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But for the vast majority, doing their own thing has meant doing nothing either constructive nor destructive. They see all that is wrong with the world, including some things which their elders cannot see and others which they would rightly deny are wrong at all. For if this world were as bad as the most critical say, they would not have the institutions to attack nor the freedom to attack them. August is now almost a week old, and there isn't a brown lawn in sight in the city of Waterloo. Usually by this time of year the lack of rain plus the intense heat have dried up many lawns. The first victims are those that go unwa- tered while their owners are away on vacation. But this year, the exceptional rainfall in July has kept even the most neglected lawns a rich green. Incidentally, many lawns dry out because they are cut too short at this time of year. Lawns should be cut reg- ularly, so that not more than a third of the blade is re- moved at any time. At this time of year, lawn mowers should be set higher, to leave the grass 21/2 to three inches long. Cutting grass shorter is a double threat to a lawn: it reduces its ability to make and store food for the months ahead, and it exposes its tender base to the extremely hotsun. The Waterloo Horticultural Society garden competition is now underway. and the judging should be particularly difficult this year, because of the excellent appearance of many properties in the city. And so the vast majority of young people do nothing except, perhaps, wear odd clothes, let their hair grow, sing protest songs, and experiment with marijuana. (Several years ago a definition of a hootenanny was "a bunch of rich college kids sitting around singing about poverty.") For some, doing their own thing has meant helping their fellow man - the underprivileged and the handi- capped in the ghettoes near home and in remote, under- developed lands. For some, doing their own thing has meant violence - battling and burning, destroying other's property and their own lives. But don't misunderstand us: There are many things' wrong with this world. And soon the young people of today will grow up. And if we are really lucky, they will remember what they know now, and they will learn what to do about it. And the world will be a better place. To use one of their own expressions, the youngsters of the TOs were more "far out" than any other generation in history. Generally they condemned their elders for "mah- ing a mess of the world," and they wanted no part of it. They were determined to "do their own thing." April showers bring forth May flowers, and July rains bring a bonus of their own-green lawns in August. Ringo Starr, one of a group of young entertainers who made fortunes out of music which played a key role in the youth cult, a phenomenon of the 60 s, turned 30 the other day. For one whose life and fortune have been tied so close- ly to his youth, or his youthful image, such a landmark as becoming 30 must have been quite a shock. But, ac- cording to Ringo, "It's nothing. It's OK. " Which brings up the question,' Where are the youth of yesterday? The answer is obvious: They've grown up, Philomena A of course. Or, at least, they've grown older. If they haven't grown up, they've become that most pathetic of On Civic Holiday we played creatures, a middle-age hippie. / .tour.ist and went window-shopping In downtown Buffalo. We spotted To use one of their own expressions, the youngsters of an item that looked likea real bar- the '60s were more "far out" than any other generation in gain and which, at $6, only slightly historv. Generallv thev condemned their elders for “mak- bent our budget. According to spokesmen for the cult, he is now old; a has-been, not to be trusted nor, probably, even consider- 4 Waterloo Chronicle, Timmy, August 6, 1970 Published every Thursday try Fairway Press. a awaken of Kitetteqter-Watertoo Record Ltd _ so Queen St, N , Kitchener. Ontario Address carom to Wand!» Suture. Waterloo Ont Telephone mm Hope for the future Weather bonus Philomena Rutherford, editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada: one year 88; in United States and Foreign countries: one year 810 Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association ESTABLISHED 1854 Some days one almost thinks she had the right idea. In spite of what management seminar con- ductors pronounce and newspaper editors reiterate for their staff, there is evidence all around that a man's (or woman's) name really isn't all that important to its bear- er. If it were, they would pregum- new behappy to use it to idertfy “I never remember a name but I always forget a face," said tong- ue-in-check American writer Cor- nelia Otis Skinner. We've heard arguments wheth- er modem art or modern music is the biggest put-on, but movies are coming up fast. Any movie which would give top billing and top salary to 7Syear-old Mae West, who even 50 years ago was a joke as a sex symbol, and second billing to Racquel Welch has to be a put-on. But the customers keep pouring in and the producers and theatre managers laugh all the way to the bank. We may be criticized ourselves for judging something without see- ing it, but the producers in adver- tising the film have assured us that everything we've heard about Myra Breckenridge is true. Well, we've heard that it's vulgar and it's in the poorest of taste and it's sick and it's just plain dirty, and that's good enough (or bad enough) for us. Returning to Canada a short time later, we reported to Customs and dutifully paid duty-41.50--and sales tax-88 cents-on the item. The Customs cashier accepted two of our American $1 bills plus 39 cents in change and, when we men- tioned it, paid us his official rate of exchange, one penny per dollar. We're not going to see Myra Breckenridge. Our small protest won't make much dint in the box office take. In fact, all the critic- isms that have been written about the film have apparently only served to boost attendance. New York sales tax boosted the price to $6.30, and the sales clerk took another 50 cents on our Cana- dian $10 bill. So the bargain cost us $6 plus 30 cents plus 50 cents plus $1.50 plus 89 cents less two cents, for a total of $9.19, or about 53 percent more than the sale price. A sad story? Not entirely. The item would have cost as much, with tax, in any Canadian store. Philomena Rutherford's Bits and Pieces iccp,i! "ON YOUR RIGHT, THE OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF HER MAJESTY'S OPPOSITION . . THE RIGHT HONORABLE . . . AH . . . YOU KNOW WHAT'S HIS NAME . . . HUH . . ." Business was brisk at Water- loo market Saturday. Prices and crowds were up. The novelty for the day was yellow trans- parent apples - the first home- grown apples of the season. They sold for 10 cents a quart. 20 YEARS AGO Aug! The Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada reports a gain of ordinary insurance to $6,700,000 for the first half of the year compared to $3,200,000 for the same period last year. A Waterloo rink won the Sea- gram cup at the annual Waterloo lawn bowling tournament. Rinks participated from Elmira, Mutual Life, New Hamburg, Ayr, Lis- towel, Galt and Simcoe. " YEARS AGO Aug. t Mrs. S. P. Kieswetter was awarded first prize for the best garden ih Waterloo at the an- naul competition held by the Waterloo Horticultural Society. The Evangelical Church choir held a picnic in New Hamburg. A feature of the outing was the presentation of a set of silver. ware to Evelyn Perscbacher. who will be getting married soon. 40 YEARS AGO Aug. ' It does have one practical ad- vantage. It should make for more restful nights for the advocates of personal freedoms, who felt it is governments that are turning us all into cyphers. Not at all, we're doing it all by ourselves. She had just come from two large stores, in neither of which could she get anyone to wait on her. She had stood for 20 minutes at one check-out counter waiting to hand over the 60 cents, which was the value of items she had purchas- themselves. Instead, a great many people insist on being known by initials only. Some even regard it as a sort of status symbol to trot out initials when asked for a first name, sort of indicating a more impersonal approach is call- ed for toward the great unwashed according as one streaks up the proverbial ladder of success. Talking of things impersonal, a business woman dropped by the other day to comment on the lack of service in the larger stores. Waterloo College has a new Files of Yesteryear Thieves tricked three Water- loo merchants out of $100 worth of merchandise. A woman dis- tracted the merchant at One end of the store while her accom- plice removed the articles. N., is owned by Ronald Ridden and Aid. Frank Doema. James Geiger of Waterloo has been awarded the Gill scholar- ship in physics. He is a student at McMaster University in Ham- ilton. The first privately-owned fra- ternity rooming house for male students will soon open. The 16- room building at 174 King sc, business administrator. Helmuth Binhammer was appointed to the position last week. A special meeting of the li- brary board decided to expand the library space by 50 percent. It is an interim measure until a new library is built in I967. no YEARS AGO Aug. 11 Residents of Waterloo will vote on cocktail bars and dining lounges in December. Waterloo Council approved the plebisite after a request from three Water- loo hotel owners. Her most diabolic scheme was the one I found most appealing. If you can't find what you want, she suggested, and there's no one will- ing to help you locate it, start emptying the contents of all the drawers in sight. It hadn't failed her once. In case you’re wondering, I haven't tried it yet-but there have been times when I looked longingly toward them and wished I had the gumption. Small wonder, she suggested, if people are flocking in droves to smaller stores which haven't yet forgotten that they are in the ser- vice business. Exasperation of long-standing had driven her to evolving several schemes by which to get instant attention in any store where the service wasn't up to par. Her complaint reminded me of a letter which a long-suffering housewife addressed to the wo- man's editor of a national maga- zine, earlier this year. Iiho.te.z.2teteeey