° with the Insurance Bureau of Canada In: launching a_ . . “Number ; Th rs Se guaranteed Sis.) | Gireulation: Page 2, The Herald, Tussday, July 6, 1782. dally! herald - Published aa weekday: at 01d star ‘Sree! “Advertising : Sales: a Terrace — David Hamilton Staff Writers-Photographers: | ~ Sports: : Mike Howlett Don Schaftet - : ~ “Reception-Classified: bo Carolyn Gibson Maria Teylor. a NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT - The Herald retains.fuil, complete and bole copyright in any advertisement produced and-or any editorial or photographic content published In ihe Herald. Reproduction Is not permitted. without the. written permission of the Publisher. Jaycees to battle vandalism i increase . CALGARY (CP) — The country’ 8 Jaycees. have joined national anti-vandalism campaign aimed at. reducing an -estimated $1 billion in wilful damage last year: : The ambitious two-year campaign, which will start this fall in elementary schools with the. distribution of a 15- ininute film, . T-shirts, coloring books and other printed materials, was announced Monday in.Calgary during the Jaycees’ annual convention. : Dick Wright, program co-ordinator for the bureau, said although anti-vandalism campaigns have been carried out in several Canadian cities, ‘there Is a crying need i in vir- tually every community for thia type of program.” t Wright said vandalism costs in Canada are rising steadily with insurance companies last year reporting about- $100 fnillion in claims of crimes against property. . ‘There we were apmORT Wo TAM Gels St VaREATETR, OF or one ae Ren. nds. * But Wright said police and insurance officials estimate féss' ‘than 10 per cent of all acts of vandalism are actually reported. Hence, the $1 billion total pricetag.. ' - ‘ Wright noted that in a study the insurance bureau and Jaycees carried out earlier this year, 20 Canadian com- munities ranging in population from t, 20) to 2.1 million, residents reported vandalism costs averaging $3.15 Per . person. : That 70-page. study, which . included interviews with ° children, parents, ‘police, school and insurance officials i in 50 communities, also. showed: —Toronto’s vandalism costs have risen by 135 per cent during the last five years; Mahone Bay, N.S., reported one of the highest per-capita vandalism rates, amouiting to $10 per person for its 1,200 residents; - a }-Vandalism-rélated damage just to cars and trucks in Manitoba cost the Manitoba Public’ Insurance Corp. #4 million for the year ending March 31, 1981. ‘ : Wright noted the study also showed at least 85 per cent of. al vandalism Is carried out-by school-age children. - : He said that fact, plus the knowledge nine ‘of 10 children interviewed admitted participating in at least one act of vandalism during their lives, prompted the campaign’s emphasis on kids.. - During Monday's news ‘conference, Wright introduced a” Jeff Metcalf, an eight-year-old from Aurora, Ont., who will serve as figurehead for the campaign. - + He satd the youngster, using the name Peter Pride, will éymbolize the way in which Canadians should show pride: father than destructiveness towards their community. : Wright noted the earlier study showed most vandalism is the result of boredom and poor valiies — aspects the éampaign will try to deal with in its initial, school-oriented | dtages as.well as later, when it emphasizes the formation of fNeighbortiood Watch"" and other police-aided comintinity , groups to deal with local. vandalism, « He noted the insurance bureau, which was responsible for the National Fire Drill, the National Driving Test and last thonth’s National Crime Test television specials, has a 10- ‘Year working relationship with the Jaycees. It originated with safety-oriented, “bicycle rodeos" at achools across €anada. : * © Wright said the- ‘current anti-vandalism campaign: ap- ears to be the only national one of its kind in the world.- « He said Jaycee members ‘from abroad, including New... Zealand; who are attending the. Calgary convention ‘are : already interested in establishing similar programs in their awn countries. . a | | . s | : r : ‘ “Have ‘you got this same chair in dark tole ae whe AAS eee et brown?" Fo, oy wing: ‘your: final ‘production with the students th year called "The: Comedy’ Show?) ' was no overlooking. The crudeness,’ the vulgarity, require good acting-or skill. After suffering through scenes not once but twice of “your apparently most favourite punch lings (ie, a kick in the groin, undone flies, cups of coffee spilt in laps mot. ‘inspired by the mind that created them. unfortunate, Mr. Keven, that you think this is the reaction of-those around me on Saturday night. and .from those whomI have spoken to about your production IknowLam not alone in my views. ‘ vulgarity inflicted on-us, but to realize it is being teaching it:to our very own children. Is it any wonder we were not laughing? I call you to task, not: for your personal values and your right to’ express hired to entertain. You are a teacher of youth. As such you are responsible to the. community in which you teach and specially responsible to the parents ‘who pay taxes to pay your salary that you might teach ‘our children something: worthwhile: “‘ The sad thing about the whole thing is that nobody can deny your tremendous ability as a theatre arts teacher. Your productions are of a high professional quality, We have found, however, that to be involved has required of our children an unparalleled and say the least. To realize that when they ‘are sub- merged in this theatre arts experience they are also ’ submerged inan atmosphere where moral valués and ~ask other parents to consider with me if a man _. exhibiting such poor taste and lack of moral judgement as the producer of “The Comedy” Show"? fluential role of theatre arts teacher? Teenagers are - vulnerable and impressionable... because: of the. excellence of your productions, 2 GSES Jiberienge thet.is, so (ty fewarding, because you work. so closely and at such length with them, and because ‘your plays are presented in a climate of peer -ap- '-proval and teachers’. acceptance, you have a. tremendous impact on your.own students and on all those who view your productions, =. - ~ fora vulnerable group and I for one do not appreciate to realize that for the values I stand for, you are doing In the past four'years that my. children: have een involved in your theatre ‘asts classes, ‘my. husband . and Lhave overlooked. a, certain amount of crudeness |. **5 and-vulgarity fin your productions, hoping t the good ‘of: 7 ‘your influence outweighed the bad. ‘This year there * ; Fj py immodesty and sexual-avertones that, you insist on - ‘me about them eariler: -Granted, T'don’t think en including do not add to your productions. They do not, “throughs, for I am truly interested in receiving -. ele. and other suggestivescenes) I became sickened, ~ suggestions for improvement from parerits. ~ It is ultimate in humor, but why, 1 ask myself do you go to. _ Such paind to teach it to our children, and why In this” world aml sitting here letting you do it? From-the .. - We are unhappy, Mr. Kaven, hat just to have this - taught to the youth of this sociely by a very effective - teacher, and more especially to realize you have been - which I havé made public. I want to thank you for _ hack to you'sooner. J have many pressing demands .on my time and it is ‘hard for me to find uninterrupted _ them — but for abusing your position of influence as a . - public educator — You are not-a private. producer, " right thing to make this issue public, I want "you to’ — - in our values 1 do not, really - -think you can “un- intense dedication, that we have felt ‘uneasy about. -- ’ Your influence on your students is extraordinary to _put‘on such a production. It is insincere of you to. decency are of little consequence is upsettingtome. I | Job for us and in order to do the jab they need to have: has any. place in our schools, iet ‘alone in the in- . They are seeking their own set of values... They are « them to makesure they don ‘tslep out of line. looking to other adults outside theit home as models’ " and heroes. to identify with. You see Mr. Koven, . —-—hecause your tren yout students 1ivea Bro ex! Yedily do- Bur that 1s precisely whnrecnterns meat" i “you doot redo ga gpihe _more serious consideration to the influence you have : on-your students. You are ina unique position to be a standard setter. thestandard you are setting. All toa late I have come - I hotiestly appreciated hearing: trom you. Tun. derstand your concerns, and I wish that ' you! had told lirely like you, ‘but ‘I-am willing to consider - and -~ - Feapect concerns thal ate expressed directly to me. oe For example, tertain: pieces can be edited, out. . ‘In the future, I will encourage more: parental in-_.: volvement in the reading of plays and in earlier run- - tam ©” sorry that. you feel’ that my influence on. your . daughter and sons over the past’ ‘four years has. not been very beneficial; however, my purpasea were not’ meant to be ill-intended, Whenever you wish, I am very willing to sit down and listen to any concerns that you have. va Se Yours sincerely, 7 Lot Brian. Koven .. Dear. Mr. Koven, a. ot . “Enclogéd' is a revised: copy ‘of-my. former. letter your apology and J in turn apologize for not getting blocks of time to caltect my thoughts and express them: Inthe past 1% days I have given this situation a lot of thought. Although L have felt all along that it was the know that‘it has been very hard for me to do so because [ have no happiness in hurting you per- — sonally. However, 1 feel it isa public matter on which ~ the public has a right to make a stand, because you ~~ are.a public educator of considerable influence. - Unfortunately because of the apparent differences. derstand my concerns" or else you never would have speak to me of ‘editing certain pieces out” when you and I both know that you edited them in. ’¥ donot think thathaving a parental censor board is an acceptable idea to you or to me, You are an artist, lam a parent and [feel that we hire teachers todoa good laste, good judgement and a certain amount of moral decency acceptable te the society in which they ° teach, If they do not have it, we as parents cannot run back and forth to the school often enough to supervise _ ‘Although’ your apology doesnot satisfy my con- cerns ] do accept that your purposes were not ill- intended. I appreciate you for thal Mr,: Koven, I henge arqalgiay, re 20 any position to curtail it? 1f you are given the chance to continue at Skeena I certainly hope you will give It-is great for students to learn how to express themselves bul even greater for them tohave a moral: decency that makes them worth listening to... |, . . Sincerely, : Jean E,Clarke UBC tests cancer crises’ VANCOUVER (CP) '— A team of researchers from the University-of B.C.’s nursing schcol is surprised and in- trigued, by what it is learning about families’ Feactions to. the crisis of cancer. “There are many, many more ways to get through crises than I ever. imagined," said Clarissa. Green, principal in- - vestigator and nursing professor, about the researchers’ ; discoveries. ' Researchers interviewed a variety of family: type groups first during the period when the family Jearned a member had the disease and again six months later. “Everything I believed about families has turned out not . | to be true,” said Green. “It's been very intriguing.” whe had to take care of the children. “Lrealized I could end up a widower. and a single parent ' through this," he said. “It scared the hell out of me and I've been a meas ever since.” Green's projeat set otf to find out what happens to a family when an adult member, has cancer, Midway through - the two-year study, the group has had a hard time fiading ‘ the standard two-partner families they set aut to study, because most families referred to them are made up of ae less traditional grouping. - And researchers are finding that tt the storiés families tell- about their lives are” more important than the statistics , being gathered. Many people live in extended families, ‘drawing, . ‘on friends, Waitresses, bartenders and even psychic support - groups in other parts of the world to fill thie roles of family.” members, said’ Green, Children use pels, | dolls and. “imaginary ‘characters for support. - Even in cases where grawn children live in the. same 1 nelghborhood as thelr parents they are not always con- _ Bidered in the same. family for. research ‘Purposes, because they have litile contact. . Green snid all: families have been able: to, compaie the - “cancer” crigis | “to previous: experiences, ‘such as ‘births, - Cenths, moves, marriage or: r-major illnesses, “Patailies that have been’ éstablished a ‘ong time tend. to. * _ respond better to the crisis, relating tt to} a long histary of : ups and downs, she sald. ©. - “Some families don’t tell their children," she aaid. “Some families keep thelr rot routines stable - = they let nothing get in the way. “Nobody ever rolinquishes everything = = everyone holds -- on to spmething.” Green said explaining how. two single: - parent families con to do laundry despite disruptions that caused them to halt pther normal housework routines. . Another i wornan | |nereased the: ‘frequency of her Aloor q d “One man -whose wife was undergoing treatment. for-* ~~ cancer told the researchers how he had reacted-calmly unt ° . Researchers have leamed, among other things, that’ the | belief families in crisis don't-want to talk is not true. In fact ° : many, families found the interviews therapeutic. - handled pool cleaners, which «could reach overhead. mopping to three times a i day because she cried while she : mopped. The study’ 8 findings will be importent,. ‘Green’ sald... because budget restraints are moving health care away. from institutions and into the hands of family. In hospitals - and inatitutions, she said, care hag focused on the needs of” the patient and. the health worker, and hes tended to ignore:, the Jamily. ~ Safety first ; Hydro is advising the public to practise. outdoor electrical - 7 Safety, “ One common hazard is the use of clerical tools and * appliances-near wet areas. ~ co a - Power tools, even though well-insulated, | can still deliver : "an électric shock, Care’ should he exercised while ‘working. _ on boats, doc , tafts or other equipment near water, - Swimming pools ean also’ bea danger: zone. Alt electrical “: appliances should be kept - -away from :the pool.” Long-' -- powerlines, must be used with eaution. Even the simple chore of washing ‘the family car. cat. ibe’. hazardous if a person plugs in a vatuum cleaner and udesit . on the car’s interior while standing in awetdriveway, | °* = Before vacuuming the car, it is advisable to wear rubber: : soled shoes and move ve the cartoa dry place. - 7 . é a wn, ra a * Letters Welcome p “The” Herald: ‘welcomes. Its’ readers: fF "ments. All tetters to the editor of general"! : ‘ publile’ Interest will. be: printed. They , e *. ‘should be submitted: 48 hours in advance “of, desired - publication date. We do, . .. however,- ‘retain the right to refuse to . © print- letters on grounds of possible libel ‘or bad taste, We may also edit letters for - ° “sidered for publication must be signed. H is impossible to print a letter submitted within 24 hours of desired: publication date. a [oe . ‘religions’ as being unchristtan, ‘This although most of the “other feligions listed, dre avowed Christian sects. - gained its feet within the! last half of ihe last century. ; To the Editor, . . Twinriver . Electric, "qo tie Edi, . "problems, a at | Letters to th, the: caluria Cornerstone, by Brian. ‘Gregg; cof a. Fey weeks ‘back, thé. Baha'i, Faith was. Unked: with athe "The Baha't faith is:not an early- division of islam a ‘aa | the Baha'i faith,was merely an ‘offshoot of Islam, ‘ha with "would not have suffured as much wherr its’ announcer . “-prephesized beyond the ‘seal of the: prophets’ ‘and | Baha’is,. - would not still be tortured and lmartyred as they:a are in tran deday, ” As ta the station of Christ, as ‘viewed by Bahai! 5, “ite is nat. amere manifestation of God (God made Manifest — =the Son » Of God). By more deeply searching the beliefs of other faiths will we learn moreaboutour own, and recognize that we worship: - _ the same Ged in a similar way. ~- Thank you for letting me.express my ‘beliefs: in this editorial. format, DAA. Aiiasell at - ——— To the Editor, ‘ Regarding Patrivia Turnell-Lee’s letter, I would like to add my comments on the life-choice issue. The writer did say the fetus or “litle one” is previous: 7 This is what we, at Pro’Life want: to impress on each‘ang - every person, especiaily the mothers, that'the baby is in« deed precious. If not te the biological mother, at least to an adoptive mother, To say the, child is in danger because it! is. “not fully developed is to endanger a ‘newborns life; a pre- teens life, a teenagers life, and as far.as development ina broad sense, an adults life. When do we stop developing it - some manner or degree? I cannot comprehend: a “small amount “of suffering" being the better choice when it ends in death. A bulletin the- head probably involves no suffering but ia hardly a sane choice to make to allieviate suffering!. We must.continue to realize we-are dealing with two (or -more) human beings in-a pregnancy and. one ‘Is innocent, -defenceless, and voiceless and through no fault of its owni, finds itself in the precarious position of losing its life when the mother-makes that choice. Can we not, as one of the most advanced, richest, ost comfortable, and privileged ‘nations in the world’s history’ not find other solutions than taking our. children’s lives: J know wecan if we try. We must !, Thank-you. Yours truly, = . GG. Beatty The Thornhill Schools’. Advisory Group would ike to ‘thank all -who-participated in and atlended the: very suc. ‘cessful School and Community Fun-Fest held June 5 at the ~ Thornhill Community: Centre, . _ raising activity, we will be able to proceed with plans to _As a result of this fund- provide additional recreational equipment in Thornhill - | . Schools. "We would like to express our appreciation ta the following ’, individuals or firms who donated prizes or equipment fdr _ the event: Tertace Coop, Thornhill Grocery,’ Copperside Grocery, Terrace Drugs, Thornhill Motors, Skeena Health Unit, Northern Motor Inn, K.. Carpenter, Kitimat Lions, ‘ Punagoit Isisucaned, Pwin Valley'Moble Homes Brownie's: Fried? Chicken; Weuiiowhead ‘edd areboGriih, tKentueby1 _ Fried Chicken, Dairy Queen, All Season’s’$pov'ts,"Pioneer™ Upholstery, Environment Canada, Dog and Suda, B.C. ' Hydro, - Pacific. Western Airlines, Woodland Utilities, ‘ Sundance Sports, Queensway Trading, Fred’s Furniture, _ Len's Wood Products, Skeena .. Hecerages, Dairyland, Ottenbreit Builders, Jim's Tackle, . ‘Canadian Propane, Safeway, Royal Canadian Legion, CP. Air, L. Sears Sales Agency, Tillicum Twin “Theatres, Woolwarth’s. «. In particular, we owe thanks to the members of the B. c. ” Forest Service, who not only constructed the facility for the very popular Obstacle racegand donated the trophy, but suffered the. double indignity of being. beaten by the, Thornhill teachers and left out of the photo coverage in the press, We wish them all success in their rumored 12-month training program and next year’s contest, We thank the Daily Herald for its extensive. publicity. and ~ coverage of the event, Your support aided us, na doubt, in ‘making this a. successiul occasion, . We look forward to another, even better Fun-Fest next year, . . Lor 7 Sincerely, Sue Broughton. - onna Ottenbreif . one Carol Julseth “Thornhill Schools’ Advisory Group REY: ‘Nancy Ross letter - June 22 inave letter to editor. ‘You don't often see letters in the editor that could be oe jibelouis but. this one T wonder about. AS recreational activity increases during # summer, Bs. (Wena t der about, In the firat place, there was nothing underhanded about the motion made at our June 8 meeting nor was it “slipped in, And Marty Alten dido't make it. Nor did he second the ‘motion. He brought it up for discussion and those assem- bled acted on it. “Among those at our meeting were at leant “Tordon 2K; One of these persons was the organizer of. your ’ women's (7) festival. All the discussion was in a positive vein. There was not one negallve opinion expressed. ; ‘It Marty ‘Allen has gained a reputation of ignoring the - public’ 8 health concerna it is because of ignorant, stupid*~’ . remarks by people like Nancy Ross who writes such drivel without knowing the facts in the first place, O°" ‘Whether we like it or not, Marty Allen does represent the | Kispiox region until the next regional: election. In the last ~ election he won by a land slide, I think this isan indleator-of-.. the concern he feels for this area. Ihave not always agreed: with Marty in the. $4 years I i, have known him but Ican honbatly tay Ihave been friends’ > With the Allen fainily aid tolive right next door for the last 10 years aiid Wéhave never had bad feelings’ with: ‘> each other in ail that time. | Because we talk’ out our dit. ferences: Coane bit’ corte " i tum She ‘doean't A realy ogre! now but ba ;. biel to’ figtit a *'¥ause” ‘primot ie f rth “by' the a1 ; al "plies ae Tie eye Sage op more: intelligent ‘caliae ‘fighiera' rn Chae eT you very. much Ms, Ross, but be titink asa ; -* ‘community we can handle our own family problems without _ : quteiders butting in, as wea svery evident at the director's meeting that ‘was held last night; Jun e22, Everyone ex: preaged a feeling of good will after the meeting and I think’ style and length. All letters to be con. 9° that with alittle more open discusaton and honeety.we will not have. to- ‘bother you for any. farther help. with. our , Lam also sincerely . ae - © gine, Neah wat | 4 q Le