| Wesinesdoy, February 15, “1967

TERRACE, “Oring HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

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is no protection, nor is a-size-

“figures:

‘| s heart disease,

_them quite promising. Thanks

¢hildren against . rheumatic

To | Heart.

“No ae

Diente

“JOHN’B. “ARMSTRONG,. M.D..
Canadian Heart Foundation ¢
As the problem of heart and blood vessel disease one

that applies only to the other fellow? Is it a national
problem. only and: not. a local problem? Is it a vague,

_ abstraction, rather. then .a

"AM three: questions ; must be
answered in‘ ‘the ‘negative, No |
individual, ‘no family. is im-
mune... A’. good , ‘etteet: address

able bank ‘account.’ The cardiov-
ascular diseases’ are no: respect-
ers .of religion or. fethnie
background. Here’... sare some

* More than 1 million - Can:
‘adian adults are known to have}.

* Additionally, there are
neatly 700,000 adults’ wi th
high blood pressure. -

* Beyond these twa group-
ings, there are about 1 million
more -adult Canadiang with sus-
pect heart disease;

* Heart and. blood vessel dis. .

eases kill more ‘Canadians, each
year than all other causes com-
bined, .being responsible for
over 50. per cent .of all deaths.
They take about’ 76,000° Can-
adian lives. yearly. .
These figures, grim as they
are, do not tell the whole story.
Rather. they provide ‘the’ back-
drop for a number ‘of. signifi-
cant trends in the continuing
wat on heart disease, some of

largely to research undertaken
during the past 15 years, often
with Heart. Foundation support,
dramatic. gains have been made
along many Hnes, such as new
methods of controlling high
blood pressure, of treating and
preventing stroke, of protecting

fever, and of ‘correcting inborn
“heart defects through surgery.

These gains are reflected in
tigures showing a decline in
the cardiovascular death rate}
since 1950. The death rate (per
100,000 population) for chronic
rheumatic heart disease in Can-
| on has dropped from 124 to

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‘7.4 in-the past 14 years. During
the same: period, the death
rate for all those with - high
blood pressure has: ‘dropped
from 40.4.t0 19.2 in Canada.
The ‘over-all improvement was
‘actually: -made ‘possible . only
because - there. were ‘reductions
in. the: death Jrates. from these
and other, cardiovascular dis-
eases,:

In. ‘spite. of: these encouraging
figures, there hag ‘been an in:

crease. "in ithe death. rate from

coronary ‘disease — ‘heart at-
‘| tack — among men. As the
death rate from coronary heart
disease has. actually been going
up, It remains our greatest
challenge:

A stepped-up program of re-
search and education conduct-
ed by the Canadian Heart
Foundations, . will , score new
victories on ‘this front. ‘You can
help by giving generously to
the Heart Fund this month.

Right ‘Sarround ings |

For Home Ecs

-MABOU, N.S. (CP) — A mod-
ern fiveroom bungalow, taste-
fully furnished and fully equip-
ped, is an extension of the
-home economics course offered
by.the high school in this Cape
Breton villagé. “'-

It's part of. a special family
life progress initiated at Mabou
High School in 1957.

Aside ‘from ‘its | practical’

value, it has succeeded in mak-
ing students ‘more interested in
education generally.

The cottage.on the schoal:-.
grounds was formerly a care-
taker’s residence. The. princi-
pal, Sister Saint John,: decided
it would be a useful addition to
the. home economics course,
making the whole'idea of ‘at-
tending school imore attractive
‘land perhaps reducing the drop-
out toll

‘The 15 Grade 11 girls who
make up this year’s senior. Class
are divided into three groups.
Each group, chaperoned by the

‘| school. secretary, lives. in. the
cottage for two weeks.at a time.

‘The gitls do the housework
in, addition , .to..their, “regular
Ae They” ‘rotate

the dutles of head housekeeper,

cook, dishwasher, 1 laundress and

the like,

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A CENTENNIAL, FEATURE

trading, community.:80 he trav-
elled north to Fort Simpson to
live among’ the . Tsimshiana

the tribal medicine men..

|a town hall; a smithy, a coop

~H victoria:

‘because these troubles ‘cost

on Annette Island, with .even

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ind infor ation,

WILLIAM DUNCAN

William Duncan rejected his
church and his country to serve
British Columbia Indians, prov-
ing that with fair treatment and
leadership’ they would create a
civilization to rival that of the
white nian.

Duncan was -born in 1832 in
Yorkshire, England. He was
trained ‘as a‘ clerk and ‘a sales.

man and he was highly success- |.

ful. But he was very devout
and he joined the Church Mis
sionary Society in London and
when a call came for -religious
men. to serve the Church of
England among the British
Columbia Indians, he’ stepped |
forward...

He arrived at Victoria in
1857 and scon decided he could
better help the Indian away
from ithe: influence. of the. fur.

where he soon ‘earned. respect,
despite early. opposition, from

He spent almost five years
there and established 2 school.
In 1862 he resolved to build a
Christian community of Indians
apart from the trading post at
a. place called: * Matlakatla, - 20
miles distant:

About 350 of the band. accom-
panied him. They: Jaid out town
lots, built houses and a church,

erage, a sawmill, a soap factory,
a co-operative store, a -bank and
a:cannery, They: owned - their
own schooner, ‘trading with

Enmities built up‘with white
traders who were. stopped by
native policemen. from using
liquor in their trade with the
Indians, The Church Missionary
Society protested Duncan’s |
teaching methods, which lacked
Titual. :

These frictions led ‘to near
conflict and provincial author-
ities were cool toward Duncan

money in sending gunboats to’
preserve the peace. :
Duncan averted ‘trouble by
moving his whole community
into ‘Alaska territory atid build-
ing a new Metlakatla in 1887

St. Patrick’

‘| groups. These groups also spon-

“Mile on February 4, a daughter,

tous functions. ot

TE, Pipe:
: [Janze; Vestry” Representative,
| Mra, Scotty Suilth; Prayer Part-
: Her, Mis, Sarah. Marshall, *

in less than
30 minutes —

No. wonder she’ Ss sképtical.
Most ordinary washers. take. several hours .
. to wash a 24-pound load!

more industries and’ “Better |e
homes. It was here that-Duncan §
died in 1918 at the age of 86,
his only regret belng that hef
had to move out of British
Columbia to create: his’ Promis-
ed Land.

—B.C, Centennial ‘Committee |

3Slip the hose on the tap. No

1 Yes. the amazing Hoover will
special plumbing or wiring:

wash this 24- -poundloadin less

The local Kinette group held [
it monthly supper meeting. at
the Shanghai Cafe in. Hazelton.
Following the mea, giiest
‘speaker for the’. evening : was
Miss Rhena.Gardiner of. Hazel-§
ton.and who is in charge of the
new’ receiving “home ' on: hithe
hospital. grotmds, nM ; a

_ Rhena has’ recently been’ in
Vancouver where she has taken
a course and. she'told the Kin- §
ettes about. the new home here
which is sponsored. - by the
Department of Welfare and the
United Church, . The home is
for wee ones that Have to leave
the hospftal but.are not quite
ready to go home. The Kinettes
were most interested and plan.
to help out a bit with supplies Im
for the. home. ;

Also on the business agenda |i
was the charm school which |f
they hope to have for one day
later in the month if enough
interest is shown.

If so the proceeds will go to- |i
wards the dental clinic which is|f
underway now in the area and|j
where Dr. Bowles of Vancou-|j
ver : is. treating: about three
hundred youngsters.

6 6-pound load is washed in
4 minutes—and ready for a2
minute rinse and spin- “drying.

5unique pulsator action gets
clothes very clean, very gently,

4 Needs: fess than 9 gallons of
water. Uses less detergent—and
there’ sa suds-saver tool

The clinic is ‘sponsored by 1
the Kinsmen and Kinette |i

sored the Mothers March on
Friday evening.

Born at the Wrinch Memorial |
Hospital. on February 3 to Mr.
‘and Mrs. J. Gilstrap of Hazel-
ton, a son Leslie Shawn. To Mr.
and Mrs.. Wilfred Lee of Two

Kimberly Roxanne.

’ Mr, and Mrs, Leon: Paronich |.
of Hazelton, -with. their song

Lance, leave the end of this|f
week for Inuvik. Leon has been
employed with the Bay in Haz-
elton for the past four years.
He and Margaret will be missed
in . the. community . where they
have been active in community
affalts, and where their home
was ‘always’ open to thelr many.
friends, Prior to their leaving
they are being honoured at var-

‘of Mrs. H, Comp-
‘Monday ‘eVening in

‘ice-President, tf
j Secretary, Mrs. ij
“Treasurer, Mrs. EL

Mrs, Sarah Marshall was also
Tentative “plan:

made for the annual
"Day. tea,