a0 1CASTLEGAR NEWS, ey May 27, 1965 THIS WEEK AND NEXT ARGYLE WorklIs A Privilege? “The day may not bs far off when it will'be less‘costly to pay © regular salaries to people who can’t get jobs than to tolerate a depressed class existing on the fringe of affluence. “what, paying people for not working?” “It's not only Communist, it's crazy!" Theso entirely predictable reactions to such a suggestion are not, of course, surprising, But. let’s not forget that the most common thingg that we take for granted every day were once , dutlandish, wild ideas: such as paying ‘farmers to not grow certain’ crops. The idea that people might be paid whether they work or not is not .entirely ‘new. It can be traced back at least as far as the manifesto of Kar] Marx, who set up the utopian Communist credo ‘of '“‘to each according to his need, from’ each according to his ability.” The Communists have never even tried to implement’ this eredo, and they would be unable to do so if they did try because today’s’ Communist countries do not possess the industrial wealth to support such an ideal. - The age of automation, how: -ever, is coming closer each day in North America. It has nothing to do with Com- munism, And the early advo- cates of payment for non-work $n. this: continent are social scientists: concerned with mak- ipg qur.system better end more workable. - the United States,’ uch a nifttee has pointed cut that this time, wealth has been uted". in relationship te abllity: to contribute to "Brodaction. Thos the brilliant - businessman |: such © as» Henry Ford: who can create a whole new industry reaps an enormous fortune, and: properly so. Simi- Jarly, the worker whose ability .... ; limited _ to performing the me, unchanging motions on ‘the ‘assembly line ‘every day draws nly ‘a modest salary. 2 co The automation revolution, : “however, has put such workers « up against impossible odds.’ Tt lias put them in competition _ with. “machines of incredible _ --"Ewo “main” problems face* ‘an 53 tomated society. One. is the ‘Humanitarian problem of pro- | “viding incomes: for.’ unneeded .. “workers.’'‘The other is the’ eco- nomic: problem of ensuring that the population is supplied. with sufficient . purchasing: power - to buy the output of nearly un- manned, automated factories. It is estimated that 20° per : cent.: of: the’ population of the United States and: Canada al- ready lives permanently in: po- verty.: There is every prospect of this segment of society grow- ing bigger while the balance of the population which is able to compete in an automated world Consider for 3 moment the ef fects of this. First, one-fifth or one-quarter of the population ts denied the fruits of our industrial abun- dance. Second, their lack of pur- chasing power slows down the ' growth of the economy. Third, soclety Is.faced with an ‘ever- . monnting cost of relief and wel- fare meastires, crime and law enfoiceme nt; housing. and schooling for’ th. poor’and all the social ‘complications that go with maintaining‘ a: minority. in sub-standard Uving conditions.” All humanitarian . considera- aside enough of its wealth to en- ‘ sure ‘a tolerable life for all? Most ‘people really ‘do prefer to work if they uave the chance. A ‘guaranteed annual income for all, if “accompanied with mas- sive expansion of our education system, public. works and hous- _ ing;.might be\the only way .te cope with the transition from‘a work society to a machine socie- ty. Can ‘wé now foresee 'the day When a job becomes a privilege ‘rather than a necessity? PAMPERED POO! could object to E. There is isn't a personal service {on pretty Hollywood star Elke Sommer. But with soi ing. . > Elke's beauty just isn’t coming through, and the little black | bundle of fluf finds it hard to keep smil- Places, Everyone! ie DEAR SUSANNA: if you ore ust the mop and just see what it makes — waxed to give way and present them with a nice set of heat liners too? - ‘These can be made very easi- ly, and are certainly most ap- vpreciated. Cut out two pieces of felt and one of buckram, ail a. shade smaller than the mat it- vself. Place the buckram in the. middle, and using contact ce- ment, glue all three together. ‘That’s all there is‘to ft — make some for yourself while you're at it. B, Armstrong DEAR SUSANNA: When it * comes time to clean my dining room chandelier, 1 remove the loose crystal drops or pendants, dip them in a warm-water-am- monta - ion and dry them till they sparkle. ‘The stationary part B haved matter — but I ning. Turis cat Ge teed don a pair of cotton. work gloves, dip my gloved hands into the ammonia solution, wring out excess moisture and go to it. J have a dry pair that are just right for any polishing that may be needed. The results ‘are excellent, and I'm sure I’ve cut the work in volved in half — at least! Mrs. 8.B. You forgot to mention the step before the first step. Pull the malin light switea to off before you ‘start! s Susanna!: ‘of place mats, why not go all ihe 2 » side down; of course. A simple way of adding that extra finish. ing touch, “DEAR SUSANNA: A practice that has. facilitated. sewing for soon a8 I start to work on a gar- ment. Almost every step of the » way, is made easter if you press go to it, Since the work is laid out firmly, I do a better job and’ save many an aching arm. xk wk Ok ne hanging “up - hubbie’s drip dry shirts, I leave a plastic cleaning bag right on the hanger so there is never any danger of the white material. Cut the plastic off a few inches be- low the bar if you wish to allow more air to circulate sround the kkk Quite by: accident, I discov- ered that ‘if put the used spoons back into the water tn which I have boiled several eggs any egg stain on the came off. More on eggs. Did you know DEAR SUSANNA: I never fail’ _ to read your column. I am en- closing my hint for peas one's floors in tip-top shay When you are putting the dust mop over that last time round, pare. a plece of waxed nsirk pooch i in the world who i is Saturday night bath if he could get this . SUGAR AND SPICE Makes You Is everything cut-and-dried, black-and-white, for you? Or do you sometimes’ wonder? I do. Here are some of the things I wonder “about. Maybe you can supply the answers, What ts it about spring that turns normally tolerant, sweet- faced, ‘mild-eyed women: into tall-twitching, yellow-eyed tigers who prowl the premises in a perpetual rage, snarling, “Litt that barge, tote that bail, wash those windows, paint that trim?” Second question. Why are nor- - mally. devil-may-care, lon- hearted chaps, who would mix it up with an adult mate gorilla it they didn't like the look on the ape's face, frightened white, at this time of year, by these 110- pound tigers? How do you tella ‘alee mother, wearing rose-colored | glasses, that her son, whom she insists {s going to be a brilliant surgeon, will be lucky if he catches a ‘ob at the supermarket meat coun- ter? Why does the sun beat down unmercifully when I wear a raincoat while trout fishing? why, when I don’t take a raincoat, and the — inevitable cloudburst comes, am I always a mile and a half down the stream from my car? What kind of nuts is the world producing these days? First ex- ample. The other night there was a teenage rumble near here. Pollce and firemen broke it up. One kid was ‘handcuffed and stuffed in the police car. The cops jumped out to aid fel- low officers: The kid bal eoty out naied still cuffed. What did he do. during those four days? I mean, did he ever try to...uh... well, you get the idea? Second example. Maybe you cead this ‘in: the paper. Fellow named George Wilson was ar- vested. Why? Because he had just ‘thrown: Harold Wilson (no relation) through a plate-glass window. As Harold lay there in his own blood, he protested vigo- rously the. arrest of George.’ : “Hey! ‘You can’t do that! He's Wonder... my buddy.”’ Figure that one out. What, short of going up and | strangling the lot, ean I: do about the black squirrels who hold bowling matches, foot LLecotled ent tobbe | esas with we stockea full selretion of SAVAGE SHOES for children Maddocks Shoe Store races, country -style hi and hootenannies in my attic, In the dead of night, every night? - Why.are 14-year-old daughters 50 dreadful? They ‘are. sullen, - sulky, stubborn,’ slouchy, grou- chy, pouty, resentful. They fight with thelr mothers, ‘They wreck the third pair of nylons in three days, They weep wildly at the slightest admonition, Why are 14-year-old daughters 80 wonderful? (This is the next day.) They are sunshine, not showers, They are helpful, not hopeless, They are sweet and shy and funny and full of vitali- ty and eager to learn and ideal- istic and you wonder what you did to deserve such a bundle of. blessedness, ‘Why do 17-year-old sons think their parents should be put in wheelchairs and trundled off to an Institution for the feebte- minded? And why do they get that: long-suffering {cok when -dad is telling them something extremely important, like how hard he used to work in school? And why do they laugh tolerant- ly when mother,“ whom they tower over, is dispensing pearls of wisdom, like if you don't get enough sleep you won't grow up to be big and strong and wise like your father? Why do wives think their can- cer, or their heart attack, or ar- thritis, or piles, or: whatever they have ‘every morning at , Js 80 much more seri- ous than the genuine ailments of * behin: their husbands with ‘iquor, other women, the children’s up-bring- ing, or the best china? This is the age of question- naires, I’m sure you have some of your own. Send them along, and we'll make up the first sensible ques- ~ tionnaire in the 20th Century, ie nobody is the world e Apputeations ioe; Tv oubie hook: *: made hi ‘Seis to all ste of TVs, Radios, Phonos graphs. 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