Luther- an Church hall, East Avenue, Kit- chener. Women members of the Waterloo County chapter of Parents Without Partners Incorporated have found a way to get out of the kitchen. in post otticag throughout averyhappy Wiener Roast Brought Jubilarians Together ST. JACOBS - "We went to a church Wiener roast and I asked if I could share her lunch basket. She said yes, and we've been to, sealer ever since." - These are the words of one ot the best known men in Woolwich Township, Clarence Derbecker. Mr. and Mrs. Derbecker were mar- ried 50 years on Dec. 18. They marked the occasion with a family dinner Saturday at the Homestead- er Restaurant in Elmira followed on Monday by open house at the St. Jacobs Evangelical United Bre- thren Church Sunday school rooms in the afternoon and evening. Mr. Derbecker was the assessor in Woolwich for 30 years and knows every nook and cranny in the town- ship and most of the people. "The telephone wires sang, the sun was bright and the snow glist- ened." said Mrs. Derbecker. "The air was so cold the snow crunched underfoot. The runners of the cut- ter sounded and the tinkling of the bells when driving made it a mem- orable day for a wedding." sii. Derbeckér is the son of the late Harry and Pauline Derhecker and Mrs. Derbecker is the former They recall their wedding day was clear and cold. They were married at the home of the bride with just the two families present and Rev. W. L. Wing officiating. Mr. Derhecker is the son of the They farmed for 30 years on the Derbecker home farm hear St. Jacobs. Both are lifelong residents of the area. Twenty years ago. Erma Eby, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Soloman Eby. they sold the farm and lived in Elmira for 15 years. Five years ago, they returned to St. Jacobs. Their secret for a happy mar- riage? - “We certainly worked hard on the farm. I guess hard work al- ways helps a marriage,", he sail. 'roh, jinst be agreeable," said Mrs. Derbecker. "What you don't use. youlose." said Mr. Derbecker. "You must remain active." He practices what he preaches. too. Both have been active church workers for many years. He was a trustee and Sunday school super- intendent in the St. Jacobs EUR Church. She has been active in the Sunday school as a teacher and in the Women's Society of World Ser- vice. She does her own housework and at 75 and 73 respectively, they are both in good health. They have four sons: Kenneth of Kitchener, Donald and Stuart of St. Jacobs: Glenn of Orillia; and one daughter, Mrs. Laverne (Paul- ine) Wittich. Elmira. There are 12 grandchildren.