— ee eee ee PAGE Gon Published every Wednesday af 3212 Kalum St, Terrace, B.C. A member of Varified elreulation. Authorized as second class mail, Registration mumber _ 241, Postage paid incash, return postage guaranteed, Sgoris, Enteriainment Adveriisi MARK HAMILTON " Clrentatlon’ - ‘ELREEN TOOVEY NOTE OF COPYRIGHT ~ Mdidirial or phoiegeaphic eomeat published in the Herald. 3 - and its battle ery is “Human Rights". os idiout the written permission of the Publisher. A weekly paper published by Sterling Publications Ltd. GORDON W. HAMILTON. COLIN GOODALL. | GARY ROWLAND. . The Herald retahes full, complete and sule copyright In any advertisement pridured and or as oP ae Jue FOUR-WAY “TEST: ( the things we think: PUBLISHER vay or do EDITOR | PAT O’DONAGHY . - : ‘f, sit the TRUTH? “concerted? ng 3. Will i build GOOD FRIENDSHIPS? a, oY - F Reproduction saat permitted . - to. all concerned? ‘Things fallapart; (he center cannot hold; -, Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blaod-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere ; The ceremony of innocence Is.drowned; ot ‘The best lack all conviction, while the worst : Are full of passionate intensity... So ‘ So wrole William-Buller: Yeats, betler-known as 8 pool than a ~ prophel. But what better description could one find of these days,:- when everyone Is asking whal, in God's name, is happening 10 the - world? ° pe ya a at Yeats titled his poem, “The Second’ Coming”... He ‘offers: a frightening forecast: . a eine ge ae 8 Sumewhere in the sands of the desert, - Ashape with lion body and the head of man, A gaze blank and’pililess as lhe sun,:..-* Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it Reel shadows, of the indignant deserl birds... °" : And whal rough beast, its hour comeroundat last, .: Slouches.fowards Bethlehem to be bern? : This "Second Coming”. may be upon us. “4 I’s name is anarchy, . A bil more (han 25 years ago, the United Nations issued its’, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The decument and ils:.- aims are admirable- lhat everyone should be born [ree and equal in. The windmills Around Lhe world, (he energy crisis 1s having avaried impact. In- the small Arab state of, Abu Dhabi, for instance, people. musi be wondering whut lo do with all. the millions that will be coming their way. “Economists have estimated -thal . if) present” energy trends continue; Abu Dhabi will enjoy.a per. capita income of as: much a5:$200,000 annually by the year 1980. % 2 ot la many poorer lands, the oll shorlage will create hardship, and perhaps even food shortages and starvation. In the affluent nations, there will‘be more unemployment than before; more problems,. more cases:of frayed tempers But in the long term, humanity will overcome (he energy crunch, justas it has past crises. There are many ways lo generate energy, - sume of which seemed uncecnomical because of low oil prices - bul which teday are more attractive. : _ ‘A LESSON Ina vasl region south of the Sahata Desert, several million people are still suffering from the ravages of a drought that has alfected the area for (he past five years. | The Sahara slowly but surely seems to be advancing southward, and the populations of the six hard-hit Sahelian countries are wondering how lo end the dreaded march of thedeserl. Nobody can be sure just how many persons have been killed by the long drought, Bul certainly amang the 6,000,000 people who live in (he . drought-siricken areas, the death raic has been much higher than in normal times. . : ok, The old and the young, weakened hy lack of food and waler, die sooner, The children who survive. offen suffer long-lerm physical , and mental damage because they must learn toexist on extremely: low nutrlonal levels,» rene o The six nailons of the Sahel - Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper-Velta - are poor al the bes! of times. Families a : 1 a , “ : a . ; . . e 7 ” The Second Coming aot - : . i - . - , dignity, entitledto the freedoms of the declaration withoul any kind - of distinelion or diseriminatian, © 0 ee But the aim has beén abused, “Everyone” Is read as “me and “the hell with you”.. Men have assumed (hey are entitled 10 these righis for themselves, without having to make any elforl (a provide ‘- them for others. =. °° - Military juntas in Greece and Chile, ofl sheiks of the Middle East). IMA and Palestinian terrorists, the smokers ond the non-smokers, ‘the Watergate conspirators, the abortion and anti-abortion lobbies, --and. ordinary hoodlums feel justified: in imposing their will on “others;-by any applicable means. All they're doing, hey would - say, isiasserting thelr rights: - Right? Wrong. Because none of these bother with the second half of the first article in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights | oo (incidentally, yet 19 be adopled by Canada): “All human beings ... . “are endowed with reason and conscience and should acl towards “one another in a spirit of: brotherhood.” : - Human rights will only beeome universal when we are prepared ~~ 10 give up our own rights, however many or few.they may be so that someone else may havehis righls. That's brotherhood. And il's the - message of the First Coming. The message of lhe Second Coming is selfishness . The message of the firsl coming was self-sacrifice, ‘What a contrast! What a choice! : . : of mankind» Poor as well as richer lands could build more power plants using . waler ta turn the turbines. The potential of nuclear energy, of. power created by ocean tides, af wind-propelled generators is being studied by sctentisis In many countries. Fermentalion of animal waste hag been found to be an excellen! source of methane gas in some developing nations. Taiwan has installed thousands of simple power plants costing only $100 per family.22.0°7 0 000-20 ~ ‘The windmills of the human mind are forever turning, far more rapidly than did the old windmills that provided energy in the past. Mankind need loak only up at lhe sun to see the vast reserves of energy that exist. If tosome, 1974 will seem a bleak year, to others it will be a year of hope. ‘For it will bring new ideas, new methods, .new machines (fiat will help us produce energy for the world’s four billion inhabitants. . FOR CANADIANS” subsist on per capita incomes that are the equivalent of 20 cents a ay. . ; The people of the Sahelian region necd help. “Most of all, they want to learn how to help themselves. But they cannot do if alone. They are too poor, toobackward, The world’s development efforls today are directed at the Sahel, © . es And ina sense, the sulferings of these African people can be a tesson for all Canadians - who live among the affluence of North America, “In drder to focus on global poverty, the Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Raman Catholic and United Churches are conditcting a joint educational program on Alrica from February t lo 10, 1974, Its aim is to increase understanding among church ". members and Canadians generally of the misery that exists among . _* many millions, and how they poverty can be eased through a global crusade in which everyone can play a part. RESULTS rox THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. 2 Ist EMR tall, OS OOD and BETTER» Ok Will in be BENEFICIAL: ‘Mean Aluminium® Limited reports consolidaled net-income for Ihe year 1973:0f 82,6 millton U.S. dollars as compdred with 61.2 million U:S. dollars ih 1972, according results released loday. Net income for Alcan com- nién shares is equal lo 2.42 U.S. dollars per share - compared with 178 U.S, dollars per share. (972, rn For the fourth quarter of.1973 the net income was 28.0 million US, dollars or 82 cents per share against 13.9 million U.S. dollars or 40 cents per share in the previous year’s [fourth - quarter, ‘The fourth quarter to . preliminary - —— ALOAN 1973 resulls were still being alfected -by wheavy - start-up disputes during negotiations in Quebec smelicrs. This effect was offsel by capital gains on the sale.of shares in two sub-. sidiaries. Total sales. .and operating : 8 revenues in, 1973 were 1,87 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 24 percent over 1,511.4 million US. dollats in 1972. For the. - fourth quarter, these amounts: were 801.8 million U.S. dellars ° agains! 369.8 million dollars a° year ago. + - Shipments, products. ‘by Consolidated FOREST FIRE CONTROL COURSE _ A record turnout of Forest Fire Prevention personnel will converge on: Parksville for the welll Forest Fire’ Control Cuurse, a The Course to be held al the. Island Hall will see represen- latives fram all paris of B.C., Alberta, the . Yukon . and Washingion in allendance, .° The Course Chairman is Mr, Stan Chester, Canadian Forest Products Lad. whe will preside over the ihree day sessi¢n.” Similar to past courses,” (he. exchange of ideas and. ‘ex. periences with the Intest: fire- . fighting equipment af ideas and experiences with (he latest fire- fighting equipment and techniques will prevail. The - - the B.C, Course Commiltes: has en- deavoured lo obtain experts in the varieus fields’ of -farest protection with instructors frem Federal Department Government, of Transport, Forest Industries, and B.C.1.T.> * ° The Course ends on Thtrsday with a Final banquet. at whieh © certificates will be presented to.- “the delegates! - The -gilesl -speaker for: the evening is Mr... “Max “Meluiggan; a former. “Forest Industry Executive now Sypatlneds. ot ea < Ror. further“ Infarmation © “eontaet, Mr. ‘AL. bysler. Vane couver- 683-7591." ‘ After January 20th eall 240- “3225 Island Hall, Purksville,-; poems cosls - following last, summer's labor’: af Aluminum Forest «Service, Subsidiaties in 1973 were 1,676,000 tons, some 15 percent shipped in 1972, the increased sales haying been made possible nidinly through gredlter purchases of primary metal which yielded no profit, Aluminum. Company of Canada, Lid, reporte d con- ‘solidated net. income of 5.1 anillion “18 dollars. in 1978, From ‘The admission in the Foulkes. report thal “‘the philosophy of the raport is in accordance with the, NDP Party's election _ platform”,. brings the entire - report into disrepute, according to Bill Bemett, Leader of, the Uppasition, - “This is u glaring admission | thal Foulkes made no unbiased : survey of the health eare needs “Columbia, but a. $500,000 exercise in. wasting’ the tax- payers’ money for. a” report which.-had the basic ‘recom- mendations tailed down from Lender, e050 > : Running clearly through the report is: the theme of ceniral “Bennett said thal the NDP position on everything is geilinss to be that “Big is beautiful, especlally When {t's run from Victoria!” ; more. than the 1,451,500 tons. » final audi. ° of: the peaple of -British ; ‘Day One, ds Dr;. Foulkes ad:"” mits’, -sald "ihe “Sotial Credit ~ ‘goniral, according to Bennett. .- ‘philosophy Is: ‘Compulsion, - Slale control’, and is. wnac-. ceplable to the Soclal Credit’ against 27.2 million Us dollars in~ 1972, . the- decrease -heing purchases and the labor‘ dif- ficullies referred to: above, These resulls are consolidated in those of the parent company, Alean Aluminium Limited, as reported above. © All figures. are reported in. U.S, dollars and are. subject to boos woh cd “The famillar local input te the* health” delivery~ system, which is so responsible for most - .of © * the new innovations in Up-grading the health delivery sysicm, will go down the drain if this .report Is. implemented”, -according 'o Bennett. In the report, medical ser- vices ate (o be delivered in a s0- “called “one-stop” community, health clinic staffed by “‘salarie d doctors”. a “What the repori really menas," said Bennett, ‘Is (hat medical ¢are is going..to be ‘delivered. on’ a super-market jagis, With only one brand” on Ihe Shelf} “Certainly - we can give support io sume — of the recommendations in’ the report”, said Bennelt, “But-the Members of the House". * principally aliributable’ to the’ costs associated with the metal” he doesn't :seem- to “have . anything: of: -his:matemal ° grandmother in hime” “>.” There’ are. certain .occa-.. sions in. our: lives that ‘are : peaks, éven’ though most of e lime we Seom to be down. in the valleys... : . These are’ the times when. something: special happens. They - don’t have ‘to . be and weddings, In fact, these are ~ often so°" formalized, “.they can be excruciatingly (1) | ~-., Noj-T mean. those “rare ‘events thal are erystal clear, even with the passing of. ‘years. é . Pdon’t remember a thing about my birth, for example, and that was supposed to 4 the | : Bens: “ ’ M ithe right ‘of everyone’ to‘ live ~ ; Ap sthelr life as hey choose, as long “Terrace : the | beautiful ' To the Ediior: =" Asa iravelling salesman Lor course I, travel extensively - and.’ I would like to say that Terrace is one of my most interesting stops. Even Swilzerland does nat have more glamorous’ mountains, 1am inspired to try - yodelling so impressed as I with ‘the ‘glamorous mountain sky- ~spired”. by mountains are scenery and ‘mining. The scenery is here- Gad given - but -. the mining needs a lift from the gevernment. Once a prospector . could find some mineral - ahd interest some capital to develop million - better bikions.- can afford to- look al a goad prospect. Gdvernment contrals over mining (tacts and mining * ficenses have obliterated the average mining lype. . -. - “Also an old-maidish type of _ local management liouse cleans some splendid: specimens. of “local minerals and metals into the garbage can, phe local Ubrary once had a the Opposition .. ‘splendid display -- beautifully labelled and arranged - but this hasbeen moved: out and will ~ probably -be replaced with the latest brand of cosmetics - for it “seems the staff are cosmetic: minded rather thai ‘lourist minded. Then why ‘live in a mountain town? . Michael Thampson’ . BR of Toronto aceful and sleeps a lot, 30°‘. ‘milestones, like graduations”. be something important. < - Letters Movement has been “labeled | “line, The twa main things in: - ~it:.Now only a-company. with | 2c But 1 remember vividly the day in~ public. school: when I was sick, sick, sick, was lao proud dr.too shy * to ask (0 leave, and vomited - on the classroom floor and... all-the way down the. hall - to the: lavatory, with. my _ best girl watching the whale _ sordid = thing. “I-.was nine, « ‘died in the bud. © - 1 remember a’ baseball.” game, in my “teens. 1, was. at ‘bat. Bases. loaded, ..two men out, the- count three “ -and ,two. The next pitch - was obviously low. [dropped - my -bal and started to’ jog to first base, forcing in. the Winning run. “Stee-rike - ~ three!-"" bellawed the um- _ pire. Game over, Instant ~ ignominy. ~ : me ll never forget. my first “| fal job. Arrived at the docks ~ about midnight, ... thrilled © beyond reason, Twas going . fa be a ‘sailor. Found. a bunk, Couldn't sleep, with the ‘excitement ‘of it all. *My heart resembled a drum- ming partridge. Had a big | breaxfest: and prepared ‘to enter manhood. I" was seventeen. My boss took me it tow, gave me some brassa--. But. 1 don't suppose, Ti. © cod WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1974 and. a‘ rag, led.me inle a ever: forget, the day: f:was "men's urinal, pointed at-the “and that was my first affair.” . “brass foot-plate . and “Clean it.” = ses Another big day, was the one on which I passed my wings test. | had’ flunked one two days before because, the: intercon was. almosi useless, The instructor would . . tell me to do a steep-bank to port and I'd do a ‘slow roll of a loop. He took s dim view. It looked’ like - washout and back to man- ning poot to wash dishes for the duration. Bul I gol a second chance. few like Jonathan Livingstone Seagull “and walked on air for weeks, said, - Another ~time that is etehed in my mind is my first visit to’. London. As the. trai neared the great : city, was trembling so violently 1 couldn't light a cigarette. It was. probably the thought that [, a small-. ‘town, smalbtime buy, was actually about to enter’ the. setting of a thousand slories, the hore of kings and queens, the fertile spawner _ofva vast empire. I didn't stop shaking _ until. I'd _-downed two pints of bitler. ‘You'd think a chap’s first operational: flight against the enemy would be a high- light:. Mine wasn’t. I was too busy ‘or ignorant to be ~~ even scared, All those red and green things zipping past the cockpit might as well have. been Christmas tree lights, instead of tracer bullets.” , ; shat. down,. One minule . - _ the . plunge, after deciding .. ~ slippedin and out of equally - " me. there «was the snarl, of ~ engines, the whack of catiacn .. shells, :the. crump of flak and-the dirty black spots: in. the ~ sky, ag . shells”. burst. Matesall around me... Next minute there. was - total’ ‘silence, No. engine. No mates.. No flak, Just. the bluc sky ahave, the din. earth below. coming’ up. swiftly “but dreamily: and . me thinking, “Wells ther os goes that date with Titacin 0 -.°° Antwerp tonight." 2." There are lots of other. - peaks. The day | decided f-- was in love witha’ gitl,: once and for all, atid took that-T wouldn't marry until” * was forty and had explored ' every nieans of escape. ©: >< - And the day my son was: born. Hugging the knowledge . that {was a father and had « a’son, even though «!-was in ‘hospital a hundred: and.’ fifty miles away: whew he’. was birthed, Ds ‘And the day my daughter was bor, slipping into th world as easily as she Hiss . ridiculous situations * ever: since. ae _ Anyway, the birth of my -*’ grandson was one of the.” peaks. I can tell, You can’t fool an ald peak man like. ‘The Argyle Syndicate Lid. ‘*negative’’, and accused of “haying. nothing positive to offer.” In bahalf of . ‘tiie ~ Majority Movement - sigering commiltee, . and _ Majority, Movement’ members, T would like lo-state what. we - ” beliave in, and stand for: ~. Firstly, 92. believe in the Sanclity of the individual, andin ‘aS they refrain from’ infringing . on the rights of others. Secondly, we belleve in the tight: of every individual to earn, acquire and own private’. properly:.to invest and work and build a business, and‘ to keep the fruits of his labours - safe .frdm- . goverriment takeover, or punitive taxation. Thirdly, we believe in (he private-enterprise . system, which allows each individual lo ~ render useful service to .his fellow ‘men, to the best of his ability, and {o be rewarded by “his fellow men- inthe amount they choose to pay, in a free compelitive market. *, a Shas ‘Fourthly, -we, believe “in limited - government, knowing | ‘hat concentralion of arbitrary: power in, the hands.of govern- ment. leaders has’ been the major cause. of all. arrogance, corruption and abuse. in the affairs of men, as.is evident in ’ Brilish Columbia today. These are some of the things in which we believe, and desire - lo see adhered to in a ‘govern: ement. which - represents (he majority of the people of this greal province, | We ‘are still, waiting ‘for -the Social Credit, Liberal and . Progressive Conservative parties to begin making an’ effort ‘to co-operate: \o ‘assure -- the return © of democratic, majority government to British” Columbia. ts that asking too much? ..- as : ~ Your. sincerely, =, Majorily Movement: °” Brlan-Traey :.. 0, ~ Chief Ce-ordinator -- reminded that my policy was _ renewable within a month, with an additional month's grace, . Nolifiecalion received only (en days prior to the expiry date of the policy, causes us 10 question, your attilude talong term policy holders also not renewable. Your diversion fram the cuslamary: proceedure in- _ sinuating thal the authorities of .: the pew government plan;haye; not been cooperaling with you, in our. opinion, leaves much lo- be desired in the understanding of the word “cooperative”. impression that you are part -and parcel of the. preserit anti- government smear. campaign. We. can appreciale the hard- ship. your short-sighted’ policy imposes on people who require ‘{heir insurance (o carry out their daily activities. ‘our truly, ictor M. Bryan Elvira C, Bryan Rock display Lam a. visitor ‘to your area, . and. sajuy. visiling- in’ your “community very much, ~ Lused loenjoy your attractive - library. - especially the rock + display. : ’ Libraries -in large centres - ‘concentrate on displays of this nalure as being alltractive lo the eye, as well as educalional, ~ Tt was most disappointing to find. that your unusually beautiful. display had been moved out of the brary and - cannot be found elsewhere. - My crowd, a group of somewhat educated people, - ‘think the library was. an ap- - propriaie place for such’ a 7 Open Letter ~~ “Mountain Minded Mike!’ Majority, ‘Movement The Editor Dear Sir: | " Berause we advacalea uniled socialist government of David Barrett,’ : the. — Majority e _. Dear Sirs: Mr, G. L, Matheson a General Manager | _ cs 1920 College Avenue ~ Regina, Saskatchewan -. - Long before (his time of the year it was customary to be “18, 1974 announcement iran the ‘Administrator . display, ; Disappointed (Nom. de Plume} Grave —- concern... f sa EWe_ are’ in receipt “of: wa To The Editor an “so, omolices -fram : you regarding * Pos © fusurance Policy 4126001, one - “yo dated:January 4, 1974, and the: e _ Olher. January 7, 1974. front, ‘to defeat ‘the minerily: © : ae Biever bee “The: Faculty Associaiion of the College of New Caledonia in. gravest concern the December b} ’. difying. manpower - training. , Province. The involvement of New Caledonia, ©. “< “hospital during the time of the "6 Gare you have shawn lowajds Prince George views with the . Office of the Minister -of .’ Educalion that_ Manpower : ©’. Planning and Training -.in.. ~ British Columbia be jointly the responsibility of the Depart- - ~~: menis of Educationand Labour, ; . h : Whereas the need for Iden: needs by the Department. of Labour is welcomed, we feel... ‘that. the centralization of cer, 2°, lain -educational. services -in-. ‘dicaled inthe :announcement threatens the local aulonomy of "Regional and. Community 7 Colleges. throughout. the -.:*-” -the Departments of Labour and Educalion in the Wring of -. College Instructors, the - in- volvement of a Program, . Development Committee ‘in, : deciding upon course content, — upon the materials: and: - equipment to be used, and upon. - os = the type of student to be ad: milled lo a program demon: . ° Strate the apparent desire of: - the Deparlments of Education: and Labour to wrest fram the’ cot Regional and Cormmunily’s° " Colleges much ‘of ihe local. aulonomy that-lies at ihe very: heart of the College concept: “- The. Facully Association - of the College is aware af - its: reponsibility . to the College - region (that covers the Central - Inferior) and is thus opposed Io . any attempl lo remove, .or reduce, communily. ~- in-* volvement in ihe operation and - development of the College: of Yours, Robin Insley . President Good _ Citizens The Editor -. < + Dear Sir: We wish to express -OUT': a preciation to the staff of.:B.C; Hydro ‘and .B.C.. Telephone.- Company who so. gentrously: and thoughtfully gave of: their. lime and resources'lo iransport the hospital slaff- lo and ‘from: work on January 17 and 18; 1974. The hospital occupancy has been 93 pereent over. the past 14 days which made it necessary. for. all slalf members ‘to be al - work, BE gs - Our. appreciation 1s “also extended fo the Medical Staff... ™. who. provided at '-leag 2 physicians who were in. the “recent snow storms 2. +. “Thank you so much for‘lhe “our patients, ~-Yours very truly.) ” Mils. Memorial. Hospital A. Wagemakers.~ <°