Rage ¢ Second Sectieg |

£RE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.0,

a

STRAW vs. BRISTLE

WEEN it comes to ingenuity, the Scots as a race
are seldom outdone, And, oddly enough, in spite
of the belief that the Scots are a canny race and
accused in joke and verse of parsimonious inclina-
tions, they have shared many of their innovations
generously with others.

Two of Scotland’s most} !°
Rotable exports to the world,|2mazing race came to the fore
aside from whisky, are popular again and a small camel’s hai:
participating pastimes now prac- brush

ever, the enterprise of this

on the end of a broon
{handle replaced the worn ow
straw. So Jock and Sandy haa
a “wee stick" in their hands

such a contribution to the
Pleasure of millions.
Possibly the broom and the F
= called, appeared with the Scots
golf club could be traced to an curlers on their last two visits
evolution from the ancient Scots |to Canada and the United States,
shepherd's staff. By any token|The first impression of the
the many generations of clans-|Canucks who saw them was one
i Methinks

EFFECTIVE THOUGH s
This brush, or “coo” as it is M. Moomelsk:
Canadian Doukhob

during a stop-over

Originally from Ca

natural’ that when “‘channel/ allow their pride to yield enough eh Columbia

down the frozen streams, the “serubbing brushes,” as they |

a stick to whack at the ice and I must admit my own reaction
give yent to their feelings. wasn’t even lukewarm. I felt

suspicions that the b

Thus the besom was born to the body action with a brush | pretty efficient weapon.

clear the snow from the frozen| bordered on the ludicrous. To
lochs or channels on which the|me, the graceful sliding side-
Scots curled in the olden days. step action of a good broom |
The besom consisted of a bunch |wielder wa more appealine

Yes, you may have guessed it
larger wooden branch which|t am chang my mind. Not

[NO WASTE EFRORT
May I take the stan

defence? With a br

is nO waste effort. The
ort aud the stroke

acted as a handle. This Prac-/because I think that the corn|all the polishing is done di
tice carried on for centuries, but broom stroke ha less symmetry |in the path of the stone. A good

gradually a broom made of corn and grace. But 1 am now con-/man with the brush pu
straw took its place, patterned yinced that in the hands of the/hand well down the
Pretty much like the old house average curler, a brush would almost the enti
broom of grandma’s day. But he more practica nd more effec- | hody i
sad and alack—the Second tive than a broom. No, I don’t | You have to experi
World War brought about an feel that in my time the “coo amazing effectiveness

extreme shortage of corn straw will replace the broom, for|/brush as an opposing skip to}

in Scotland and the Scots were curlers are slow to change from | believe j
faced with the horrifying accepted. tradition, But 1 have | oce

dilemma of broomless curlin, - Seen enough while curling with!would have sworn the draw |
SS ES aetna

Praises of Russia to a hostess at Paris airport

the sect sought freedom and liberty from perse-
stick in hand so it was only|that- our curlers just couldn't cution under Peter the Great and settled in

re Weight of the;
brought into the stroke

which were contrary to their code.
said their differences with
government
Russia is the only country

leader of a delegation ot
jors. is shown singing the

on the delegation’s trip to

Moscow to arrange for transfer from Canada man finds liberty.” He said
of 12,000 adherents of the Doukhobor secl.

government promised them land
ucasia and Georgia, Russia,

and Alberta.

send their children to school, practise nudism school. The photos held by the
and exchange wives, and their story in Canada port to illustrate Moomelsky's compla
has heen ane of canstant renellion against laws
hardy highlanders had to have|are so eflenidestribel: Rrankly, | ee a
or against Scots to confirm my would die short of the rings, maximum power into his stroke
It takes a great |
|the brushes in front of the stone amount of natural co-ordination,
[Seemed to “Keep it going In- skill and practice to be au eee,

“enforeed education” in Canada.

rush is abut in each case the two men on with the straw.

d for the {Timitely until it nestled up tive sweeper.
wre ME Teloga to, the teeline Oy wherever
there/the skip wanted it

like he!

motion is! with acorn broom
rapid and the effort is. used
PclY /area a -great d
jthe aetual course
's his left /stone travels. In
lafl and | average sweeper f:

than/if it is bristles

Wednesday, February £ (3

Moomelsky
Canadian
“obviously
the world where

were eountless, and

where ‘they
can live according to their tenets

restriction: ‘The biggest eriecance appeared fs Do-li-Yourself Lubrication

be that the Canadian education officials in-

They do not sisted the Doukhobor children must jaltend d R e ion
ae and Repairs

The statements above sound |
from one who en-|

| dorses a curling broom; but even|

a/still like the poetry
the of two good sweepers coaxing a
the roek into position.

weiralty in London was requisi>
tioned. The nayy brass located.
an old Greek ship which was
moored in the Thames.

The British, bless ‘em, take| The Greek owner quoted his
pride in the faet that: during nies. ana ie Admiralty asked
Wartime, come heck or high|the ‘Treasury for the money. The ~
water, they ‘always muddlellmrensqes tei eeah Theaprics was
through. . This is a master |tog high. Three weeks of
understatement because their bickering went by and the
wer machine always winds \up ||Greec lowersd lite price. Again
extremely efficient. the red tape crept slowly along

However, there is little doubt|/and the Treasury finally agreéd
that when Herr Hitler took the/on the new figure. 3
offensive in°1938, Whitehall was| “Now the Giese argued te
Dot exactly in va) rip-snorting | yantea “additional mooring fees
show; Shades of the Wirst|sor the tives weeks they had
World War still held on and|y oan negotiating. Nothing
the operations were far from doing, said the Treasury. An.
being streamlined. [other two weeks went by. «

‘he navy ran into this prob- While this hassle went on,
iem and the result wasn’t funny. Kapitanleutnant Gunther Prien,

The defenders of that grear|commander of U-boat 47, wasn’t
navel centre, Scapa Flow, were|too concerned about their prob-
worried about their defences. lems. One dark night at high
Twice in the First World War, | tide, he eased his U-boat through
the Germans had tried to enter the narrow gap in Kirk Sound,
and torpedo their ships. took sight at the battleship

Kirk Sound, one of the en-| Royal Oak, sank same and
trances to Scapa Flow, was vul-| escaped to sea: i
nerable. One old ship was sunk] ‘The Treasury then coughed
there, but another was need-a|up and the navy finally got its
to block the passage. The Ad- ship.

“THE OLD SWEAT

BY DOUG SMITH

Russian

Our pit is available for do-it-yourself lubrication
and repairs. Tools and grease supplied at a
= nominal charge
EXIDE & EXCELL BATTERIES
FIRESTONE & GOODYEAR TIRES
AUTOLITE & BLUE STREAK IGNITION PARTS

We also carry a small stock of
e DODGE & CHRYSLER PARTS e

WILLIAMS LAKE

straw,
in motion

ence the}
of the}

“WE BUY OLD BATTERIES... .”

SERVICE

ne C & S TIRE SERVICE LTD. | tee ols

In order that district residents may familiarize th

prepared. It is hoped that readers will study
decide for themselve

HISTORY
19,
In 1956, the teachers and the Board, through joint negotiation, of
agreed upon a two-year contract, terminating in December of 1957. gra
1957, major salary ‘gains by the majority of teachers to

having the second lowest salary schedule in the entire Province, At

rietice, 4 re pale stablished
DP 7

ormally requested that the existing contract be
1958.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Meetings were held between the repr sentatives of the Board
of Trustees and the Teachers’ Association and dis ussions proceeded
on a very friendly basis. At the last such meeting, held on Friday,
December 13, in the School Board Offic the Board
ii representatives, stated that

these would be presented to the full Board at its next regular meeting foll
for discussion, and that an answer would he forthcoming in due (1)
course.
One week later, the teachers’ representatives received the
following letter:
(2)
Secretary, December 18, 1957.

Teachers’ Salary Committee,
Williams Lake District,
Teachers’ Association,
Williams Lake. B.C.
Dear Madam,

your committee is aware, a number of salary
negotiation meetings have taken place during the past few
Weeks between representatives of the Board of School
Trustees and teachers of School District No, (Williams
Lake).

At the adjournment of the last meeting, held on
Friday, December 12, 1957, no agreement on a new salary @)
schedule had been achieved. :

I am directed to inform you that without prejudice
this Board on motion, and pursuant to Section 47 (1) (2) (5)
ot the Public Schools Act, will pay a salary scale effective
January 1, 1958, Hl

a list of sala the Board is prepared
to pay, togther with twelve de. imiting clauses. The letter
continues with the following two paragraphs) (6)
Your acknowledgment of this letter within fourteen
days will be appreciated,
no acknowledgment is received within two week
the above date of this letter, the Board of School Tru

of

ees

Mr. R. A. Laidlaw, Chairman, P.O. Box 370.
Teachers’ Personnel Commitiee December 20, 1957. M
Williams Lake District Teachers Council, wal

Williams Lake, B.C.
Dear Sir,
Pursuant to the meeti
Comimittee of the W.L.D.T.

Wi

e n the Personnel Dear
\. and the Board of Schoo]

THIS ADVERTISEMENT INSE

local teachers’ salary situation, the following statement has been
the statement and (>) bear in mind what the District can afford to pay
(c) remember that all other Boards in the Province are competing,

whether or not the teachers are justified in
through salaries and other amenities, for the services of the

taking their present stand. Readers are requested to bear in mind
that, in hiring teachers, the Board of Trustees must:

Trustees, School District No. 27, held on Thu

clear da:

was unanimously p

Teachers’ Salary Statement

decide the quality of teaching they want for the pupils of the

hemselves with the (a

District;

available teachers.

y, December

it has been mutually agreed by both parties, that because
the Christmas holiday period, cond to last para-
ph of our letter dated December 18, 1957, will be amended

read as follows:
“ Your acknowledgment of this letter within fourteen
ending on January 13, 1958, will be very much

the request of the Board of Trustees, who foresaw real danger of
: S, appreciated
defeating the ‘then pending referendum should the mil i ag Yours very truly
resu. of salary rais . - i i a TOTON
teachers of this District refrai gine). LLOYD YORKSTON.
ed for rev; : Q
onened for rey GLY: NT Seeretary-Treusurer,

An emergency meeting of the teachers was called, as a result
of which the following letter was sent to the Board of Trustees:

Board of School Tr

ees, January 11, 1958.

(Williams Lake),

the e

meeting of the Williams L
rict Peachers’ A 5

jon on January 11, 1958, a motion
instructing me to advise you as

ows—
The members of the Williams Lake District Teachers’
Association express their regret that the Board of School
‘Trustees should have found it necessary to invoke Section
47 of the Public Schools Act.

It was the understanding of the Assoc ation that nego-
ween the Board and our Personnel Committee
eding on an amicable and satisfactory hasis

the establishment of Si ry which
would be in the best interest this

School District, of the taxpay ers

This Asso netion of the

iation can only infer from the
r onnel Committee
to conduct its business in the
sheuld. This being the case, we
would be pleased to 1 the nature of the error, in
order that the matte; may be rectified and negotiations
concluded to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.
We regret to have to advise the Board of School
Trustees that certain aspects of their proposed scale are
not satisfactory to the members of this Association.
We wish to point out to the Boz chool Trustees
hat the members of this Association will not aceopt a
ulary schedule set under Section 47 of the Publie
hools Act without rete lo, or approval from, the
members of this Associd E
The Williams Lake District Teachers’ Association is
prepared and will be pleased to continue negotiations
With the Board of School Trustees of School District
27 (will e of arriving at a
schedule for the year 195

Board of School ‘Tr
has in some way
manner in wh

will advise the Honorable Minister of Education to the effect ‘A from the Board: of Seuuol easices. not lates
yagt, & teachers’ Seale Jas been fixed for the ensuing than the sixteenth (16th) day of January, 1958, will. be
Year according to provisions of the Public Schools Act iniin the siete
i appreciate
Yours very truly,
(Signed) G. LLOYD YORI Yours very truly,
G. 1. Yorkston ‘
Y-Treasurer, Secretary.
Recognizing the impossibility of presenting this lette RET?Y MANDELL,
teachers of the Distriet_ over Christmas holidays, the
pepresentatives requested,. and were granted, an extension of time Five days later, the following letter was received from the
until January 13 for their reply in the following lette Board of Trustees,

E. Mandell, Secretary,

jams Lake Teachers

Box 175

iams Lake, B.C.

Mrs. Mandell,
This letter will serve as a reminder that the Board

Assoc’

RTED BY THE WILLIAMS LAKE DISTRICT THACHERS' ASSOCIATION

of School Trustees of School District No. 27 (Williams Lake)
fixed the salaries of the teachers in the District for 1958
in their letter addressed to the Teachers’ Association under
date of December 6, 1957.
This letter reaffirms that fixing.
Yours very truly,

(Signed) LLOYD YORKSTON,

G. L. Yorkston,
GLY:NT Secretary-Treasurer.

CC Minister of Education
B.C. School Trustees Assoc,
REGISTERED MAIL

CURRENT SITUATION

Subsequently another emergency meeting of the teachers of the
District was called to decide whether or not the Teachers’ Association
should demand arbitration under Section 132 of the Public Schools
Act. After careful study of the entire situation the teachers decided
not to demand arbitration on the following grounds:

1. The teachers were satisfied that negotiations were proceeding satis-
factorily. If the Board were of the opinion that negotiations were
of no further avail (an opinion they never expressed) it was their
responsibility to demand arbitratio:

2. the Board's arbitrary action was contrary to the best interests of
the pupils of this School District:

8. the Board’s action was designed to stampede the teachers into
arbitration; )

4. the party that demands arbitration is necessarily on the defensive,
2 position which the teachers’ actions had not merited:

5. the Board's action was dictatorial and unilateral and as such could
not be countenance group of citizens in this Canadian

- Of this an arbitration board would take no cognizance.
prious to be ignored.

At present the teachers of School District No. 27 (Wiliams
lake) take the stand that there is no salary agreement in effect in
this School District. To impress this fact upon the Board of Trugtece
the following letter has been sent to them:

The Board of Trustees,
School District No. 27,
Williams Lake, B.C.

Dear Sirs,

January 29, 1958.

We are acting on behalf of the teachers within this
School District.

al to whom it is made
nding that the School Board will

the ‘balance of any scale subsequently
therwise determined. This condition will
apply regardless of any special endorsement made by you on
any salary cheque,

Yours truly,
WILLIAMS LAKE DISTRICT
TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION,

Secretary,
President.

Tt: is the opinion of the: te

hers of this School Distri

they are ready and w Ning to meet with the Board of Trustee Ane
time to ‘Se of negotiations toward a decent,
fair and worthwhile salary schedule for 1958, wh ‘h will provide the
best possible answer to the grievous problems of teacher retention and

Pending the nec action of the Board of Trustees, the
teachers of this School District leave the matter to the judgment of
the final arbitrator—you, the arent, the taxpayer and the citizen,