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The White Paper has some positive aspects. It is good news to hear that the Canadian Armed Forces will help with pollution control, especially over vast areas of the Arctic, and that the Gov- ernment now believes in the stabilizing influence of the military in internal affairs-such as during last year's FLQ crisis in Quebec. But there will be many Canadians who will question the wisdom of spending almost $2- billion annually on our defence establishment, simply because as yet there is no adequate de- fence against ballistic missiles, the horror wea- pons of the moment. Until the human race reaches that enlighten- ed age when no defences will be necessary-and one can only hope mankind will achieve this ideal aim one of these centuries-every nation will maintain an army. But as a, nation with a troubled economy, should Canada be spending as much? Changes in the Canadian contribution to NATO could have saved cash. New European military security arrangements show our NATO forces are hardly worthwhile maintaining. According to one mili- tary expert, if the NORAD defence system had been scrapped eight years ago when it became clear Soviet bombers were no longer a threat, Canadians could have saved $1-billion. Let our forces play their part in United Nations peace- keeping by all means, but let us not waste badly- needed cash on unnecessary weapons that be- come outdated within a few years. _ Waterloo residents re- jected Sunday sports by 22 votes but favored extension of the vote to all those the age of 21 or over who have resided in the city for a one- year period, in two plebes- cites. " years ago and $60-miltion to acduire and maintain two Bom- arc missile squadrons. Fortunately, the recent White Paper on defence scraps these, and they will disappear within a year saving us all $5-mil- lion annually. 4 Who CHM. "T',"'?"'""",'.' 9. ttm ' Wasted mash I Files of yesteryear I Since the opening of a new, huge discount store on Bridgeport Road. the num- ber of vehicles using Weber Street from the Kitchener boundary to Bridgeport Road has doubled. The greatest concentra- tion occurs Thursday to Sat- urday, 5 p.m. to 10 pm. Business never lived up to expectations, said Peter Tremblay, owner of the mar- kets. Not giving up however, he plans to open Toronto's first horsemeat store in the near future. City engineer D'Arcy Dut- ton will recommend that Weber Street be widened to five lanes near the Bridge- port Road intersection and that Bridgeport Road be widened to four lanes in front of the store. Horsemeat stores in Wa- terloo and Kitchener both folded shortly after opening. Judgement was reserved last week in a lawsuit aimed at breaking the will of the late Alexander Bauman. father of Waterloo mayor Vernon Bauman. The estate was willed to a daughter, Mrs. Helen Tay- lor. Mayor Bauman, his brother Wilfred and another sister. Mrs. Laura Snyder. 10 years ago Published every Thursday by Fairway Press, a division of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Ltd. 3OQueen St., N, Kitchener Ontario Address correspondence to Waterloo Square Wat- erloo Ont, Telephone 744-6364. ' C_apadia!rtaxpaye.rs paid betweed 850mtillimt We Wain-11.- ESTABLISHED 1854 In Canada: one year tr, in United States and Foreign countries: one year $10 SUBSCRIPTION RATES On behalf of Mrs. Taylor, witnesses testified that they considered her father capa- ble. are contesting the bequest. The claimants tried to show that Mr. Bauman was incapable of making the will when it was drawn up and that undue influence was brought to bear on him. 30 years ago They are mostly 21-year olds called under the nation- al resources mobilization act. About half the men were called up for training last year before the training plan was extended. About 150 youths from this military district reported to No. 10 basic training cen- ter yesterday where they will start their compulsory military training. The Waterloo Theater and the local fire department held their annual toy mati- nee December 6. Admission to the show was a used toy. Fire department members. under chief Al- bert Pagel, will remodel the toys and distribute them to needy children. The matinee consisted of a feature picture with selected cartoons and shorts. " years ago Mayor Uffelman was not- ified by superintendent Scott of the Ontario unemploy- ment service that Waterloo has been allotted a second quota of 15 single, unem- ployed men to go to North- ern Ontario and work on highway construction. I can hardly believe that three months have passed so quickly but then again, after I tell you about all the interesting places I have been and people I have met you will under- stand why these months passed quickly. " The weekends of Novem- ber 12 and 18 all the Amer- ican and the two Canadian exchange students in dis- trict 461 in the state of Sao Paulo and all Brazilians going to the United States had a conference in Sao Pedro. It not only infor- med us as to Rotary news but gave us a chance to see a bit of the interior of Sao Paulo. Dear Rotarians, The weekend started off with a " hour bus trip from the capital. We stayed in a huge, old hotel in the tiny town of Sao Pedro. A few Brazilian friends and American students and I found time before dinner to go horseback riding and look at some of the beautiful countryside. The trails through the forest look somewhat like Nor- them Ontario-very beau- tiful, and riding along cob- blestone lanes horseback was quite a switch from the traffic jams downtown Sao Paulo. We danced to a Brazilian group who played the somba and other Brazilian music that night. They even surprised us with some American songs. They taught us more words in Portuguese and we told them a little about the life in North America. They were a little anxious when I commented that Kitchener-Waterloo already had one snowfall on Novem- ber 4th, and that by the time January came there might be a couple feet of snow on the ground. Much to my surprise I am actually picking up the language and understand most everyday conver- sations. All the students study- ing in Segundo Cientifico took a bus trip to Piracicaba. It too is a small city in the interior but has one pinga factory. Pinga is an alcoholic drink made from sugar cane. The juices of the sugar cane are distilled and from this comes the Brazilian drink called "pinga'l Everyone tasted some of the fresh drink and said it Exchange student writes from Brazil when“ éwuwe Now, of course. "hang- up" is almost old hat in younger circles. It means anything from an obsession to a minor worry. You can be hung-up on the other sex, on drugs. on school work. Now I realize that I had two hang-ups that day. There was the physical one of the bomb. And there was the mental one: I had sort of a hang-up about being blown up. For years I thought a hang-up was something I'd had during the war. It was what we called the rather delicate situation created when one of your bombs was caught by the tail and, hanging nose-down, fused, refused to drop. I had to land with one of these babies dangling there, one day. One bounce on land- ing and the aircraft and yours truly went to glory. As you can see, I landed like a feather on a snowbank. but it was a little disconcert- ing to see everyone on the air-strip flat on his face as I was coming in. Ihre come to the conclu- sion that it's not our fault, it's theirs. We just can't keep up with their ever- changing slang. Do you have difficulty in communicating with young people? Don't worry. We all I have two of my own, and I teach the critters every day, in droves, and I have trouble. On the bus, as I go to school every afternoon, I see people and society from one extreme to the other. For example; in front of a 20 storey office building a man passes- riding in a wooden cart drawn by an old horse. In front of an ultra-modem university a ragged old man tugs at the sleeves of a prominent citizen, begging for money. Very often they ask me for foodor money. was the strongest drink they have ever had. It tasted a bit like straight gin or vodka - very, very strong. Another term that is en- have learned so many The Old Lady finally balk- ed when Kim tried on a fur jacket and started swanking And so on, I don't think I need to elaborate. She got the blouse, our teapot. my typewriter. various pots and pans. the only deodorant in the house and about 64 other items, too miscellaneous to list. joying quite a vogue these days is "ripmff". Basically, it means stealing, but there are milder forms. It can also mean talking somebody out of something you want. conning somebody into tak- ing something he doesn't want, not providing some- thing you‘ve promised, and soon. I observed her manoeuv- res as she prepared to re- turn. and thought I was seeing a real rip-off artist at work. It went something like this. "Oh, Mom, is that ever a smart blouse! Could I try it on?" Momma. with resignation, “OK, but youve not getting it. That's the only decent thing I have to wear" Kim. brightly, "Oh, I don't need it; I have those crumby old T-shirts that you hate so much. But it really fits me. doesn't it?" My daughter Kim was home from college last week. She was supposed to come home for the week- end, but it was so pleasant at home, and the food was so good. and she enjoyed being spoiled so much that she stayed the whole week. things already and I'm sure will learn many more. Living in Sao Paulo has helped to open my eyes to many things in life and a- bout people, and also shows me that my life in Kit- chener-Waterloo was shel- tered from many things. I only wish that everyone could go to another coun- try, experience different things. The Brazilian families who can afford to, like to travel on weekends and holidays to other cities and parts of the state. I travelled to Parati with the family I will be living with start- . Bill Smiley Well. as I said, I thought Kim was an artist at ripping off. I changed my mind when we took her to the city and saw the apartment she and another girl had rented in the fall. Kim is a rank amateur, a babe-in- the-woods. compared to city landlords. The apartmarl‘ is on the fringe of a slu around in front of the mir- ror, cooing, "This really does something for me, doesn't it, Mom?" Her mother stood her ground and said, in effect, you get your rotten hands off that jacket. In September, she told us glowingly that the apart- ment was "really neat". It had a new stove and fridge. There were three bedrooms, kitchen, dining room and living room and bathroom, all for $145 a month. It w unfurnished. of cou Sounded pretty good. The "new" stove has an oven that does not work. The "new" fridge might fetch twelve dollars at a rummage sale and the handle is tall- ing off. The kitchen is like some- thing out of Dickens. The bedrooms are boxes, only one with a window. There are no locks on the doors. The toilet doesn't work, ex- cept when it feels like it. Etc, Rip-off. Ull never be a wealthy old school-teach) But I'm certainly going to look into the prospects of becoming a wealthy old slum landlord. ing at the beginning of December. It is a small town on the coast near Rio de Janero. The ocean and coast here is gorgeous! Heavily wooded hills (Serra da Mantequira) and green vegetation lead down to the ocean and are only broken by a small, sandy beach. The town it- self is very old and, like most interior towns, and cities, is centered around an old church. Sincerely, Mary Taylor Av. Paes de Barros 1701 Sao Paulo, SP. Brazil Nov ember 18, 1971