Page AG — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 5, 1992

“PETTERS

Women, men are distinct

Modern feminism is wrong
for needs of life nowadays

Dear Sir:

Everytime I turn the radio
or TY on | hear something
like, “‘My father kept my
mother childlike’.

Of course, I turn quickly
the switch. My stomach is
already enough upset, and
my blood pressure cannot go
any higher without the risk
of me dropping dead. ~~

God created the opposite
sex. Life without distinct”
variations would be a terrible
bore. When wornen’ become .
more and more like men,
they: will not be ‘attractive,

Reality,
Dear Sir:

Re: “Sven and others stay
home’’ letter to the Editor, ©
Jan, 22, 1992,

D, Bulleid takes readily for
granted that our nation’s in-
volvement in the Gulf con-
flict was purely barbaric, and

‘had no intention of protec-
ting the rights of the Kuwaite
rape victims from the poten-
tially lethal power in Iraq.

He offers no proof or
backing for his statement, -

admired, and wanted as they
used to be.

They will feel just an ‘‘it"’,
lonely and rejected when
they are independently
‘married’? to their jobs oul-
side the hame.

The governments.want 50
per cent of the wark force to
be women. Never mind if ©
they are not fit for the jobs
offered to them. Their poor.
children will feel. unwanted
too (the schools have to give
them lunches). The kids will
be desperately longing for a
loving natural unspoiled en-

but rather explains it by
claiming our society is nur-—
tured in deceit and fantasy.

I think the fantastical
aspect comes in where Mr.
Bulleid figures that China is .
wonderful, basking in the
pleasure rays of human
rights, while as government
policy mercilessly dislocates
and maims, hundreds of
thousands of its unborn
children in an attempt to pro-
vide the nation with what

vironment (a home with a
mother),
__ Daycare by strangers, for
the sake of mere money, is
the ultimate child abuse. So
is abortion,
Of course women have
been” working outside . the
“home for ages. In ‘primitive
societies they ‘have been
treated like slaves, Chris-
tianity changed that. Christ’s
teachings
elevated women.
In the early, days of
socialism people wanted to

do. away with working 7

not fantasy ©

Mr, Bulleid calls discipline
and control.
"It's ironic that what is so
ruthless in the sky over Iraq
should be adopted by our
“half-wit”? politicians from
another country as a time:
proven social advance.

It sounds to me like a few
of our Canadian citizens
need to stay home and.
research world politics a little
better.

J. Marren Terrace, B.C.

liberated and ~

mothers and working
chidren. The industrializa-.-

tion was. not considered to Dee ste,

a great blessing.
But single nurses, nannies,
schoolteachers and | sales

' ladies were thankfully’ ac-

cepted by the new society.

Nothing -wrong with. such

“‘angels of love’, Women in
-the work force was and is

sometimes a must.

But the philosophy of
radical .. and revolutionary
modern-day feminism is con-
trary to the nature of women

- and. the ideals of early
-, socialism and christianity.

» Families are falling apart

like rotten apples and so is

our civilization and society.
Look what happens to our
children and young people.
They become lost.in the
streets and in front of the
ever violent TY.

Let us return to common
sense, get our act together,
and restore our broken rela-

‘tionships. For me, Christ is

the Ariswer,

Bill Homburg.
- Terrace, B.C.

-Chamber sign vandalism
not as easy as It appears

TERRACE —A Terrace and
District Chamber of Commerce
letter criticizing the handling of
the case surrdunding the
destruction of a. tourist infor-
mation sign last year is wrong,

. Says.crown counsel. Paul Kirk.

‘ The chamber Watited restitu:’
‘tion for the $8;000 in daniages’
caused: when the sign just west
of the city was defaced by spray

then burned just prior to high
school graduation last June...

Six female Grade: 42 students
subsequently admitted doing
some of. the damage.. and
apologized for the action,

But the chamber of com-
Merce assertion the students
committed the majority of the
damage and so should be ac-
countable is incorrect, said

; Kirk.

“These girls, did not: destroy

the sign: “They ‘admitted to using
“spray paint to put on a couple

of sets of initials.before the sign

"Was destroyed, ”* he said,
paint, . cut -by chainsaws and ~~

“The police report indicated
the girls weren’t responsible’ _

‘that someone else destroyed the

sign and we don’t know who did

that,’ Kirk added.

“'To seek $8,000 in restitution
for what they did is completely

inappropriate,’’ he said.

Instead of being charged for
spray painting, the six girls were
*‘diverted’’. That’s a pracess us-
ed in incidents of first time of-
fenders who commit minor,
non-violent acts.

$uIn this situation, the:six: were

each given-a warning letter and

asked to write an apology letter.

to the chamber of commerce.
Kirk said he had wanted more

-than a warning letter but that

the acts of the girls didn’t
justify measures that could have
included voluntary community
service hours or restitution.
“The damage they did was
minimal. It was a couple of sets

‘Band, minister talking

TERRACE ~ Gitsenitn band
and highways ministry officials
spent last week putting on paper
an agreement covering the con-
struction of a new section of
Hwy1l6 through the band’s
land.

The agreement isa final ver-
sion of an oral one reached two
weeks
threatened to collect tolls on the
new Carnaby ‘section unless it’
received compensation and im-
provements to pedestrian safe-
ty.

But the costs of that agree-
ment won't be known. until the
band and the ministry conduct a
signing ceremony. . :

Reports just prior to the par-
ties announcing an agreement-

ago .after the’. band:.

in-principle indicated the pro-
vincial government offered the
band $1.7 million.

In addition to payment for

‘the land upon which the new

section sits, the bands wants a
pedestrian overpass to safer
connect the village which is
separated by the existing route
of Hwy16.:..

The new section was con-
structed last year on the basis of
an agreement between the band
and the highways ministry.

The band’s portion of the
agreement was subject to
ratification by the federal
government.

A new band council was
elected before that took place
and negotiations with the

highways ministry began : again.

In a press release, Gitsegukla
chief Ken Russell said the agree-
ment in principle was. not
everything the band wanted nor
what the highways ministry en-
visioned.
' “But it (the agreement in
principle) represents in the
band’s view, a fair deal to both
parties,'’ he said.

The negotiations centred on
what the band was calling

‘“‘yalue for value’? for the ap-.

proximately 44 acres now taken
up by the new highway section.

It said the value of the land
carries a higher price than what
otherwise be the case because it
already has a small land base to
use for. further residential and
other. development. ;

of initials painted on the sign.
In terms of monetary restitu-
tion, how do you quantify
that?’’ he said.

And the six moved away after
the incident, making the process
of setting up community service
hourswhard ta accomplish; and
expensive, Kirk added.

The chamber letter, written
by president Sharon Taylor,
was also critical of the lack of
information it received about
the case: ;

Taylor said the chamber was

-never informed of the final

disposition of the case and only
found out about the warning
letters after contacting the
crown counsel office last week
and then by speaking to the in-
vestigating RCMP officer.

“Not only were we not advis-
ed of the Crown's disposition of
this matter, we were also not
consulted on the issue of restitu-
tion,’’ Taylor said in the
chamber letter.

‘She said the chamber never
received the apology letters but
Kirk said he has a copy of that
letter in his files. -

Taylor also said the matter
acts against recent efforts by the

chamber of establish a Vandal *

Watch campaign to reduce and
prevent the costs associated
with destruction of property.

SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL...

Register at any mall merchant

4741 Lakelse Avenue, Terrace

Environmentalists re
Start Here Wa F be

ie 8 yan want to

clean up your boca river hank
a Ors sit supa a eyeing program

vin your cormmunity, I you've

23 got oa usroinnenal project in

rind Stl rs w ants Ku be lp!

€ excl ip the Sill
cE seal F ant to help ;
* Canaan rao thei irideas *
: a inta ation: For mare

7 ; information cal the Shell Helps

Coe at L 800- Ob1- 1600,

| shel! helps!

RECEIVERSHIP SALE

TRAC AND TRAIL EQUIPMENT CO. ETD.
3438 HIGHWAY 16, SMITHERS, B.C.
TELEPHONE 847-4359

50% —-75% off most items: |
OV) workwear “et oe - :
iv Logging Supplies _ 7
ri Chainsaws _
iv Trimmers ts
vi Motorcycle Accessories
ri Chainsaw Parts

iv Assorted Parts

Open Monday thru Saturday
9:00.a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to6 00 pin

Kade aeniateniine -

CONTEST

Feb. 7
7 pm-9pm
. Feb. 8

1 pm- 4pm

Tanlfeu