PAGE 4 PUBLISHED BY : NORTHWEST PUBLICATIONS LIMITED.- Published five days a week af 3112 Kalum Street; Terrace, BC. A member of the Canadian Daily Newspaper Publisher's Association and Varied circulation. Authorized as second class mail Registration number 1201, Postage pald’ in cash, return postage guaranteed. . -ED VAN DER LEELIE MANAGING EDITOR GORDON HAMILTON PRODUCTION, P.O. BOX 399, 3712 KALUM STREET TERRACE, B.C. MARY OLSEN. ADVERTISING Kaleidoscope Skeena Winter is definitely laying its cold, clammy hand on the countryside of northwestern British Columbia - the color is fading from the foliage and the grasses and ferns lie wet and forlorn i in the mud. The streams are gushing forth with clear, snow-fed waters into the murky Skeena and the barren branches of the trees which line the highway drip cold waters of rain and sleet. ; Grey mists hang along the shores of the river and rain-laden clouds cling to the tops of the mountains. Snow has crept down the mountain sides to meet the lower timberline and the cluttered beaches, with broken and crooked logs littering the sandbars and bays. The utter silence is broken only by the mournful whistle of the trains rushing along on their busy schedules to and from the terminal port of Prince Rupert, or the roar of the logging trucks as they shift into lower gear to get a stolid run at the winding hills near Terrace with their payloads of logs tied securely with dragging chains" and heavy cables. With every passing day, with every passing month, with every passing season, this scene changes. The cycle . of Nature flows on as regularly and as orderly as the power poles along the railway line. For those who appreciate Nature there is always something different to gaze on and appreciate, no matter how many times they make the trip along -the mighty Skeena,,.,.it is an ever- changing kaleidoscope of color, growth, death and. poetry.....a veritable wealth of knowledge and learning for those would open their eyes to its wonders. And beneath all this pile of leaves, these mounds of snow, these barren trees and fallen ferns, there lies a promise - a promise of Spring and new life - when once again the leaves will grow on the trees, the flowers and ferns will blossom in the forests and along. the pathways, the hillsides will be covered with grasses and clover where the birds and little animals will return from their winter’s rest to feast and play. And once again, as. always, the sun will shine, the fish will be rising to the lure of those hooks and worms cast in the clear waters by hopeful fishermen, and the shores along the Skeena will become alive with wildlife, with birds and people. So once again the year’s cycle will be completed, but until that far-off, clarion call of warm Spring days, the countryside sleeps, until Mother Nature awakens it to life once more. It's a beauty ~ It’s a toss-up isn’t it, which takes the nice new goverment building at: cake - the. provineial : spovermment's: :. rejection of-that- beautifieation.award-- from .the..Park ,and..Tilford distillery... . people or the explanation from Works Minister Bill Chant? Knowing Premier W.A.C. Bennett's liquor advertising ban, as we do, and how the minds o great. public men work, as we do, perhaps we should have been given three guesses why the “But No -- Mr. ‘Chant, a minister | ina governmen whose © booze profit recently soared to a brand-new plateau in its flight to infinity, couldn’t leave well enough alone. “We didn’t want to be accused of. being hypocritical,” Mr, Chant Sait, sere bypocritically. Quesnel was ¢ to,be Senied,, its, reward... » day. THE HERALD, TERRACE - KITIMAT, B.C. vegert— G7 Hbskouwnn Sud on . "=e. “A simply marveltars year far Agatha... thir ty-four different protest-worthy events and fetter than to months heft" Remember the olden. days when winter was colder "BY GINNIE DUNN Winter is coming. With this in mind, can you iunagine how you would have lived if it were 18717 Instead of that fluffy,- frilly housecoat women of today put on when morning comes, it would have been jeans, sweater and jacket for that first trip to the outhouse. Nothing could have worked faster for waking up and getting the blood circulating properly. The elimination of the outhouse is likely responsible for us soggy-minded modern individuals whe take. three ‘hours of waking up and six cups of coffee before we can face the "Neitt; the mother in the family’ would have to get the fire lit in the wood cook’stove even belord she could have a wash, Unless she preferred cold water! ° Breakfast could not consist of merely coffee and toast when everyone. in. the family had physical work to be done before luneh, including mother.’ For if her husband was busy in the field all day or away at work she would have to pack-her own water and probably chop her own wood. bought in a mix either. Breakfast would consist of porridge, pancakes and maybe mogse steak. Not beef. Many people relied completely on moose and deer for their meat. afford to eat beef. attend school, mornings would have cme very early for they usually had.a long walk. his job or out to the - fields, mother could. begin her - daily probably’ filled her ‘washtub’ chores. -- with snow. and'then carried it Again, if there were yolng into the house for ‘melting & children in the home she — heating on‘ the wood stove or’ probably had a cow or two to. placed it on her outside fire. milk, chickens. to feed and Whatashame Arctic Power and maybea pigorhorses.to attend. it’s follwers weren't discovered These animals weren't kept. inthis day! Just have a look at “merely for hobby farm. your husband.s work clothes purposes but as important (unless he works in arr office) contributors to thedinnertable. and try to imagine scrubbing Putting food into a ‘horse them ona scrubboard. Or your amounted to about the same — children's socks! And big items importance as.buying gas for a ‘like sheets, and long underwear ‘ear today. The horse was there . and even blankets! for’ transportation, or field: Maybe even worse was the work, ' : drying ‘process; A woman who When, mother could finally hdd‘ a drying rack -above. her return indoors, the fire was wood stove large enough to hold ‘And pancakes couldn't. be -Even cattle ranchers couldn't Tf there were children to. Alter the husband was off to ‘ aotacad Bi Aad oF a = ¢ wood had ‘to be. chopped ‘and - have : Bebh “envied? Mai = | act Almost outs and an_armload of at least part, of her wash aa during the day she would have outside line even at 40° below to replenish her water supply. zero for Jack of anything else: to _ Some people in town bought do with them, She- probably their household water from the didn’t need clothes pegs to held Chinaman who packed it Up them to the line anyway, ‘since | from one of the rivers, other they would freeze ‘immediately ‘how do we go about It it? Vem fae You GAN 00 HT, oY TOM TREMFIX Q@: My wife and I operate women packed their own water toit. . ~~ from’ the rivers. . Imagine. Frost does dry clothes too.” someone ever: being able tO And many clothes were torn, drink water from the Fiaser- trying to take them off the line River! _' when they were frozen. =. The’ highest form “of ~~ This brings up a whole line of convenience ina water supply household duties such as might have been:a good well datning socks and patching and with a hand pump. And thenit mending all types of clothirig, ” is just possible water hadto be making quilts and-blankets and packed to the farm animals by coats and everything: else her hand. —_ ‘- ~ family required, Tn the winters, usually a home If she livéd on a farm or riinch would have at least two wood she would-have to prepare a burning fires tobe kept goingall large méal for dimer (never day. ~ Between. chopping, - called lunch) that equalled ‘the | packing and stoking'the wood supper meal: For again soup they: could never: be left ‘alone. and a: sandwich couldn’t , fill “If it were summer, a large people who had physical work to- chunk of wornan’s time would do, This would mean she had to be devoted to her garden, not -devote twice as much time to a vacation lodge which is open year ‘round. Before the win- ter guests arrive we want to refinish the floors in some of the rooms and cottages and: algo in the dining room where a traffic pattern has . devel: oped, Will we have to s! wip of off all the old varnish and As You woo't have to, strip if you use a wood finish cal. Pei: ie se which comes in clear gloss or satin clear and dries in hours, However, when using any wood finish you must he sure that all wax or jpoligh first removed and floor ; is,free of duat and dry. Use - pure turpentine ‘to get rid of the old we because she. loved gardening. preparing casseroles, stews, 1 Gye INISING oe but because her family needed vegetables, desserts “and Sand any blisters or rough [0 eatrthe next winter. “|; -. breads, which certainly would- ta and wipe up dust witha Other houselold tasks like cut another large chunk. out, of cle ean rag dampened ed with tur- ‘peritine._ Rowe up the worn areas with a. brush .and let them dry thoroughly, Com-. plete the job by brushing ona . ccat of Faateron, to the entire floor. You'll: be: able to walk on it two hours later... In an area where there is a lot of foot- traffic, such.as your y wish'to churning butter, making bread, her day. washing: . clothes: with. a Sometime ‘dusing the day. she scrubhoard“all required much probably’ had to be responsible ‘time.‘Ironing was a problem for -filling -gas<:and coal. oil with the forever’ impossible -lamps, and seeing to-it that the "gafe” iron — or a-gasiorn. The _ wood or-water.aupply: wouldn't worst’ of. the two .evils. was ‘run out before morning; .'s.. probably: never discovered. A: She had no‘fridge. In winter “state” iron left the clothes... this posed no: problem for meat improperly ironed unless the could hang in a large chunk. till. woman had enough irons to meal. times.:And incidentially,: keep one red hot ail thetime and | this meat froze and’ thawed-all - a whole day to spend. ironing, + Winter.as the temperatures rose wont water and :is 60° ince clothes’ certainly’ ‘didn’t - and fell and you ‘canbet: the’ tough, it's hig ry” resistant. to mating. even in heavy. trath fic fas: irons caused more. than one ‘cause it had heen. Jefrozen 2°: 7, SOOR ON BOATS | ick | * woman to run from her ironing :_ In summer: meat would This finish can board -in‘-fright- expecting . the’ consist’. ‘of. iment ‘preserved outdoors as well as inside, 60°." ion to blow up any time,” :: ahead of Or ih ‘Fishing if you have boats to’maintain p.any Ome. ‘me, ;0 ; you might want to use itin-’ . ‘During-the summer, ‘cloth ce stead of varnish. It's non-ex:. could be washed ‘outside, but in, plosive, and one imperial gal- the winter“it was ‘a- ‘real .ta we will cover ap approximately “Many still: preferred "to. washt, Segre : 7 dutside regardless of below zero. urtians fermation on ‘paly- » Nemperatures,' ‘These: women to Tom 'Tremfix, ‘The Tremco .. used a large ‘washtub "heated... Manufacturing: Company. | ove’ ‘an outside fire. . , ‘Kootchin of. Grand: Fork ‘B. c Canada) Lid.; 220 Wieksteod - Y was: named’ University. of - Leth- ire ‘ovo Fe oe e ts distanee fom the house. mother. . _beldge, theta, of th aly _ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 3, 197 . say. Why me? Why pick on wie school districts. next yearly - exceeding’ 6,5. percent. .. “The trouble is that no group in [i “the labor force is prepared: to Set a restrained example; (im - ‘although all’ must know that [i packed tothe house. ; Sametime walhen f ite their clothed on thet ‘federal government leaders government has been afraid to ‘the subject isn’t. even an the consider the national. drive ‘against unemployment. Ottawa _, Drogram to reake work and to stimulate privat enterprise i in . spending and easy money: is ‘so - incomes .are ‘held~ in: check. “ Bald:.- ‘economic’: ‘house ‘in .order ‘Hag . cone. “perma-pressed.””.. The: owners of it didn’t throwst away © ‘pense,’ Public opinion: ‘is-away. they. only: knew. it a t ’ teachers © on USsees “Increases. to ‘feachersif salaries may be inflationary bul they are no more. 50. thant ‘Increases going to - othe groups.” -- Adam Robertson president, B:C, . Teachersd Federation, in. ‘Terrace . last That's .what ‘all. the’ groupd Mr. Robertson couldn't. havea prased .. more. neatly. the syndrome characteristic . offi organized. labor's resistance on requests for restraint in pay - demands. . He was reacting to the BCA government's refusal to pay its . Share of any teachers’ salary increases. granted by local Thefl Vaneouver school board, a bell- oo wether, had proposed t use ale formula of 8. 9 percent.. If- that § does happen,- the ‘difference f between the two amounts will haye to be paid entirely by local ¥ ratepayers or. else the board} will have to make’ a compensating cut - - possibly by & hiring fewer teachers. : - Here would be a classic case f of inflationary wage demands } leading © directly . to. i unemployment, An. inference from Mr: p. Robertson's remark, however, a is that teachers inight willingly: fj accept a smaller pay boost if’ they: didn’t know they were f- ‘being ‘discriminated’ against.” higher wages must show up in. higher: prices in the economy as a whole. °. All . signs indicate “that government will have to take the. initiative in imposing a . prices and incomes policy to break the unward spiral. There are. some encouraging signs, however, that inajor unions in Canada .are sofening in their stand against government. -Fegulation. They see: their brothers in international unions offering to co-operate with U.S. ; President Nixon’s price and wage polcles. They suspect that the protectionist.:aspect of Nixonomies. is intended to create and preserve Jobs south /% of the border at the expense of if Canadian. ‘suppliers, and es one ene Canadian Bods uced , will ut pri wae restr ae will”: teat Advaninee not pee in ‘the: Outed States but throughout: the world. This is the nettle that Prime. Minister Pierre Trudeau's government has been afraid to. grasp. ' So far as-is.now known,- the subject isn't even on the ‘agenda, for the November 15-17 © meeting “of: provincial and called by - Mr, Trudeau -to consider the -national drive This is the nettle. that Prime Ministr’ Pierre -Trudeau's ‘grasp; So far as is now known, agenda ‘for the November 15-17 - meeting of provincial. and - federal government leaders called by Mr. Trudeau to iS proposing a - billion-dollar concert with the provinces, vie The whole program of deficit violently inflationary as-to be self- -defeating tniess s prices: ‘and They.cannot drift: indefinitely.” This was cautiosly stated in-a recent speecy by'Dr. Nel Hall, : director’ of. the: ‘Industrial - I Relations Institute at UBC, who ‘The tims for Canada to put its: haw: arrived. ° It will: ‘take the . separate - and |; concurrent - powers’. pf: “federal “and . provincial: -governments - ‘to “serve the public Intérest and nothing’ less will: suffice. a This subject: should be at the’. very: top .of-:the = conference. : agenda for Nov. 15- 5 ae Uniless it. is ‘dealt: with::decisively, : tha | delegationé: might a8, well gave. time ‘and travel: expense’ “and. : . Btay-at home until their courage. - catches up-with their, common: ahead of them cn this. iano; tt