te ae Sa Fatt? Ag Tetete Seth tehe te a tee Saree, LPL ee Et ee + . PAGE Bi, THE HERALD, Tuesday, December 24, 1974 Leo de Jong new auctioneer Weslern Canada, School of Auctioneering is its 3rd year of operation recently geaduated students from Ontario to British Columbia, The school which is licensed and bonded as a trade school in Western Canada operates oul of the Central Alberta community of Lacombe. which, between Calgary and Edmonton Inthe heart of the Parkland country; :.The graduates include Leo 'de Jong, a salesman al Terrace Totem Ford Sales 4631 Keith Avenue in Terrace. To date maniy of ils graduates. licensed and practicing °- thee dwn bid calling by use of . the video lape equipment. are auctioneers in every Province from., Ontario, to British Columbia’ and: many ‘of whom.’ have set up their own auction, *' marts and businesses in various. - centres across these provinces. ° ‘The courses: ‘which ; are held .- regularly in April; August and | December of:-each. year are | approved by the Department of Manpower and the Vocational” is situaled halfway.,: Training . Branch ° the Department of Edueation, The school which is presently engaged in a survey of Eastern Canada auction activity is presentiy exploring the feasabilily of a schaol in Eastern Canada. Western Canada School of : Auctioneering remains the 1st and only school of .its kind - Operating in Canada and is the oniy school using modern video tape equipment as an in- struational aid, Students who . not only condut mock auctions ~ also sell actual sales and see ihemselves sell as well as hear . The :16 instructors of - the school who ‘are all business or professional, men ‘or qualified and. experienced. auctioneers who are experts’ in their respective fields conduct. classes for 11 hours daily,édays - per. week. for the {wo week course which grants a diploma . to successful candidates, : Visitors who 1 never left Chiet Ken: Harris’: ‘Book, “Visitors Who Neyer Left” is a ‘firstof this. type of beok,.in that the legends have been. -tran- slated by a person, wilhin [he Indian Cullure. -The origin of the peeple-of Damelahamid is explained In the first story, the telling. of how their culture was ‘hrought {o them is broughi to the readers -attention in. {he following: ‘stoties, “ Bach: legend has a sort of: moral i in‘the end, first of all it ‘les, af. / Hagbegwatku and his decen- .dants, | their’: mistakes, their ‘punishments: and the morals, the morals were in keeping with the upholding of some of todays ‘laws.’ If the people’ of ~Bamelahamid were to, forget - the laws concerning respect for . the’ animals, they. were . panished severely - this back ‘-would be a good teaching in- “slrument for the younger native people who don't have the privilege of elderly teachings ind story-telling. ' same simple style in the story telling, as, his ancestors would the. ways’: Of, Chief Harris slays with the’ i use in ,the . telling. of their. by. Jo-Anne Johnson *: . legends, “and, a3 a result, {he “book ‘hecomes easy ta .un- derstand,- the legends’ them-_ ~~ selves: become easy to", un- derstand, and the native culture should. therefore be easier - to. understand, My own knowledge of the history of my ancestors was almost unknown to me, now. . after reading this book, and coming from a place not lo far from Damelahamid, I feel that I now. know the History of our peopleand understa ndand have pride in ‘the culture of Hagbegwatku and his people. ~The book is translated by Chief Kenneth B. -Harris: in _collaboration:.with Frances M.P. Robinson and Published by the Universily of British ° Columbia Press. The Herald apoligizes for the mistake made in last weeks edition in naming of Chief Ken Harris' picture, which is not Kenneth Moore. We humbly apologize - and be it further acknowledged that the man mislaken as Kenneth Moore was as everybody knows Chief", Haghegyatku. NEW YEAR’SN EVE ‘BALL in the | _RED D'OR CABARET 9:00 P.M. Buffet Supper 1230 30” per couple Music & Entertainment by CARIOCA SWIZZLE - ‘For Reservations Call 635-2231 4m WESTERN CANADA SCHOOL .OF AUCTIONEERING LID. Lacombe, Canada’s lst sincorps 1972 Alta * Front Row - Left to Right - John Pomerleau, Vice- . President - Western Canada School of Auctioneering, Bud Haynes, Vice-President; Alberta Auctioneers Association, Bryce Burnett, Swit Current, Saskat- chewan, John Giza, Salmo, B.C,, Clarence Balzer, ° Leduc, Alberta, Andy; Jones, Lowe, Olds, Alberta, Darrel Doran, High Prairie, , Alberta, Alex .Cawthorn, ‘Seabrook, Spruce Lake, Salmon Arm. B.C., John Calgary, Alberta, Vern Saskatchewan, Andre Mercier; ‘Grand Centre, Alberta, Bev, Playford, Cranberry . Portage, Mani toba, Roger C.- Holtee, Secretary, Western.Canada School of ‘Auctioneering, Les - Handley, . President, Alberta Auctioneers . "Association. Back Row; Left to Right: Blaine Irving, Barnwell, ‘Alberta, ‘Frank Hommy, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Eric Egert, Fenwick, Ontario, Bob Antonissen, Red Deer, Alberta, Gordon Williamson, Fort MacLeod, Alberta, Harv: McCorriston, Dryden, Ontario, Maurice Thevenaz, Bentley, Alberta, Ray Coilin, Foremost, Alberta, Leo deJong,’ Terrace, B.c., Jack Martin, | Fariview, Alberta,. Bryan Ritthaler, Killiher;- ‘Saskatchewan, Robert Onslow, Theodore, Saskat- chewan; Perry Parton, Saskatoon, _ Saskatchewan, David Keeling, Red 0 Deer, Alberta. ’ -to include identification in the ‘ “YOUR NUMBER IS untaue’ Kenneth Harris. - - HISTORY: OF THE ‘SOCIAL . INSURANCE NUMBER: . - The idea of the Social“ In- surance Number originated in. 1964. There was an immediate need to find a replacemient for. the Unemployment Insurance Numbering System which was: fast running out of numbers.” . -In the planning stages there were problems - and yarious things had to be considered before the final decision“ was . made. In. the end it was decided number and this was. done by a number system... If your ‘number starts with a *1’'; it was - issued in the Atlantic’ Provin-- - ces, Ifitstarts with a 2" it was issued in. Quebec, ‘4’ in’ On- tario, “6” in the Prairies and ">" in the Pacific Region. Under ‘the new system, everyone has a nine. part - number which is capable . of giving out 99 million different combinations. Your Social Tisurance ° _ Number belongs to you and you - “even alter: you “die: “should. have more. than’ one Jnumber as it'is a criminal: of- » fence. Your. Social Insurance - ~ Number comes on a plastic card’ _ obout the same size’ asa credil .. - card so if canbe -fitted easily -intoa wallet ora change purse. ‘KEEPING TRACK . ULC. alone. You'll riever find another : Jikeitin Canada.“ Your number >is never - reassigned lo Ae Nobod: Every apntication for “a: