me B.C.'s Unique Indian museum PAGE 4 UHE HERALD. Dlnisifay. Uecenrber th, ve? EDITORIAL Merch World | OTTAWA and Small °... 2! aioe ree Things are really beginning to move with optimistic possibilities for transportation in the Terrace Kitimat area nouncement from Canadian Pacific Rail is any indication. Just as we were going to press, last night phonecall from B.D. Margetts, CP Rail’s general manager came in, indicating the lo sometimes negotiations between that experienced shippi and transportation conglomerate and Northian Navigation had been successfully completed, The release, which is self explanatory, could mean a great deal to people in the entire Kitimat- Terrace area, where the cost of almost every commodity we use is affected by high tran- awaited and sportation rates. Coupled with the inflationary costs is th gravely annoying - and also costly - delays, breakages in transit, misdirection, spoilage an so on, that so often occur with resultan disastrous effects, The six year lease with an option by buy could mean a boost for the entire economy; could mean a great influx and exeunt of tourists bet- ween a suggested ferry service at Kitimat; it could mean new docking, loading and passenger facilities at Kitimat - and the introduction of a clea and virtually undamaging (to the en- vironment) labor intensive industry. Cof important CHAMBER NEEDS YOU In dealing with any community, there are two- “agencies” any potential business must of necessity deal with. These are the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce of that community. That only 15 persons should turn up to the last meeting of the year of the Terrace Chamber of Commerce is a sad reflection (if it can:be con sidered indicative) of the loss of interest by local business persons in the progress and problems of Terrace. We would be very happy to hear from our readers with any suggestions they might have how future interest and participation can be improved. An active Chamber of Commerce is a powerful Commando Force in the fight against: the economic ills and problems that beset us. We must give our Chamber full support or suffer the penalty of neglect. - if the latest an- ‘Shush-hus C is Letter To Editor Dear Editor: If you could include the following somewhere in your publication, either as a letter to the editor or as a small article, it would be appreciated: The Chilliwack Smokey Monitors ma Association, a citizens band radio emergency monitoring team is preparing, as a public service, a listing for publication of all organized emergency monitoring teams (aldn and marine) within the Province of B.C. Search and Rescue Teams in- cluded if they stand scheduled monitoring watches, The Association would be pleased if those CB emergency monitoring teams, organizations, or clubs within your area would write to me at the address below with the following _ information: 1, The name of the ‘organized group (no listings of individual members, please.) 2. The location and range area monitored. 3. The channel monitored. 4. The daily hours monitored (24, 18, 16, 12, etc.) §, The number of ‘members actively engaged in daily emergency monitoring. A deadline of 31 January 1978 is made for ‘information to be received by this office. It is understood that in some isolated areas of the Province there are only one or two individuals who have undertaken to monitor (or be available) for emergency calls on CB radio. These, too, are welcomed to forward the above information. Please indicate under item No.1, the “handle” the CBer with an emergency should call. We would appreciate, also, hearing from any RCMP who are utilizing CB radio for emergency purposes as an aid to their duties. Sincerely, (Mrs.) Margaret Sovey Information Officer Chilliwack Smokey Monitors Association 60 Windsor Street Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 6C2 HERMAN DD es “YYou said you didn’t mind tea or coffee so | gave you half and hall!” _— a DUNLIN (Erolia alpina} — Commonly called a red- backed sandpiper, this little shorebird migrates in fair-sized flocks feeding along shallows, mudflats and sandbars of marshes and lakes. In spring plum- age, both adults have a reddish back, dark wings and a black abdomen. The remainder of the bird is white, streaked with dark spots. In fall, adults and young are gray with faintly streaked white across the breast. Their nesting range extends from the Arctic Ocean, down the western coast of Hudson Bay, and along the Arctic coast to Alaska. Ducks Unlimited (Canada) 1495 Pambina Hwy. Winnipeg, Man. R3T 2E2 @Q231 77 electoral Tonight’s TV Doug Henning Can a man_ walk through a brick wall? Can a motorcycle vanish into thin air? Can a mastder illusionist and creator of Broadway's longest running hit, ‘‘The Magic Show,” star in hiw own heliday special on CBC- The Beuswer is 7 emphatic yes! Especially if ;his name is Doug Henning and he happens to be the world’s most popular magician. On Thursday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m., live from Bur- bank, Calif., Canadian Henning will present on television for the first time ever, 10 magic acts that will be climaxed by - the exciting Houdini trick —a walk through a brick wall, Equally as spectacular will be the illusion Henning will create with a motorcycle. While perched upon the vehicle, he will ride it into a cargo net and vanish in mid-air. The audience will also get a chance to perform some magic when Henning teaches volunteers to perform totally amazing illusions with ordinary objects. Join Henning in a pantomime sequence aboiut a life-size doll who comes to liefe will be comedienne Sandy Duncan. Doug Henning's World of Magic is produced by Walter : Miller. Executive producer is JHerry Goldstein. Music is by Peter Matz. . Pres. Carter . _ Popularity:fades .:. By CATHY MecKER- ER WASHINGTON (CP) — Less than a year after taking office, Jimmy Carter’s famous vote- winning grin has become almost 3s faded as his popularity rating. The year has provided some hard lessons for the peanut farmer who wanted to be president— chief among them the forced resignation of the close friend he appointed budget director, Bert Lance, and the mangling Congress gave the president's ener package. And while there have been some rewards, primarily in international relations, the strains of trying to direct U.S. policy have taken their toll on the former Georgia governor, sub- duing his zeal and leaving him tired and haggard by year’s end. Every new president encounters what former resident John Kennedy, rrowing from Shakespeare, described as a “winter of discon- tent,” when ‘the glow of victory is replaced by the cold reality that. campaign promises suchas rter’s $50 tax rebates— are easier to forget than fulfil. The latest Harris Poll reflects that discontent, with only 46 per cent of voters ‘believing president is doing a good job compared with 59 per cent in July and 75 per cent when he first took office. Black voters, who overwhelmingly sup- ported Carter's can- didacy, registered the biggest drop. the t al wea PaBR a : ey SLOWS ‘t e@ drop in popularity paralleled another major disappointment for the president: the stagnation of the U.S. economy in the last six months of the ear after a buoyant first lf. Reports of growing tension between Carter and Arthur’ Burns, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, ac- companied the economic slowdown. ; Carter’s relations with Congress, after a cordial if cautious beginning, began to sour in March, when the Senate rejected his plan to scrap 19 major water development projects. Half of them were eventually ap- proved. The Senate then tumed on the energy program Carter introduced in April, taking the teeth out of the series of tax, in- centive and conservation measures designed to reduce U.5. reliance on foreign oil. Carter was so con- cerned that a House- Senate conference com- mittee would not hand him a strong enough energy compromise that he postpaned a nine- country. planned for late Novewiiber. The postponement and later decision to take a shorter tip just after Christma8 again raised questions about the Car- er managerial capabilities. The Lance affair— during which the budget director's deep problems of handling his personal finances were disclosed— also resulted in questions about how good a man- ager Carter would be. Christmas card history The first published Christmas card (London, England, 1843) showed a merry family, with each member holding a wine glass filled to the brim. Underneath is the cap- tion, ‘'A Merry Christmas anda Happy New Year lo You’. It was openly criticized by many for extolling drunkeness. One oaf the 7 first Christunis ecards printed ia Canada was by ltolph, tea Bat. Vand et UME GP dl ed a aoe Smith “and Co., ~ of Toronto whose cards to the Nut of Parliament of Canada in the year 188 — in the Office of Minister of Agriculture”. Fitness is furs. Try somu, ( ( PU ~) ’,Hawthorn |:- a were ‘itor according. Unique. This is British Columbia's new an- thropology museum. It is the only museum designed around an existing collection. It houses the world's mast comprehensive assemblage of northwest coast Indian artifacts. Its. storage area is accessible to the public (only two or thre e percent of the collection is absent at any given them). And the museum itself is a fascinating example of west coast ar- chitecture, set in one of the most impressive sites within the University of British Columbia grounds. Designed by famed architect Erickson, the building at first gives the impression of a low-profile structure thoughtfully placed to leave the mountain - and - ocean view unimpeded.. Yet ashort walk through the surrounding woodland shows the museum in a sharply contrasting light. Set in a large clearing above th e Pacific, the building soars in a modern echo of the traditional totems housed within. It is a cement version of the post and beam lo se. The building opened to the public on May 30, 1976. Until then, the collection was stored in various sites around the UBC campus, _ inac- cessible to the public and hard to reach for teachers and students. ~The permanent exhibition focuses on Pacific northwest coast AIndian artifacts, which make up about half the total holdings. "Curator Audrey’ band, D Mary B “husband, Dr.” Hai . Hawthorn, UBC's first professor of an- Some donated and others were purchased from Indian ’ The old chief, in his 70's when he worked at UBC in 1950 and 1951, took a keen interest in the development of the In- dian collection. He lent his talent to restoring old artifacts and carving new ones. The visitor is greeted at the museum's entrance by the coast Indian pieces. Here great Kwakiutl house posts, totems and other vings flank the spacious entrance ramp. — The ramp leads to the Great Hall with its 13.5 metre high windows and out- standing collection of | totem poles and other massive sculptures. Seven more galleries house collections from other parts of the world, with a space allocated for travelling displays. A six-screen, 100 seat lecture threatre is planned to be opened in early 1975. The visible storage area provides an op- portunity for the visitor to study the entire museum collection. Normally, a museum’s holdings are inaccessible, but herethe storage is in glass-topped drawers and cabinets, Data books are present to give ckground history on each item, and help from staff is advisable when using these for the first time, - Sunday afternoon programs are included in the price of admission (adults: $1; students and senior citizens: 75 cents; children: 50 cents;) and involve a variety of events including lecutre, demonstrations and performances. . - The museum is located “dross frofn UBC's Gate 4 ‘on - sourthwest - Marine Drive in Vancouver. It is open from noon until 5 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays, and from noon until 9 p.m. on Tuesdays. It is closed on Mondays, on December 25 and 26, and for entire January. - Airport slowdown could soon spread ’ OTTAWA (CP) — A slowdown by snow- removal crews at Mirabel airport near Montreal might spread across the country, a spokesman for the Public ervice Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said toda y. About 20,000 tradesmen employed by the federal government, including the ‘snow removal crews at airports, have been in a legal position to strike since October. J.K. Wyllie, — vice- president of the PSAC, urged members of the union’s general labor and trades group to vote in favor of a strike to back demands for wage parity with tradesmen in: the private sector. Results of the strike vote are expected Jan. 13. A PSAC spokesman said in an interview the 80 snow-removers at ~ Mirabel airport were working slowly “to ex- press their frustration about the situation.’ COULD SNOWBALL "It could snowball,” the spokesman said. Spread of a slowdown by snow-removal crews might .affect airports at Toronto, Calgary; Winnipeg and Dorval, near Montreal, “But it wouldn't do much good in Vancouver at the moment because ‘there isn't much snow there." The strike vole was ordered after the federal government employees rejected a conciliation board report = which recommecded a 5.9-per- cent increase in a one- yeur contract, retroae- tive to Jan, 31, 177, Wyllie snide ino statement Cheat if teembhers give PAG ox ecutives a strike man- date, “‘the negotiating team will return to the bargaining table and, it is hoped, be able to bring about a settlement.” “Strike action is the last resort for monetary g yi r a during the antt-inflation board climate of negotia- tions.” - The employee group includes carpenters, electricians, painters, oilterm ak metal workers and heavy-equipment operators. The last collective agreement, which ex- pired Jan. 30, was a two- year contract signed after five weeks of selective strikes. HALTED SHIPMENTS Selective walkouts by - the federal tradesmen in February and March of 1975 halted grain ship- ments and disrupted mail and air services. The members are responsible for main- taining airport runways and servicing machines in the post office. The union says ‘'a wage increase substantiall above that recommende by the concilialion board report is needed to bring certain classes of the group in line with their counterparts in the private sector.” The PSAC said in August the tradesmen employed by the federal government would need wage increases of 25 per cent or more to cuteh up wilh = tradesmen em- ployed by private com- paunies, Federal ntiintlation Buides allow oa) six per cout ineredse in eam pansion car- by IMSMETH In 4S agit all thee nei! ctowey beating he war cebeat to durbhe oft Hie edge obthe world. oa dellow tained Ce lnnbus set eth te lind fnew penate to Lradis, Phe didae’g tall uff the edge of the eaitli be cause, ay it tunted aut, there was no edge. And. althengh he forced Norhe Amverica’s native peaple to ran around with a decided! y inappre- priate name, he ‘was wrong abot India. tao, . ‘At the end of the follow: ing century, afl the experts agreed that an ltalian astro- nomer was guilty of heresy. So they locked Galileoin his house for several years be- cause he suggested that the earth revolves around the sun. As recently as the last cen: tury, medical authorities knew that disease resulted from “vapours” that seeped out of the ground at night. And so on. In other words, the most popular opinions of | the ages haven't always been right. Which brings us to the issue of Quebec's indepen- dence, The popular belief’ that Canada must do whatever is necessary to maintain a solid Confederation is opposed by John Bulloch. President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Cry- ing out like a Galileo or Co- lumbus, Bulloch argues that we must plan now for a fu- ture with less concentraied federalism. Bulloch points to four glo- bal forces: Vital to us - cai Anthropology families , why were Business ° m Ah » ' Museum Fehoes persuaded to sell to the — are ed ; museum by Kwakiu a C.P. takeover Chris Potter chief’ iand carver Mungo F; alling Of f the Edge. m (bh) Develaping nates, ape stealing “Canada’s manutas Haring jobs ‘Vhis:means, 6 farina! Qacbes will be ley, sigasiticaiat in € anadis’s betrays “ hile the eesturce based pre sinces like Alberta will have Jtered influence, #2) Solar energy is becoming a meuningfal energy source “This will allow homes tu de. cate anywhere there is sun rather than grauping around a centralized hydro, thermal or nuclear generator, (3) Changing communica. tions technology will allaw workers to stay at home re ther than commuting to the office. Businessmen will be able to hold intercity con- ferences without ever leay- ing their own boardrooms. (4) Slow rates of economic growth will cause the rate of growth of the tax base to slow, too. This will restrict the influence of government, which is currently one of the most powerful centralizing forces in the country. Decentralization in the fu- ture is the only rational ex- pectation, Bulloch argues. What is happening now in Quehee merely previews what will happen in the rest of the country in the years to come, “Above all.""he states, bluntly, “we must be certain that we donot allow our fear of national disunity to pre- vent us from looking ration- ally intu the future and plan- ning accordingly.” That's roughly what Co- Jumbus and Galileo. had to say in their time, too, Postal strife eases By CLIVE MOSTYN , TORONTO (CP) — An aigteement Ye bu ‘tpday, betweett * the “post office and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) ended a dispute that had disrupted postal service in Metropolitan Toronto and many parts of the country. Gordon Cunningham, director of the Toronto and Metro postal district, told a news conference that five major postal plants in Toronto and outlying areas were back in full operation, He estimated there is a threeday backlog of mail, which should be almost cleared by Monday. Cunningham said he is confident the crush of Christmas mail will be cleared by Dec. 24, He said 48 per cent of Canada’s mail originates or passes through Toronto-area plants. “People have been holding back their mail, so the floodgates will open now.” ; Under the agreement, reached at 1:30.a.m. EST, seven of nine CUPW members suspended for leading a sit-in to protest use of part-time workers will be reinstated pendin the outcome of a speci review board. ENDS JOB ACTION The union also agreed to end all job. action, including picket lines, but only in. relation to the current dispute, Cun- ningham said. The agreement also states that two suspended workers, identified only aS Whitehouse and Dupuis, are to be rein- stated with no financial pepe: os Laan) A two" auibiivees, who wets .n6t among, the seven, will be given letters of reprimand which will remain in their files for 90 days instead of the usual two-year period, the agreement spid. The board will consist of Cunningham and three officials . Fire safety Fire can he a dangerous enemy and this isa dangerous period of the year. ' The Christmas season is a very merry time in almost every home, but fire has no respect for happy occasions, It can strike with fury when least expected. So be particularly careful with your Christmas tree and other decorations. Here’s what the Fire Chief has to say — “Store your tree in a cool place. Before erecting it, cut an inch.or 80 off the bottom to help it absorb more water. Place it in a sturdy stand containing water, and tie it securely, Check the water level every day. A dry tree is doubly dangerous. Locate the tree away from heat radiators, fire places etc. and make certain it does © not block any — exit passages. Finally, take the tree down as soon after Christmas as you can. Remember it is always a fire hazard and ali the family should be - careful." TERRACE daily herald Generak Olfice - 635-6357 Circulation - 635-6357 PUBLISHER... W.R. (BILL) LOISELLE | EDITOR ... ERNEST SENIOR Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C. A member of Varifled Circutation. Authorized a8 second class mali, Registration number 1201. Postage paid in cash, return postage guaranteed. NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full, complete and sole copvright In any advertisement prodived andar any editorial or photographle content published Ino the Herald Reprodiaiion is not permitted without the written periission ot the Pullishe , Published by Sterling Publishers ;