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Conference Missionaries Visit MissionsWeek
by Miriam Mansilla
What do North Americans think
of missionaries and missions?
What do nationals think of mis-sionaries?
What do you as a stu-dent
think of a foreign country
and its standards of living? What
do other nationals think of nation-al
Christians? Finally, why all
these questions?
World Missions Week is apt
proaching and these questions will
be dealt with in our chapels. Six
Baptist General Conference mis-sionaries
on furlough will visit
Bethel to try to answer these
questions relevant to our Chris-tian
expression today.
the capital of Wakayama Prefect
ture. There Rev. Walbert has held
regular and special meetings for
industrial workers related to a
steel company.
He has also taught English con-versation
classes in an adult edu-cation
program of the Board of
Education of the city, and has
served as a member of the board
of Osaka Biblical Seminary for
four years. Rev. Walbert received
his M.A. in 1953 from the Univer•
sity of Chicago.
Rev. David Sperry has been
a missionary in Ethiopia for the
past 16 years, just completing
his third term of service. His
main work has been in the field
of literature, although construc-tion,
administration and evan-gelistic
work have also been
part of his duties.
has been stationed in the North
Lakhimpur and Darrang districts.
Rev. Kratofil has been responsible
for the youth work on the North
Bank and served as an advisor to
the All-Assam Christian Endeavor.
He and his family were among
the many who were forced to
fil is a Bethel College and Semi-nary
graduate, earning his B.A.
in 1954 and his B.D. in 1957.
at the mission hospitals in Tezpur
and Harisinga, doing medical work
as well as teaching. Dr. Schoon-maker
became a Doctor of Medi-cine
in 1951, earning his degree
at the University of Colorado
School of Medicine.
The World Missions Fellowship
encourages you to come to this
chapel series and evaluate the
vital issues in world missions to-day.
Apart from chapel, the mission-.
aries and their wives will be used
extensively in college classes.
George Chalmers
evacuate during the Chinese in-vasion
in the fall of 1962. Mrs.
Kratofil, a registered nurse, has
been in charge of the dispensary
at North Lakhimpur. Rev. Krato-
Ernest Kratofil
Dr. Joseph Schoonmaker and his
family have been overseas for two
terms, living in Tezpur, Assam. He
has been in charge of a mobile
clinic which tours the area in es-,
tablished centers and sub-centers.
His proficiency in eye surgery has
resulted in restored vision for
many, as eye diseases have been
treated and cataracts removed.
In addition to the mobile work,
Dr. Schoonmaker has also worked Joseph Schoonmaker
Clement Walbert
All chapels of the week, except
for the last one, will be in a
form of panel discussion, in which
two missionaries, a faculty mem-ber
and several students will be
taking part.
In the Friday chapel, Dr. Gor-don
Johnson will report on the
evangelism conference in Berlin,
and will also deal with the ques-tion,
"What does today's mis-sionary
need to be?"
The list of participating mission-aries
includes Rev. Clement Wal-bert,
who has finished two terms
of missionary service in Japan;
He and his family have been work-ing
in Wakayama City, which is
David Sperry
"An Evening of Musical Fun,"
the sixth annual pops concert of
the Bethel College Band will make
its musical premiere on Friday,
November 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Bethel College fieldhouse-auditor-ium.
The at-the-door admission price
for the concert is 50 cents. How-ever,
special advance ticket sale
prices are available for students:
40 cents single and 65 cents dou-ble.
All proceeds from the admis-sion
fee will go to the coffers
of SPAN, Student Project for
Amity among Nations.
Lucius Butler
Mr. Sperry has served as a mem-ber
of the board of Good Shepherd
School, an inter-mission school for
missionary children. Mr. Sperry
received his B.S. in Education in
1949 from the University of Min-nesota.
Rev. Lucius Butler has served
two five-year terms in Japan, liv
ing with his family in the Waka.
yama Prefecture. Rev. Butler has
done extensive evangelistic work
among the fishermen, using his
"Gospel boat" to visit and distri-bute
Gospel tracts.
Bible films have been used as
well. Mr. Butler earned his B.D.
from Bethel Seminary, and si-multaneously
completed t h e
Master of Arts requirements
from the University of Minneso-ta.
Rev. George Chalmers has been
in the Philippines for two four.
year terms, and together with his
wife, has been involved essentially
in an evangelistic ministry on the
island of Masbate, which has a
population of 350,000. Rev. Chal-mers
earned his B.D. from Bethel
Seminary and his M.S. from the
University of Minnesota in 1956.
Rev. Ernest Kraftofil went to
Assam in November of 1960, and
Mr. Whitinger, director of the
musical organization, describes the
program as designed for listening
pleasure and relaxation with the
auditorium decorated in a festival
fall motif. Refreshments will be
served to concert guests who will
be seated around gaily decorated
tables in the "outdoor garden."
The concert will also feature
two guest soloists. Performing as
soprano soloist is Gloria Sewell and
as tenor soloist, Dr. James John-son.
Musical highlights of the pro-gram
include Offenbach's "Bal-let
Parisien," Grieg's "Last
New York, N. Y. — Seventy
campuses throughout the country
will be represented in a nation-al
student group "organized to
inform American students of the
realities of Red China and to
mobilize student action against
any appeasement of the Peiking
regime", it was announced b y
David A. Keene, chairman of the
newly-organized STUDENT COM-MITTEE
FOR A FREE CHINA and
a student of political science at the
University of Wisconsin.
He said that the student group,
with national headquarters in New
York City, hoped to have represen-tatives
on a minimum of 400 col-leges
and universities within the
next two months.
A FREE CHINA is a project of
Spring," "Sandpaper Ballet" by
Leroy Anderson, a well balanced
section devoted to folk songs in-cluding
"Shenandoah," "Poor
Wayfaring Stranger," and "Black
Was the Color of My True Love's
The second half of the program
presents a medley of Henry Man-cini
greats followed by Tschaikov-sky's
"The Nutcracker Suite,"
which marks the most serious part
of the program. The program will
conclude with familiar selections
from Richard Rodger's beloved
score, "The Sound of Music."
the American Secretariat of the
World Youth Crusade for Free-dom,
an organization founded
last year to stimulate and cordi-nate
the activities of anti-Com-munist
youth groups throughout
the world.
Mr. Keene participated in the
work of the international organi-zation
as a volunteer in their Free-dom
Corps project which sent A-merican
students to the Far East
by Judith Hatfield
Why did eighty-two students de-scend
on Walker Art Center No-vember
5th? Who were they? They
were fine arts students taking ad-i
vantage of the 25c trip and free
tour of the paintings, sculpture,
graphics, and oriental arts.
Abstract expressionism was the
first type of painting viewed. In a
war scene, a picture depicted this
feeling in the vivid red and black
colors with a sharp brush stroke.
The entire second floor of the
center was devoted to modern art
and several of the guides looked
rather "moddish" as well. The odd.
looking male guide with long hair
and girl's glasses sometimes at-tracted
more attention than any-thing
Eight Sculptors: The Ambiguous
Image, was the title of the special
exhibit of objects which appear to
be something that they really are
not. Examples of this were a sculp-tured
man in a real telephone
during July and August to work
with ant•-Communist youth groups
there. Keene spent the summer
months in Vietnam.
In reporting on the activities of
the Freedom Corps and setting
forth the reasons for organizing
the new Student Committee, Keene
said: "There is one thing that we
all learned in the Freedom Corps:
cont'd on page three
booth or at a real cafe counter.
There were seval pieces which
made ordinary objects in life a
work of art, so that the object's
original function is lost—i.e., a
chair made of straight pins.
Sculptures of man in modern art
showed him as a being who had
retained his dignity while being
trapped by his own means in this
age of machinery.
Seniors are reminded that they
must complete an application for
graduation and return the form
to the Registrar's Office by No-vember
Each senior must fill out one
of these forms even if he is not
intending to graduate in June
1967. These forms were distrib-uted
to all seniors at the opening
of school in September but addi-tional
copies are available in the
Registrar's Office.
Annual Fall Pops Concert Premieres
With 'Evening of Musical Fun' Friday
Vol e XLI—No. 8 Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, November 10, 1966
Student Committee For A Free China
Supports Anti-Red Chinese Activity
Walker Art Center Hosts
Bethel Fine Arts Students
Extreme Rightest Billy James Hargis
Presents Gospel Of Anti-Liberalism
by Linda Carol Olson
Pedantry and rabble-rousing at
a minimum, the Bethel College
Student Senate met Monday even-ing
in a most productive session.
Distinguished by an obvious con-cern
for greater intra-government
cohesiveness the governing body
considered a total of twelve legis-,
lative proposals, passing nine of
The theme of greater govern-ment
unity and responsibility
was forwarded in three propos-als
by Senator Dick Schultz. His
move to require "all committee
chairmen to attend Student Sen-ate
meetings as least once a
month" passed unanimously.
His second proposal however,
requiring all student representa-tives
on faculty committees "to
submit written reports in person
to Senate every other month" was
defeated after Advisors Halleen
and Dalton pointed out that much
discussion on such committees is
tentative and not free for public
Schultz then, in a third motion,
amended motion #2 to include
"The reports should he approved
by the appropriate faculty com-mittee
chairman." With this ad-dition,
the motion passed.
Senate aid to the hockey team
was a second major theme high-lighting
Monday's meeting. A
tabled motion by Ron Stone from
the previous week's meeting ask-ing
that $700 be appropriated
to the hockey team for coverage
of "practice fees and partial
equipment and uniform costs"
was again tossed before a wary
Debate centered around the
source of such money. An utter-ance
that perhaps the $600 allot-ted
to the presently-dormant Aca-demic
Committee might be used
for this purpose met with strong
disapproval from several Senators
John Sailhamer, who says he
may be interested in chairing the
now-chairless Academic Commit-tee
himself, remarked after the,
meeting, "What a comment it is
on a school which would readily
support a hockey team at the
expense of its academic responsi-bility."
Bob Olson motioned the tab-ling
of this motion once again
by Art Blessing
With the singing of "America"
the "Christian Crusade" rally be-gan
last Friday evening at the
Pick-Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis.
After about an hour of prelimin-aries
including special religious
music, announcements, and the
first offering, a large man made
his way through the audience to
the platform — enter Dr. Billy
James Hargis.
Hargis is the founder and direc-tor
of the "Christian Echoes Na-tional
Ministry," popularly known
as the Christian Crusade. The
twenty-year old organization is
headquartered in Tulsa where Har-gis
is also pastor of the Cathedral
of the Christian Crusade.
Although under the guise of
fundamentalism, the Crusade
deals primarily in ultra-conser-vative
political propaganda via
lectures, large quantities of
tracts, books, records, tapes, per-iodicals,
1,400 weekly radio
broadcasts heard nationwide, a
television series, an "anti-com-munism
school," and some forty-nine
Hargis is very disturbed about
the fact that recently the Internal
Revenue Service revoked his tax-exempt
status on the grounds that
he was more devoted to influenc-
.111, ■•••
by John Sailhamer
The President's trip
The on-come of winter and the
present elections have both wit-nessed
a fair share of snow—for
which they are historically infa-mous.
Like winter's cold wind,
President Johnson's cold shoulder
seems to have buried all potential
issues under seventeen days of po-litical
Covering over 31,000 smiles, his
trip has accomplished much: name-ly
nothing, which, depending on
one's perspective, is much.
However, with jazz concerts,
dances, demonstrations and, let
me see, oh yes, conferences, a
good time was had by all—ex-until
a Homecoming finance re-port,
which might expose some
unused funds, is available. For
the present, Mr. Stone was ap-peased
with a release from the
Senate's dwindling General Fund
of $250 to cover the hockey
team's immediate practice ex-penses.
Of special interest to the whole
student body should be the re-port
submitted by Senators Dave
Ahlquist and Ron Stone on the
several types of honor code sys-tems
presently being used in col-leges
and universities throughout
the nation.
Other motions which the Sen-ate
deliberated upon and passed
"I move that the Cultural
Committee be urged to under-write
a Bethel block of tickets
to various cultural events in the
Twin Cities and sell them at
reduced rates to Bethel students.
(Linda Olson)
"I move that a committee be or-ganized
to vigorously and immedi-ately
begin work on the renovation
of the Coffee Shop." (Linda Olson)
ing legislation than to religion. If
he receives adequate financial sup-port
from his followers, he intends
to fight this all the way to the
U.S. Supreme Court.
In his hour-long, rambling dia-tribe,
Hargis presented his latest
commentary on the American
scene. As he covered most of the
usual far-right topics, from the UN
to sex mores, he demonstrated an
almost unbelievable inability to
deal with facts, logic, and rational
In his perspective all issues
are clearly black and white. He
demonstrated this simplistic cat-egorizing
again and again: "We
believe conservatism is in the
will of God and is a continuation
of the message of Christ;" "Lib-eralism
is a greater threat to
America than Communism;" "If
you're theologically conservative,
you cannot be politically liber-al."
". . :Come out from among
them, and be ye separate';" "Any
senator who voted against the
Dirksen Amendment on volun-tary
prayer and Bible reading
should be defeated!"
To emphasize the latter point,
Hargis read the names of all the
U.S. Senators who voted against
the bill. No mention was made of
the complex issues involved here-cept
the housewives here at
home who have to buy the food.
Red Chinese Weaponry
The big, paper tiger once again
made a 20 kiloton roar. Only this
time, in doing so, it leaped over
600 miles. Suspicions are that it
was a paper roar and probably
a psychological leap.
Rt. Rev. James A. Pike, the
greatest iconoclast since Caliph
Omar I, has again been awarded
an ecclesiastical hand slap. De-ploring
"the notion of a heresy
trial," the House of Bishops, at
its annual meeting, voted 103 to
36 to reject the incorrigible's ap-proach
toward theologizing.
Along with other noteworthy
accomplishments, the House this
year succeeded in the setting up
of a liquor commissary in a
heretofore barless city. Amen.
The President's popularity seems
to be growing: 86% indicate they
are in favor of his administra-tion's
present policy, as opposed to
the 76% who are against it. This
sudden rise in popularity is ob-viously
due to his both-guns-and-butter
Leonard Sammons, program man-ager
for radio station WBCS, an-nounced
today featured selections
for the coming week's listening:
These include:
Thurday, 7:00 p.m., the second
in a series of programs on Bethel
student organization, featuring the
Bethel Women's Choir;
Friday, 7:30 p.m., the first in a
weekly series of interviews with
student government leaders and at
9:30 p.m. musical selections by
Andy Williams.
Monday, 7:00 p.m., Student Tra-velogue,
the first in a series of
interviews with students from ex-otic
places; and
Tuesday, 8:00 p.m., "The Mar-riage
of Figaro," by Mozart.
you are either for or against the
Bible and prayer.
Hargis is apparently quite proud
that he has never been sued for
libel, judging from the fact that
this was mentioned seven times
during the meeting. (One of his
current __periodicals__ carries._ the
headline: "Could Robert F. Ken-nedy
Become An American Cas-tro?")
Hargis states: "If it is not true,
we do not say it." Then, by im-plication,
if he does say it, it
must be "true."
Dr. Hargis is forty years of age
and has attended Ozark Bible Col-lege
and Burton College and Sem-inary.
He was ordained at age
eighteen by the Disciples of Christ.
He received his title "Doctor" hon-►
orarily from the Defender Semin-ary
of Puerto Rico, Belin Memorial
University, and not surprisingly.
from Bob Jones University.
He has a gentle, boyish face and
a semi-relaxed style in his deliv-ery,
standing before his red, white,
and blue banner which reads in
part: "For Christ—Against Com-munism."
The audience of about 400 was,
in the great majority, elderly;
only a handful of young people
were present. They appreciated
his mentioning of George Wash-ington
and Barry Goldwater, but
booed at the names of Minnesota
DFL Senators. McCarthy and
The culmination of the meeting
was the second offering. This rally
was the last in a long itinerary to
generate local interest and funds
for his Crusade and his radio
broadcasts (locally on KXUL, 1570
KC, 7:45 a.m. daily).
Hargis stated that the immediate
needs were $1,900. After a prayer
the audience was continually ens
couraged to give: "A hundred dol-lars,
fifty, twenty, ten, five—what-ever
you can . . . if you want to
keep these truths on the air."
Then the offering was immed-iately
brought to the front for
counting. With amazing dexterity
Hargis personally computed the
amount: $600, far short of the
goal. After this twenty-five min-ute
offering we were dismissed
to the booktable. We were not
told if the broadcast would con-tinue
or not.
Hargis stated, "We are tied to
Christ . . . We are tied to a dream."
I believe the second part, but if
the Gospel was presented at this
meeting, it was not that of the
New Testament — it was Hargis'
own gospel, that of: " `christ,"con,
servatism,' free enterprise, the
constitution" — terms which were
continually linked by him, appar-ently
in an inseparable bond.
May God protect us from at-tempting
to chain Him to our own
particular socio-political view-points.
the CLARION
Published weekly during the academic year,
except during vacation and examination
periods, by the students of Bethel college
and seminary, St. Paul 1. Minn. Subscrip-tion
rate $3 per year.
Editor-in-chief John Halvorsen
Assistant Editor Jonathan P. Larson
News Editor' Jeff Loomis
Feature Editor Nancy Johnson
Sports Editor Lynn Bergfalk
Photography George Saunders
Business Manager John Tegenfeldt
Advisor Wallace Nelson
Opinions expressed in the CLARION do not
necessarily reflect the position of the college
or seminary.
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Misunderstood Editorial
Merits Reconsideration
Hark! I have been grossly musunderstood. In reply to
Nancy Appelquist's editorial in last week's CLARION criticizing
the editorial of October 27, I wish to clarify my original opinion ;
since it has been mistaken.
I begin with a basic statement as to what the editorial
was not conceived to be. It was not our conscious attempt to
stir up some "righteous" crusade belligerently and wantonly
demanding student power with all the crusade fervor, magic
marker, froth, and discontent that one can muster. Berkeley,
in short, is not our ideal, nor is it representative.
We were not pitching for student power just for the
sake of student power, nor were we demanding student power
at the expense of the traditional estates in the hierarchy of
higher education, i.e. faculty, administration, and the board
of education. We ask only that students be recognized in
equal worth with these estates, working with them and
sharing their burden of responsibility.
Now here is the catch—the burden of responsibility. If
students are to be recognized as a worthy, legitimate power
in governing the institution and formulating decisive policy
they must become responsible. Students across the United
States are realizing this fact. That is why they are taking
courses in student life and university problems. That is why
they read the educational literature and quote the current
Agreed, academic institutions are for academics. That
is exactly what is happening in regard to the current attitude
toward student power. Students are learning the academics
of college and university government, structure, problems,
and concerns.
They are learning not at a superficial level merely to
storm and froth at the mouth. They are involved in a signifi-cant
academic task as they begin to realize the importance
of what they are involved in and the import that the in-stitution
will have in molding their lives.
This is the current trend that was mentioned in the edi-torial.
It is this trend that is attested to by the study that was
sighted conducted by two prominent Stanford University Psy-chologists,
Nevitt Sanford and Joseph Katz, appearing in the,
national educational magazine Phi Delta Kappan.
It is this current trend that Bethel lags far behind. Our.
students have not yet realized the contemporary responsibili-ties
that a twentieth century college experience demands of
them. They have little grasp of the complexity of the college,
and an equally small grasp of the relevant facts of power,
faculty concerns, curricular arrangements, and so forth. Their
analytic powers are not being sharpened. This is what is
meant by lagging behind the current trend.
In this light, I believe it is still imperative that we make
the statement that "with the administration and student body
cooperating, it is possible for our college generation (meaning
that at Bethel specifically) to remain in step with the current
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Fellowcitizens .. .
by William D. Pardridge
Author of the book Economic Inequities
Money is the root of all economic evil.
Believe it.
It can easily be legislated into existence.
But real economic wealth, which all money represents, must be
earned the hard way — by working.
Yet people, especially politicians, think it okay to appropriate a
hundred million here and a billion dollars there "to pay for a worthy
Just like that.
Money is simply a highly efficient, measurable system to distribute
the goods and services we produce with our factories, our hands and
our minds.
Things would be different in our economy if people, especially
grassroots folk, were to think in terms of governments appropriating
not so many dollars but appropriating so much of their goods and
services "to pay for that worthy project."
Instead of Congress passing a law authorizing the President to
spend sixty billion dollars for this, that or the other thing, have Con-gress
enact a law appropriating 9 per cent of the standard of living of
the worker.
That wouldn't sit so well back home — particularly where the retail
sales tax already takes three, four and five per cent of a worker's take
home pay.
Sure, the worker spends all his wages. Prices had to rise to make
the total amount of goods and services produced equal the total amount
of money put on the counter to buy those very goods and services.
If more and more workers are producing services — both needed
and not needed — and fewer and fewer workers are producing goods,
as is now the case, prices of goods must rise because there is more
money around to buy the smaller total amount of goods produced.
Increased industrial productivity merely slows down the process of
imbalance between goods produced and the artificially expanded con-sumer
money and credit available to buy those goods.
It does not necessarily make the two equal.
Uneconomic price rises brought about this way bring on general
inflation, because there is constantly more money and consumer credit
available to buy a diminishing amount of goods.
Per capita goods go down, and per capita money income goes up.
In such a situation — and we are in it today — prices have got to rise.
No amount of Big-Government regimentation can prevent this up-ward
snow-balling of more money buying fewer goods.
But Big-Government regimentation can order a freezing of wages
and prices.
Down this road lies the political ruin not of the bosses but of
the people.
And the sleepy cohesive Big-Business community also will have
had it.
That's for sure.
Important know-it-alls every day say, "We're rich enough to have
both the welfare state at home and enough guns and men overseas to
fight all of Asia."
In dollars and deficits, we are easily led to believe this.
But in terms of economic wealth — actual goods and services —
we can afford neither.
When the bloated gross national product is reduced to real per
capita income — which slippery economists won't do outside their own
smoke-filled rooms — then it becomes obvious that the American
economy is suffering from severe malnutrition.
Whoever says the United States today is rich enough to be a
perpetual Santa Claus at home and at the same time be a sheriff to
the rest of the world, is either a dilettante, a dreamer, or a plain fool.
by Tom Stocking
Phelps defeated Asbury 19-0,
and the Seminary crushed Frank-son
26-0 in intramural playoff
games last Saturday. Phelps and
the Seminary will meet for the
championship this Saturday at Co,
mo Park.
Phelps scored early in the first
half when Don Lindberg returned
the opening kickoff to Asbury's
40 yard line, and then a few plays
later received a long pass from
quarterback Gary Pangburn for the
Midway in the half Craig An-derson
picked up a bobbled punt
and raced 40 yards for another
Phelps score. Anderson also
caught the extra point to make
the score 13-0.
Phelps maintained its two touch-down
lead until late in the second
half when Bob Jackson received
a touchdown pass from Pangburn
to make the final score 19-0.
The Seminary exploded for 20
points in the first half, and was
never challenged by Frankson.
Seminary scores in the first half
came on passes from quarterback
Duane "Grape" Johnson to Dave
Kastelein on a 15 yard halfback
release, Bruce Ericson on a post-pattern,
and Dennis Port on a two
yard pass.
The two teams played tough
defensive ball in the second half
until Dennis Port once more
scored, this time on a long pass
in the final seconds of the game.
Both the Seminary and Phelps
will bring 5-0 records to the
championship game.
The Seminary has crushed As-bury
26-6, Second Old 28-0, First
Floor 45-0, Third New 1-0 by for-feit,
and Frankson 26-0 on its way
to the championship game, and
Phelps has beaten Frankson 20-0,
the Pit 21-0, Third Old 1-0 by for-feit,
Second Old 1-0 (forfeit), and
Asbury 19-0.
Besides having identical rec-ords,
the teams are similar in
other aspects. Both have very
tough defenses, outstanding of-fensive
players, and excellent
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teamwork. As can be seen by the
scores, the Seminary has yield-ed
one touchdown to Asbury,
and Phelps none all year.
But the Asbury team Phelps
beat was considerably weaker than
the one the Seminary beat, since
Asbury had only seven players last
Saturday and was missing some
key personnel.
Nevertheless to go through a
season unscored upon is a diffi-cult
feat, and much credit should
go to the Phelps defensive team.
Don Lindberg of Phelps and
Dennis Port of the Seminary are
the two outstanding receivers
in the intramural league. Both
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the greatest single enemy of free-dom
in Asia is Communist China.
It is Communist China that is
supplying the enemy in Vietnam
with guns, ammunition and
trained Chinese officers and men
which are used to kill young
Americans and Vietnamese. It
is Communist China that has
spread its web of subversion and
infiltration throughout all the
free nations of Asia. It is Com-munist
China that is the threat
to the independent nations of
Asia and the self-avowed enemy
of our own country as well.
"Since 1948, when Communists
seized power on the mainland,
there have been those in America
who advocated policies of appease-ment
to Communist China. During
the past two years, this advocacy
has turned into a well-financed and
well-publicized campaign. The Chi-nese
Communists are losing ground
everywhere in the world but in the
United States. It is here—in our
own country—that they seem to be
"There are many groups, publi-cations
and individuals promoting
the cause of appeasement of Red
China among American students.
The Student Committee for a Free
China is particularly concerned
lead their teams in scoring, and
each has the moves and speed
to be a threat to score on any
Throwing to Lindberg and Port
are Gary Pangburn and Duane
Johnson. These two are cool quar-terbacks
who do not fold under
pressure, and both can scramble
and still complete the pass.
The Seminary and Phelps are al-so
well-organized teams. Each man
fulfills his assignments, and neith-er
squad can be beaten by their
own mistakes. Furthermore they
each display a self sacrificing and
enthusiastic spirit which other
teams do not have.
with Americans for Reappraisal of
our Far Eastern Policy which was
organized at Yale University early
in 1965. It was set up as a 'student'
group and aimed primarily at the
nation's campuses.
Through distortion of the fact
and the utilization of effective
and expensive propaganda tech-niques
— and under the umbrel-la
of sponsoring professors —
this group has begun to make
an impact on the minds of young
Americans. It is these same
young Americans — the young
men of our own generation —
who will be called on to fight
for their country wherever we
are threatened. And if their
minds are poisoned by the ene-my,
what can we expect from
"The Student Committee for a
Free China has been organized to
inform American students of the
realities of Red China and to mo-bilize
student action against any
appeasement of the Peiking re-gime."
The Senior American Advisory
Council of the World Youth Cru-sade
for Freedom, the parent body
of the Student Committee, include:
nationally syndicated columnist
John Chamberlain; General Mark
W. Clark; novelist John Dos Pas-sos;
Barry M. Goldwater; former
head of the Far Eastern desk of
the Department of State Stanley K.
Hornbeck; University of Maryland
Professor Walter Darnell Jacobs;
former Congressman Walter H.
Judd; Richard M. Nixon; former
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford;
Yale University Professor David N.
Rowe and former AEC Chairman
Lewis L. Strauss.
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by Lynn Bergfalk
November—a time of transition in Bethel sports. Football
season is over with the gridders dropping last Saturday's
finale for a frustrating 3-5 record. Cross country is in its
last stages. Only the AAU and NAIA District meets remain
for the Royals. The freshman and sophomore dominated squad
has shown a great deal of potential in an otherwise unspectacu-lar
As the harriers and gridders pack away their gear until
next fall rolls around, wrestling and basketball move into the
limelight. The grapplers began practice October 31 for their
first match in early December, while the cagers have been
going at it even longer in preparation for their November
26 date with Jamestown. Hockey, on an "unofficial" basis again
this year, will also add excitement to the winter sports scene.
This seasonal transition barely qualifies as a shadow of
another transition which is taking place in Bethel athletics.
Perhaps this change is not readily apparent to the majority
of the student body. If so, it is only of it's slow, steady,
unobtrusive nature, not because of meager results.
The nature Of this change is essentially one of expanding
horizons in athletics at Bethel. This finds expression in numer-ous
areas. One of these is an upgrading of quality.
More and better athletes have come to Bethel over the
last few years; this is partially the result of expanding enroll-ment.
Resulting from this higher quality of performance has
been a trend to schedule tougher competition. This year's
basketball schedule is a good example of this.
Another area in which this transition has made its in-fluence
felt is a group of activities commonly referred to
as "minor" sports. Since 1960, cross country and wrestling
have been added to the sports curriculum. Tennis and golf,
languishing in a neglected state for years, are just on the
threshold of blossoming into maturity, and hockey is just
a step or two away from intercollegiate competition. On the
horizon are other sports like swimming, gymnastics, and even
A culmination of this transition will have to wait until
the school is situated on the new campus where there will be
facilities available for all these sports. But one major mile-stone
will probably be reached before then—membership in
a conference. Conference affiliation and possession of ade-quate
facilities will give sports at Bethel two of the most
important factors in a college's athletic program.
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Quarterback Englund is snowed under in Saturday's cold re-ception
by the Valley City Vikings. The Royals lost the game 21-14.
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by Dave Anderson
The loss of two Bethel regulars
from injuries sustained the pre-vious
week, coupled with the loss
of two more regulars at the outset
of the second half proved to be
too much to overcome as Bethel
was downed Saturday by the Valley
City Vikings. The score was 21-14.
As the Royals took the field last
Saturday, missing from the normal
lineup were Ron Harris and co-captain
John Carmean. However,
as the game started it looked as
if the Bethelites could overcome
this handicap.
Following the opening kickoff,
the Jim-Brand-led-defense held
the North Dakotans and forced
a punting situation. However, the
punt never materialized as the
snap from center zoomed over
the Valley City punter's head
and he was engulfed by white-clad
Royals as he retrieved the
ball on his own five yard line.
From here the Lion express
looked like it might run away.
After several futile line plunges,
QB Bill Englund hit senior flanker
Bob MacDonald for a touchdown.
On the point-after attempt, Bethel
was caught holding, but Larry Pet-erson
remained on mark from fif-teen
yards farther away and the
score stood 7-0.
Both teams then stiffened on
defense, neither showing much of
an offense. Then, midway in the
second quarter, a muffled snap
from center by Bethel gave the
ball to Valley City on the Royals'
25 yard line.
From here the Vikings march-ed
into pay dirt with the tally
coming on a two yard off-tackle
play. The PAT was good and the
score stood at half time—Bethel
7, Valley City 7.
Starting the second half, Lady
Luck turned away from the Royals.
First Al Selander was "knocked
cold" while attempting the 41-
flicker that he has run so well
all year. No sooner had they car-ried
"Se" off the field than a short
punt gave Valley City the ball and
excellent field position.
Starting from their own 45 yard
line the Vikings pushed the ball
55 yards to score the touchdown
by Jerry Loomis
Last Saturday at Como Park, the
Bethel harriers participated in
their toughest meet of the 196§
season. Competing in a double duo
meet against LaCrosse and Manka-to
State, the Royals absorbed a
thorough trouncing.
Both LaCrosse and Mankato
State finished third in its con-ference
this year. Also, each is
sending members of its strong
team to compete in the Nationals.
This is reason enough for the
Royals' poor showing.
Saturday's meet was filled with
highlights. Seven men covered
the 3.8 mile distance in less than
nineteen minutes. One man ran
it in less than eighteen minutes.
Out of these seven top finishers,
three broke the old Como Park
course record of 18:38.
Ray Wood of Mankato State now
holds the new record for Como
Park's cross country course. He
finished with an unbelieveable
time of 17:54, which is roughly
Thursday, November 10, 1966
that put them in the lead to stay.
It was on this drive that the sec-ond
stroke of bad luck hit the
Royals, as Dave Norman, a fix-ture
at defensive end, had to be
removed from further action.
After taking the kickoff, the
Royal's offense was stymied as
Fred Swedberg was again called
upon to punt. This time the snap
was bad and "Swede," who had
been rushed unmercifully all
day, had no chance to get the
boot off.
Thus, the Vikings again had ex-cellent
field position. Starting
from Bethel's 30 yard mark, the
Valley Citians persistently hit the
line until a three yard off-tackle
play brought them their third
With the kick for point good,
the Royals received, trailing 21-7.
The boys from Bethel weren't
ready to give up, however. As the
gun sounded to end the third quar-ter,
the Royals' offense started to
warm up.
Englund and his charges start-ed
to click. With the help of
some fine catches by Larry and
four 4:30 miles! His teammate, Jim
Flim, was not far behind. He took
second with a time of 18:11.
The other breaker of Como's
previous course record was Paul
Dale of LaCrosse. His time of 18:29
gave him third place in the meet.
The other four men to break
nineteen minutes were Bob Han-dahl
at 18:42 for Mankato, La-
Crosse's Rod Leadley with 18:50,
Alec Murray of Mankato with a
time of 18:56, and Smith of La-
Crosse at 18:57.
Bethel had two men who ran
the course in less than twenty
minutes. Steve Johnson finished
first for the Royals with a time of
19:45. This gave him eleventh place
in the meet. Tom Hu1st followed
him in at 19:58 for a twelfth
place finish.
The other Bethel participants
were Rich Swanson, Dave Moul-ton,
Steve Roe, Dave Haring, and
Ken Minnis. Of these five Royals,
Rich took thirteenth with a time
of 20:09, Moulton took fifteenth
Craig Peterson and the bull-like
plunges of Lee Pearson, the
Royals moved to scoring terri-tory.
They were stopped short
of pay dirt, however.
Then the defense held back the
red-shirted North Dakotans, and
again gave the Royal offense good
position. However, the Lions could
only come close to their prey, and
gave up the ball without scoring.
The final tally, a one yard plunge
by Pearson, came on the last play
of the game. Larry Peterson kick-ed
the point and the score read:
Valley City 21, Bethel 14.
Although their final record
stood 3-5, the Royals deserved
better fate. Not once did they
give up all year. The final quar-ter
at Valley City was typical of
all but one of the five losses;
that is, the Royals got behind,
then came on strong, but not
soon enough for victory.
The game Saturday marked the
end of football for the following
seniors: Orlyn Lundborg, Dave
Norman, Jim Brand, Bob MacDon-ald,
Dick Olson, Bob Olson, and
Bob Sundquist.
with a 20:14 time, and Steve came
in seventeenth with 21:00.
If the meet had been a tri-angular
one, Mankato State
would have come out on top
with 27, followed by LaCrosse
with 32, and finally Bethel with
68. However, Mankato and La-
Crosse were not competing a-gainst
each other.
So officially, Bethel lost to Man-kato
State by a score of 18-38,
and to LaCrosse of Wisconsin by
a score of 15-45. Next week, Nov-ember
12, the Royal harriers will
be competing in the Minnesota
AAU Championship beginning at
11:00 a.m.
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Loss To Valley City Closes Season
Tough Competition Clobbers Harriers
As Three Visitors Smash Como Record
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Vancouver Canuck Manny Malhotra's sense of justice may be costly, but rewarding
Veteran forward fighting for fellow players in labour negotiations despite a clock ticking over his career
Manny Malhotra is all smiles during teammate Kevin Bieka's Buddies charity game at UBC in October. Malhotra might never lace up his skates in the NHL again if a labour deal isn't reached.
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VANCOUVER — The son of a Pakistani father and francophone mother, Manny Malhotra grew up barely aware of racism.
"Yeah, there was the odd comment on the ice," the Vancouver Canuck explained recently. "But growing up in Toronto, which was so multicultural, I think I was blind to it. Jamaicans lived across the street, Asians were over there. It was a melting pot."
So Malhotra's fierce beliefs in justice and fairness were created not by skin colour or language, but by birth order. He was the youngest, by three years, of four children — two big brothers and a sister. Life was not fair.
"When your brothers and sister pick on you, that's always unfair," the 32-year-old said with a smile before travelling to New York for meetings Tuesday that could salvage the National Hockey League season.
"I remember being so angry that they could do stuff better than me, or wouldn't let me play or wouldn't share. That kind of built my desire to stand up for myself and do what's right.
"It's kind of a family mindset: if you're going to do something, then do it. There's no starting something, then giving up. There's no room for sitting on the fence."
Malhotra hasn't been there since the lockout began Sept. 15 when owners shut their rinks to players in an attempt to force another round of massive contract concessions.
After feeling like a bystander during commissioner Gary Bettman's last lockout, Malhotra wanted to be involved this time. He is part of a pool of 31 players who have rotated in and out of negotiations overseen by Bettman and NHLPA boss Donald Fehr.
But at Bettman's suggestion, the Cold War generals are sitting out Tuesday's session because — if you take the commissioner at his word — fresh voices at the negotiating table might generate progress toward a new Collective Bargaining Agreement as the NHL teeters at the financial cliff of another lost season.
Malhotra has learned to be cynical when it comes to owners and their agent, but he travelled to New York in good faith, anyway.
He has much to lose.
After a horrific eye injury two years ago permanently impaired his vision, Malhotra had to earn his roster spot last season in Vancouver. He played on the fourth line instead of the third, seeing his role and minutes reduced by coach Alain Vigneault.
And that fight for playing time and a paycheque wasn't going to be any easier this fall, with Malhotra a year older and potential fourth-liners Aaron Volpatti and Steve Pinizzotto returning from injuries that cost them nearly all of last season.
Then the owners locked out players.
The last time that occurred, eight years ago, 120 professionals who played at least 40 games in the NHL in 2003-04 never played in the league again.
Malhotra's career is very much at risk here. The eye injury didn't get him, but the lockout might.
Yet, he is adamant about not yielding further to a league that has already pocketed what amounts to a $250-million-a-year concession from players, who have agreed in principle to have their share of NHL revenue cut to 50 per cent from 57.
Malhotra won't make a deal to save his career, which seems both noble and naive. Even if the lockout ends in time to stage another truncated season, he will never make up the portion of his $2.5-million salary lost in the labour war. Every player understands this reality.
The owners, given their ever-increasing share of the wealth, will get their money back. Players won't.
"We full well understand that," Malhotra, whose contract with the Canucks expires next summer, said. "What's frustrating for us is this (lockout) is completely calculated on their part. They know how much they'll lose after so many weeks and so many games, and have taken that calculation into account. It's a brilliant strategy by them to keep locking us out if we keep giving and giving because a couple of CBAs down the line, players will be getting 35 per cent (of revenues), if that. If we continue to back down and give, give, give, they will just keep locking us out every time. We do have to dig our heels in."
It seems if the players were as greedy as accused, they'd have rolled over in September and taken what was offered because — in Malhotra's case — $2.3 million isn't as good as $2.5 million, but it sure beats making nothing.
"But if we'd had that mentality in 2004, we'd be playing under a $31-million hard cap right now," Malhotra said. "I was as pissed off as anyone missing a season (in 2004-05), but the benefits as far as players rights and the dollars we're playing for is much greater because of what we went through.
"I guess you could say we're being selfish because we're standing up for our rights and what we believe in."
As of late Monday, the NHLPA hadn't announced its six-man negotiating roster for today although Chicago Blackhawk Jonathan Toews and Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby reportedly will provide star power.
If this is another ruse like last week's mediation, Bettman is at least fully committed to the deception. Boston Bruin hardliner Jeremy Jacobs leads the ownership contingent, but the six-billionaire negotiating team contains at least a couple of moderate owners and representatives from three Canadian franchises — the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames.
"Since my first year, I've been fighting for everything," Malhotra said of a career spanning 13 seasons and five teams. "Fighting for that extra bit of ice time, fighting for that confidence from the coach to play me in certain situations. My whole career has kind of be clawing at it and wanting it, fighting for that next contract and my position on the team. It's kind of the story of my career."
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As part of my job I often work with other curators and museum professionals. Part of having such a good network of colleagues is that we can learn from each other (us 'experts' don't know everything!).
Back in January (27th - 31st), I had the pleasure of the assistance of Alex Peaker who is a palaeontologist at Dinosaur Isle Museum on the Isle of Wight. Alex wanted to come to the Palaeontology Section to see how we document our specimens and deal with research visitors.
Here Alex tells us a bit about his job at Dinosaur Isle Museum and what he got up to during the week...
Alex Peaker ready to start his week with us at the Natural History Museum.
Dinosaur Isle is a museum that promotes the wealth of geology and palaeontology that can be found on the Isle of Wight. It displays a particularly fantastic collection of local dinosaur finds.
In a normal day's work I mostly deal with curation of the collection, spending much of my time documenting specimens into our electronic database, working with associated documentation, assisting with any enquiries, and facilitating research on our specimens.
Last year I had the fantastic opportunity to work for the museum with the Isle of Wight Destination Management Organisation, BBC, and 20th Century Fox, teaming together to work on promotion for the recently-released film Walking with Dinosaurs - the 3d movie. The result saw the creation of the Dinosaur Island augmented reality app, which has been a fantastic success in promoting the movie, the island, and our dinosaurs.
Recently I was given the chance to spend a week working at the Natural History Museum, which was greatly appreciated; the time that I spent there was absolutely amazing. The reason for the trip was to further my ability in curation, to work with people who have a wealth of experience in the area and to see how our practices compare to that of a national museum.
I spent the week working with Emma Bernard in the Fossil Fish Section, looking at:
- documentation procedure
- digitisation of the collection onto the Museum database (KE EMu)
- general museum standards and policies
- interpretation and outreach
- display and storage of specimens
It was great to be able to work with such an amazing collection, and often with fossils that I have only seen in books. Virtually every drawer I opened seemed to have either a type fossil (the single specimen designated by an author to formally describe a new species), or something with an interesting history (e.g. donated by Sir Richard Owen). My personal favourites were a large Brychaetus (prehistoric bony fish) skull from the Isle of Sheppey, and a particularly large megalodon tooth (everybody loves a big shark, but even for megalodon this one was a real beast).
Large Brychaetus skull (NHMUK PV P 3893), found from the Isle of Sheppey, UK.
Megalodon tooth (NHMUK PV P 14534), found in Virgina, USA.
I was also given a chance to visit the Cephalopod and Brachiopod Section with Zoe Hughes, which was very interesting. I was shown some fantastic fossils including an amazing squid showing preservation of all of its soft tissue, and was even privileged enough to have a viewing of the 'Royal Brachiopod' (a fossil collected by Darwin on the Falklands that is often used as an example to royal visitors).
Thankfully the procedures set up at the Museum are very similar to those that I would work by at Dinosaur Isle but with some differences, most of which seem to derive from the size of the collections and slightly different collection policies (apart from a few comparative pieces, our collection holds exclusively Isle of Wight fossils whereas the Museum collects specimens from all over the world).
I learnt a lot in a week at the Museum with much of my newly-gained experience already having been a help at Dinosaur Isle. It was great to work with a fantastic group of people who were incredibly helpful and showed me a lot of great things.
I would like to thank the South East Museum Development Programme for the funding and making this opportunity possible.
Alex photographing shark fin spines we brought back from Morocco.
Thanks very much to Alex for all his help during the week. He helped to document a lot of the specimens we collected whilst in Morocco and locate several specimens connected with our upcoming Sir Arthur Smith Woodward Symposium. I also learnt from Alex by discussing how he carries tasks out at Dinosaur Isle.


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How do I leave my day job? You need to diet
I have seen startups flush with loans buy $300 chairs for all their staff, the top of the line MACs, glossy business cards, office space in the top end of town – their budget office costs grossly exceeding what little revenue comes in.
It is exciting starting your own business and at times optimism about the success of your venture clouds your judgement.
When you start out you need to be on a strict diet when it comes to your budget.
I have seen startups flush with loans buy $300 chairs for all their staff, the top of the line MACs, glossy business cards, office space in the top end of town – their budget office costs grossly exceeding what little revenue comes in.
It is easy to spend other peoples money but when the external funds dry up your business will become insolvent (which most starts-up are anyway) but worse you could end up bankrupt.
The bummer is that your idea might have worked and become a huge success but because you wasted all your investment dollars having expensive office space and chairs you will never know how huge your business could have become.
Its vital that you guard the investment cash (your 'pot of gold') from reckless spending. Do you need $300 chairs? Do you need to be in the smart-end of town? Do you need full-time staff instead of using contractors – it is much easier to terminate a contractor but emotionally much harder to fire a staff member.
By having a 'lean and mean' start-up you can test your idea with minimal cost and if it does become a success then hopefully you continue the 'diet' for years until you are in a solid position to spend a little with money in your kitty not via a loan.
Here are some ideas that we used when starting out:
1) Use open source software for the bulk of your systems. Of course some mission critical systems such as billing requires professional software that comes with a support contract but there is a massive variety of open source projects available that you could run most systems without costing you a dime in licenses.
2) Second-hand furniture is a great idea because its much cheaper than brand new and you can also get away with setting a retro feel in your office. I have seen an old door sitting on two saw-horses used as a desktop for the receptionist and it looked really cool.
3) I am in two minds when it comes to leasing computers and other expensive items. A MAC computer for us can last 3-4 years easy but if we leased the same model and updated to the new release once a year I think it would still be cheaper owning the machine. Have a look and compare prices.
4) Office space is one of your most expensive resources apart from staff so you really need to think about the reasons why you want to be in a more up market location even if you are in retail.
5) Staff are very expensive especially the ones that you cannot bill out such as receptionists. Because we are in the IT sector our needs require very skilled people. Even if we could get them locally and pay a high price we are still burdened by government laws for employees. Instead we use remote contractors (via Elance.com) as much as possible for two reasons: they are easy to get rid of when we don't have any billable work and we can select the most skilled for top dollar anywhere in the world – location is not an issue for us.
So I hope this post has helped you think more about the importance of starting out lean-and-mean and to continue that approach throughout your business career – this will give your idea the best chance to grow into what you dreamed it to be.
Starting a Taxi Service Business
Running a taxi business can be a hugely profitable and rewarding job. Being your own boss can be a great way to get out of the grind and become an important service for your local community and beyond. So, if you're looking at a career as a taxi driver or taxi service owner, let's look at the steps you need to take.
What Kind of Taxi Service Will You Offer?
Before you get started, you need to do some research into taxi services and decide what kind of service you want to offer. There are three main types of taxi service in the UK, each offering significantly different things.
Public Hire
A public hire taxi is one that can be hailed from the street and carries a lit 'taxi' sign when not in use. Public hire cabs include Hackney carriages (London black cabs) and can't be booked before the journey.
Public hire taxis often operate in busy city centres during what can be quite unsociable hours. These are the types of cab you would see picking up patrons on busy weekend evenings.
Private Hire Taxis
Private hire taxis are pre-booked cars that do not pick up customers from the street. They do not carry a lit 'taxi' sign and must be ordered beforehand by phone or online booking.
Private hire taxis are often relatively high-end vehicles that operate during more social hours doing journeys like airport pick-ups and sometimes school runs. They are often considered safer to drive due to the nature of their use.
Transportation Network Taxis
TNC (transportation network company) are businesses like Uber and Lyft, whereby driver-partners are linked with customers via an app. It could be counted as a private hire taxi service, however due to its technology, it could be classed as its own type of service as well.
These types of companies have become hugely popular in recent times, so it is an option for drivers who do not want to set up their own company but would like to get an idea of what being a taxi driver encompasses.
What Is Your Niche?
With such a huge market, you need to have an idea of what kind of taxi company you want to be. As a prospective business owner, you should consider how you want your business to operate and what you can offer your customers that makes you stand out.
A lot of this will be influenced by the area in which you plan to set up your business. For example, if you are located in an urban area, you may want to set up a minicab company. City centre taxi firms can earn a lot of money due to the multitude of potential customers but if you want to work in London as a black cab driver you will need to take a test – known as The Knowledge – to get your taxi licence.
Or, you could look at setting up an airport cab company shuttling various people to their flights. For this you would need your PHV (private hire vehicle) license and a good knowledge of the route to and from airports in your area. Other 'shuttle' type services include school run taxis, venue shuttles such as to and from sports grounds or music venues.
If you want something a bit more relaxing, a local taxi service could be a good choice. The only issue with this is that it can be less lucrative because there will be fewer customers than in urban areas.
Choosing the Right Vehicles
The most important routes to success lie in the effectiveness of your drivers and the reliability and safety of your vehicles. Choosing the right cars for your taxi company is incredibly important, both in terms of aesthetic and comfort, but also for insurance purposes.
Cars in the UK are separated into fifty insurance categories and using cars from the less expensive categories will save you money. Having said that, your customers need to feel safe and comfortable for the duration of their journey, which means you need to think hard about whether you are going to compromise on style.
There are a few questions to consider when looking for the right car. Some of these include:
– Is the vehicle reliable?
– Is it accessible for disabled people?
– How many seats does it have and is this conducive to the type of taxi business you want to run?
– Is it more suitable for public or private hire?
– Has it been safety tested?
– What kind of engine does it have (e.g., petrol, hybrid)?
There are some councils that have set rules regarding seat width and engine size, so you need to do your research to ensure you have the right car for your area and business.
Finding the Right Taxi Insurance
There are hundreds of taxi insurance brokers in the UK, all offering very different things. When it comes to taxi insurance, it's imperative you look into comprehensive cover to have full protection.
In the UK, all drivers must have at least third party only (TPO) insurance by law. However, this does not offer nearly enough protection for taxi company owners. You will be liable to pay for your own damage in the event of an accident. Not only will your taxi be off the road while it is repaired, costing you valuable income, but the costs of repairs could be significant.
Taxi insurance brokers can create comprehensive policies that encompass a wide range of features, including breakdown cover, public liability cover, loss of earnings insurance and replacement vehicle cover.
Without insurance, your business can't operate effectively, and you could end up struggling before you have even gotten off the ground.
Taxi companies are part of the fabric of the country, helping people explore, get to work and school, enjoy nights out and more. Working in this industry can be gratifying but be mindful that a lot of research and a great deal of work are needed to be successful.
Love Pets? Top Startup Ideas for You
The domestic animal (pet) industry is buoyant with pet care said to be one of the most recession proof sectors around. Maybe this is why there are many successful franchises operating, from short stay and daycare centres, to training and exercise gyms and speciality stores.
In business, we're told to do something we love and if we do and do it well, we'll be successful. Well, here's your chance. If you love pets, consider a business in one of these areas:
1. Pet training services
The great thing about domestic animals and birds is they have a brain so we can train them, and not just for our entertainment. In fact training an animal for our pleasure is somewhat frowned on so focus on training for drug and bomb detection, or search and rescue.
Plus there's also the specialist field of recovery particularly after a major event.
Cadaver dogs do an amazing service using their nose of which their sense of smell is way better than humans.
Animals also provide support and company for the elderly, and the disabled so there's a lot of opportunity in animal training.
A pet training camp can be a great way to turn what you love into a sustainable business.
Law enforcement agencies, for instance, need police dogs to undergo training. Normally, police departments have their own dog training academies, but those in smaller town will have to get contractors to handle the training. K9 units often undergo obedience and agility courses, so you may as well include these in your curriculum.
Another great idea. albeit more left field, is, bird training. Not just any bird but Psittaciformes, which include parrots, cockatoos, parakeets. This is definitely a specialty area. If training is just not your thing, consider short stay pet accomodation or a daycare center.
2. Daycare centers
In America, 'pet sitting' while you're on vacation or out for the evening, has always been an important tradition among suburban families, however pet hotels and daycare facilities now reign. It's not just for Hollywood celebrities, everyday homes are using these businesses to mind their previous pets rather than leave them alone while the children are at school and the adults are at work.
So are a dog daycares profitable? K9 Franchise, did their research, and found it's a multi-million dollar industry! So with the right business model and support systems it's a sector that growing and is highly successful, and that's due to us.
As our lifestyles have changed over the time, so too has our desire for pets. We're having children later in life, so the pet comes first, and of course they've ingratiated themselves so they are around when the children come and go. Even non animal owners have turned to pets to avoid empty nester syndrone, as it's proven that domestic animal ownership alleviate loneliness.
Taking on a daycare franchise, may be the way to move forward in your own business. The huge investment needed to get your daycare business started, plus the cost of support services like marketing, tech, and operational procedures are shared among the all franchisees, so the franchisee model works well in this sector.
3. Boutique and specialty stores
People love to pamper their pets. Pampering them is a surrogate to pampering a child or us. So there's no limit applied to how often toys and accessories are purchased to keep pets comforted and entertained.
This is an exciting business with lots of innovation in this sector. There are boutiques and specialty stores that sell items from costumes, aquarium decorations, hamster cage setups, baked goodies, and other nifty things that cater to every pet lover.
However we say: caveat emptor aka 'buyer beware'. Do your homework before venturing too far into the unknown when it comes to speciality products and services. There's a risk, there will be a lack of demand, or you've entered a crowded marketplace with too much supply. However with more risk there's more upside when offering a unique proposition. Word will get out among pet lovers and there's no distance too far to go, when it comes to pampering pets.
Your 10-Step Guide on How to Start an Assisted Living Facility
Assisted living facilities come with their challenges. Check out this 10-step guide on how to start an assisted living facility and mitigate risks!
There are more than 15,000 assisted living facilities in the U.S.
That number is expected to grow substantially over the course of the next 30 years.
By 2050, the elderly population is likely going to top 83 million, which means there is going to be a real need for even more assisted living facilities in different parts of the country.
Are you interested in opening one up? If so, take the time to learn how to start an assisted living facility first. It'll help you bring in more business right away and, more importantly, it'll set up your facility for long-term success.
Here is a 10-step guide on how to start an assisted living facility.
Step 1: Create a Business Plan
The first thing to do when starting an assisted living facility is to come up with a business plan.
Without a clear business plan in place, you're going to be doomed as you move forward with the rest of the steps.
In your business plan, lay out where you want to open your assisted living facility, who you want to target with it, and how you're going to make your assisted living facility successful.
If you plan on keeping your assisted living facility small and catering to a small community on your own with a few staff members, note that. If you plan to bring a property management company like Paradigm Senior Living on board to do most of the dirty work after opening your facility, note that, too.
Your business plan is what you're going to use to obtain the proper funding for your facility. So don't leave any details out, no matter how big or small they might be.
Your business plan should be rooted in research you've done and provide a blueprint for how you plan to operate once you get everything up and running.
Step 2: Establish a Legal Business Entity
Once you have a business plan in place, make time to establish your business as a legal business entity. This will protect you in the event that your assisted living facility ever faces a lawsuit.
If you don't establish a legal business entity prior to opening an assisted living facility, you could be personally liable for any legal issues involving your business. It could bankrupt you and force you to shut down your business, even if things are going well with it.
Step 3: Register Your Business for Tax Purposes
Before you can open up an assisted living facility, you'll need to register your business so that you can pay state and federal taxes tied to it.
This is obviously another very important step in the process. The absolute last thing you want to do is put off paying your taxes and get yourself into hot water with the IRS.
Registering your business for tax purposes is simple. But many business owners forget to get around to doing it and pay the price later.
Even if, for whatever reason, your business doesn't start generating money right away, it's still good to have your affairs in order when it comes to taxes.
Step 4: Visit a Bank and Open a Business Account
When you're first trying to jumpstart an assisted living facility, you might be tempted to mix your personal and business finances. Don't do this.
Although it might be more convenient to use your personal bank account to conduct business on behalf of your assisted living facility, split the two up as soon as possible. Go down to your bank and open a business account for your assisted living facility.
A business bank account will help you keep all of your business finances in good order. It'll also look a lot more professional when you're paying for services using business checks as opposed to using personal ones.
Step 5: Find a Location for Your Assisted Living Facility
At this point, you've laid down a solid foundation for your assisted living facility.
You have a business plan in place and have established a legal business entity. You've also registered your business for tax purposes and opened up a business bank account. Now, the fun part begins.
Start looking around for possible locations for your assisted living facility. That might mean moving into an existing building that has everything you need for your facility, or it might mean building a new facility from scratch.
Your finances and any funding you've received will dictate what you can buy or build. Whatever the case, choose a property that will allow your assisted living facility to grow over time.
You also want a property that's conveniently located and that will attract business from a surrounding community. Picking out the perfect location is an important part of giving your business a great chance to survive.
Step 6: Get Your Hands On the Right Permits and Licenses
To run an assisted living facility, you need to have the proper permits and licenses in place.
These permits and licenses are often different in each state and, furthermore, in each city or town.
Check with your local city or town to see what kinds of permits and licenses you need to have. If you fail to obtain these permits and licenses, you could potentially face large fines and even risk a shutdown later.
Step 7: Obtain a Business Insurance Policy
If you're going to open any kind of business, it's a good idea to obtain business insurance. Business insurance will protect you and your company if an accident ever takes place on your property.
Business insurance is especially important for someone opening an assisted living facility since there's an increased risk associated with starting one. If someone slips and falls in your facility or is injured in an accident, business insurance will protect you.
You will, at the very least, be required by law to obtain workers compensation insurance if you plan to hire employees. Do your homework and find out what kind of insurance you'll need before you open your facility.
Step 8: Set Up a Website for Your Facility
How are people going to find out about your assisted living facility? More often than not, they're going to learn about it on the internet.
If you don't have a website set up for your facility, now is the time to get one. Your website should include everything from your location and your contact information to your services and the benefits that come along with sending someone to live at your facility.
Consider starting a blog on your website as well that contains useful information on assisted living facilities. Use the latest search engine optimization techniques throughout your site to generate more traffic and keep people coming back.
Step 9: Market Your Services to the Community
In addition to setting up a website to generate business, find other ways to market your services to the local community, too.
You can do this by:
- Starting social media accounts for your assisted living facility
- Advertising your assisted living facility on local TV and radio
- Sponsoring local events, like 5K runs and community picnics, on behalf of your assisted living facility
Commit to doing whatever you can do to get the name of your assisted living facility out there into the world. People will begin to take notice when you find different ways to appeal to them.
Step 10: Hire Staff for Your Facility
You can follow all the other steps listed here and open up an assisted living facility in your community to much fanfare. But if you don't have the best staff in the business working at your facility, it might not even matter.
People want to know their loved ones will be taken care of at your facility. So you need to hire the best staff to work at it and keep your staff happy once your facility opens.
Registered nurses and certified nursing assistants will obviously be some of your first hires.
These employees will be in charge of providing care to the people who move into your assisted living facility.
But they're just some of the employees you'll need to hire for your facility. You will also need to hire:
- An executive director
- Activities directors
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapists
- Marketing director
- Head chef and a team of cooks
- Maintenance workers and groundskeepers
- Drivers
- And more
Without the right employees, your assisted living facility might not stick around for very long.
Don't underestimate the importance of hiring the right people to work for you.
Use This Guide on How to Start an Assisted Living Facility to Your Benefit
Now that you know how to start an assisted living facility, it's time for you to get to work.
From coming up with a foolproof business plan to hiring experienced employees to work in your facility, you can open a successful assisted living facility if you take the right steps. Stay patient and avoid getting ahead of yourself, and your facility will be up and running in no time.
Read our blog for more advice on starting a business.
Accounting & Finance
An Easy Guide to Accounting for Small Businesses in the UK
The question for all small business owners ask is: What Are My Accounting Responsibilities? If you are considering or have already made a limited company formation in the UK you are no doubt aware that you have a legal responsibility to submit your annual accounts to the Inland Revenue. The best course of action however, is to pass this crucial duty on to an experienced accountant, who can do this on your behalf.
Instructing An Accountant In The Early Stages
It is not uncommon for some small business owners to go against the idea of instructing an accountant, particularly in the early stages. And there is also a percentage of company directors who feel that the only purpose accountants serve is to fill in tax forms. Yet the fact of the matter, is that if you instruct a competent accountant, he or she will save you money, time, and stress.
Most people shy away from the thought of having to plow their way through a huge amount of paperwork and countless receipts – not to mention having to look at and work out complicated tax structures and calculations, all of which have to be conducted correctly and in adherence with the Inland Revenue regulations.
Doing your annual accounts is fine if you are experienced in book keeping or accounting and are just operating as a sole trader. In the case of the latter, the procedure is very simple. Conversely, you have an LLP (limited liability partnership), or limited company, then your filing and accounting procedures are more complex. To that end, as a company director, you have to be fully confident that you can undertake this obligation, as if you are not, then you could be faced with having to pay stiff penalties.
Ltd Company Accounting
In the case of a limited company formation, there must be a completely accurate record of all income going into the business, receipts for all expenses; and a fully disclosed record of all liabilities and assets which should be easily traceable. The company's yearly accounts have to be what is considered 'true and fair,' and you must maintain all your financial records for at least 6 years from the related accounting period's end.
In a nutshell, your financial records should reflect and provide details of:
- All money received & spent
- All assets the business owns
- All debts owned by, or owed to the business
- End of financial year business product inventory
- Stock-takings utilised to calculate the stock-inventory
- All goods the business has purchased & sold
- The person/company the items were sold to & purchased from (retailers are except form this)
The above records are needed for the preparation of a yearly accounts, filing tax returns for the company, and paying corporation tax on all income classed as taxable income. Further, your company will need to file a VAT return and pay quarterly VAT bills, if your annual income is in excess of £85,000 (pertaining to tax years 2017 to 2018, 2018 to 2019, and 2019 to 2020).
Statutory Accounts For Ltd Companies
Many people do not realise that even if your company is not trading, company accounts must still be submitted every year. Further, the yearly accounts need to be filed at Companies House inside a period of nine months from the accounting reference date. Statutory accounts need to comply with the International Financial Reporting Standards, and must incorporate:
- A document (which shows the amount of all that is owed to, and owned by the company on the final day of the financial year it uses)
- An account showing profit & loss (comprising the company's annual profit/loss, running costs & company sales
- Any notes which are relevant to the accounts
An Auditor's Report
Unless your company is eligible for an audit exemption, you will need to file an Auditor's Report. You will however, only need to provide shortened accounts (notes and a balance sheet) for Companies House, if your company's income is under £6.5 million per annum. It is nonetheless, mandatory to provide complete statutory accounts for the Inland Revenue and shareholders.
If your company is not active, then it is still a legal requirement to prepare your accounts for Companies House (this should comprise notes and a statement of the balance of funds). It is not necessary to file accounts with HMRC unless a company becomes inactive after a period of activity.
Corporation Tax and Company Tax Returns
You will need to file your company's tax returns and pay corporate tax at the time of your accounting period. This normally starts when your business activities begin and finishes on the company's anniversary date. Filing must be done within a twelve-month period after your company's financial year ends. The Inland revenue necessitates that this is done online. You also have to ensure that you submit form CT600, your complete statutory accounts, and corporate tax calculations. Other data that must be provided includes: loans that have been taken out, assets that have made gains, any losses that you want to include from the former tax year, and any data regarding capital allowances.
HMRC Late Filing Penalties
The corporation tax deadline stands at 9 months plus 1 day from the end of your company's financial year, although your tax payment must be submitted prior to filing your tax return. Fines for can range between £150 to £1,500 if you submit your yearly accounts to Companies House late for the first time. If you repeat this the following year, these figures double. And if you do not file on time, and do not ameliorate the situation, then you could face a personal prosecution with a draconian fine of as much as £5,000. Moreover, the Inland Revenue can fine you between £100 to ten percent of the sum owed. If you do this three consecutive times, you will have to pay at least a £500 penalty.
Tackling Tax Returns the Best Way Possible
Having read about all the complexities, mandatory procedures and unwelcome penalties, you have probably come to the conclusion that finding a suitable accountant, is by far, the best way forward.
Tips on Finding the Right Accountant For Your Needs
The first thing to consider is the type of business you operate, and look for a accountant within that field. If they specialise in the same industry, that will be a big plus. Naturally, it would be unwise to contact a large accountancy practice which specialises in big corporations, as not only would it be prohibitively expensive, they would not have expertise in your field. There are many reasonably priced independent accountants whose main filed is helping small businesses.
Try to look for:
- An accountant who you can have a good rapport with
- Someone who you find trustworthy
- An accountant who has good client reviews
- Someone who had been recommended by another small business
- An accountant who you have independently researched
What Qualifications Should the Accountant Have?
The best recommendation is to only consult an accountant who is a member of a recognised government association for Chartered/Management accountants. By consulting the later, it is guaranteed that his or her training and accounting knowledge (such as recent changes in regulations), is current. Should require a company audit as well, you must ensure that they are also officially listed an auditor. While deciding on who to consult, be sure to consider doing the following:
- Do some research on a number of suitable accountants, and find out their standard fees and other charges by asking for quotes
- A lot of accountants offer flexible fee options, so be sure to ask for the list. Also, you should decide whether you prefer to pay an unfixed fee once the accounts are completed, or if you would rather opt for paying a fixed fee every month.
- Be mindful that pay as you go style services enable you to keep tabs on the services you are being billed for, and that if you're not monitoring what is being done, the charges can swiftly build up.
- Try to maintain an up to date company expense record, and some basic bookkeeping duties to help save on the accountant's charges
Making an Initial Appointment
You will find that most accountants do not charge for a preliminary meeting to discuss your needs and ask questions. Prepare a list of what you want to ask before you go and take along various documents such as a copy of your company registration and bank details.
This is a very important meeting, as you may find that you do not have any rapport with the accountant, or that he or she does not fully answer your questions. In which case, you can book a meeting with another one. Bearing in mind that you may be using their services for many years, you want to feel happy about your choice, and able to call upon them whenever you need to.
If you find several suitable accountants through internet searches, once you have received details of their fees, and are satisfied with the same, then you could always make appointments with all of them. The choice is yours!
PPE must haves for any workplace
Providing a workplace with appropriate PPE will help protect employees from a variety of potential health and safety risks. All workplaces should endeavour to provide clear procedures, training and adequate supervision to improve levels of safety, but there are often still risks or hazards which require a range of PPE.
When considering which items of PPE (personal protective equipment) are needed in a workplace, there a number of factors to consider to ensure everyone is adequately protected. The following items of PPE are essential pieces of equipment for almost any workplace.
Breathing Protection
A respirator is designed to protect the lungs of those who wear them, by filtering out dust, debris and chemicals to purify the air. There are many types of respirators including everything from powered and unpowered options to those which cover half the face or the full face. Disposable basic face masks are ideal for all workplaces as they are affordable and will provide protection against a variety of potential risks in the air.
Skin Protection
If skin comes into contact with chemicals or harmful materials it could lead to serious injuries or illnesses. If your employees are faced with a potential hazard, effective personal protective equipment is essential. There are a variety of items of clothing available, which are designed to provide protection from chemicals, heat and even electricity.
For most businesses, an essential for the workplace is a supply of safety gloves. Gloves will protect the skin from a wide range of chemicals, contaminants and even sharp objects. Plastic gloves are the most common type of protection, although cut-resistant gloves are also available depending on the work environment.
Eye Protection
The eyes are one of the most important areas of the body to protect, as a small accident can lead to long-term irreparable damage. Eye protection is available in many forms, from welding masks for use in factories to sunglasses for people who regularly work in the sun. Many workplaces require sets of goggles, to provide an effective layer of protection to the eye area. A strong set of goggles will protect the wearer from flying debris and dust.
Hearing Protection
Adequately protecting employees hearing is vitally important, but many workplaces struggle to assess the need for hearing protection equipment. There are environments where hearing can change gradually, making it difficult to notice the increase in risk.
Although there are options such as electronic ear muffs available, most businesses choose to invest in standard ear plugs or ear muffs. A set of ear plugs will provide quick protection from sudden loud noises, although ear muffs are better for situations where there is prolonged periods of loud noise.
Body Protection
There are types of protective clothing required to protect the overall body from harm, such as overalls and padded clothing. Although, an essential item of PPE for many workplaces is high visibility clothing, which is available as jackets, vests, trousers or complete coveralls.
The reflective properties of high visibility clothing will help the wearer stand out against their background. The items are commonly worn by those who work outside in environments such as roads, rail networks and airports. But they are often worn by key members of staff, to help them stand out in a large crowd so that they are easier to find.
All employers need to supply PPE free of charge in situations where the exposure to hazards cannot be reduced to acceptable levels through control measures. Once you have determined which items of PPE you need, the next step is educating your members of staff on how to put the items to use.
Be Open to Learn and Improve as a Leader
You might be a knowledgeable person with great organising skills and so you were asked to become a manager or take on a leadership role in the company. It does not mean you know everything. You still have a lot to learn. It is important for you to find a way to improve yourself as a leader. Your success is the success of the company. If you can steer the team towards the right path, this will benefit the business.
Join workshops and seminars
Depending on the focus of your business or your specific job description, there are activities out there related to professional development. You can give them a shot. Who knows? You might learn something new that you can apply to the company as a leader. You might even find out that an idea you have always thought of as right is actually wrong. Take a look at what upcoming events there are and register.
Learn from other leaders
There have been leaders before you. They are the ones who can relate the most to what you are going through. You must listen to what they say. You don't necessarily have to follow their advice, but it would be great to listen to other people's perspectives. Again, their experience in the industry could be very helpful in making you a better leader.
Connect with your target audience
Learning is not just about getting new knowledge from people who are better than you or who have higher positions in society. It can also happen when you communicate with your target audience. You can learn a lot about what they want from you to improve your products and services. You can also learn about their purchasing behaviour so you can take it into consideration when designing your business plan. Joining trade shows where you can be with the target market and speak with them would help a lot. Don't forget to bring an exhibition stand since you cannot speak with everyone. At the very least, they can get information from the stand that you have brought.
Take time to reflect
Sometimes, the best teacher is yourself. You just have to take a pause and think. Reflect on what you have done as a leader and what your flaws in the past were. You can only move forward if you acknowledge those mistakes and create a plan for how not to do the same thing again. Just take a few minutes a day to do this as it helps a lot.
There is still a lot of room for improvement as a leader. You just have to assess yourself and list down what else you have to improve. Consider other people's feedback as well.
Strategic leadership education will bolster your knowledge and essential skills so you will have the confidence to act with conviction. Learning on the job is one way to gain some experience however it's only as good as the environment you're in so to gain broader abilities to implement innovative strategies for your business try an online leadership masters program. Continuous education in any discipline is a good thing and keeping up to date with today's transformative leadership can work for your business.
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