“s igh PTO eng ‘ COPPER | ALL METALS Lécation Seal Gove RUPERT STEEL & SALVAGE LTD. ) we buy MOK. = OPEN TIL 5-p.m. _ BRASS & BATTERIES SAT. Phone 624-5639 7 y, \. ~ TERRACE-KIT MAT —_ Q | VOLUME 72 No, 119 TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1978 George Vik, Ki itimat Representative for the Terrace are a Telephone Employees Com- - munity Fund, presents Flo Dowker of Kitimat Workshop with a contribution of $250,00. '..The Telephone Employees Community Fund Is gener: from telephone worker's and is used to hel --The Kitimat Workshop provides a working environment adults and is sustained by contributions, year and by the sale af participant-made ‘Thrift Shop that is past of thelr Workshop at Riverlodge in Kitimat, Be Harris, has recently joined the .Kitimat crew from training in Regina, Her duties’ are trai for six months with side-by-side constable Don ee a replaced by - external recruitment, , ‘ated by regular contributions lp many worthwhile causes in the Northwest, for mentally handicapped the Flowers of Hope campaign in May of each Moods and used clothing and other items in the : 1 will Staff Sergeant in charge of © tha Kitimat détachment, Art Diack, will be leaving this- northern community for : Salmon Arm and will be ‘Kamloops, Dease Lake and Richmond, respectively. - All appointments will be effective July ist and replacements will be in by then. - : Prince George hires controversial teacher TORONTO (CP) — One.of Toronto’s most innovative job in Prince Genue, BC, ‘Prince e, B.C., during’ the weekend after losing a frustrating battle to reform Ontario's biggest. board of éducation. Charles McCaffray, 47, sald in a recent interview he was the only senior official that the Metropolitan Toronto borough’ of North York imported in more than a decade when! ke became the borough's director . of education three years ago. McCaffray said that he be- lieved he had been brought Into the $46,000-a-year job to: liberalize th. North .York board with its’ 100,000 students, 7,000 staff and $127,000-million. yearly. budget and make it more re-.. sponsive to its community andtimes. . He put students on selection committees for principals, told officials that more studenta with’ learning problems were to be placed - -dn special classes and told his: principals that they ought te. teach. at least one class themselves, ; ; ANGERED ‘TRUSTEES .- But his unorthodox ideas so infuriated many of his staff and trustees that two: years and 17 days into his five-year contract he was forced to leave, he sald. Since McCaffray and percery algned an $85,000 ' on agreement’ ‘Yall, neither side has talked atout what exactly caused . the rupture in. their irela- | tionship, 7 “The. hard part for him, was: Working’. with the" hoardnot with the kids or’, parents,'’’ said Shirley Scaife, president of a North” York parents’ federation. “His great attribute is that he thinks of kids, ° _ “A lot of adminstrators, when they get tied up in their offices forget what a child looks like, They ‘serve the system, not the kids, Charles McCaffray never did that." LISTENED TO PARENTS McCaffray opened his doors to parents: and teachers with complaints about the system, Mrs.. Scaife added, “He took the lead in meeting with us," she said. “And it wasn’t just. the parents. He met with everyone constantly, a “He had an open dialogue with everyone, but I don’t think the trustees ap-- _preciated that. Some told me that wasn't his job—it was thelr’s.” One trustees who fought to bring McCaffray in and thea argued to get-him fired said “he was a man out of step with his board, who didn't have the required political and administrative skills." “He succeeded in antago nizing everybody,” said the trustee, who asked not to be named. | . . 1 ineash after Helmut Brauer Chairman of the District No. 80 School Board, Bev Rodrigo, presents retiting Mount Elizabeth Secondary School language department head Helmut Brauer with a com- metmorative plaque last Thursday night. 7 Honouring the retirement of one of Kitimat’s educational staff the Disirice No. 80 Schoat ‘Board had a special presentation of a plaque and some kind words to Helmut Brauer, . head of Mount Elizabeth Secondary School language department, .F . Chairman of the Kitimat board, Bev Rodrigo, cited some of the accomplishments Helmut has been honoured for in the past, Lo? - After coming to Kitimat in 1980 as-a teacher Helmut was to recelve an-outstanding “work award in 1961. In 1967 he was sccreditted as the he the position he holds now. . Principal of Mount Elizabeth, George Newman, (the last ad of the language department, of four different principals for Helmut), took a moment toimpress upon the board the elncere educational and socla! attitudes which he felt Helmut display: house when they are tiew to town-a real person.” : ; . During the 1976 school year Helmut was notified of achleving his Masters degree in education from UBC.. Before, and since that time he hi Haisla language. - -.»Helmut stems toenjoy Kitimat, heis not going to move away from the town as 50 many retirees do, . sf . fe &\G Grocery. on Sunday. Terrace RCMP are still'investigaling << | .A Thornhill-man had-his water system .. endangered when someone - apened oil drums .on his . property Sunday, spilling 50 gallons of charged with ‘impaired driving, 12 others charged: with other liquor related ‘ offences, * charged with possession of two ‘persons. ed. “This is a man who has had people live at his as done extensive work on the S, mut, Three courses oy the Pacific Northwest drunk. . , Otherwise, police kept busy during the weekend answering calls on loud parties and fights, ; Weekend P.E.P. Workshop _ A highly — duccessful Provincial Emergency Program: regional workshop held at the Terrace Sandman": Inn over the weekend saw 55 persons participating, in- cluding ten pilots. Eight private aircraft plus an Armed Forces Buffalo transporter were used in-the exercise. ye Starting at 10 am, Saturday, at the Terrace- Kitimat airport the Buffalo transporter took groups of: ten aloft for familiarization. flights - until 3:30 p.m, At 6:30 that evening, the. meeting started at the Sandman Inn with presen- ‘tations by the Armed Forces team on the use of survival its, E.L.T.S., and mountain climbing, This was followed by a video presentation on ° flying: showing the takeoff and © density-altitude landing hazards of high altitude and “heat on ,the ‘operation of aircraft, Sunday waa devoted to flight-briefing: and air searches, by private pilots using théir own aircraft for simulated targets. These pilots were accompanied by. ‘Stephen. Rogers” ‘Vancouver South) volunteer spotters, : Those participating were from the Terrace, Kitimat _ and: Prince Rupert areas, and the Buffalo crew from - Comox A. F. Base.: Asian tourists ts VICTORIA (CP) — The British Columbia govern- ment- should spend more. money promoting the ‘province in Europe and Asia, (sc— said Monday. ’. Rogers, a former airline Pilot, said he feels the government is spending too * much ofits budget trying to lure tourists from other ‘parts of Catiada and. the BC. CREQUE PASSED: | . ‘The proceeds of the Bingo held on June 11, by the Kermode Friendship Centre, which amounted to $417.69, were presented to Juanita Terrace Jaycees Trades Fair trophy ~ awards and draw winners Terrace & District Jaycees held their = . - annual Trades Fair during the weekend. Following: are. the trophy winners for the display categories: ; TRADES FAIR. Local Retail, oe “Ist +. Albert & McCaffery - . 2nd - Northern Craft ard.- Kefo’s Craft National Retail ist.- Avon of Canada | Institutional ; Charlie's. 2nd - Madig Industries Plumbing Ist - Outdoor Education - 2nd - Canadian Imperial Bank of .Com- merce , Artistic Expression . “ist - Ou 2nd - Kefo’s Craft 3rd - Northern Craft Mercharits Award 2nd - Kefo’s Craft ‘3rd - hours of the Terrace were as follows: 10-Speed Bicycle won by John Amos Jr. of Terrace; Colour TV won by John Auriat of Terrace; Skit Outfit, won by Brian Burdett of Terrace and - the grand draw, a choice of any one of five cars.- by Theodore Desjarlais, a B.C. Tel. Terrace employee. ot ~ ard - District of Terrace oor Education ist - Outdoor Education Albert *: Winners of the draws drawn in the closing & McCaffery Jaycees’ Trades Fair western parts of the U.S. to.. ‘of The Golden Rule, The Social Credit backben- cher said many Americans ° and Canadians travelling - herehave their own campers - and therefore don't spend as much as someone travelling from overseas and staying in a hotel would spend. Rogers said that with the devadued Canadian dollar, it now is more inexpensive for Europeans to travel here, The government is currently spending aboul - $2.5 million to promote tha province, ” my tee Hatton, towards the support The presentation was made, over the weekend, by Lorelel Smith, of the Kermode Centre, . an ‘ eg sprite Sead dethidte ‘the weather: Should be warm with cloudy periods. Says NDP critic New forestry - | fe ye dg ei et ee NOTICE - supplement will be ap- pearing in the Tuesday June 27 issue. | ; - Act dooms VICTORIA ~ ; New Democratic Party.dorest critic William S. King has attacked the Social" Credit Bovernment’s new Forest Act as an abanddnment of the concept of sustained yield which : foresees the ‘oO replaceable crap which must ’ beharvested and which must be replaced’.for future Generations.” ° He’ said Social Credit Forest Minister. Tom Waterland “has brought the minitig mentality to. the ‘Management of the forests of this province. Instead of wise husbandry, through a . Sustained-yield concept and even-flow objective, the ‘ (new Forest) Act stimulates increased: cutting ‘of timber Kitimat RCMP report the ‘theft of a stereo valued at $900 from No. 15-1035 Alexander Street over the weekend, Donald MacéAn- drew is the owner of the equipment. . Youths were reported vandalizing the Driftwood Street area of Kitimat Sunday. Police responded to the resident call, Several youths were checked as a part of the RCMP Vito- Vandalism program. No arrests reported, Grad 1978 went very quiet, “according to Staff Sergeant _ Dickiack of the Kitimat police. Other than seven liquor seizures, one 24 hour "suspension of license and one charge of over .08 blood level alcohel count. The celebrations were not marred by incident, Abreak and enter occured at Atom Motors in Service ‘Centre Kitimat Sunday night. Several. tools were. _B.C. forests | MLA William S, King alias —pespenine without adequate regard for current, inventories and regeneration needs.’” King, who is the MLA for . ‘dominated -- the, #*contro| all tree’ farm ae " timber resource: ig - ; re than -a- sgeperiineht.° 'who represented” themsdlves as free enterprisers in the last election, should discard the concept and not only allow the’ continued monopolization of the forest, but entrench it by statute, so that the forests of British Columbia willbe tied up in the tight monopoly grasp of eight major companies without the opportunity for the small entrepreneur to enter the market or to enter the industry for the next 25 to 35 years at least.” Kitimat RCMP report taken but police have not yet established exactly what is missing. . 41969Chevy Pick-up truck’ was vandalized Saturday by Spray paint, The vehicie is ‘ owned by William Carver. A Kitimat adult was charged with discharging a firearm within District boundaries Saturday. The incident was reported - to have happened on’ M.B. road. ’ Konst Construction reports the theft of a canopy for a Ford truck removed from -the construction site Service Centre. One red and one blue girl's * bicycle as well as one mauve, one green and one black. boy’s bicycle have been reported stolen, A small amount of money was found near City Centre. Owner may claim at: the ° Public Safety Building police station. ey Te a a 1 = ' “ : . . The Outdoor Education Booth tovk three first prizes ot the Jayceea Trades Fair, Saturday and Sunday; Veena th “a oe Thote by Doug Misfeldt, stitutional, Artistic Expresalon and the Merchants Award, amy ae or a tp ema to + oe a TheHerald Kithmat Grad in Ww “1 find it shocking that this“ ah