Webb Schools - El Espejo Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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Compliments of rs. Kendall F. Thurs MCKAY'S FORD POMONA 42

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YOU CAN ALWAYS BE PROUD OF SERVICE WITH THE MARINES Contributed by a Marine Rescrvist A 141

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I In For hundreds of yours the coast of Baflin Island in Northem Canada has been an Eskimo home and hunting ground. The Baflin Island Eskimos were known throughout the North for their skill as seal hunters and fisher- men. They lived on raw seal meat and raw fish. Their existence, while prim- itive, was a happy one. WHAT PRICE KENAUYAKSAIT? al' 'QW' 14 2. Eight yuan ago the A , Canadian government set f e up a system of family al- .ik lowance under which the : , 1 A - W Baffin Island Eskimos re- V ceived S5 a month for each child-as did all other Canadians. These allowances, called kenauyaksait by the Eskimos, rep- resented more money than most of them had ever seen at one time. 3. To the Eskimos, their new-found wealth meant they didn't have to hunt seals or catch fish any more. Most of them left their hunting and fishing grounds and moved in close to the trading posts where they received their monthly handouts and could buy the niceties of civilization. fs -S. V, .. .,. 4. The hklmu' new life was soft and easy-for they had complete security. But because they no longer needed to provide for themselves they lost all vigor and amlritum. As a result, the government is now trying to get them to move away from the trading posts and start producing or forfeit their allowances. But this is next to impos- sible to accomplish. For the Eskimos have grown to depend on their securi- ty so much that they have no desire to return to their former life of freedom and independence. 5. The lmpommt pain! of the story is this: enslavement by security isn't something that happens only to Eski- mos. In fact, millions of people all over the world see nothing wrong with a welfare society. But welfare plans are like dope. The doses are small and pleasant at first, but they eventually enslave us. For that reason, we,Amer- icans must maintain our self-reliance, our productivity and our freedom. For these things, after all, are responsi- ble for America's greatness. UNION OIL COMPANY or cnusolnua IIICURNIATED Ill CALIFDIIIIA. IICTIIIEI 17,1lN This series, sponsored by the people of Union Oil Company, is dedicated to a discusswkm of how and why Ameri- can business functzkms. We hope you'll feel free to send in any suggestions ofr critwisms you have to ofefr. Write: The President, Union Oil Company, Union Oil Building, Los Angeles 17, California. IIIUFHZNIEIS DF IIVIL TIIIIII, 'IIE llhlli NIH! IIITIII ll